Bearstone Stud's new stallion Aesterius will head the 2026 roster at £6,500 with competitive breeding rights also available. Meanwhile, Dream Ahead has had his fee reduced to £5,500 and Washington DC remains at £3,500. All fees are on October 1st Special Life Foal terms.
Terry Holdcroft, Bearstone Stud's owner, said, “We feel our stallions offer exceptional value and are particularly excited to add a new sire to our roster. Aesterius has settled in well to Bearstone Stud, and as a son of Mehmas and winner of the G2 Flying Childers Stakes, he's exactly the type breeders are looking for – early, fast, tough, and by one of Europe's most reliable sources of juvenile speed.
“Washington DC enjoyed a breakout year in 2025 with his first Group 1 winner in American Affair landing the King Charles III Stakes at Royal Ascot. A high-class sprinter himself, his ability to produce tough and durable sprinters from his limited first crops continues with Washington Heights adding more Stakes success to his form and Venture Capital winning the Ripon Silver Sprint Trophy.”
He added, “Proven Group 1 sire Dream Ahead has now sired over 65 Stakes horses worldwide and is Europe's top sire of sprinters standing at under £25,000 by earnings for the past eight years. He's also making an impression as a broodmare sire, with several Group 1 horses, and eight new Stakes winners or performers in 2025.”
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