Starfield Stud

Helped in no small part by the success of Victoria Road (Ire) at the Breeders' Cup and Auguste Rodin's (Ire) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) emergence as a leading Classic contender from the same sire line, the progeny of Saxon Warrior (Jpn) played a starring role on day one of the November Foal Sale at Goffs. Not only did Saxon Warrior top the session when Ballyhimikin Stud signed for a colt [lot 231] drafted by Kildallan Farm for €88,000, but he was also responsible for three of the top four foals on...

King Of Change (GB), the 2019 QEII winner and 2000 Guineas runner-up in that same campaign, has relocated to Micheál Orlandi's Starfield Stud after standing for two full seasons at Derrinstown Stud.  He will be the second son of Farhh (GB) to join the roster at Orlandi's up-and-coming Starfield Stud on the outskirts of Mullingar, County Westmeath, joining speedster Far Above (Ire), whose first foals will go under the hammer next month.  Orlandi revealed that he tried to strike a deal to stand King Of Change upon his retirement from...

The first major yearling sale of the autumn in Britain or Ireland, the Goffs UK Premier Yearling Sale provided entertainment from the beginning to the end, but most importantly, boasted impressive figures. Brian Sheerin was in attendance and discusses the major talking points from the sale. Figures on the up The team at Goffs UK could hardly have wished for a better start to the Premier Yearling Sale. The day one figures were off the charts. Of the 218 lots offered on Tuesday, 199 were sold, representing a clearance rate...

Group winner Far Above (Ire) (Farhh {GB}) welcomed his first reported foal, a colt, at Compas Stallions on Sunday. Out of the maiden mare Nadine (GB), the bay is bred and owned by Hugh Hurst. The 6-year-old G3 Palace House S. hero stands for €5,000 at Starfield Stud in Ireland.

Classic hero Galileo Chrome (Ire) (Australia {GB}-Curious Mind {GB}, by Dansili {GB}) will stand at Starfield Stud in Ireland next year for the National Hunt division of Compas Stallions. The bay, trained by Joseph O'Brien for the Galileo Chrome Partnership, took the G1 St Leger S. at Doncaster last out in September, his fourth straight win from five starts. He also saluted in the Listed Yeats S. A fee for the Mohamed Ali Meddeb-bred, who has $313,148 in earnings, will be announced later. "A tall, scopey, athletic individual with a...

Group winner Far Above (Ire) (Farhh {GB}-Dorraar {Ire}, by Shamardal) has been retired to Compas Stallions. The James Tate trainee, acquired by Syndicates.Racing founder Jack Cantillon, will stand at Starfield Stud under Cantillon's Bloodstock.Racing banner in association with Michael Orlandi's Compas Stallions and Sheikh Rashid Dalmook Al Maktoum, who has retained an interest. Limited breeding rights are available and a fee will be announced at a later date. Bred by Mohamed Abdul Malik in Ireland, the 18,000gns Tattersalls October yearling blossomed into a 105,000gns 2-year-old at the Tattersalls Guineas Breeze-Up...

It is fair to say that Micheal Orlandi-at 32 years of age--is one of the youngest self-made stallion masters in the business. He could, perhaps, also lay claim to being one of the most enthusiastic people working in the bloodstock industry. Operating under the Compas Stallions banner, Orlandi has stood stallions at various farms, but from January 2020 they have a new home in Starfield Stud. Measuring 95 acres in total, the farm is a stone's throw from Orlandi's family home and a short walk from the banks of Lough...