Arc winner Sea The Stars on way to Ireland to stand at stud at Aga Khan’s farm
By APTuesday, October 27, 2009
Sea The Stars heads to Ireland for stud duty
DUBLIN — Sea The Stars will be sent to the Aga Khan’s thoroughbred breeding farm in Ireland to stand at stud.
The 3-year-old colt owned by Hong Kong-based Christopher Tsui and family was retired after winning the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe earlier this month, the horse’s sixth consecutive Group 1 victory.
The owners said Tuesday the stud fee will be $138,000. Aga Khan operates Gilltown Stud at County Kildare.
Sea The Stars also won the English 2,000 Guineas and the English Derby in earning $6,797,494. The horse was under consideration to run in next weekend’s Breeders’ Cup Classic before he was retired.
The Aga Khan said in a news release that he would breed his champion filly Zarkova, winner of the 2008 Arc winner, to Sea The Stars.
