COOLAGOWN Stud has welcomed the first son of popular young sire Galilway to stand outside of France with the retirement of the high-class Kenway to the Co Cork operation in 2024, in a partnership deal with his owners, the Chehboub family of Haras de Beaumont.

Kenway won four stakes races between the ages of two and four, including the Group 3 Prix La Rochette over seven furlongs, beating Group 1 winner Wooded, in his juvenile season. He retires sound having earned €300,000 in prize money.

Galiway has risen from humble origins to become a true sire sensation, supplying the likes of Sealiway, a dual Group 1 winner now standing at Haras de Beaumont, and the Willie Mullins-trained multiple Grade 1-winning hurdlers Vauban and Gala Marceau. Kenway shares his damsire Kendargent with Sealiway and Gala Marceau.

Galiway’s yearlings in Europe this year have sold for an average of around €96,000, hitting a high of 260,000gns. Mullins bought his three highest priced store offerings in 2023, geldings who cost €250,000, €90,000 and €90,000.

“We’re delighted to create a new partnership with Coolagown Stud on Kenway,” said Pauline Chehboub. “He was an incredibly versatile horse himself, effective from six to ten furlongs, and he was very sound. His profile suggests he should be a versatile sire and attract broodmares on the flat and over obstacles. We will certainly be supporting him with mares from both disciplines.”

Coolagown Stud owner David Stack said: “Kenway is a strong-bodied horse with good bone and a really impressive walk. He has a fantastic temperament and has been a pleasure to deal with since he arrived on the farm. I know breeders will love him when they see him.

“He has an interesting blend of speed and stamina in his pedigree that will surely be an asset to the Irish broodmare band.”

Kenway joins at Coolagown Stud the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud hero Way To Paris, whose first two crops of foals have been well received at the sales; Storm the Stars, the dual Derby-placed son of Sea The Stars who proved popular with breeders in his first season in Ireland in 2023, and Zambezi Sun, the sire of 2023 Grand SteepleChase de Paris winner Rosario Baron.