NEW Bay went to stud at Ballylinch for a fee of €20,000, and this was reduced to €15,000 for his third and fourth seasons. Now, thanks to his phenomenal success, he will cost breeders €75,000 for this season.

If this is out of reach for some, they can take consolation that they can use the services of one of his two Group 1 winning sons, Bayside Boy, at Ballylinch, and at a very reasonable starting fee of €15,000. For this you will have access to a high-class two-year-old who went on to become a Group 1 winning miler.