ACCLAMATION’S (Royal Applause) emergence as a valuable source of stallion sons might have been a little unexpected, but has endured.

Leading sire Dark Angel heads his roll of honour, a juvenile Group 1-winner whose potential the O’Callaghans identified when securing him for their Yeomanstown Stud at the end of that season. Since they added one of Acclamation’s grandsons to their roster. Supremacy was the best first-crop son of Mehmas, and along with Minzaal is one of four Group/Grade 1 winners by him.

It comes as no surprise that Yeomanstown Stud was keen to buy the best of the foals by Supremacy last year, paying €180,000 for his best colt, and half that for the best filly.

Supremacy got off the mark at the second attempt, winning a Windsor maiden by three and three-quarter lengths on fast ground in early July. On his next start he established himself as one of the leading members of his year, winning Goodwood’s Group 2 Richmond Stakes by four lengths. That display saw his rating soar by 22lb, so it was no surprise when he landed the Group 1 Middle Park Stakes on his next outing.

Adam Kirby sent him to the front from the start and nothing got past. Group 1 Phoenix Stakes winner Lucky Vega, who would go on to be classic-placed before taking up stallion duties, was his only serious challenger in the closing stages, beaten by half a length. Group 2 Gimcrack Stakes winner Minzaal was two and a quarter lengths further back in third, followed by Group 2 July Stakes victor Tactical, Group 2 Norfolk Stakes victor and Group 1 Phoenix Stakes third The Lir Jet, and subsequent listed scorer Lipizzaner sixth, with the rest well beaten.

Supremacy got inevitable quotes for the 2000 Guineas, but he never ran over anything but six furlongs. His sire’s star daughter, Going Global, won the Grade 1 Del Mar Oaks among other notable races, and Chez Pierre won the Grade 1 Maker’s Mark Mile, so we know that offspring of Mehmas can stay a mile with ease.

This, and evidence in the distaff side of his pedigree, suggests that Supremacy will get his best winners in the five to nine-furlong range and, with the right mares, some of his progeny could even be talented at further.

Supremacy is the best of the winners out of Triggers Broom (Arcano) and that granddaughter of Oasis Dream (Green Desert) is a half-sister to the dual Hong Kong mile Group 1-scorer Xtension (Xaar), who won the Group 2 Vintage Stakes and was placed in the Group 2 Coventry Stakes and Group 1 Dewhurst Stakes in England at two. She is also a half-sister to Beatrix Potter (Cadeaux Genereux), the mare who gave us Group 2 Mill Reef Stakes winner Pierre Lapin (Cappella Sansevero) and his brilliant half-brother and champion sprinter,Harry Angel (Dark Angel).

Supremacy and Harry Angel are both grandsons of Acclamation and Great Joy (Grand Lodge).

What a start Harry Angel has made at stud in Australia and Europe, and he is already sire of the Group 1 Spriong Champion Stakes winner Tom Kitten, one of nine blacktype winners to date. This bodes well for his close relation Supremacy.

Race record

SUPREMACY (IRE), Bay horse, 2018. Jt 2nd top rated 2yr old colt in Europe in 2020. Won 3 races, value £157,257, at 2, over 6 furlongs, Middle Park Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.1 and Richmond Stakes, Goodwood, Gr.2.

At stud

Retired to Stud in 2022, first crop now yearlings.

Information

Stands at: Yeomanstown Stud, Yeomanstown, Caragh, Naas, Co Kildare, W91 C993, Ireland.

Contact: Gay, David or Robert O’Callaghan

Telephone: +353 45 897314 or +353 87 2565561 (Gay), +353 (086 8366554 (David) or +353 85 1191288 (Robert)

Email: office@yeomanstown.ie

Web: www.yeomanstown.ie

Fee: €10,000