EPSOM Derby winner Wings Of Eagles moved in 2019 to The Beeches Stud in Co Waterford, having spent the previous season in France at the Haras du Montaigu of his breeders, Gilles and Aliette Forien, who sold him for €220,000 as a yearling.

He now has three-year-old stores, some 130 of them, ready to hit the market, while his first French crop include the dual listed winner Blue Wings and the listed-placed Lovely Diamond. Last year his two-year-old son Coco Jack won four races in Britain, while another, Malbay Madness, won in Ireland. Meanwhile, purchasers of his stock include Kevin Ross, Ian Ferguson, Gerry Hogan, Matt O’Connor and Ryan Mahon.

Aidan O’Brien trained Wings Of Eagles, who showed considerable promise as a two-year-old, winning second time out at Killarney in August, before being sent to Newmarket for the Listed Zetland Stakes, in which he was a close fourth to Coronet, winner of the Group 2 Ribblesdale Stakes at Royal Ascot the next season.

His fourth and final outing that year was in the Group 1 Criterium de Saint-Cloud, won by Waldgeist, though he was ahead of subsequent Melbourne Cup star Rekindling.

Wings Of Eagles raced three times in his second season, before an injury ended his career. His first start was in the Group 3 Chester Vase, where he was a close second to his stable companion Venice Beach. This earned him a place as one of Aidan O’Brien’s six runners in the Group 1 Epsom Derby and, although he was a 40/1 outsider, he finished fastest of all the 18 runners to win by three quarters of a length from Cliffs Of Moher and champion three-year-old Cracksman, with Capri, Venice Beach and Rekindling all unplaced.

Wings Of Eagles almost completed a classic double four weeks later in the Group 1 Irish Derby, when in a thrilling finish he was a very close third, only a neck and a short head behind his stablemate Capri and Cracksman, with Waldgeist fourth. It was discovered after the race that Wings Of Eagles had suffered a broken near-fore sesamoid joint, which was repaired with a pin in his leg, but he was unable to race again.

Pour Moi (Montjeu) who is the sire of Wings Of Eagles, was also a Group 1 Epsom Derby winner. He has also sired the Australian Group 1 winner Sacred Elixir, five other stakes winners on the level, while over jumps he has been represented by the likes of Grade 2 hurdle winners Bugs Moran. Miss Heritage and For You And Us, and Wolf Prince was runner-up in the Grade 1 Spring Juvenile Hurdle at Leopardstown.

Ysoldina (Kendor), the dam of Wings Of Eagles, was second in the Group 3 Prix de la Grotte and third in the Group 1 Poule d’Essai des Pouliches-French 1000 Guineas. She is dam of five other winners, including stakes winner Orendina (Siyouni), and grandam of the Group 2 Prix Greffulhe winner Baby Rider (Gleneagles). The next dam, Rotina (Crystal Glitters) produced Belle Et Celebre (Peintre Celebre) who won the Group 1 Prix Saint-Alary at Longchamp.

WINGS OF EAGLES (FR), Bay 2014. Jt 4th top rated 3yr old colt in Ireland in 2017. Won two races, £1,062,511, from 1 mile ½ furlongs to 1½ miles, at 2 and 3 years including, Investec Derby Stakes, Epsom Downs, Gr.1, also placed second in MBNA Chester Vase, Chester, Gr.3, and third in Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby, Curragh, Gr.1.

Retired to Stud in 2018, and sire of the winners of 32 races, and £512,247, including BLUE WINGS (FR) and Lovely Diamond (FR), and sire of the winners of 4 races, and £53,123 under N.H. Rules.

Stands at: The Beeches Stud, Lismore, Co Waterford, P51 H70H, Ireland

Contact: Robert McCarthy, Bobby McCarthy or Peter Kenneally

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