Coolmore Stud announced on Monday that the supremely bred Gr1-winning 2YO Henry Longfellow will retire to its Fethard operation to take up stud duties for the 2025 season.
Henry Longfellow’s flawless three-for-three juvenile campaign culminated in a 5-length demolition of his rivals in the Gr1 Goffs Vincent O’ Brien National Stakes at the Curragh, leaving the facile Gr1 Phoenix Stakes winner, Bucanero Fuerte, trailing in his wake.
Top-class Henry Longfellow is off to stud (Pic – Coolmore)
In doing so, he emulated both of his illustrious parents, leading sire, and sire of sires, Dubawi and the all-conquering 7-time Gr1 winner Minding in winning at the highest level as a 2-year-old at Ireland’s HQ.
Henry Longfellow showed the class and determination worthy of his pedigree in putting up top-class performances in the St James’s Palace Stakes, going down by a neck to the season’s leading 3YO miler Rosallion and again when running a very solid third in the messily run Prix Du Moulin behind Tribalist and the season’s Champion Older Miler Charyn.
“He went unbeaten in three starts at two years including the Gr1 National Stakes just like his sire Dubawi who is becoming a very significant sire of sires.” said Coolmore’s Director of Sales, David O’ Loughlin.
“He again showed top class form at three over a mile when beaten just a neck by Rosallion in the St James’s Palace Stakes. He’s arguably the best-looking son of Dubawi to go to stud and he’s out of one of the best Galileo racemares ever. I have no doubt that he will prove extremely popular with breeders.”
Henry Longfellow’s fee will be announced shortly.
