Dubawi stays steady at £350,000 with Blue Point, Too Darn Hot and Night Of Thunder the big Darley movers for 2025

Dubawi sits top of the tree in Darley's roster for 2025 with his fee unchanged at £350,000 for the third consecutive year, while Blue Point, Too Darn Hot and Night Of Thunder were the sires to be given the most notable promotions for the operation.

Darley reported that Dubawi will cover "a reduced number next year", on the heels of a campaign which saw him sire his fourth 2,000 Guineas winner in Notable Speech as well as the Oaks winner Ezeliya.

Kildangan resident Blue Point has surged to six-figure status at €100,000, having leapt up to €60,000 for this year following his stellar freshman season. Three-time Group 1 winner Rosallion has been his flagbearer along with top-class sprinters Big Evs and Kind Of Blue.

Another member of the Irish division is Dubawi's son and heir apparent Night Of Thunder, who was behind the Irish Champion Stakes hero Economics and brilliant juvenile fillies Desert Flower and Fairy Godmother. He will stand at a fee of €150,000 in 2025, up from €100,000.

Too Darn Hot, who has managed equally sensational returns in both hemispheres from his first two crops, has jumped from £65,000 to £90,000 at Dalham Hall.

Night Of Thunder, pictured at Kildangan Stud last year, has had a stellar yearCredit: Patrick McCann

The first yearlings by Palace Pier (£32,000) and Space Blues (€16,000) have gone through the ring this year, while Naval Crown and Perfect Power (€9,000 and £7,500) will be well represented at the forthcoming foal sales.

First-season sires Earthlight (€12,500), Ghaiyyath (€20,000) and Pinatubo (£30,000) have all made promising starts with their first runners. 

Sam Bullard, Darley's director of stallions, said: “To have three stallions of the calibre of Blue Point, Night Of Thunder and Too Darn Hot is a source of immense pride to the whole team, particularly as they are sons of our own breed-shapers Dubawi and Shamardal.

“Our roster provides breeders with a wealth of choices for their mares, from our proven sires to exciting young stallions, and we look forward to showing them in the coming months.”

Darley 2025 roster:

Dalham Hall Stud: DUBAWI £350,000, TOO DARN HOT £90,000, PALACE PIER £32,000, MODERN GAMES £30,000, PINATUBO £30,000, FARHH Private, CRACKSMAN £12,500, HARRY ANGEL £10,000, IFFRAAJ £10,000, TRIPLE TIME £10,000, PERFECT POWER £7,500

Kildangan Stud: NIGHT OF THUNDER €150,000, BLUE POINT €100,000, TEOFILO €30,000, GHAIYYATH €20,000, NATIVE TRAIL €16,000, SPACE BLUES €16,000, EARTHLIGHT €12,500, NAVAL CROWN €9,000, RAVEN’S PASS €7,500

France: VICTOR LUDORUM €15,000, CLOTH OF STARS €4,000

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