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Top-class juveniles who improve with age and an international cast of buyers - what’s not to like about Kingman?
In the latest instalment of our Sires of 2025 series, it's the turn of Juddmonte's superb servant Kingman
The vision of the late Prince Khalid Abdullah, so ably made reality by the talented teams he assembled around him over four decades, has brought Juddmonte Farms to the pinnacle of racing and breeding.
At the operation's European headquarters of Banstead Manor Stud, outside Newmarket, just five stallions reside, and one is awaiting his first foals. However, a glance at the 2024 leading sires of Europe standings reveals the extraordinary legacy that Prince Khalid has bequeathed not only his family but the global bloodstock industry.
The top prize-money earner in Europe last year was Juddmonte homebred Bluestocking, who crowned her glorious career with a triumph in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, and two of the top eight sires in Europe for 2024 are Juddmonte homebreds and Banstead Manor residents.
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