Fee for 2026 | €17,500 |
Bay 2020 | 16.0 hh (1.62m) |
Pedigree | No Nay Never - Muirin (Born To Sea) |
Distance won over | 5f. to 6f. |
Stands at | Castlehyde |
Profile
Dual Gr.1-winning juvenile by NO NAY NEVER
CARTIER CHAMPION 2YO COLT
First yearlings sold for 500,000gns, 450,000gns, 300,000gns, 270,000gns, €165,000, 160,000gns, €130,000, 125,000gns, €105,000 etc.
The only 2YO in Europe to win two Gr.1 races that year!
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His sire NO NAY NEVER is Europe’s Leading 2YO Sire and the best sire son of SCAT DADDY in Europe.
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His 2YO full brother CHARLES DARWIN won the 2025 Gr.2 Norfolk Stakes at Royal Ascot
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His yearling full sister topped the 2025 Orby Sale at €1,900,000
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The first foal out of MUIRIN, a Curragh maiden winner at 2 and fourth in a vintage renewal of the Gr.1 Moyglare Stud Stakes featuring Happily, Magical, Alpha Centauri etc. on only her second start
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Testimonials
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“If winning a first career Group 1 can ever be considered a straightforward exercise then Blackbeard at least gave the impression of winning the Darley Prix Morny in the style of a routine breeze.”
Pedigree
Pedigree Notes
Race Record
PRINCIPAL PERFORMANCES
Europe’s only dual Gr.1-winning 2YO of 2022!
1st Middle Park Stakes-Gr.1, 6f., Newmarket, by 2 lengths defeating Gr.3 Prix de Cabourg winner The Antarctic & Gr.2 July Stakes winner Persian Force
1st Prix Morny-Gr.1, 6f., Deauville, defeating Persian Force, The Antarctic, Gr.2 Norfolk Stakes winner The Ridler etc.
1st Prix Robert Papin-Gr.2, 6f., Chantilly, by 3 lengths defeating The Antarctic, Vicious Harry & subsequent Gr.1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere winner Belbek
1st Marble Hill Stakes-Gr.3, 6f., Curragh, by 3½ lengths defeating Group performers Tough Talk & Mehmar, and Listed winner Ocean Vision
1st First Flier Stakes-L., 5f., Curragh, defeating Group performer Crispy Cat & subsequent Gr.3 Round Tower Stakes winner Treasure Trove
1st Maiden, 5f., Dundalk, by 1½ lengths
Stud Record
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