Dubawi and Night Of Thunder lead Darley’s European stallion roster

Dubawi and his champion sire son Night Of Thunder will headline Darley’s 2026 northern hemisphere stallion roster, standing at £350,000 (A$702,000) and €200,000 (A$353,000) respectively.

It has been another stellar year for Darley’s European stallions, who have sired winners of 19 Group or Grade 1 races, 66 Group races and 125 stakes contests, including the Prince of Wales’s, Irish Champion Stakes, Eclipse, Lockinge, Dewhurst, 1,000 Guineas and the Breeders’ Cup Mile.

Night Of Thunder, set to be Britain and Ireland’s champion sire, produced five top-level winners, including Europe’s leading older horse Ombudsman, 1,000 Guineas heroine Desert Flower and Dewhurst winner Gewan. He is also the only stallion this year to have seven-figure yearlings sell in Britain, Ireland and France, rising from €150,000 to a career-high €200,000.

Dubawi, based at Dalham Hall, reached two milestones in 2025, siring his 300th stakes winner and 200th Group winner. Notable Speech became his fourth Breeders’ Cup Mile winner in five years. His fee remains unchanged at £350,000.

Newcomers to the roster include triple Group 1 winner Rosallion (£40,000), European champion two-year-old Shadow Of Light (€17,500), champion sprinter Inisherin (£12,500) and Group 1-winning miler Tribalist (€6,000). Too Darn Hot, sire of Fallen Angel and German Group 1 winner Tornado Alert, has had his fee lifted to £100,000.

Ghaiyyath, the sire of Saturday’s Group 1 Victoria Derby winner Observer, will stand at a fee of €20,000 alongside Blue Point who had his fee increased to €100,000 for 2026. Both sires were rested from Australian shuttle duties this year.