Henry Longfellow (Ryan Moore) winning the Group 1 Vincent O'Brien National Stakes at the Curragh© Photo Healy Racing
Coolmore has announced the retirement of the impeccably-bred Group One-winning colt Henry Longfellow.
A son of Dubawi out of the brilliant racemare Minding, the three-year-old won each of his three juvenile starts last season, completing his hat-trick with a dominant victory in the National Stakes at the Curragh.
He failed to add to his tally in five starts this season, but did finish a neck second to Rosallion in the St James’s Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot and also performed well in finishing fourth in the Sussex Stakes at Goodwood and third in the Prix du Moulin at ParisLongchamp.
Henry Longfellow was well beaten on what turned out to be his final start in a soft-ground Queen Elizabeth II Stakes on Champions Day at Ascot, but connections are looking forward to seeing him commence his stallion career in Ireland in 2025.
Coolmore’s director of sales David O’ Loughlin said: “He went unbeaten in three starts at two years, including the Group One National Stakes just like his sire Dubawi, who is becoming a very significant sire of sires.
“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.”
