Dual Group 1 winner Japan (GB) (Galileo {Ire]) covered the most mares in Germany this term at 82, www.galopponline.de reported on Friday. The G1 Grand Prix de Paris and G1 Juddmonte International S. hero retired to Gestut Etzean in January. In total, 752 mares were covered by 40 stallions in Germany, according to the data from the Uniturf database of Deutscher Galopp. In 2021, 43 stallions covered 847 mares.
Second on the list was Gestut Ohlerweiherhof's Isfahan (Ger) (Lord Of England {Ger}), who was sent a book of 70 mares. His eldest foals are just 4-year-olds, and his progeny are led by 2021 G1 Deutsches Derby hero Sisfahan (Fr) and Italian Group 3 winner and G1 Preis der Diana runner-up Isfahani (Ger). Dual Group 3 winner Waldpfad (Ger) (Shamardal), based at Gestut Erftmuhle, was the third busiest, covering 63 mares. Third in the 2019 G1 Sprint Cup, his first foals were born this year. G1 Criterium International hero Alson (Ger) (Areion {Ger}), who stood his first season at Gestut Fahrhof in 2022, covered 53. International globetrotter and three-time Group 1 winner Best Solution (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}) was sent 37 mares at Gestut Lunzen. Members of his first crop will race in 2023.
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