Invincible Spirit to Stand for Private Fee in 2023

The Irish National Stud is the latest leading operation to release its prices for 2023, with the great Invincible Spirit  set to stand for a private fee for the first time alongside a rota of younger and promising sorts. 

CEO Cathal Beale said: "While 2022 will certainly be remembered for strong market performance at all the major sales, the headwinds for 2023 suggests the need for a cautious outlook.

"With that in mind the Irish National Stud are delighted to present an exciting team of stallions with fees maintained or reduced across the board."

Invincible Spirit needs little introduction as the sire of celebrities such as Kingman , Profitable , Shalaa  and Charm Spirit , and the venerable son of Green Desert added to that group 1 tally with this year's Coolmore America Justify Matron Stakes (G1) heroine Pearls Galore . 

He sired 10 individual stakes winners in 2022 and more than 20 2-year-old winners, including GAIN Railway Stakes (G2) scorer Shartash . He was also broodmare sire of recent Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf (G1T) winner Victoria Road . 

The 25-year-old, who has stood at the Irish National Stud in an unbroken run since 2003, was priced at €60,000 ($61,649) this year.

Keeneland Phoenix Stakes (G1) winner and QIPCO Two Thousand Guineas (G1) third Lucky Vega  covered his first book of mares this year, a top-class book that included 21 black-type performers, 37 black-type producers and a plethora of sisters to black-type performers. Among them were the dams of Blue Point , Alcohol Free , Eziyra  and Real Appeal .

The son of Lope De Vega  will remain unchanged at €15,000 ($15,412). 

Another young recruit awaiting his first foals next year is Coventry Stakes scorer Nando Parrado , a son of Kodiac  who received 130 mares. He also remains at the same fee as this term, €6,000 ($6,164). 

Tattersalls Irish Two Thousand Guineas (G1) hero Phoenix of Spain  awaits his first 2-year-old runners in 2023, 93 all told, and a similar number to his own sire, Lope De Vega, and grandsire, Shamardal. He is unaltered at the price of €12,000 ($12,329). 

Decorated Knight has had his fee clipped to €5,000 ($5,137) from €7,500 ($7,706) for next season, while fellow group 1 winner Free Eagle  remains at the same fee of €5,000.

Equiano , Elusive Pimpernel  and Dragon Pulse  complete the roster at unchanged fees of €2,000 ($2,054).