TYREEL Stud This summer marks ten years at Tyreel Stud for Linda and Laurence Monds, and the list of great racehorses they have produced in that time is extensive. From their recent Magic Millions Gold Coast drafts alone, they have sold Gr1 winner Montefilia, Gr2 winner Every Rose, Gr3 winners Olentia, Perfect Thought, Parry Sound, and Listed winners Snickerdoodledandy, Wild Vixen, and Paret. Given the average size of their Magic Millions Gold Coast drafts is around six yearlings, in percentage terms, these results are spectacular, and that’s not even taking into account the good horses they’d sold through other sales. “In February 2024 it will be ten years since we purchased Tyreel Stud and started planning the business model we wanted to achieve,” said Linda Monds. “We started with zero broodmares ten years ago and a farm that was in need of a refurbishment, such as fencing, shedding, roadways, waterway reconstruction, paddock rejuvenation, basically a complete overhaul. For the last nine years we have had a major project to contend with each year. The farm has never looked better, and we are so incredibly proud of the journey we have had, the team we have beside us, the broodmares that reside here, the foals we are producing and the yearlings we are presenting, but above all we are continually
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rewarded by the constant presence of Tyreel bred, raised and sold athletes’ on-track performance.” In 2024, Tyreel will present ten yearlings at the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale. The first foal of Snit Ball (Snitzel) who is a full sister to two year-old Gr1 winner Summer Passage, is Lot 207, a colt by proven Gr1 sire Capitalist. “A well-proportioned colt exuding a racy build, characterized by substantial girth and a powerful hindquarter, he is a true Magic Millions prospect,” said Tyreel Stud Manager Alex Barlow. A Snitzel filly, Lot 664, from stakes placed city winner of five races, Festival Miss (Bernardini) comes from the family of Gr1 winners Regal Power, and Arcadia Queen. “An exceptional filly, endowed with inherent strength and power. She exhibits the traits of a promising two year-old, combining keen intelligence with abundant quality.” Proven sire Exceed and Excel continues to leave quality juveniles who train on, and his filly, Lot 767, is the first foal of Listed winner I Am Eloquent (I Am Invincible). Her second dam is also a stakes winner, Choice Words (Choisir). “From day one, this filly has left us impressed and excited. She maintains a balanced physique, a lively walk, complemented by a pleasing shoulder and girth – one to keep a close eye on.”
