Dubawi’s regally bred dual Group 1 winner, Delacroix (IRE), will travel to Coolmore Australia in 2026 to stand alongside an elite roster of stallions, including the newly acquired Super Seth and Home Affairs, the sire of this year's Golden Slipper winner.
Delacroix is one of the best sons of the outstanding global sire Dubawi, who has firmly established himself as a breed-shaping influence - not only in Europe but increasingly in the Southern Hemisphere, with his sons making a significant impact at stud in Australia.
Most notable are Too Darn Hot and Ghaiyyath, the current leading second- and third-crop sires in Australia.
“We are thrilled to offer Delacroix to Australasian breeders," commented Coolmore Australia’s Sales and Nominations Manager Colm Santry.
"He is an outstanding individual with all the attributes we look for in a stallion: quality, athleticism and a world-class pedigree that is free of Danehill and Green Desert blood. Dubawi is one of the most influential sires in the world and, importantly, his sons are already proving a major success in Australia. In addition, he is a son of the great Tepin, a six-time Group 1 winner, including at Royal Ascot, and dual American Champion Female Turf Horse.
“What we’ve seen with stallions like Night Of Thunder, Ghaiyyath and Too Darn Hot is that this sire line adapts exceptionally well to our conditions, producing versatile horses with speed, class and the ability to train on. Delacroix fits that mould perfectly as a high-class Group-winning two-year-old who trained on to win multiple Group 1’s as a three-year-old against older horses in the Eclipse Stakes and Irish Champion Stakes. He’s a very exciting addition to our roster.”
