Pedigree

By Horse of the Year and Champion Sire Giant’s Causeway, from the family of Soldier of Fortune, Eva Luna and Sholokov

Sire: Giant’s Causeway
Horse of the Year in Europe in 2000.
Winner of 9 races, €3million, including Group 1 Prix de la Salamandre, Group 1 Irish Champion S., Group 1 Eclipse S., Group 1 International S, Group 1 St. James’s Palace S., second Group 1 Breeders’ Cup Classic, Group 1 2000 Guineas, Group 1 Irish 2000 Guineas, Group 1 Queen Elizabeth II S.

Champion Sire and Leading Sire of Satkes winners in 2009. Sire of European Champion First Crop Sire Shamardal and other Group 1 winners Ghanaati, Maids Causeway, Aragorn, My Typhoon, Swift Temper, Heatseeker, Red Giant, First Samurai, Carriage Trail etc.

Race Record

Group 1 winning 2yo with a superb pedigree.

The fastest Dewhurst winner in 41 years!

Won Group 1 Dewhurst Stakes, Nemarket, 7f, in the fastest time for 41 years, beating Group 1 winners Rip Van Winkle and Lord Shanakill, Shaweel (Gr.2), Delegator (Gr.3), Soul City etc.

Won EBF Maiden, Curragh, 6f on his second start at 2, beating subsequent Gr.2 Champagne S. winner and classic placed Westphalia.

2nd Group 2 Coventry S., Royal Ascot 6f. (to Art Connoisseur), beating Lord Shanakill, Shaweel etc.

2nd Group 3 Leopardstown 2,000 Guineas Trial, Leopardstown, 8f.

3rd Group 1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere, Longchamp, 7f to Naqoos, beating multiple Group 1 winner Mastercraftsman.

3rd Group 2 Railway Stakes, Curragh, 6f to Mastercraftsman

Winners

Intense Focus First Crop of Foals 2011

Sales Results

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Stats

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Latest News

01/08/11
The first crop foals by Intense Focus are being praised by breeders and we are looking forward to seeing a selection of these at the breeding stock sales in the Autumn, where hopefully this praise will be repeated in the sales ring.

05/02/11
The first reported foal by Intense Focus has arrived at Ennistown Stud. Greannmhar, a daughter of Distorted Humor, foaled a Bay Filly on 3rd February.

03/03/10
Lightning Start for Intense Focus
Ballylinch Stud reports that their first season sire Intense Focus is off to an exceptional start to his new career with seven of his first eight mares already scanned in foal.

Ballylinch Managing Director John O’Connor commented “Intense Focus has proven to be extremely popular with breeders and he is due to cover an outstanding first book of mares. To have his fertility proven so early is an added bonus for everyone” Winner of the Group 1 Dewhurst Stakes at two, Intense Focus stands at Ballylinch Stud for a fee of €6,500 1st October.

22/01/10

Dewhurst winner Intense Focus to Retire to Ballylinch Stud in 2010

Intense Focus, the 2008 Darley Dewhust Stakes winner is to retire to stud at Ballylinch Stud in Ireland for 2010.

Intense Focus who had fellow Group 1 winners Lord Shanakill and Rip Van Winkle behind him at Newmarket, recorded the fastest time in the Dewhurst for 41 years, comfortably beating the times recorded by leading International sires Nijinsky, Mill Reef, The Minstrel, Zafonic and Rock of Gibraltar.

He retires to stud the property of a partnership of breeders which include his trainer Jim Bolger. Commenting on the new arrival Ballylinch Managing Director John O’Connor said ‘Intense Focus goes to stud as a Group 1 winning two year old by Giant’s Causeway at a time when his sires first two sons at stud Shamardal and Footstepsinthesand have made excellent starts to their stallion careers. He is a beautifully conformed and very correct horse whose looks will really appeal to breeders. As befits a very fast two year old he should have a strong influence for speed and precocity as he is a CC on the Equinome Genetic Profile.’