TBA & GBRI launch Great British Stallion Showcase 2022

The Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association (TBA) and Great British Racing International (GBRI) have launched the Great British Stallion Showcase 2022.

The online platform, which welcomed more than 10,000 visitors last spring, has been continued into 2022 as a digital tool to support the TBA National Hunt Stallion Showcase at Goffs UK’s January Sale (Tuesday, 25 January) and the TBA Flat Stallion Parade at Tattersalls February Sale on Thursday, 3 February. The website features a selection of Britain’s first, second and third season Flat sires and all-age National Hunt sires.

The Great British Stallion Showcase website is a one-stop shop for photos and videos of each stallion, audio clips from stud managers, pedigrees, race records and more. Feedback from stallion studs who participated in the initiative in 2021 has been taken on board and thanks to a new link-up with Weatherbys, users can also view more in-depth information about the stallions listed, such as annual sales averages and star progeny for those stallions who have offspring of racing age. It is also now possible to browse stallions by stud and check details of upcoming stallion stud open days.

Grace Skelton, who stands Dink, sire of Grade 1 Queen Mother Champion Chase runner up Nube Negra, at Alne Park Stud in Warwickshire, comments: ‘We were eager to be part of the Great British Stallion Showcase again this year. It’s a great initiative and a really good platform for British breeders to promote their stallions. With Dink being new to the British breeding scene, the ability to upload video and other content is invaluable. It is a fantastic shop window for British stallions.’

Visit the website at www.greatbritishstallionshowcase.co.uk.