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Test Your Mare with Gorgeous Grey G1 Winner Top Ranked – New to Raheen Stud

Tara Madgwick - Wednesday August 16

Announced on Monday morning as standing at Raheen Stud in Queensland this spring, Dark Angels’ Group I Epsom winning son Top Ranked (IRE) has joined the Premium stallions on Breednet so is available for Hypothetical matings.

Click to test your mare with a Hypothetical mating to Top Ranked.

A Group I sprinter miler in the UK, he proved his stripes in Australia for the Annabel Neasham stable scoring three Group and Listed wins here highlighted by his Group I ATC Epsom Handicap win.

Top Ranked is by Dark Angel, the same sire as Darley’s promising young shuttle sire Harry Angel (IRE), who sired three stakes-winners in his first crop of Australian two year-olds last season - Tom Kitten (from a daughter of Street Cry), Arkansaw Kid (Exceed and Excel) and Stretan Angel (Bernardini).

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The sire of 100 SW's, Dark Angel is the sire of Top Ranked.

18YO Dark Angel recently clocked up his 100th stakes-winner in the UK and stands at a fee of €60,000 at Yeomanstown Stud. He has a good record with mares carrying Danehill blood having sired 22 stakes-winners bred this way including Group I winners Angel Bleu and Persuasive, who is from a daughter of Choisir.

Top Ranked is priced at $7,700 and looks amazing value given his credentials.

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