Introduction

Darley is HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum's global breeding operation which currently stands stallions in six countries around the world.

In 2003, Darley purchased Kelvinside Stud from well-known breeder and former jockey Hilton Cope. The property has been developed into a world-class facility with the capacity to stand 18 stallions.

In order to accommodate Darley's ever rapidly growing business, another property was purchased in 2006, this time at Seymour in Victoria. Known as Northwood Park, the farm is a historic horse and cattle property and is able to accommodate a further 12 stallions.

Street Cry, who has become a thrilling source of some of the world's most brilliant and memorable thoroughbreds in recent years including the incomparable Zenyatta, history-maker Street Sense, Caulfield Guineas winner Whobegotyou and Melbourne Cup winner Shocking, will once again head the roster.

11-time G1 winner and now Champion sire Lonhro will be joined at Kelvinside once again by his G1-winning son Denman.

Rapidly emerging as one of the best young stallions in the world, Medaglia d'Oro, whose extraordinary daughter Rachel Alexandra earned Horse of the Year honours in 2009 will return to stand at Kelvinside again in 2011.

Sensational Australian sprinter Exceed And Excel, the Champion first and second-season sire of his year, is also the sire of this season leading dual G1-winning juvenile Helmet, among four global G1 winners. The leading sire of two-year-old Stakes winners for the 2010/11 racing season, Exceed And Excel continues to sire lightning fast stock in his own magnificent mould.

Covering their third southern hemisphere book of mares will be European Champion two-year-old and multiple G1-winning three-year-old New Approach; G1-winning two-year-old and the best three-year-old in the world in 2007, Authorized as well as European Champion juvenile and dual G1 winner Teofilo who retired with his unbeaten record intact. Street Boss, America's multiple record-breaking and multiple G1-winning speed horse by Street Cry will return to cover his second book of mares from his Northwood Park base.

World Champion three-year-old Bernardini will serve his fourth Australian book in the upcoming season and will be once again joined by another World Champion in multiple G1-winning sprinter Henny Hughes together with three of America's best three-year-olds in 2007, Street Sense, Any Given Saturday and Hard Spun. Also standing his fourth season is Shaft, a brilliant juvenile who won the Silver Slipper on his racecourse debut. With all six of these stallions having their first southern hemisphere runners ion 2011.

Adding to the roster is Danehill's impeccably-bred son Gonski, Blue Diamond winner Nadeem, Zabeel's unbeaten dual G1-winning son Reset as well as the up and coming young sire Domesday, who has already produced G1 performers Pressday and Divorces.

Commands, the leading sire of winners this season plus the sire of recent G1 winners Skilled and Erewhon, together with Time Thief, Canny Lad and Ad Valorem will once again all be based at Kelvinside.

Von Costa de Hero, acknowledged by the entire industry for his phenomenal run in the Golden Slipper, win in the Sires' Produce Stakes and placings in the Caulfield and Australian Guineas, will stand at Northwood Park as will stallion stalwart Strategic.

In addition to standing stallions, Darley also manages some of the racing interests of Sheikh Mohammed and various members of the Maktoum family, and has racehorses with various trainers in the UK, Ireland, France, the United States, Australia and Japan. The best of these horses will transfer to Godolphin, to race in the famous blue silks that have been carried to victory in numerous G1 races across the globe.