Dubawi was an unbeaten Gr.1-winning two-year-old and Classic miling talent. When he retired to stand for Darley in 2006, he had already done plenty to enhance the legacy of his short-lived sire Dubai Millennium, who left behind a single crop of just 56 foals. Dubawi, as winner of the Gr.1 National Stakes at two and Gr.1 Irish 2,000 Guineas and Gr.1 Prix Jacques le Marois at three, went some way on the track to alleviating the repercussions of that loss. What he has since achieved at stud, however, means that the sire line, which represents the Seeking The Gold branch of Mr Prospector, is today an extremely powerful force across the globe.

Dubawi’s stud record showcases a sire who is often an influence for durability as well as class and versatility. There have been the Gr.1 milers Night Of Thunder, Modern Games, Makfi, Coroebus and Notable Speech, top sprinters such as Creative Force and Naval Crown, two-year-olds of the ilk of Henry Longfellow, Ancient Wisdom and Quorto, plus high-class older horses such as Ghaiyyath, Lord North and Rebel’s Romance.

Crucially, a number of Dubawi’s sons have gone on to become important sires in their own right.

Night Of Thunder is on an upward trajectory as the sire of close to 80 stakes winners, among them 2025 Gr.1 winners Desert Flower, Ombudsman, Dynamic Pricing and Choisya. Zarak has already sired close to 35 stakes winners, 21 of them at Group/Graded stakes level, despite not standing for more than €25,000 until 2023. Too Darn Hot’s successful start is headed by the European Gr.1 winners Fallen Angel, Hotazhell and Tornado Alert while Space Blues is the sire of Gr.1-winning 2yo Power Blues in his first crop. New Bay also has three Gr.1 winners to his name.

It won’t escape breeders’ notice that several of those high-flying sire sons were excellent milers, among them Night Of Thunder and Too Darn Hot, all of which bodes well for the prospects of his Gr.1-winning miler son Lead Artist.