JUDDMONTE this week announced the 2026 mating plans for some of its high-profile broodmares. Founded by Khalid Abdullah, it is one of the most successful racing and breeding operations in the world, and has a broodmare band that is the envy of all. In addition to its well-established stallions, Banstead Manor Stud welcomes a new recruit to the ranks for next season.

The Group 1 Lockinge Stakes winner and Juddmonte homebred Lead Artist (Dubawi) is new to Banstead Manor Stud in 2026, where he will stand his first season for £12,500. He will be receiving strong support from the Juddmonte broodmare band. His book of mares includes the Group 1 producers Exemplify, dam of Breeders’ Cup winner Expert Eye, and Kilo Alpha, who is dam of Jenny Wiley Stakes winner Juliet Foxtrot as well as Group 3 winner Juliet Sierra.

They will visit Lead Artist along with stakes-winning mares Alocasia who is a half-sister to Group 1 winner Set Piece; Classical Times, a half-sister to Grade 1 winner Newspaperofrecord; Diaphora, Scottish Jig, the sister to Group 1 winner Seek Again, and Yesyes. The son of Dubawi (Dubai Millennium) comes from the outstanding family of Hasili, his third dam, and he was very well received by breeders who viewed him during the December Sales.

Chaldean

The first foals by Chaldean (Frankel) made a big impact in the sales ring, averaging £106,107 for 33 sold, with a median of £84,000. Despite this enthusiastic reception, the fee for his third season has been reduced to £20,000. He represents outstanding value. The Group 1 Dewhurst Stakes winner at two, he added the Group 1 2000 Guineas the following spring and only found Paddington too good in the Group 1 St James’s Palace Stakes.

Chaldean has covered some of Juddmonte’s most successful mares in his first two seasons at stud, and this will continue in 2026 with multiple Group 1 winner Midday (dam of four stakes performers), Quail (the dam of Group 3 winner Faiyum) and Group 3 winner/Group 1 placed Grand Jete (the dam of exciting debut winner Gilded Prize) amongst his book. He will also cover blacktype performers Chaleur, a half-sister to two pattern winners, Raymonda, a half-sister to Group 2 winner Brooch who in turn is dam of Mandaloun, and Vivienda, a half-sister to Group 3 winner Swelter.

Frankel

This year has been memorable for one of the world’s great stallions, Frankel (Galileo). He retired unbeaten, including 10 Group 1 races, and he will, for the third season, command a fee of £350,000. Frankel has had another outstanding season, siring his 40th individual Group 1 winner, and adding two more classic winners to his impressive tally, the fillies Minnie Hauk and Lake Victoria.

Frankel’s book of Juddmonte mares includes Group 1 winners Capla Temptress, who is dam of the unbeaten two-year-old Item, Proviso, Special Duty, Teona and Whitebeam, as well as Group 1 producer Bird Flown, the dam of Siskin. His book will be mouthwatering.

Some of the group or graded stakes winners he will be covering include Group 2 winners Brostaigh, Isabella Giles, and Matilda Picotte, Group 3 winners Andromede, Better Together, Juliet Sierra (a half-sister to Group 1 winner Juliet Foxtrot), Ottery, Sacred Bridge (a sister to Grade 1 winner Viadera), and Swelter, in addition to the listed winner Coppice, a sister to Calyx. Frankel will also cover the dams of his own group winners Red Letter and Time Lock.

Kingman

The sum of £125,000 is not a paltry amount, but in the case of Kingman (Invincible Spirit), is looks to be value for such a proven stallion, Kingman is now the sire of over 60 group winners, and in 2025 he became the second-fastest stallion in history to get 100 Northern Hemisphere-bred stakes winners – and the only horse to do better is his fellow Banstead Manor sire Frankel.

The dam of classic winner Field Of Gold, Princess De Lune, will once again visit Kingman, as well as the dams of his exciting prospects Firefall, a half-brother to group-winning two-year-old Threat, Publish who is out of Group 2 winner Nay Lady Nay, and Maintain whose dam is Group 3 winner Gaining. He will cover the dams of Royal Ascot winning two-year-olds Calyx and Fairy Godmother.

The stakes-winning mares in Kingman’s book include Apollo Fountain, Ardent, Group 3 winner Fount who is a daughter of Ventura, Heliac, Juncture, Petricor, Group 2 winner Soffia, Midday’s Group 3-winning half-sister Sun Maiden, Intercontinental’s Group 3-winning daughter Wendla, and finally Group 3 winner Zanzoun.

Arc winners

Not only do they share the honour of winning the prestigious Group 1 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, but Enable and Bluestocking will both be visiting Dubawi in 2026. Juddmonte has also revealed the plans for other Group 1 winners or Group 1 producers who will be visiting outside stallions.

Bluestocking’s dam Emulous and Grade 1 Matriarch Stakes winner Viadera are due to be covered by Coolmore’s Camelot. Quadrilateral’s dam Nimble Thimble goes to Whitsbury Manor Stud to visit Havana Grey, while Quadrilateral herself heads to Ireland to visit Lope De Vega at Ballylinch Stud.

Pavlosk, dam of Group 1 Keeneland Phoenix Stakes winner Babouche, will be covered by Mehmas at Ballylinch Stud. The choice of first covering for Babouche is Darley’s Night Of Thunder, and Juliet Foxtrot joins her. Obligate, dam of Lead Artist, and Repose, the dam of State Of Rest, will visit Siyouni and Starspangledbanner respectively.