IN recent years a considerable number of colts have been retired to stud after their two-year-old seasons, some because of injury but also some who were still sound enough to continue racing at three years and later. There are already several instances where these stallions have had considerable success, notably Holy Roman Emperor, Teofilo, Fast Company, Dark Angel, Pedro The Great and Sir Prancealot.

The Last Lion has followed exactly the same path by starting his stud career at Kildangan Stud as a three-year-old in 2017. His first foals were in strong demand in 2018, making up to €71,000 at Goffs and 60,000gns at Newmarket.