SINNDAR will relocate to the Haras du Lion at Le Lion d’Angers in the west of France for the 2016 breeding season.

The dual Derby winner will stand at a fee of €3,500 live foal, which shows a slight reduction on his 2016 fee announced recently by the Aga Khan Studs.

A champion racehorse when trained by John Oxx, Sinndar remains the only horse to have won the Epsom Derby, the Irish Derby and the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe as a three-year-old, a feat he achieved in 2000.

Sinndar has produced four Group 1 winners on the flat - Shareta, Shawanda, Rosanara and Youmzain. He has also established himself as a sire of jumpers, his best performers including Grade 1 winners Diakali, Mandali, and Hargam. Sinndar has produced a total of 33 stakes performers on the flat, 13 over the jumps and he is the sire of more than 51% of winners to runners.

Georges Rimaud, manager of the Aga Khan Studs in France, said: “There has been an increasing demand for Sinndar from breeders based all across France and our geographical location has often been a constraint for them. This opportunity will allow them to have direct access to a very proven, dual purpose stallion.”

Haras de la Rousselière and Ecurie des Mottes took over the Haras du Lion in 2014 and the stallion station will stand six stallions with varied profiles in 2016.

François Thomas, who is in charge of nomination sales, said: “We are very honoured that the Aga Khan Studs have entrusted us with Sinndar for the 2016 season, he represents a valuable addition to our stallion roster.”