OUR stud was started by my grandfather Tom O’Neill in 1936. King of Diamonds was born here in 1962, Imperius was purchased from racehorse trainer Con Collins on the Curragh and Highland Flight was bought privately in England.

That was the only time grandad left Ireland and his good friend Johnny Hughes went with him when Highland Flight was bought. John Hughes, his son, bred Special Envoy (King Of Diamonds) and Vivaldi (Imperius), both world-famous horses for the Pessoa family.