DREAM Ahead stood his first five seasons at Ballylinch Stud and in 2017 commenced duties at his new home, Haras de Grandchamp. At the time of the move, John O’Connor explained the rationale behind the relocation.

“Dream Ahead has done well with his two crops of runners, having finished second in the European first-season sires’ table in 2015 and is third in this year’s second-crop sires’ list. We’d expect him to have a big year in 2017 as he’s had a number of promising two-year-olds in France this year. There were a lot of French breeders enquiring about him so we thought it would be the best career move for him to stand in France in 2017.