DECLARATION Of War retired to stud in 2014 and his first crop are now three-year-olds. He stood for just a single season here before moving to Coolmore’s Ashford Stud in Kentucky. His first fee was €40,000 and then he stood for a couple of seasons at $40,000, but this year he is available to breeders at just $25,000, about half his initial fee in Ireland.

His first crop now features the 2018 Group 1 French classic-winning colt Olmedo, the Group 3 winners Speed Franco and Actress (also placed in the Group 1 Keeneland Phoenix Stakes), and stakes winner Eirene. It is highly probable that the progeny of Declaration of War (War Front) will improve with age and the first signs of that happening are appearing now.