ONE of the most precocious two-year-olds among Invincible Spirit’s 126 blacktype winners, National Defense was the champion juvenile of 2016 in France and the second best of that age group in Europe. Sadly his racing career was cut short by an injury in his second start in 2017.

He has been a very popular addition to the Irish National Stud’s stallions, with half of his first foals sold in 2019 fetching prices of €26,000 or more.