Dee Ex Bee to join Jet Away at Arctic Tack Stud

Arctic Tack Stud has today confirmed the acquisition of Dee Ex Bee to stand as a National Hunt stallion alongside Jet Away in County Wexford.

In an exciting development for Irish breeders, the son of Farhh will stand his debut season at stud for a fee of €3,500 (*Fillies Concession)  and will offer a valuable out-cross, being free of Salder’s Wells blood.

As well as an outstanding and enticing pedigree, which boasts no fewer than 15 stallions in the first three generations, Dee Ex Bee has a race record to match, having locked horns with some of the best horses of recent years during a long and varied career under the tutelage of Britain’s winning-most trainer Mark Johnston.

Having broken his maiden on debut at Glorious Goodwood over seven furlongs in the August of his two-year-old season, Dee Ex Bee would go on to race at three, four and five. It was at three when he found only Masar too good in a typically stallion-making renewal of the Derby at Epsom, with Group 1 winners Roaring Lion, Saxon Warrior and Kew Gardens among a strong field chasing him home.

Throughout a career in which he won on ground ranging from Good to Firm, to Soft and Heavy, Dee Ex Bee continued to mix it in high-level company. In 2019, he emerged as the chief rival to the dominant Stradivarius in the staying division, running him to within a length in the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot before going down by a neck in the Goodwood Cup and a length and a quarter in the Lonsdale Cup at York.

Arctic Tack Stud’s Eoin Banville said: “We are thrilled to be able to bring Dee Ex Bee to Arctic Tack Stud to offer a valuable outcross for Irish breeders.

“Dee Ex Bee’s talent was matched by his versatility, with his performances on ground described as Good to Firm all the way through to Heavy and over a variety of different trips.

“His sire has already demonstrated his value as a stallion and I have no doubt Dee Ex Bee will prove as popular and important as Jet Away in the coming years with us.”

Dee Ex Bee’s former trainer Mark Johnston said: “Dee Ex Bee was a Group 1-quality horse who showcased his high level of talent at three before progressing to become a dream stayer.

“Were it not for a great in Stradivarius, Dee Ex Bee would rightly be considered in the highest regard when it comes to the staying division in modern times. He was a beautiful horse physically and a delight to train and I look forward to following what I’m sure will be a successful career at stud in Ireland.”

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