Carrick Diamond Lad is a lovely traditional-Irish bred, fully approved stallion that carries all of the top Irish performance blood lines
Sire: Flagmount Diamond
Sire of international showjumpers
Sought-after sire of brood mares
Grandsire: the legendary King Of Diamonds
Damline: - the best thoroughbred lines
Proven performance in showjumping and eventing
Dam’s sire: Sky Boy
Grand-dam by Ozymandais
This breeding line needs no introduction, and his progeny certainly back up this rich bloodline in abundance
Carrick Diamond Lad’s very promising competitive career was cut short following a horrendous injury to the fetlock joint in a freak accident as a foal
Despite this draw back and his subsequent grading as S1, Carrick Diamond Lad is producing top quality offspring competing in all three disciplines at international level.
The horse has been recently upgraded to Approved status, justifying the Irish breeders’ faith in Carrick Diamond Lad
Incredibly, Carrick Diamond Lad has been in the top 10% of Irish stallions by number of mares covered in the past number of years
See below for a breakdown on the numbers of foals registered to Carrick Diamond Lad over the last ten years
Year
No. Of Foals registered by
“Carrick Diamond Lad”
1998
17
1999
20
2000
5
2001
4
2002
4
2003
13
2004
35
2005
45
2006
136
In Carrick Diamond Lad, breeders are confident they’ve found the sire to carry on the dynasty of the legendary King Of Diamonds
