NA Bloodstock Buys Baaeed Breeding Right for £320,000
The Sea The Stars stallion's breeding right sold privately after being offered in Tattersalls' October online sale.
Updated on Nov. 6, 2026 in Equestrian
NA Bloodstock has bought a breeding right to six-time Group 1 winner Baaeed for £320,000, equal to 304,762gns. The breeding right was offered in the Tattersalls Online October Sale and then sold privately.
Why it matters
The sale reflects strong demand for Baaeed's progeny, whose first crop has already produced Group 3 winners. Buyers are paying for proven performance in the early crops of the stallion.
Baaeed's yearlings reached a high of 425,000gns and averaged 131,766gns, while the breeding right sold for £320,000 (304,762gns). The source does not specify the number of mares covered under the right.
The players
Baaeed
A six-time Group 1 winning racehorse and son of Sea The Stars, whose progeny are now entering the sales ring and the breeding barn.
NA Bloodstock
A bloodstock agency that purchased the breeding right to Baaeed in a private sale.
Shadwell
The racing and breeding operation that owns Baaeed.
The details
Baaeed, a son of Sea The Stars owned by Shadwell and standing at Beech House Stud, has been sold privately as a breeding right to NA Bloodstock. The right was first offered in the Tattersalls Online October Sale before the private transaction.
Timeline
October 2026: Breeding right offered in the Tattersalls Online October Sale.
Early November 2026: Curracloe placed in the Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf.
November 6, 2026: Breeding right sale reported.
November 10, 2026: Emirates Racing Authority November Online Sale concludes.
November 11, 2026: Catalogue published for the Tattersalls Online November Sale.
Season Trajectory
Curracloe's placement in the Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf shows Baaeed's first crop competing at the highest level of American turf racing. That performance strengthens the case for the breeding right's value as the stallion's progeny move through the sales cycle.
For owners and breeders, the sale signals that proven first-crop performers can command premium private-sale prices outside the auction ring. Mare owners considering a Baaeed nomination should track the stallion's yearling results in the upcoming November sales.
The takeaway
Strong early results from a stallion's first crop can translate directly into private-sale value for its breeding rights. Breeders watching a sire's yearling averages and graded-stakes winners can use those figures to judge where a stallion's commercial momentum is heading.
What happens next
Entries for the Tattersalls Online November Sale close, with the catalogue published on November 11, 2026, and the Emirates Racing Authority November Online Sale concludes on November 10, 2026.
Further reading
For more on the thoroughbred breeding market, explore our Equestrian coverage.
