Bolger buys out partner to retain Lush Lashes
Lush Lashes has a date with Sea The Stars after Jim Bolger went to 1.8million guineas to retain his triple Group One winner at the Tattersalls December Mares Sale.
Bolger bought out his partner, John Corcoran, to keep hold of the Coronation Stakes and Yorkshire Oaks heroine and will now put her into the breeding sheds as a top-class broodmare.
The County Carlow maestro has applied for seven nominations to the record-breaking Sea The Stars and plans to have Lush Lashes – who landed the Goffs Fillies Million on her racecourse debut – covered by the Guineas-Derby-Arc winner.
“I have bought out my partner. He is happy and I am happy and hopefully she will go to Sea The Stars,” said Bolger.
“My partner isn’t really keen to have too many broodmares so we put her up and I think it was a fair price.
“She would have fetched more a couple of years ago but we have to deal with reality and she doesn’t owe us anything.
“She is the only animal to win a million first time out and will be for some time to come.
“She was a super racemare and I hope she will be a super broodmare.”
Bolger has also retired this year’s 1000 Guineas second Cuis Ghaire after she finished down the field on her return to the track this autumn.
“She didn’t come back and has been retired,” confirmed Bolger.
“Hopefully she will go to Sea The Stars as well and watch out for her sister in training next year.”
