Irish War Cry to stand ’27 in West Virginia
Has previously stood in Maryland, Arkansas
The Biz
November 3, 2026
Irish War Cry, the 2017 Belmont Stakes runner-up, has been sold and will stand at J. Michael Baird’s farm in New Cumberland, W.Va., for the 2027 breeding season, the Paulick Report reported. His advertised fee is $1,000 for a West Virginia-born foal and $2,500 for a foal born elsewhere.
The 12-year-old son of Curlin covered 83 mares in his first season at stud in 2019 at Maryland’s Northview Stallion Station. However, he covered just 35 mares combined in 2023 and 2024 at Northview before relocating to Leadem Farm in Arkansas. He covered four mares in 2026, according to the Jockey Club’s report of mares bred.
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Irish War Cry has sired 81 winners and earners of more than $8.4 million from five crops of racing age. Two of his four stakes winners scored on the Oct. 24 Maryland Million card at Laurel Park. King’s River won the Turf, and Celtic Contender took the Sprint for the second straight year.
On the track, Irish War Cry won the Grade 2 Holy Bull and Wood Memorial at 3 and the Grade 3 Pimlico Special at 4. The New Jersey-bred won five of 13 starts and earned more than $1.25 million.
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