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DE 306 0640817-05. Died 1928
Dark Ronald stood at Tickford Park from 1910 to 1912 in Buckinghamshire at a fee of £98 and later he was owned by Gestüt Graditz. He was bred by Edward Kennedy, who later bred The Tetrarch.
After he was retired from racing at the age of four, Dark Ronald spent four seasons at stud in England, where he sired Son-in-Law, Ambassador IV, Brown Prince II and Dark Legend. He then was purchased for the German state stud Graditz, where he was an outstanding success. He was champion sire five times, and through his sons Prunus and Herold founded one of the countrys main stallion dynasties. He is universally regarded as the single most important influence on German thoroughbred pedigrees this century. If any proof is needed that Dark Ronalds blood is conducive to jumping, the great chaser Arkle was inbred 4 x 4 to him.
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