RICHARD KENT


Richard Kent is the driving force behind Mickley Stud, which he founded in 2005 with his partner Clare Lloyd. They have two children, Fraser and Nell, and Richard has two children, Finbar and Aoife, from his first marriage.
Born in 1963 in County Cork, Richard is one of seven children. His father John was a beef cattle farmer who also had a passion for breeding thoroughbreds, and was well known in the industry as the owner of Ballyhampshire Stud where he enjoyed much success for many years.
On leaving school, Richard worked with Robert Percival in England, and then joined Liam Cashman at Glenview Stud in Ireland for eight years, before working on studs in Western Australia to expand his experience and gain new insights into equine management.
In 1991 Richard came to England and became a partner in Helshaw Grange Stud, which he developed into a leading breeding centre, primarily with stallions such as Environment Friend, Karinga Bay and Overbury.
In 2005 he made the move to Mickley Stud which quickly became a popular base for both Flat and National Hunt breeding, with a roster of stallions which cater for both codes and offer breeders good value stallion options.
CLARE LLOYD

One of the co-founders of Mickley Stud, Clare has over 30 years equine experience.
She has a background in 3 day eventing, show jumping at International levels, and in thoroughbred racing, where she worked as yard manager and travelling head girl.
Clare manages the nominations for Mickley Stud stallions.
INDUSTRY RECOGNITION

As a measure of his standing in the breeding industry, Richard was vice chairman of The Thoroughbred Breeders Association National Hunt Committee from 2001 to 2011, and is a staunch supporter of the British Breeding Industry. He has a real interest in pedigrees, about which he displays an encyclopedic knowledge, and firmly believes that he and his stud can only succeed and prosper, if he can offer the opportunity for the Stud's clients to be successful both in the sales ring and on the racecourse.
BREEDING FOR SUCCESS
There’s plenty to like at Mickley Stud. Our established stallions keep producing winners, and we have made further additions over the years to keep developing our roster, offering fresh bloodlines and plenty of promise for the future.
In 2019, we introduced the exciting Massaat, a son of Teofilo who competed at the highest level. He finished second in the 2,000 Guineas, and won the Group 2 Hungerford Stakes at Newbury. He has produced some standout performers. His best offspring so far have been Docklands, who won 3 races including the Britannia Stakes at Royal Ascot; Queues Likely, winner of five races including a Grp 3, and 2nd in the German 1000 Guineas, then sold to Australia for £240,000; and Coco Jamboo, a 30,000gns yearling, who won 3 races in the UK then sold to Australia for 160,000gns, where he won a Group 3.
More recently we added Ubettabelieveit who brings even more speed to the roster. The winner of the Bombardier Flying Childers Stakes (G2) at Doncaster in 2020, he joined us at Mickley Stud to take up stallion duties in 2022. He's a good-looking son of the highly successful sire Kodiac, now established as a sire of sires. Out of the winning Mujadil mare Ladylishandra, Ubettabelieveit is a half brother to group 3 stakes winners Tropical Paradise and Harlem Shake, as well as the listed stakes winner Shenanigans.