One of the most exciting young stallions in Europe is on his way to Yeomanstown Stud after Gay O'Callaghan struck the winning bid for the sire of Group 1 winner Time For Sandals at a Tattersalls Ireland silent auction.Sands Of Mali has been at the centre of a legal dispute between Steve Parkin of Clipper Logistics and Ballyhane Stud boss Joe Foley, who has managed the career of the 10-year-old stallion since he joined the roster back in 2021. In that time, the Group 1 winner has confirmed himself one of the hottest young stallions around with Commonwealth Cup winner Time For Sandals, Windsor Castle Stakes hero Ain't Nobody and Group 3 scorer Copacabana Sands just some of his notable flagbearers. O'Callaghan has labelled Sands Of Mali as a stallion who “has done it all” and has already put a covering fee of €22,500 on his head for the 2026 breeding season. He said, “We bought the horse and we're delighted to have him. He will fit in very well with us. He's very much a proven stallion and he turned up with another two-year-old maiden winner [the Stephen Thorne-trained Alissam] at Dundalk on Wednesday. That horse won first time up in a field of 15 and this is a stallion who has already had his Group 1 winner. He's done very well from relatively small chances.”From the moment news broke last week that Sands Of Mali would be sold at a silent auction, Yeomanstown Stud were put forward by many people within the industry as one of the front-runners to lure the horse from Ballyhane Stud. O'Callaghan has never hidden his admiration for the horse and even underbid a €58,000 yearling filly by the stallion that went the way of BBA Ireland at the Goffs Autumn Yearling Sale. Asked what it was that left him so convinced that Sands Of Mali would make the perfect addition at Yeomanstown Stud, O'Callaghan simply said, “His results. He is definitely punching above his weight for the calibre of mares that he has covered. Like, even the two-year-old winner he had at Dundalk, that was only a €2,000 yearling. We'd be hoping that we can hopefully make some improvement with the mares we can supply him with and maybe we can even make a lot of improvement.”He added, “For us, the beauty of Sands Of Mali is that a lot of the risk factor has already been eliminated. He's a proven stallion and there is no worry about his fertility. Above all else, there is no worry about him producing quality racehorses. He's already produced a Group 1 winner – he's done it all.”The Yeomanstown roster is completed by Dark Angel, Mill Stream and Supremacy, and O'Callaghan is in little doubt that Sands Of Mali has just the right profile to lead the stud into the future.He concluded, “I think he will complement Dark Angel and the rest of our stallions very well. As the fella says, you pay your money and you take your chance. We're just delighted to have secured him and he'll stand for €22,500.”The post Yeomanstown Buys ‘Proven Group 1 Stallion’ Sands Of Mali – Fee Set At €22,500 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.