Ballymac Ruso sets the time standard

Roanokee sire line Ballymac Ruso sets the time standard for round 1 of the €310,000 2008 Paddypower.com Irish Derby. A son of Ballymac Maeve (ex Roanokee) and littermate to Group 1 winner Ballymac Under, Ruso showed exceptional pace to defeat the very game Headley's Bridge by 3/4 of a length in a sensational 29.68. It is very apparent the Roanokee sire line is putting that vital "speed" element into its offspring.