Darley introduce Broadsiding at $66,000, while Traffic Warden is in at $22,000
Darley have taken the wraps off their stallion fees for the upcoming season, with exciting newcomer Broadsiding introduced at $66,000 (all fees inc GST). The four-time Group 1 winner is the first son of Too Darn Hot (Dubawi) to take up stud duty, and is joined on the 14-strong roster by a combination of established names and up-and-comers, most notably his own sire, who returns to the line-up at $275,000.
Godolphin homebred Broadsiding won seven races for James Cummings and was crowned champion two-year-old after landing last season’s Champagne Stakes (Gr 1, 1600m) and J.J Atkins (Gr 1, 1400m). He doubled his Group 1 tally at three with victories in the Golden Rose (Gr 1, 1400m), in which he defeated fellow Darley retiree Traffic Warden, and the Rosehill Guineas (Gr 1, 2000m).
“It’s the reason Godolphin breed, to get horses like Broadsiding,” Lisa Manning, Darley’s nominations manager in Victoria told ANZ Bloodstock News. “He’s a complete homebred being by a stallion we stand, out of a Street Cry mare. It’s not easy to win any Group 1, so to win four, two as a juvenile and then two more as a three-year-old, he’s done a phenomenal job. Being by one of the hottest stallions in the world, it’s very exciting to have him standing alongside his father.”
Manning reported that interest in Broadsiding’s services at stud has been growing in tandem with his race record.
“We’ve had interest throughout the last six to eight months with people asking will he be retiring this year,” she said. “He’s probably the nicest horse, from a colonial point of view, to go to stud this season. We’ve set him at $60,000 plus GST, because he’s certainly fulfilled what we hoped for by being a champion juvenile and then going on to win the Golden Rose and the Rosehill Guineas. I think it’s a fair value fee for a first-season horse of his calibre.”
Broadsiding’s profile is packed with Group 1 form, including in his female family. His dam, the winning Street Cry mare Speedway, is a half-sister to Flit (Medaglia D’Oro), winner of the 2019 Thousand Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m). His achievements on the track are not only backed up by an attractive pedigree, but an appealing set of physical attributes as well.
“He’s very good-looking,” said Manning. “He’s not dissimilar to Too Darn Hot, but he’s got that Street Cry substance. He’s a similar size to his own sire but I suspect he’ll mature to be a bit bigger than Too Darn Hot. He’s got the same quality though; that great balance, strong girth and shoulder, big hind quarter with a lovely action and a good head. He’s very much an athlete and certainly an outstanding physical.”
Broadsiding’s addition to the Kelvinside roster means he will stand alongside his own sire in Too Darn Hot. The son of Dubawi (Dubai Millennium) already has 35 stakes performers on his burgeoning roll of honour, with Broadsiding joined at the head of the list by fellow Group 1 winners Fallen Angel and Hotazhell.
Too Darn Hot had been due to shuttle to Australia last season and stand for $110,000, but it was decided to rest him for a season. However, with the horse back at Kelvinside and his profile only heading in one direction, he will stand for an upgraded fee of $275,000.
“It’s very exciting to have him back this year and it’s a real coup for us,” said Manning. “He’s made the strongest start to a stud career this century, so he’s a massive part of our roster. Obviously he’s had a price rise since he was last in Australia, but deservedly so.”
With his book limited to 100 mares, Manning acknowledged that demand looks likely to far exceed supply.
“It’s not going to be easy to manage his book because he’s going to be very popular,” she said. “At this stage he’ll be limited to 100 mares, and obviously we’ll send him quite a few of our own. However, we’re hopeful that we can help as many breeders out as possible. He’s a very popular stallion but they’re not machines and we always prioritise taking care of them.”
Too Darn Hot has sired ten Australian stakes winners this season at a clip of 12.5 per cent. That racetrack success has, for good reason, been mirrored in the sales ring, with 19 yearlings making $500,000 or more, headed by a $1.9 million colt bought by Ciaron Maher and David Redvers in 2024. Manning is hopeful the best is yet to come, too.
“To be carrying those numbers and those percentages is outstanding,” she said. “He could be the next champion sire for years to come. The opportunity is there and he’s started off in the right direction. Hopefully he can be extremely successful over the coming few years.”
Darley’s other new recruit is the aforementioned Traffic Warden, who has been added to the Kelvinside roster at $22,000. The son of Street Boss (Street Cry) won three times for the Cummings stable, including the Sires’ Produce Stakes (Gr 2, 1400m) and The Run To The Rose (Gr 2, 1200m). He missed out on Group 1 laurels by exceedingly narrow margins, first when beaten less than two lengths by Lady Of Camelot (Written Tycoon) in the Golden Slipper (Gr 1, 1200m) and then going down by just a nose to Manaal (Tassort) in the Sires’ Produce (Gr 1, 1400m). He also got within a short head of beating stablemate Broadsiding in the Golden Rose.
“Traffic Warden was a phenomenal two-year-old,” said Manning. “He was a dual Group 2 winner as a two-year-old and went on to win The Run To The Rose and finished second, barely, to Broadsiding in the Golden Rose. For a little while it was in the balance which colt would be better between him and Broadsiding.
“Eventually Broadsiding ducked ahead, but Traffic Warden is a good-looking horse with a phenomenal pedigree. His granddam, Dextrous, is a four-time stakes winner-producing mare, so he’s got the pedigree, the race record and the looks to be very exciting at stud. I think he’s extremely good value. Breeders are looking for good types and precocious two-year-olds to get results, and that’s exactly what he is. Nobody will be disappointed when they see him.”
Manning added: “We’ll support both of the new recruits, as we usually do. We don’t have the huge numbers that some people might expect. We run between 150 and 180 mares and we’ve got 14 stallions on the roster, but we support them all to some degree.”
One name who has already benefited from that home support is Anamoe (Street Boss). The nine-time Group 1 winner will spend his third season at a fee of $110,000, which has been trimmed fractionally from $121,000 last year. Anyone breeding to Anamoe this season can do so safe in the knowledge he has two exceptionally well-bred crops already in the pipeline.
“He’s garnered great support,” said Manning. “He’s covered 19 Group 1 winners, 82 Group winners and 127 stakes winners in his first couple of seasons. His first-crop are the talk among the new weanling sires and I’ve no doubt they’ll be well received at the sales that are coming up. He’s an amazingly exciting horse for us and we’re very lucky to have him.”
Anamoe’s sire Street Boss (Street Cry) is still going strong at the age of 21 and has had his fee held firm, despite another strong showing on the track this year with eight stakes winners to his name. He heads the roster at Northwood Park in Victoria at $66,000.
“Street Boss has had a phenomenal season and has had some really good, precocious two-year-olds,” said Manning. “He’s been represented by the likes of Tempted and Tentyris of ours that were both good two-year-olds, then he’s got the likes of Another Wil, Pinstriped, Pericles and Traffic Warden. He’s just a very good stallion who’s very consistent.
“We’ve kept him at the same fee, which we think is great value for breeders. Obviously he’s getting older now, but he certainly hasn’t shown any signs of slowing down with his progeny on the track.”
Also standing at $66,000 is shuttler Harry Angel, whose fee has risen from $38,500 last year. The son of British and Irish champion sire Dark Angel (Acclamation) sits in seventh on the general sires list thanks in no small part to Godolphin’s Tom Kitten landing his second Group 1 in the lucrative All-Star Mile.
“Harry’s always been a popular stallion,” said Manning. “He’s had some very good horses and, on the back of those, has received a very deserved fee increase. He’s shown that he’s getting the sort of horses breeders want to produce. He throws a sales type too and he will be fully subscribed as well at around 130 to 140 mares.”
Also joining the likes of Too Darn Hot and Harry Angel on shuttle runs from the northern hemisphere is Native Trail (Oasis Dream). The undefeated European champion two-year-old, whose juvenile Group 1 wins in the National Stakes (Gr 1, 7f) and Dewhurst Stakes (Gr 1, 7f) were followed by the Irish 2,000 Guineas (Gr 1, 1m) at three, will again stand at $27,500.
“He covered a very solid book of mares last year,” said Manning. “Obviously he was a very good horse, and he’s a very good-looking horse, which always draws Australian breeders’ attention. He’s by a stallion that they might not be particularly familiar with, but it was the same with Harry Angel and it certainly worked out well in that regard. He covered a full book of 130 mares last year so we’re very happy with him. With it being his second season we usually do a bit of a discount, so I don’t doubt that he’ll be popular again this year.”
Two names not making the shuttle trip this time around are Blue Point (Shamardal) and Ghaiyyath (Dubawi), with the pair remaining at Kildangan Stud in Ireland, at least for this season.
“They’ve both had very busy seasons for the last few years, north and south, so a year off won’t hurt either of them,” said Manning. “That certainly doesn’t preclude them from coming back in 2026, though. Blue Point is doing a great job here with his first two and three-year-olds, and he’s certainly held his own here with some really nice stakes horses. I don’t doubt that anything they do at two and three, they’ll improve on, like he did, as an older horse.”
On the broader Darley line-up, Manning added: “We’re very lucky with the roster that we have this year, it’s an exciting group with some world-class names in there. It’s headed by the likes of Anamoe, Street Boss and Too Darn Hot, but there are some really good young stallions on there who are making their names at the moment.
“Bivouac is one of those; he had three stakes winners from 17 runners in his first two-year-old crop, so he’s certainly starting to make waves and has become an attractive option for breeders this season. Then there’s stalwarts like Brazen Beau and Kermadec, who are on our Victorian roster.
“Brazen Beau has been a consistently good stallion and has always produced good two-year-olds as well as Group 1 winners. He’s had his issues but, for his numbers, he holds his own really well. He’s a really good, well-priced option for breeders. Kermadec is another in the same boat. He doesn’t get two-year-olds as a rule but has elite horses like Montefilia and Tuvalu. There’s a lot of value on the roster with regards to those sorts of horses.”