Global powerhouse operation still undecided on fee for superstar shuttle stallion as farm takes pragmatic approach with stallion fees Coolmore is still debating the fourth-year service fee for its superstar northern hemisphere sire Wootton Bassett (Iffraaj), a shuttler already anointed by many involved in the Australasian market as the next major influential international stallion.  Tom... Read More

Three-year-old filly leads home impressive trifecta for Arrowfield’s exciting young stallion Arrowfield boss John Messara on Saturday night said the stud was “thrilled” with The Autumn Sun (Redoute’s Choice) claiming an elite-level trifecta in the Australasian Oaks (Gr 1, 2000m), hailing the rare feat as a sign the young stallion was on his way to... Read More

Racing Victoria will soon be on the hunt for a new CEO to serve under likely new chairman Gillon McLachlan after the end of Andrew Jones’s brief and controversial tenure, in which his “appetite for change” was said to be greater than that of the industry itself. Jones, the former cricket and netball administrator appointed... Read More

New recruit Benbatl, a son of the breed-shaping Dubawi (Dubai Millennium), will spearhead the Woodside Park Stud stallion roster and will stand for an introductory fee of $22,000 (all fees inc GST), adding depth to the Vobis-focused line-up of six sires. Shalaa (Invincible Spirit), himself the sire of 20 metropolitan winners since the start of... Read More

Son of Savabeel to stand at $27,500 in his first season at the Kellys stud Mo’unga, the first multiple Group 1-winning son of New Zealand’s eight-time champion sire Savabeel (Zabeel) to retire to stud, will join the Newhaven Park stallion ranks in 2024. The Winx Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m) and Rosehill Guineas (Gr 1, 2000m)... Read More