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‘Jonker Australia’s best-priced first season stallion’

High-speed Manikato Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) winner Jonker (Spirit Of Boom), a tough sprinter who matched it with some of Australia’s best sprinters of recent seasons, has all the right attributes to make it as a top stallion, says Aquis Farm’s director of sales Jonathan Davies. Jonker will stand at Aquis Farm in Queensland at... Read More

McAlpine bullish on Spirit Of Boom and Encryption as Eureka maintains status quo

Eureka Stud will keep an unchanged two-horse stallion roster for the 2022 breeding season with the state’s top stallion Spirit Of Boom (Sequalo) and young sire Encryption (Lonhro), whose first crop two-year-olds will hit the track next season. Spirit Of Boom will remain at $33,000 (all fees inc GST) while Encryption, whose yearlings have sold... Read More

Record-breaking son of champion sire Frankel to stand at Woodside Park

Group 3 winner Delaware joins Vancouver and Foxwedge on roster of five at Victorian farm A juvenile-winning, track record-breaking son of Frankel (Galileo) will stand at Woodside Park Stud in Victoria later this year, arguably the first commercial prospect by the unbeaten champion European racehorse to stand in Australia. Owner Eddie Hirsch will retire Delaware,... Read More

Glint Of Hope out to give downsizing breeders Raffles Racing a day to savour

Daughter of Deep Impact attempts to hand her late super sire a fifth Group 1 winner in Australia Glint Of Hope (Deep Impact) will be striving to provide more Japanese siring glory for the grandest of that country’s stallions and a last hurrah of sorts for the Raffles breeding arm in today’s Australasian Oaks (Gr... Read More

Almanzor earns fee increase after strong start to life at stud

Cambridge Stud’s son of Wootton Bassett continues to prove popular in the sale ring and sired Karaka Million winner Dynastic in first crop Cambridge Stud has rewarded exciting stallion Almanzor (Wootton Bassett) with an increase in service fee to $50,000 (all fees plus GST) as the New Zealand operation released its service fees yesterday.  The... Read More

Toronado’s dynamic rise continues with increase to $88,000 as Swettenham release fees for six-strong roster

Toronado’s (High Chaparral) stellar season on the track and in the sale ring has earned the Swettenham Stud figurehead a further increase in service fee to $88,000 (all fees inc GST) for the forthcoming breeding season as the leading Victorian operation announced their completed six-strong roster. The line up includes new shuttler Wooded (Wootton Bassett),... Read More