NSW operation Riverdene Stud has called on Group 3-winning juvenile McLaren (Exceed And Excel) to bolster the Riverina-based farm’s stallion roster. The Canonbury Stakes (Gr 3, 1100m) winning McLaren, who was rated highly in the arsenal of valuable colts owned by the China Horse Club-Newgate Farm partnership, will stand for an introductory fee of $6,600... Read More

Deep Field (Northern Meteor) has assumed top billing at Newgate Farm and will stand for an increased service fee this year, as the Hunter Valley stud attempts to manage the exciting stallion’s “book” with a view to his long-term future. The decision to set Deep Field’s fee at $55,000 (all fees inclusive of GST), up... Read More

C F Orr Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m) winner Alabama Express, who was officially retired from racing last week, will stand for an introductory fee of $27,500 (all fees inclusive of GST) at Yulong this year. The Yuesheng Zhang-owned Nagambie-based stud farm yesterday confirmed the service fee for the former Mike Moroney-trained, juvenile-winning Alabama Express and... Read More

Westbury Stud’s Russell Warwick has implored breeders to continue to support the industry as the New Zealand farm announced an unchanged fee of NZ$15,000 (all fees plus GST) for their headline sire Reliable Man (Dalakhani), despite a successful season on the track. Dual Group 1 winner Tarzino (Tavistock), whose first yearlings went through the sales... Read More

Pierata (Pierro) is likely to have the honour as Australia’s highest-priced first season sire this year, but Aquis Farm’s Tony Williams believes the Group 1-winning sprinter deserves the accolade as the three-state operation’s best-credentialled stallion in the stud’s short history. One of 15 stallions set to be spread across Aquis Farm’s Murrurundi, Canungra and Seymour... Read More