Stud News

The Autumn Sun ruled out of 2024 breeding season

Arrowfield’s bright young stallion The Autumn Sun (Redoute’s Choice) will miss the 2024 breeding season as he continues to recover from a pelvic injury he sustained in his paddock in March.  “The Autumn Sun will miss the 2024 breeding season after sustaining a pelvic injury in his paddock in late March,” a statement from Arrowfield... Read More

Lucas staying the journey with his Japanese homebred Panthalassa

Australian owner has confidence that high-balling Group 1 winner can make difference to Stud Book Australian Eric Lucas, a thoroughbred enthusiast who spent three decades working in Japan and bred and co-owned high-balling international Group 1 winner Panthalassa (Lord Kanaloa), has so much belief in the first-season sire that he has retained his share in... Read More

Zoustar worth $78 million after share sells for $1.3 million

The share in Widden’s headline stallion Zoustar (Northern Meteor) was billed as a rare opportunity and it lived up to the hype on Wednesday as it became the most expensive stallion share ever sold at public auction in Australia when realising a sale-high of $1.3 million on the Inglis Digital June (Early) Online Sale. The... Read More

Moodie’s unwavering belief in General Beau

High-class juvenile sprinter to stand at Victoria’s Maluka Thoroughbreds Not since 1994 has prominent owner-breeder David Moodie seen a crop of colts as strong as the year his high-class juvenile General Beau (Brazen Beau) first displayed his racecourse wares in 2020-21. And it’s for that reason that Moodie and his racing partners are backing the... Read More

U S Navy Flag’s fee unchanged

The Oaks Stud in Cambridge have announced their service fees for the forthcoming breeding season with the roster headed by leading second-season sire U S Navy Flag (War Front), who will stand for an unchanged fee of NZ$15,000 (all fees plus GST).  The stallion was represented by Auckland Guineas (Gr 2, 1600m) winner Pendragon, who... Read More

San Domenico winner Sweet Ride to stand at Widden

Vieira’s Deep Field entire retired to roster alongside his champion sprinter Trapeze Artist Sweet Ride (Deep Field) will join breeder Antony Thompson’s NSW stallion roster, continuing Widden’s successful affair with the Northern Meteor (Encosta De Lago) sireline. The Bert Vieira-bred and owned sprinter, twice a winner at two who won a San Domenico Stakes (Gr... Read More