Two-time champion sire Fastnet Rock (Danehill), one of the most influential stallions of modern times, has been retired from stud duties, Coolmore Australia announced on Friday.  The son of Danehill (Danzig) was retired to Coolmore’s Australia base in 2005 after a successful career on the track under the tutelage of Paul Perry, for whom he... Read More

Group 2-winning sprinter Oxley Road (Exceed And Excel), a brother to Vinery Stud’s emerging Coolmore Stud Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m)–winning stallion Exceedance, will stand at Blue Gum Farm in Victoria. The well-bred former Peter Moody-trained Oakleigh Plate (Gr 1, 1100m)–placed sprinter is also a half-brother to the stakes-winning filly Mac ‘N’ Cheese (Sebring) and one... Read More

Queensland’s renowned Element Hill Stud properties where Hong Kong superstar Golden Sixty (Medaglia D’Oro) and Australian Horse of the Year Typhoon Tracy (Red Ransom) were raised are officially on the market. The 64-hectare Element Hill Stud property and neighbouring Hutchins family owned 186-hectare Allawah farm at Innisplain in the booming growth corridor near Beaudesert in... Read More

There is no change on the Twin Hills roster, with all five of the farm’s stallions remaining steady at unchanged fees for the 2024 breeding season. The roster is spearheaded once again by Blue Diamond (Gr 1, 1200m) winner Daumier (Epaulette) and Peltzer (So You Think), who will both be priced at $16,500 (inc GST).... Read More

The book full sign is up on Chaldean, the first Group 1-winning son of champion European sire Frankel (Galileo) to shuttle to New Zealand with Cambridge Stud now evaluating which mare applications to accept for the exciting Juddmonte sire. The news comes as Brendan and Jo Lindsay’s Cambridge Stud on Tuesday revealed that fellow European... Read More