Stud News
Blue Point and Too Darn Hot handed northern hemisphere fee hikes
After break-out first seasons with their runners on the track in Europe, Darley shuttlers Blue Point (Shamardal) and Too Darn Hot (Dubawi) will stand for increased fees for the 2024 northern hemisphere breeding season. Too Darn Hot, who is serving his fourth book of mares at Darley’s Kelvinside base, will stand for an increased fee... Read More
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Widden Stud stallion Magnus euthanised
Magnus (Flying Spur), a horse that took connections to racetracks around the world, has been euthanized due to age-related issues, Widden Stud has announced. Magnus, who died at 21 years of age, scored as his most notable victory The Galaxy (Gr 1, 1100m) at Warwick Farm in 2007, in which he was piloted by Damien... Read More
Stakes-winning filly Sky On Fire selling on Gavelhouse
The latest fortnightly sale on gavelhouse.com has been given a touch of star quality with the inclusion of a stakes-winning two-year-old filly from last season. Sky On Fire (Exceed And Excel) had six starts during her juvenile campaign, headed by a win in the Welcome Stakes (Listed, 1000m) at Riccarton last November. She also collected... Read More
Top billing at Raheen for Epsom winner Top Ranked
Dark Angel’s outcross stallion to stand at Nolan family’s Queensland stud Epsom Handicap (Gr 1, 1600m) winner Top Ranked (Dark Angel), whose career was cut short due to injury before last year’s Cox Plate (Gr 1, 2040m), will stand at Raheen in Queensland, making him the second freshman sire to go to stud in the... Read More
Exceed And Excel’s Signore Fox to stand at Alma Vale Thoroughbreds
Start-up Hunter Valley farm Alma Vale Thoroughbreds will stand its foundation stallion in 2023, taking on the stud duties of the well-bred Group-winning, Group 1-placed sprinter Signore Fox (Exceed And Excel). The new home for the former Peter and Paul Snowden-trained stallion is the 47-acre property formerly known as Riversdale North, located five minutes from... Read More
Vale Queenslander Show A Heart
Glenlogan Park is mourning the loss of one of Queensland’s truly great racehorses and stallions in Show A Heart (Brave Warrior) after he was humanely euthanised late last week at the age of 25. After a stellar career both on the racetrack and in the breeding barn, four-time Group 1 winner Show A Heart, who... Read More