Stud News
Newmarket winner Cylinder motors off to Darley’s Northwood Park
Newmarket Handicap (Gr 1, 1200m)–winning sprinter Cylinder (Exceed And Excel), a high-class two-year-old who won two key Golden Slipper (Gr 1, 1200m) lead-ups and was runner-up in the feature, will stand at Darley’s Victoria operation in 2024. The decision to retire the three-year-old colt comes after last month’s career-defining Newmarket performance in defeating champion mare... Read More
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Stallion farms move on Te Akau’s Group 1-winning I Am Invincible colt
Stud farms from both sides of the Tasman have made overtures about securing Saturday’s exciting Manawatu Sires’ Produce Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m) winner Move To Strike, the first elite level-winning two-year-old for Australia’s premier sire I Am Invincible (Invincible Spirit). The highly touted Te Akau Racing-owned and trained colt made a huge statement with his... Read More
Alpine Edge to stand at Clear Mountain Fairview
Group 3 winner Alpine Edge (Better Than Ready) will join the roster at Clear Mountain Fairview in 2024 and will stand his first season at the Queensland-based farm for a fee of $7,700 (inc GST). Trained by Edmonds Racing, the son of Better Than Ready (More Than Ready) was a brilliant juvenile, landing the Phelan... Read More
Paddington to shuttle to Windsor Park Stud
Paddington (Siyouni), one of the most talked about horses during last year’s northern hemisphere season, will shuttle to Windsor Park in New Zealand in 2024 where he will stand for an introductory fee of NZ$35,000 (plus GST). Windsor Park’s Rodney Schick told ANZ Bloodstock News he was delighted to welcome a horse of Paddington’s calibre... Read More
Breed-shaping sire Exceed And Excel retired
Exceed And Excel (Danehill), Darley’s long-standing global star stallion, has been retired from covering duties, it was announced yesterday. After a career at stud spanning almost two decades, the 23-year-old stallion’s exploits in the breeding barn, which followed a hugely successful racetrack career, place him amongst some of the truly great sires. “I can’t overstate... Read More
Leneva Park pitches to keep Royal Meeting
Connections mull the future of the sire of Blue Diamond contender Hayasugi Emerging Victorian sire Royal Meeting (Invincible Spirit) could be acquired by rival studs but Leneva Park, his home for the past three seasons, is making a strong case to retain the European Group 1 winner on its select stallion roster for 2024. With... Read More