Stud News
Widden’s Victoria roster on parade for first time
Stallion parades across Victoria continued yesterday and, for the first time, the roster was on show at Widden’s new property at Kerrie. The historic Hunter Valley-based stud purchased the former Sun Stud property in February last year, taking on several of the existing roster, including Magnus (Flying Spur), Fiorente (Monsun), Thronum (Snitzel) and National Defense... Read More
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Aquis to hold extra stallion parade dates following huge reception
A bumper four-session stallion parade at Aquis Farm’s Gold Coast hinterland stallion operation at the weekend has prompted the Fung family owned stud to hold an encore over the next two Sundays. Attended by Aquis Farm president Justin Fung for the first time in three years, he was among about 500 guests who were on... Read More
Stallion parades return to wow Victorian breeders
For the first time since 2019, Victorian stud farms were able to open their doors in a traditional stallion parade setting, and thoroughbred breeders turned out en masse to witness sires of the calibre of Shamus Award (Snitzel) and Written Tycoon (Iglesia). Rosemont Stud hosted about 300 guests on the lawns of the Geelong farm... Read More
‘He’s champion sire material’ – Thompson believes his flying Proisir can break Savabeel stranglehold
While Waikato Stud’s Savabeel (Zabeel) continued his iron grip on the New Zealand general sires’ premiership, the depth of progressive, young stallions queuing up behind him to challenge for his mantle has filled the breeding industry with a new-found optimism for the future, and John Thompson’s Rich Hill Stud has a major hand to play... Read More
Frankel equals Danehill in becoming fastest sire to 100 stakes winners
It was a case of calculators and calendars at the ready yesterday but no there was no mistaking one particular achievement as the valuable Emotion became her sire Frankel’s (Galileo) 100th individual stakes winner in the Chalice Stakes (Listed, 1m 4f) at Newmarket. Statistical double-checking revealed that the reigning champion sire has equalled the record... Read More
Vieira backs his star Trapeze Artist with owners in running for share of $2 million bonus
Exuberant owner and breeder Bert Vieira will put up $2 million of his own money, such is his unwavering belief in his four-time Group 1-winning stallion Trapeze Artist (Snitzel), as a lucrative bonus with the sire’s first crop of rising two-year-olds closing in on their racetrack debuts in the new racing season. The Sydney businessman,... Read More