New Zealand stud Valachi Downs has linked with international giant Coolmore to stand dual Group 1 winner Ten Sovereigns (No Nay Never) this year alongside fellow shuttler U S Navy Flag (War Front) who stood his first season last year. The Kevin Hickman-owned Valachi Downs also announced yesterday that it would take on the promising... Read More

Victoria’s Chatswood Stud is likely to be the only Australian farm to stand a Japanese shuttle stallion in 2020 with the news that two-time Group 1 winner Al Ain (Deep Impact) will join their roster later this year at a fee of $12,100 (inc GST). The Willis family, who runs Chatswood Stud, has a long... Read More

Rosemont Stud’s development into one of Victoria’s premier farms has taken another step forward with the acquisition of Group 2-winning two-year-old Strasbourg (I Am Invincible) in partnership with international powerhouse China Horse Club. The Anthony Mithen and Nigel Austin-led operation will stand the BRC Sires’ Produce Stakes (Gr 2, 1400m) winner on the Rosemont Stud... Read More

Gray Williamson admits it was not an easy decision to close leading Western Australian thoroughbred nursery Mungrup Stud before the start of the upcoming breeding season but that it was the right one for the family run business. The founder of Mungrup Stud, who stands Playing God (Blackfriars), the promising I’m All The Talk (Stratum),... Read More

Eight years on from a memorable win in the J J Atkins (Gr 1, 1600m) – then still the T J Smith – Sizzling (Snitzel) has found a new home at Riverdene Stud in Wagga Wagga. Sizzling, who has stood his first six seasons at stud at Newgate Farm in the Hunter Valley, joins another... Read More