Stud News
Starlust enters quarantine ahead of move to Riverstone Lodge
Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (Gr 1, 5f) winner Starlust (Zoustar) has been retired from racing and will enter quarantine this week in preparation for travelling to Australia where he will take up stallion duties at Nick Taylor’s Riverstone Lodge at an opening fee of $27,500 (inc GST). The four-year-old, who was trained by Ralph Beckett... Read More
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No surprise to Newgate as Brutal’s progeny continue to flourish on the track
There’s a young stallion making waves at Newgate Farm and it might not be who you’d think. The hottest sire on the roster this month isn’t Extreme Choice (Not A Single Doubt), Capitalist (Written Tycoon) or another of the farm’s usual suspects – it’s $16,500 (inc GST) stallion Brutal (O’Reilly), who’s been surging up the... Read More
‘Powerful and mature’ Storm Boy confirmed for Coolmore’s 2025 roster
Four-time stakes winner Storm Boy (Justify) will join the Coolmore Australia roster for the 2025 southern hemisphere breeding season, where he will stand at an introductory fee of $16,500 (inc GST). Unbeaten on his first four racecourse appearances, the son of Justify (Scat Daddy) – who Ballydoyle maestro Aidan O’Brien described as ‘very fast’ –... Read More
Novara Park confirm 2025 service fees
Novara Park has announced their fees for the 2025 season, with the stud’s owner Luigi Muollo making adjustments to the service fees of half of the stud’s four-strong stallion roster. The fee for Staphanos (Deep Impact) has been reduced from $15,000 to $9,000 (all fees plus GST), while Sweynesse (Lonhro) has been trimmed from $10,000... Read More
Winx to be covered by star Darley shuttler Too Darn Hot
The connections of Australia’s champion mare Winx (Street Cry) have announced that the 25-time Group 1 winner will be covered by Darley stallion Too Darn Hot (Dubawi) this upcoming breeding season. The mating marks the next exciting chapter in the legendary mare’s broodmare career, with Too Darn Hot, an unbeaten Group 1-winning juvenile and son... Read More
Blue Gum Farm announce three-strong roster
Blue Gum Farm has announced its 2025 stallion roster and service fees, headlined by Sejardan (Sebring) who will stand at an unchanged fee of $13,750 (all fees inc GST). On the back of strong first and second seasons at stud where he covered more mares than any other first-season sire in Victoria, Sejardan’s first crop... Read More