Stud News

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

Champion sire Proisir completes Rich Hill Stud’s unfinished business

After a series of near-misses for foundation stallion Pentire (Be My Guest), Rich Hill Stud has finally broken through and taken top honours with New Zealand’s new champion sire Proisir (Choisir). The 2022-23 season saw Savabeel’s (Zabeel) eight-year reign as champion Kiwi sire broken in spectacular style. Proisir sired 47 winners from 89 runners on... Read More

Record-priced Anamoe full as breeders flock to leading stallions

As he did on the racetrack, Anamoe (Street Boss) is already setting the scene alight in the breeding world as his first season at stud approaches. The superstar four-year-old, who won nine Group 1s in becoming Godolphin’s highest-earner in Australia, has gone to stud on an appropriately hefty fee of $121,000 (all fees inc GST),... Read More

Darley Europe septet available for covers to southern hemisphere time

Darley has announced fees for seven of its stallions who will not shuttle to Australia but will instead be available to cover on southern hemisphere time.  The group is led by Kildangan Stud’s Night Of Thunder (Dubawi), who is available at €50,000 (approx. AU$82,108) at Kildangan Stud. The stallion’s first top-level winner, Kukeracha, is from... Read More

‘He’s the sort of horse with which we can breed a Royal Ascot two-year-old winner’

Newgate make ‘freak’ stallion Extreme Choice available to breeders on northern hemisphere time Henry Field has his eyes set on juvenile success at Royal Ascot following the announcement yesterday that Newgate Farm’s ‘special’ stallion Extreme Choice (Not A Single Doubt) will be made available to breeders to have mares covered to northern hemisphere time next... Read More

Sunlight’s Coolmore Affair to remember

Sunlight, winner of the 2018 Coolmore Stud Stakes and $4.2 million buy, has foaled a colt by Wootton Bassett and has now been covered by last year’s winner of the Group 1 sprint, Home Affairs Sunlight (Zoustar) won the Coolmore Stud Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) in 2018, and on the eve of the 2022 edition... Read More