Stud News

Toronado to stand unchanged as Swettenham announce fees

Swettenham Stud have announced their stallion fees for the 2025 breeding season, headlined by Toronado (High Chaparral) who will stand at an unchanged fee of $88,000 (all fees inc. GST), and undefeated Group-winning two-year-old Lofty Strike (Snitzel), who also retains his fee of $22,000 in his second season at stud. Toronado has been a model... Read More

Schwarz fee pending as Rosemont unveils its 2025 stallion roster

With a service fee set to be publicly announced after Schwarz’s swansong in the Doomben 10,000 (Gr 1, 1200m) on May 17, Rosemont Stud is currently offering breeders a unique opportunity for a limited number of broodmares to pre-book a date for a private fee with the “best-looking and best-performed son of Zoustar”. Schwarz, who... Read More

Waikato announces a supersize fee for Super Seth

After producing three Group 1 winners this season, Waikato Stud has rewarded Super Seth (Dundeel) with a fee increase to $75,000, while the operation’s stalwart stallion Savabeel (Zabeel) will stand once again for $100,000. Waikato Stud’s principal Mark Chittick admitted there was a temptation to further capitalise on the elite level success of Feroce, Linebacker... Read More

Farnan increased to $77,000 as Kia Ora announce 2025 service fees

Kia Ora Stud have announced that Golden Slipper (Gr 1, 1200m) winner Farnan (Not A Single Doubt) will stand the upcoming season at an increased fee of $77,000 – from $55,000 – (all fees inc. GST) off the back of a successful first season at stud, while studmates Captivant (Capitalist) and Prague (Redoute’s Choice) will... Read More

Yarraman drop fee of stalwart I Am Invincible in a ‘thank you’ to long-time breeders

  Yarraman Park Stud has trimmed the covering fee of elite stallion I Am Invincible (Invincible Spirit), with the three-time champion to stand the upcoming season at $220,000 (all fees inc. GST). Returning the headline act to his 2021 perch is one of several pragmatic choices the stud has made with its 2025 fees, with... Read More

Twin Hills Stud release 2025 stallion fees

Twin Hills Stud have released their service fees for the 2025 breeding season, with all but one of their stallions set to retain last season’s fee. Preparing to stand his third season at the Cootamundra farm, Blue Diamond (Gr 1, 1200m) winner Daumier (Epaulette) heads the roster at an unchanged fee of $16,500 (all fees... Read More