Some stallions’ careers are more linear than others. I Am Invincible (Invincible Spirit) retired having won one Group race, the D.C McKay Stakes (Gr 3, 1100m) at Morphettville, and stood for an initial $11,000 (all fees include GST). As the success started coming – he had 22 stakes winners from his first three crops –... Read More

The emergence of VRC Champions Stakes Day, the final day of the reinvigorated Melbourne Cup Carnival, is Australia’s chance to reconnect with the Asian markets of Hong Kong and Japan and provides a natural championship series in the Asia-Pacific region at the end of each year.  That is the belief of the Victoria Racing Club’s... Read More

KIA ORA STUD ex Insta Erma (Pioneerof The Nile)   Kia Ora Stud stallion Farnan (Not A Single Doubt) has welcomed his first foal, a colt by the 2020 Golden Slipper (Gr 1, 1200m). Kia Ora returned to stand stallions last year with Farnan spearheading the roster alongside Group 3 winner Prague (Redoute’s Choice). The... Read More

Talented Group 3-winning son of champion sire I Am Invincible wins Doomben trial ahead of spring Yarraman Park has moved to shore up its position in unbeaten I Am Invincible (Invincible Spirit) colt Nettuno by increasing its percentage of ownership in the new season three-year-old ahead of a pivotal spring campaign which is likely to... Read More

FARNAN KIA ORA STUD C. ex Insta Erma (Pioneerof The Nile) Kia Ora Stud stallion Farnan (Not A Single Doubt) has welcomed his first foal, a colt by the 2020 Golden Slipper (Gr 1, 1200m). Kia Ora returned to stand stallions last year with Farnan spearheading the roster alongside Group 3 winner Prague (Redoute’s Choice).... Read More

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