Stud News

What’s The Story to stand at Novara Park

Novara Park are looking forward to the upcoming breeding season where What’s The Story (Savabeel) will join the farm’s established stallion roster that includes Sweynesse (Lonhro), Staphanos (Deep Impact) and King Of Comedy (Kingman). “Novara are always looking at offering upside and value for money to breeders. Our stallion line-up offers breeders the best bloodlines... Read More

Toronado’s dynamic rise continues with increase to $88,000 as Swettenham release fees for six-strong roster

Toronado’s (High Chaparral) stellar season on the track and in the sale ring has earned the Swettenham Stud figurehead a further increase in service fee to $88,000 (all fees inc GST) for the forthcoming breeding season as the leading Victorian operation announced their completed six-strong roster. The line up includes new shuttler Wooded (Wootton Bassett),... Read More

Rich Hill trio earn fee increases for 2022 season

Rich Hill Stud has celebrated major racetrack and sale ring success with its quality stallion line-up and results that have the Waikato nursery looking toward the 2022-23 season with great optimism. “Rich Hill is in a unique position with our stallion roster. We offer three proven international stallions and two young stallions with world class... Read More

Bel Esprit signs off as a sire of one the greatest we’ve seen

In 2001, trainer John Symons watched a two-year-old colt have his first gallop at Macedon Lodge and said: “This horse will win us a Blue Diamond.” Eight year later, a few miles down the road, stud manager David Somers rushed into the offices of Eliza Park and told his colleagues: “I’ve just seen a champion... Read More

Swettenham Stud’s Sangster pulls off Wooded coup

Son of Wootton Bassett and Group 1-winning sprinter to shuttle to Victoria after deal with Al Shaqab Group 1-winning European sprinter Wooded, a son of the region’s stallion powerhouse Wootton Bassett (Iffraaj), will shuttle to Swettenham Stud in Victoria last this year, a deal principal Adam Sangster declared as a coup for the state’s thoroughbred... Read More

Maurice reaches new heights as Snitzel spearheads Arrowfield roster

Esteemed Arrowfield figure Jon Freyer believes Maurice (Screen Hero) is a champion stallion in waiting as the leading Hunter Valley farm released their fees for the 2022 season, with roster king Snitzel (Redoute’s Choice) remaining at the top of the stud’s unchanged line-up in 2022. Four-time champion stallion Snitzel has had his fee increased to... Read More