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From subfertile to sire sensation: how Starspangledbanner has defied the odds
From subfertile to sire sensation: how Starspangledbanner has defied the odds It has been 11 years since Starspangledbanner (Choisir) burst onto the European scene with a dazzling display of brazen speed in the Golden Jubilee Stakes (Gr 1, 6f) at Royal Ascot. That was, of course, after a highly successful time in his native Australia,... Read More
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Group 2 winner Graff to stand at Kitchwin Hills
Group 2-winning and Group 1-placed sprinter Graff (Star Witness) will stand at Kitchwin Hills in the Hunter Valley this year after connections made the call to officially retire the talented entire. Graff, who joins Sooboog (Snitzel) on the Kitchwin Hills roster, will stand for an introductory fee of $13,200 (inc GST) this year. “He is... Read More
Peltzer to stand at Twin Hills
Unbeaten two-year-old and Group 2-winning three-year-old Peltzer (So You Think) has been retired to Twin Hills Stud in southern NSW for the 2021 breeding season. He will stand at a fee of $16,500 (inc GST). Trained by Gerald Ryan and Sterling Alexiou, Peltzer was the winner of all three of his races as a juvenile... Read More
Kingman’s King Of Comedy to stand at New Zealand’s Novara Park
Luigi Muollo has been chasing highly rated European three-year-old King Of Comedy for more than a year and the New Zealand studmaster has finally pulled off the deal that will see the son of Kingman (Invincible Spirit) stand at Novara Park this year. King Of Comedy has been purchased outright by Muollo who is hopeful... Read More
Eureka forecast Boom in Spirit’s offspring with ‘best-bred crop’ to hit the track
Eureka Stud’s Harry McAlpine can’t wait to see what the next two-year-old crop of champion Queensland sire Spirit Of Boom (Sequalo) can achieve, as his best-bred runners hit the track later this year. The Queensland stud has consolidated the service fee of Spirit Of Boom, who is set to cover his eighth book of mares... Read More
Exciting Snitzel colt Sword Of State secured by Cambridge Stud
Group 1-winning colt Sword Of State (Snitzel), arguably New Zealand’s best two-year-old this season, has had his future as a stallion assured after Cambridge Stud struck a deal to take on the exciting juvenile at the end of his racing career. The Jamie Richards-trained Sword Of State, a last-start winner of the Sistema Diamond Stakes... Read More