Super Seth (Dundeel) has been retired to begin stallion duties at Waikato Stud later this year, and will be the first Caulfield Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) winner to stand at stud in New Zealand for 30 years. Waikato Stud’s Mark Chittick, in unveiling the farm’s 2020 stallion roster, confirmed that the Anthony Freedman-trained three-year-old colt... Read More

Swettenham Stud’s emerging stallion Toronado (High Chaparral) will remain at an unchanged service fee in 2020, despite the shuttler siring a number of exciting southern hemisphere-bred first crop three-year-olds this season. The Al Shaqab-owned Toronado heads the six-stallion Swettenham roster at $27,500 (all fees inclusive of GST) while the Adam Sangster-led farm’s newcomer I Am... Read More

Zousain, the first ever foal from Widden Stud’s leading young stallion Zoustar (Northern Meteor), will join his sire on the farm’s roster after the four-year-old’s retirement was announced yesterday. A Group 2-winning juvenile, taking the Champagne Classic (Gr 2, 1200m) at Doomben before finishing second to The Autumn Sun (Redoute’s Choice) in the J J... Read More

Shamardal (Giant’s Causeway), who was unbeaten in all six of his turf starts, including four at the highest level before going on to have an immensely successful career as a stallion, has died aged 18. A son of Giant’s Causeway (Storm Cat), Shamardal began his career with Mark Johnston, winning all three starts at two... Read More

White Robe Lodge, near Dunedin in the deep south of New Zealand, and the Anderton family had much to celebrate on Easter Saturday when their resident stallion, Raise the Flag (Sadler’s Wells) [pictured above], sired his first Group 1 winner, with Etah James taking out the Sydney Cup (Gr.1, 3200m). Etah James’ stamina was tested... Read More