Stud News

Widden Stud stallion Magnus euthanised

Magnus (Flying Spur), a horse that took connections to racetracks around the world, has been euthanized due to age-related issues, Widden Stud has announced. Magnus, who died at 21 years of age, scored as his most notable victory The Galaxy (Gr 1, 1100m) at Warwick Farm in 2007, in which he was piloted by Damien... Read More

Stakes-winning filly Sky On Fire selling on Gavelhouse

The latest fortnightly sale on gavelhouse.com has been given a touch of star quality with the inclusion of a stakes-winning two-year-old filly from last season.  Sky On Fire (Exceed And Excel) had six starts during her juvenile campaign, headed by a win in the Welcome Stakes (Listed, 1000m) at Riccarton last November. She also collected... Read More

Top billing at Raheen for Epsom winner Top Ranked

Dark Angel’s outcross stallion to stand at Nolan family’s Queensland stud Epsom Handicap (Gr 1, 1600m) winner Top Ranked (Dark Angel), whose career was cut short due to injury before last year’s Cox Plate (Gr 1, 2040m), will stand at Raheen in Queensland, making him the second freshman sire to go to stud in the... Read More

Exceed And Excel’s Signore Fox to stand at Alma Vale Thoroughbreds

Start-up Hunter Valley farm Alma Vale Thoroughbreds will stand its foundation stallion in 2023, taking on the stud duties of the well-bred Group-winning, Group 1-placed sprinter Signore Fox (Exceed And Excel). The new home for the former Peter and Paul Snowden-trained stallion is the 47-acre property formerly known as Riversdale North, located five minutes from... Read More

Vale Queenslander Show A Heart

Glenlogan Park is mourning the loss of one of Queensland’s truly great racehorses and stallions in Show A Heart (Brave Warrior) after he was humanely euthanised late last week at the age of 25.  After a stellar career both on the racetrack and in the breeding barn, four-time Group 1 winner Show A Heart, who... Read More

Champion sire Proisir completes Rich Hill Stud’s unfinished business

After a series of near-misses for foundation stallion Pentire (Be My Guest), Rich Hill Stud has finally broken through and taken top honours with New Zealand’s new champion sire Proisir (Choisir). The 2022-23 season saw Savabeel’s (Zabeel) eight-year reign as champion Kiwi sire broken in spectacular style. Proisir sired 47 winners from 89 runners on... Read More