Sun Stud drops fees across the board
Fiorente (Monsun) will once again head the Sun Stud stallion roster in 2020, but at a significantly reduced fee of $17,600 (all fees inclusive of GST) as the operation seeks to support breeders in a coronavirus-affected economy. Sun Stud last night revealed its nine-stallion roster for 2020, with the Queensland-bound Love Conquers All (Mossman) the... Read More
I Am Invincible remains at the peak
Yarraman Park Stud yesterday announced that I Am Invincible (Invincible Spirit), who is in contention for his first Australian Champion Sire title this season, will remain the country’s most expensive stallion but at a reduced fee of $209,000 (all fees inclusive of GST). The tremendous rise of I Am Invincible, from $11,000 in his first... Read More
Inglis looks to maintain online momentum with blue-chip Chairman’s Sale
Australia’s oldest thoroughbred auction house Inglis has shown the rest of the world that online-only sales can be a viable alternative to live events during the coronavirus crisis. Its prestigious Easter Yearling Sale, held in virtual format with no horses or buyers on site in Sydney last month, recorded a decline in average of just... Read More
Eureka sticks solid with Spirit Of Boom at $44,000
Eureka Stud will maintain the status quo heading into the 2020 breeding season with its proven pin-up stallion Spirit Of Boom (Sequalo) to remain at an unchanged service fee this year on the basis that the outcross stallion fits a rare niche for breeders. The Group 1-winning Spirit Of Boom, who is in the top... Read More
Exceed And Excel colt with big engine joins Riverdene
NSW operation Riverdene Stud has called on Group 3-winning juvenile McLaren (Exceed And Excel) to bolster the Riverina-based farm’s stallion roster. The Canonbury Stakes (Gr 3, 1100m) winning McLaren, who was rated highly in the arsenal of valuable colts owned by the China Horse Club-Newgate Farm partnership, will stand for an introductory fee of $6,600... Read More
Exceedance’s fee set at $38,500 to headline Vinery roster
Exhilarating sprinter Exceedance (Exceed And Excel) will stand for the same fee as two of his first season contemporaries after Vinery Stud yesterday confirmed the Group 1 winner would head the Hunter Valley farm’s 2020 roster of six stallions. Successful in last year’s Coolmore Stud Stakes (registered as Ascot Vale Stakes) (Gr 1, 1200m), Exceedance’s... Read More