Inglewood’s War Decree earns fee increase

Inglewood Stud’s young stallion War Decree (War Front) will stand at a slightly increased fee of NZ$7,000 (plus GST) in 2024, up from last year’s NZ$5,500.

The announcement comes off the back of a strong season for the stallion whose eldest progeny are just four-year-olds. He produced five stakes performers led by exciting three-year-old Warmonger, a stakes winner at Flemington on Melbourne Cup Day and a fast finishing second in Saturday’s South Australian Derby (Gr 1, 2500m).

War Decree has also made a quick impact in Hong Kong where three of his four runners are already winners, while at Karaka this year his yearlings sold very well, fetching up to NZ$150,000 and averaging over ten times his service fee at $69,000.

“We’re very pleased with the way War Decree is tracking. He consistently leaves a very good looking horse and is leaving winners all over Australasia and to boot he has now shown he can leave a Group 1 class horse,” Inglewood Stud’s Gus Wigley said.

“He’s proving well sought after in the trade market and also in the sales ring, and importantly his fillies are in as much demand as his colts, so we see him as a very safe horse for breeders to use.”