Real Queensland Value That Delivers Results

Media Release - Wednesday July 21

When you are breeding to race, a great winner to runner strike rate is all important.

As the current racing season comes to its conclusion this month, Grandview Stud continue to be delighted by the record of their terrific young sire Whittington as a Queensland based stallion.

Whittington is the leading Queensland based sire by seasonal winners to runners.

From the active stallions in Queensland, he sits atop the rankings for seasonal winners to runners.

STALLION	2021 FEE	WTR%	W:R
Whittington	$3,300	58%	37:64
Spirit Of Boom	$33,000	50.9%	111:218
Better Than Ready	$33,000	48.8%	81:166
Rothesay	$6,600	45%	67:149
Sidestep	$11,000	43.3%	39:90
Love Conquers All	$5,500	40.8%	73:179

A brilliant juvenile by Tale of the Cat (USA), Whittington has three crops racing with his progeny continuing to race on successfully and win as 3 and 4yos.

This season his city winners have included Stampe (Chris Munce), Patches (Michael Nolan), Firebox (Chris Anderson) and Dansant (Steve Tregea).

Whilst he has provided substantial winners on the Qld provincial circuit tapping his owners and stables into the lucrative QTIS bonus scheme.

These have included Such A Whit (Mick Bannon - 5 wins in Central Qld), Waterway (Roy Chillemi - 3 in North Qld), Oswana (Tom Smith - 3 in Central Qld) & Shamaton (Tony Gollan - 2 in Southern Qld).

Arguably the best value stallion in Qld for winners, Whittington stands this coming season at $3,300.

Call Mark Farmer on 0431 280 154 for bookings to Whittington and Under The Louvre in 2021.

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