The Australian Studbook have today released the official covering statistics for the 2023 breeding season with 22 sires covering books of 150 or more mares which was significantly down on last year when 31 stallions were in the 150 plus club.
The busiest sire was Newgate Farm’s bargain basement up and comer Tassort, a Group II placed half-brother by Brazen Beau to Astern, whose first two year-olds have hit the ground running.
When Manaal won the Group III ATC Gimcrack Stakes on debut last spring, she put the flashing red light on her sire Tassort and is now set to be his first Golden Slipper runner after winning last weekend’s Group II ATC Sweet Embrace Stakes.
Tassort has had strong support from Emirates Park who stand him in conjunction with Newgate and now everyone else seems to have jumped on board with his book soaring from 132 mares in 2022 to 232 last spring.
Lyndhurst Stud’s Better Than Ready was the busiest Queensland based sire covering 213 mares, while Yulong had the next two most popular sires in Alabama Express and Pierata, whose oldest progeny are two year-olds. They both had spring Melbourne stakes-winners in Karavasand Coleman, no doubt spurring their support.
Coolmore based Justify (USA) was the busiest of the shuttle sires and attracted his biggest ever book in Australia with those broodmare owners now in the happy position of having backed a stallion now seen as one of the best young sires in the world.
Newgate Farm’s handsome Snitzel sprinter In The Congo was the busiest of the first season sires covering 169 mares and we will look more closely at those first season sires in a follow up story.
|
Sire |
Mares Covered |
2023 Fee |
Stud |
State |
|
Tassort (AUS) 2016 |
232 |
$11,000 |
Newgate Farm |
NSW |
|
Better Than Ready (AUS) 2009 |
213 |
$27,500 |
Lyndhurst Stud Farm |
QLD |
|
Alabama Express (AUS) 2016 |
206 |
$22,000 |
Yulong Stud |
VIC |
|
Pierata (AUS) 2014 |
191 |
$44,000 |
Yulong Stud |
VIC |
|
Home Affairs (AUS) 2018 |
189 |
$99,000 |
Coolmore Australia |
NSW |
|
Zousain (AUS) 2015 |
189 |
$22,000 |
Widden Stud |
NSW |
|
Justify (USA) 2015 |
188 |
$77,000 |
Coolmore Australia |
NSW |
|
Russian Revolution (AUS) 2013 |
185 |
$88,000 |
Newgate Farm |
NSW |
|
Acrobat (AUS) 2018 |
178 |
$13,750 |
Coolmore Australia |
NSW |
|
Dundeel (NZ) 2009 |
177 |
$82,500 |
Arrowfield Stud |
NSW |
|
Capitalist (AUS) 2013 |
174 |
$77,000 |
Newgate Farm |
NSW |
|
Spirit Of Boom (AUS) 2007 |
172 |
$38,500 |
Eureka Stud |
QLD |
|
In The Congo (AUS) 2018 |
169 |
$33,000 |
Newgate Farm |
NSW |
|
So You Think (NZ) 2006 |
164 |
$99,000 |
Coolmore Australia |
NSW |
|
Toronado (IRE) 2010 |
164 |
$88,000 |
Swettenham Stud |
VIC |
|
Grunt (NZ) 2014 |
164 |
$22,000 |
Yulong Stud |
VIC |
|
Hitotsu (AUS) 2018 |
162 |
$22,000 |
Arrowfield Stud |
NSW |
|
Jacquinot (AUS) 2019 |
157 |
$33,000 |
Widden Stud |
NSW |
|
I Am Invincible (AUS) 2004 |
156 |
$302,500 |
Yarraman Park |
NSW |
|
Zoustar (AUS) 2010 |
155 |
$220,000 |
Widden Stud |
NSW |
|
Farnan (AUS) 2017 |
152 |
$55,000 |
Kia Ora Stallions |
NSW |
|
Stay Inside (AUS) 2018 |
151 |
$77,000 |
Newgate Farm |
NSW |
A comparison with last year’s list pictured below is always interesting and highlights the often fickle nature of the bloodstock industry.
|
Stallion |
Mares |
Fee 2022 |
Stud |
|
So You Think (NZ) 2006 |
211 |
$93,500 |
Coolmore Australia |
|
Home Affairs (AUS) 2018 |
202 |
$110,000 |
Coolmore Australia |
|
Russian Revolution (AUS) 2013 |
200 |
$71,500 |
Newgate Operations Pty Ltd |
|
Tagaloa (AUS) 2017 |
192 |
$30,250 |
Yulong Investments Yulong Stud |
|
Stay Inside (AUS) 2018 |
188 |
$77,000 |
Newgate Operations Pty Ltd |
|
Acrobat (AUS) 2018 |
188 |
$13,750 |
Coolmore Australia |
|
Zoustar (AUS) 2010 |
185 |
$198,000 |
Widden Stud Australia Pty Ltd |
|
Farnan (AUS) 2017 |
184 |
$55,000 |
Kia Ora Stallions Operations Pty Ltd |
|
Trapeze Artist (AUS) 2014 |
183 |
$55,000 |
Widden Stud Australia Pty Ltd |
|
Spirit Of Boom (AUS) 2007 |
182 |
$33,000 |
Eureka Cambooya Thoroughbreds Pty Ltd |
|
I Am Invincible (AUS) 2004 |
178 |
$247,500 |
Yarraman Park Stud Pty Ltd |
|
Wild Ruler (AUS) 2017 |
175 |
$38,500 |
Newgate Operations Pty Ltd |
|
Hanseatic (AUS) 2017 |
175 |
$17,600 |
Rosemont Stud |
|
Capitalist (AUS) 2013 |
174 |
$99,000 |
Newgate Operations Pty Ltd |
|
Harry Angel (IRE) 2014 |
174 |
$16,500 |
Godolphin Australia |
|
Zousain (AUS) 2015 |
171 |
$22,000 |
Widden Stud Australia Pty Ltd |
|
Supido (AUS) 2011 |
170 |
$8,800 |
Widden Stud Australia Pty Ltd |
|
Wootton Bassett (GB) 2008 |
169 |
$71,500 |
Coolmore Australia |
|
Anders (AUS) 2017 |
169 |
$16,500 |
Widden Stud Australia Pty Ltd |
|
Snitzel (AUS) 2002 |
168 |
$220,000 |
Arrowfield Group Pty Ltd |
|
Maurice (JPN) 2011 |
165 |
$82,500 |
Arrowfield Group Pty Ltd |
|
Hellbent (AUS) 2012 |
165 |
$22,000 |
Yarraman Park Stud Pty Ltd |
|
Yes Yes Yes (AUS) 2016 |
164 |
$38,500 |
Coolmore Australia |
|
Tiger Of Malay (AUS) 2018 |
164 |
$16,500 |
Newgate Operations Pty Ltd |
|
Nicconi (AUS) 2005 |
162 |
$22,000 |
Widden Stud Victoria |
|
Ole Kirk (AUS) 2017 |
160 |
$55,000 |
Vinery Stud (Australia) Pty Ltd |
|
The Autumn Sun (AUS) 2015 |
159 |
$66,000 |
Arrowfield Group Pty Ltd |
|
St Mark's Basilica (FR) 2018 |
159 |
$44,000 |
Coolmore Australia |
|
Rubick (AUS) 2011 |
156 |
$22,000 |
Swettenham Stud |
|
Toronado (IRE) 2010 |
150 |
$88,000 |
Swettenham Stud |
|
Fierce Impact (JPN) 2014 |
150 |
$16,500 |
Leneva Park |
