Novara Park Announce 2024 Fees

Media Release - Tuesday May 7

Novara Park has stuck solid with its stallion roster, maintaining the service fees for all stallions for the 2024 breeding season.

“With breeders in mind, we have held our fees to the same level this year,” said Novara Park owner Luigi Muollo.

“Novara Park is always looking at offering upside and value for money to breeders. Our stallion line-up offers breeders the best bloodlines in the world while our fees give our clients affordability.” 

Staphanos (Jpn), click for more info and a Hypo mating.

Deep Impact’s son Staphanos (Jpn) got off to a great start with his debut crop led by the two-year-old Group One winner Pignan, and that debut crop who are now three-year-olds have continued to progress at the highest level.

This has been led by multiple Group performer Basilinna who placed in the Group One VRC Oaks, Group Two Kewney Stakes and Group Three Ethereal Stakes. The smart Medatsu who was Listed placed in NZ and sent to Australia where he won first up and has recently come back from injury and about to resume, and the winner and Desert Gold placed The Entertainer.

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“Staphanos has a number of smart last start winning three-year-olds that are super talented," said Muollo.

"These include Dreams Come True who was sold to Australia to the Price Kent stable and is headed to the Queensland Oaks, Don Stefano a winner at his only start in New Zealand and recently a winner in Sydney is headed to the Queensland Derby, Glimmer couldn’t have been more impressive when winning on debut, and Tokyo Star is a last winner by four lengths.

“Staphanos brings soundness to his progeny and they will only improve as they mature. He was a multiple Group One performer at World Class level as a four-year-old, five-year-old and six-year old so the best is ahead for his progeny."

Staphanos will remain at $15,000+GST.
 
Proven stallion Sweynesse by Lonhro has been led by the outstanding Lucky Sweynesse. Established as the World’s highest- rated sprinter of 2023, Lucky Sweynesse has a host of accolades to his name including the New Zealand Horse of Year and Hong Kong Champion Sprinter.
Sweynesse was the leading New Zealand Sire in Hong Kong last season and this season he currently sits second with only Per Incanto ahead of him.

“Certainly he has had a great last twelve months with Group Three winner Trust In You one our most talented emerging stayers, Explosively was a multiple Group performer in New Zealand and now named Solid Impact in Hong Kong continues to pull off some big wins, and Special Swey won the Group Three Rough Habit Plate at the Queensland carnival," Muollo said.

“He has a very attractive stakes-winners to runners ratio so obviously presents great value and they sell so well, averaging $122,000 at Karaka Book 1 in 2024. They also sell very well at the Ready To Run Sales and out of trials.”

Sweynesse, click for more info and a Hypo mating.

Sweynesse will remain at $10,000+GST

King Of Comedy stood his third season at stud last year and his eldest progeny are now yearlings. By Kingman (a son of Invincible Spirit) one of the hottest names in European bloodstock circles. Kingman, the second fastest stallion in history to sire fifty stakes winners, currently sits at 78 Stakes-winners, siring an impressive 27 in 2023 alone. Recent results in Australia show that King Of Comedy will really suit being at stud in this part of the world with Kingman’s Group One winners, Zardozi and King Colorado showing his incredible strike rate is working in both hemispheres.

King of Comedy was at one point rated the best three-year-old in Europe after his performance in the stallion making St James’s Palace Stakes. Behind King of Comedy that day was Too Darn Hot who has made an excellent start at stud in both Europe and Australia.

“King Of Comedy has the looks, pedigree and racetrack performance to be a hit at stud. His first-born foals are now yearlings and look very strong and balanced.” said Luigi Muollo.

King of Comedy (IRE), click for more info and a Hypo mating.

King of Comedy will stand at an unchanged fee of $7,000. + GST.
 
Dual Group One-winning stallion Press Statement by Hinchinbrook continues to build an impressive sire record. At stud, Press Statement has already sired 177 individual winners for more than $20 million in earnings, including six stakes winners and ten stakes performers.

“Press Statement is a young proven stallion with an incredible 73.5% winners to runners ratio from his first two crops and three new Stakes-performers in the last month alone.”

Press Statement, click for more info and a Hypo mating.

Press Statement will stand at a fee of $6,000. + GST.


 

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