Whether you are a commercial breeder or hobbyist with a handful of mares the dream to breed a Group I winner is something everyone shares, so we’ve gone through all the Australian Group I winners this season that were conceived in Australia to see what it cost in terms of fee to produce these stars of the turf.
Pride of Dubai produced two absolutely outstanding mares from his very first crop and stands at a fee of $22,000 this spring.
The first thing we notice is that good horses aren’t confined to being sired by just the obvious expensive stallions and of the 39 G1 winners, 15 of them were sired by stallions that stood for less than $40,000 in the year they were conceived with $2,200 the lowest service fee and that was for Group I MRC Oakleigh Plate winner Queman’s sire Mint Lane (USA).
Another interesting finding is that 17 of the G1 winners were conceived in the first season at stud for their sire and not all were expensive ranging in price from Trapeze Artist at $88,000 and The Autumn Sun at $77,000 down to $11,000 for a quartet of sires Prized Icon, Royal Meeting (IRE), Tassort and Overshare.
For a lot of stallions their first book of mares is the best they ever cover and any success that comes from it can take years to flow through with Pride of Dubai a good example.
Also worth noting Written Tycoon has stood in three states and for a variety of farms over many years, but the rising 22yo was at Woodside Park in Victoria when Southport Tycoon was conceived and at Arrowfield when Lady of Camelot came into being. The first of his Yulong bred stock will be racing next season.
Australian G1 Winners Conceived in Australia 2023/2024
Sorted by fee at conception from most expensive to least expensive with the first season horses first.
|
G1 Winner |
Sire |
Fee at Conception |
Farm |
2024 Fee |
|
Griff |
Trapeze Artist |
$88,000 first |
Widden |
$55,000 |
|
Autumn Angel |
The Autumn Sun |
$77,000 first |
Arrowfield |
$66,000 |
|
Vibrant Sun |
The Autumn Sun |
$77,000 first |
Arrowfield |
$66,000 |
|
Coco Sun |
The Autumn Sun |
$77,000 first |
Arrowfield |
$66,000 |
|
Pride Of Jenni |
Pride Of Dubai |
$55,000 first |
Coolmore |
$22,000 |
|
Bella Nipotina |
Pride Of Dubai |
$55,000 first |
Coolmore |
$22,000 |
|
Broadsiding |
Too Darn Hot (GB) |
$44,000 first |
Darley |
NA |
|
Attrition |
Churchill (IRE) |
$27500 first |
Coolmore |
$19,800 |
|
Magic Time |
Hellbent |
$27500 first |
Yarraman Park |
$38,500 |
|
Benedetta |
Hellbent |
$27500 first |
Yarraman Park |
$38,500 |
|
Tom Kitten |
Harry Angel (IRE) |
$22000 first |
Darley |
$38,500 |
|
Socks Nation |
Sioux Nation (USA) |
$17,600 first |
Swettenham Stud |
NA |
|
Veight |
Grunt (NZ) |
$13,750 first |
Yulong |
$22,000 |
|
Tropical Squall |
Prized Icon |
$11,000 first |
Kooringal Stud |
$8,800 |
|
Hayasugi |
Royal Meeting (IRE) |
$11,000 first |
Lovatsville (Leneva) |
$22,000 |
|
Manaal |
Tassort |
$11,000 first |
Newgate |
$38,500 |
|
Lady Laguna |
Overshare |
$11,000 first |
Widden (Spendthrift) |
$5,500 |
|
Ozzmosis |
Zoustar |
$154,000 |
Widden |
$275,000 |
|
Joliestar |
Zoustar |
$154,000 |
Widden |
$275,000 |
|
Rediener |
Redoute's Choice |
$137,500 |
Arrowfield |
Deceased |
|
Imperatriz |
I Am Invincible |
$110,000 |
Yarraman Park |
$275,000 |
|
Southport Tycoon |
Written Tycoon |
$110,000 |
Yulong (Woodside) |
Private |
|
Cylinder |
Exceed And Excel |
$88,000 |
Darley |
Retired |
|
Lady Of Camelot |
Written Tycoon |
$77,000 |
Yulong (Arrowfield) |
Private |
|
Militarize |
Dundeel (NZ) |
$66,000 |
Arrowfield |
$88,000 |
|
Celestial Legend |
Dundeel NZ) |
$66,000 |
Arrowfield |
$88,000 |
|
Riff Rocket |
American Pharoah (USA) |
$66,000 |
Coolmore |
NA |
|
Fangirl |
Sebring |
$66,000 |
Widden |
Deceased |
|
Zougotcha |
Zoustar |
$60,500 |
Widden |
$275,000 |
|
Climbing Star |
Zoustar |
$60,500 |
Widden |
$275,000 |
|
Think It Over |
So You Think (NZ) |
$55,000 |
Coolmore |
$77,000 |
|
Alligator Blood |
All Too Hard |
$55,000 |
Vinery |
$38,500 |
|
Overpass |
Vancouver |
$49,500 |
Coolmore/ Woodside Park |
$9,900 |
|
Zapateo |
Brazen Beau |
$44,000 |
Darley |
$33,000 |
|
Dom To Shoot |
Shooting To Win |
$38,500 |
Darley / Oakland Park Stud |
$11,000 |
|
Stefi Magnetica |
All Too Hard |
$27,500 |
Vinery |
$38,500 |
|
Chain Of Lightning |
Fighting Sun |
$13,750 |
Sun Stud |
Deceased |
|
Bustler |
Playing God |
$11,000 |
Darling View Tbreds |
$49,500 |
|
Queman |
Mint Lane (USA) |
$2,200 |
Willow Grove Stud |
Retired |
