No Shuttle to Rich Hill for Vadamos

Media Release - Thursday July 18

Group One sire Vadamos (Fr) will not shuttle to Rich Hill Stud for the upcoming 2024 Southern Hemisphere season.

Vadamos (Fr) will not be coming to New Zealand this year.

“It’s purely an economic decision,” farm principal John Thompson said.

“The progeny of Vadamos have had another good year on the racetracks and they continue to sell well.

“He currently sits in 15th place on the New Zealand premiership, with outstanding Group One-winning mare La Crique his flagbearer.

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“It will be difficult to cover the costs of transport, promotion and staff at his advertised service fee of $9000.

“As any Australasian farm standing stallions will know, these fixed costs have risen substantially over the last few years, so the syndicate has decided to leave him in the Northern Hemisphere this year.

“The Vadamos Syndicate owns 50 percent of the stallion, so we do have the option to bring him back to New Zealand in the future.”

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