Victorian Proven Value

Tara Madgwick - Monday September 2

We’re a month into a new racing season and while Zoustar has flown the gates with four stakes-winners to his credit already there is another stallion that’s gotten off to a very good start and he’s one of the best value sires in Victoria this spring.

Victorian breeders are spoiled for choice this year with some great proven options to choose from starting with Toronado (IRE), who at $88,000 is the highest priced sire in the state, but if that’s a bit rich for your blood its hard to go past Woodside Park Stud’s Shalaa (IRE), who has put two stakes-winners on the board in quick succession in Recommendation and Mornington Glory.

Shalaa (IRE) hjas sired two stakes-winners in the first month of the new season, click for more info.

Most Expensive Proven Sires in Victoria (*Written Tycoon private use)

Sire

Stud

Service Fee

Toronado (IRE)

Swettenham Stud

$88,000

Pierata

Yulong

$66,000

Street Boss (USA)

Darley

$66,000

Alabama Express

Yulong

$55,000

Blue Point (IRE)

Darley

$44,000

Shamus Award

Rosemont Stud

$38,500

Brazen Beau

Darley

$33,000

Rubick

Swettenham Stud

$27,500

Royal Meeting ((IRE)

Lovatsville

$22,000

Grunt

Yulong

$22,000

Shalaa (IRE)

Woodside Park Stud

$19,800

Relocated from Arrowfield Stud in the Hunter Valley last year to Woodside Park, Shalaa has been well received by Victorian breeders with a solid reputation for producing fast and precocious stock. That fact was highlighted last season when he sired eight juvenile winners including stakes-placed Roselyn’s Star and Sassy Jenni and metro winners Winning Proposal, Italian Riviera and Southern Charm.

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Recommendation has won nearly $1million in prizemoney - image Grant Courtney

The Shalaa stock can also train on with the Ciaron Maher trained five year-old gelding Recommendation racing in career best form with Group wins at his past three starts in sprint races at Caulfield boosting his prizemoney to just shy of $1million.

Mornington Glory has won over $500,000 in prizemoney - image Grant Courtney

The Gavin Bedggood trained six year-old gelding Mornington Glory is another son of Shalaa finding top form as an older horse, reeling off three metro wins this year before his Black Type victory in the Listed MVRC Carlyon Stakes last month.

Shalaa covered 90 mares last spring with his first Victorian foals arriving this season.

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