Rich Hill Stud Set 2025 Fees

Media Release - Thursday April 24

Rich Hill Stud’s Group One stallion roster has enjoyed another stellar year and the farm’s 2025 service fees will reflect that success while also being mindful of the uncertain economic times.

Champion sire Proisir will stand at $70,000 + GST, Satono Aladdin at $45,000 + GST, Ace High will be offered at $15,000 + GST and Shocking at $10,000 + GST.

Proisir

“Breeders who have supported Rich Hill stallions over recent seasons have reaped substantial rewards,” Rich Hill Managing Director John Thompson said.

“Our 2025 service fees directly reflect this ongoing success, but we have made some adjustments in line with current market challenges.

“This ensures the industry continues to benefit from the exceptional value they offer.”

Proisir’s progeny have again excelled across the racetracks of Australasia, with 19 individual stakes performers already this season.

His 10 individual Australasian stakes winners include multiple Group winner Waitak, brilliant mare Legarto and three-year-olds Vegas Queen and Sergeant Major.

Proisir currently ranks second by earnings on the New Zealand Sires’ Premiership and leads by individual stakes winners (seven), winners (41), and total wins (56).

His 2025 yearlings were highly sought after and again provided breeders with outstanding returns.

At Karaka, he sired three of the top five priced yearlings, including the spectacular Donna Marie filly who fetched $1,100,000 and his 41 Book 1 yearlings averaged $233,171.

“Going forward, we can all be very excited about Proisir’s future results,” Thompson said.

“We eagerly anticipate his upcoming two-year-olds, which are the first progeny to race from the higher quality mare books bred over the last three seasons.”

Satono Aladdin (Jpn)

Deep Impact’s son Satono Aladdin will return to New Zealand this season and despite not having a current crop of Southern Hemisphere three-year-olds, he has maintained his profile as one of New Zealand’s leading young sires.

His Australasian progeny statistics are world class and from limited early opportunities has a 12.2 per cent ratio of stakes winners to runners.

His 2020-21 crop of 43 foals has produced six individual Group winners at a remarkable 14 per cent Group winners to foals, including Firestorm, Raf Attack, Lupo Solitario and Tokyo Tycoon.

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Satono Aladdin also excelled in the sale ring, with his twenty-nine 2025 Book One yearlings averaging $170,690 and selling up to $525,000.

At the recent Sydney Easter Yearling Sale, his Gallwitz filly from the Trelawney Stud consignment sold for A$725,000.

“Satono Aladdin’s progeny displays incredible versatility and class. With his larger foal crops now emerging, his future impact on Australasian racing and breeding looks set to ascend to new heights over the next few seasons,” Thompson said.

Shocking

Proven Group One producer Shocking has enjoyed another excellent season.

The highlight for Shocking fans was his February Group One double at Te Rapa with El Vencedor capturing the Herbie Dyke Stakes (2000m) and Here To Shock claiming the Waikato Sprint (1400m).

Shocking also came close to a unique Group One Derby double when his son Scary ran second in the VRC Derby and Packing Angel was a close third in the Hong Kong Derby.

Furthermore, he continues to enhance his legacy as a broodmare sire, most recently through Repo Bay, dam of Proisir’s Group One winner Waitak.

“Shocking’s racetrack progeny consistently delivers outstanding results, and he offers breeders access to a proven Group One sire at remarkable value,” Thompson said.

Ace High

Ace High has made a flying start to his stud career, siring Gr.1 1000 Guineas (1600m) winner Molly Bloom from his first crop.

The momentum has continued this season with My Lips Are Sealed winning at Group level and the talented performers She’s A Hustler, O’Ziggy, Texas Dolly, Bullets High and Angland all coming through the grades.

Ace High’s second crop of three-year-olds are also impressing, with stakes performers Kitty Flash and Dealt With supported by emerging runners such as She’s A Dealer, Croupier, Canny Queen and Katashi.

“Ace High continues to attract strong breeder support achieving his largest book yet in 2024,” Thompson said.

“His 2025 yearlings averaged $122,000 at Karaka Book One and given his impeccable pedigree as a son of influential sire High Chaparral, Ace High’s progeny are set to thrive as they mature and step up in distance.”

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