Zululand to Stand at Grenville Stud

Media Release - Thursday May 24
Grenville Stud is excited to announce that they will be standing Zululand (Fastnet Rock – Dream Play) at stud this upcoming breeding season.

ZululandZululand is exceptionally bred being from the Group 2 winning Hennessy mare Dream Play. Dream Play is a half sister to Group 1 winner Diplomat Lady with the family being filled with stakes performers.

Zululandis a magnificent type, he was purchased by Coolmore and China Horse Club for $1,500,000 as a yearling at the 2013 Australian Easter Yearling Sales and was the fourth most expensive colt sold that year.

Zululandwas trained by David Hayes and immediately showed his ability as a 2YO winning the Group 2 Sires Produce Stakes at Flemington convincingly. On this day he defeated subsequent Group 1 winners Awesome Rock, Malaguerra and Stratum Star. Zululand was then taken to Sydney where he ran a gutsy second in the Group 1 Champagne Stakes after sitting outside the leader the whole trip only to be over ran late in the final stages of the race.

Following on from his impressive win in the Group 2 VRC Sires Produce Stakes David Hayes said "I think we have got a good one. He's probably paid for himself in stallion value with that win. You like to see them finish off like that in the last 100 metres. This is a stallion making race and he has got a stallion's pedigree."

Zululandis by Champion Australian Sire, Fastnet Rock who is quickly establishing himself as the leading sire of sires in Australia with the likes of Hinchinbrook, Smart Missile and Foxwedge proving successful sires.

Graeme McCulloch stated "Zululandis an exceptional type, I can see why he made $1,500,000 as a yearling. He had brilliant 2YO speed and has a great pedigree. I am delighted to have secured him to stand at Grenville this upcoming season."

Zululandwill be standing for a fee of $5,500.00 inclusive of GST, payable on a live foal for the 2018 breeding season.

Zululandwill stand alongside Mawingo who will be standing for $4,400.00 also payable on a live foal.

For further details head to www.grenville.com.au. Graeme McCulloch can be contacted on 0417 018 895 and Bart McCulloch on 0403 608 873
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