Boom Time at Eureka Stud

Tara Madgwick - Thursday June 21
You wait a lifetime for a stallion like this one to come along.

With 17 first crop winners that include five stakes-winners and a little over a month to run of the current racing season, Eureka Stud's Spirit of Boom is making headlines at every turn and is not done yet.

Spirit of Boom"Boomsara isn't a stakes-winner yet, but he did a great job over the carnival to be third in the Group II Sires Produce Stakes and second in the Group III Ken Russell Classic," said Eureka Stud's Scott McAlpine.

"He also had two first starters in the past week that both finished close seconds in He Will boom (Balaklava) and Boomtown Lass (Sunshine Coast), so you would have to think both could emerge as winners before the season finishes."

Spirit of Boom is doing things we have not seen done since More Than Ready (USA) burst on to the scene in the 2004/2005 season and is tracking very closely to the first crop achievements of I Am Invincible.

Every year produces a new crop of stallions and while some take time to hit their straps, others fly the gates and never look back.

Darley heavy hitter Exceed and Excel made his mark early with 13 first crop winners that included five stakes-winners, while Widden Stud's super duo of Northern Meteor and Sebring had a titanic battle in the 2012/2013 season.

Northern Meteor won the day with 18 Australian winners including three stakes-winners, while Sebring's 16 Australian winners also contained three stakes-winners.

Jonker is one of five stakes-winners this season for Spirit of BoomYarraman Park's I Am Invincible was a revelation in 2013/2014 producing 17 first crop winners in Australia and New Zealand including five stakes-winners headed by Group II winner Brazen Beau, who would return in the spring to win the Group I VRC Coolmore Stud Stakes.

I Am Invincible stood his first four seasons at a fee of $11,000 and will be fully booked this year at $192,500 which speaks volumes for his success!

Spirit of Boom has already equalled the deeds of I Am Invincible and may end up challenging More Than Ready, who has been the most impressive first season sire during my time of working in bloodstock.

The Vinery Stud based shuttler went to stud at a fee of $22,000 and covered 108 mares in his first season.

His first Australian crop produced 17 winners including six stakes-winners headed by Group I winner Carry on Cutie, Group III winners Perfectly Ready and Tonz More Fun as well as stakes-winner Blizzardly, who later achieve fame and fortune as the dam of Magic Millions 2YO Classic winner Unencumbered.

Among his further five stakes-placed horses was Benicio who could come out and with the Group I Victoria Derby in the spring.

Fast forward to 2018 and More Than Ready is slated to return to Vinery again this spring at a fee of $66,000 and has put together and amazing record at stud. He is the sire of 185 stakes-winners worldwide!

Eureka Stud's Spirit of Boom has had a big fee increase this year moving up to $55,000 after four seasons at $11,000, but that might well be good value!


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