The table below highlights the sires to watch this week with significant numbers sorted by 2019 Fee.
|
Stallion (Sire of sire) |
Number Entries |
Stud 2017 Fee |
2019 Fee |
|
American Pharoah (USA) Pioneeorof Thenile |
13 |
Coolmore $66,000 |
$66,000 |
|
Capitalist (Written Tycoon) |
32 |
Newgate $55,000 |
$55,000 |
|
Astern (Medaglia D'Oro (USA) |
19 |
Darley $38,500 |
$33,000 |
|
Shalaa (IRE) (Invincible Spirit) |
14 |
Arrowfield $33,000 |
$33,000 |
|
Flying Artie (Artie Schiller (USA) |
34 |
Newgate $38,500 |
$27,500 |
|
Maurice (Jpn) (Screen Hero) |
6 |
Arrowfield $33,000 |
$27,500 |
|
Divine Prophet (Choisir) |
11 |
Aquis $22,000 |
$22,000 |
|
Extreme Choice (Not a Single Doubt) |
15 |
Newgate $38,500 |
$22,000 |
|
Star Turn (Star Witness) |
18 |
Vinery Stud $22,000 |
$22,000 |
|
Winning Rupert (Written Tycoon) |
18 |
Newgate $22,000 |
$16,500 |
|
Sooboog (Snitzel) |
13 |
Kitchwin Hills $13,200 |
$13,200 |
|
Kiss and Make Up (More Than Ready (USA) |
8 |
Aquis $16,500 |
$11,000 |
Probably the most interesting thing about this group of sires is the lack of direct Danehill line sires with only three of these horses representing the all conquering sireline in Divine Prophet, Extreme Choice and Sooboog.
The two most expensive sires in the group are poles apart in terms of pedigree and profile with Golden Slipper winner Capitalist (pictured below) the quintessential Australian 2YO speed type, while American Pharoah was the best horse of his generation by a mile and won the US Triple Crown giving him legend status.
What the market makes of these two will be of great interest and while Capitalist ticks all the obvious boxes, it's worth noting the very best recent shuttlers to excel in Australia outside of More Than Ready (USA) and High Chaparral (IRE) are Street Cry (IRE) and Medaglia D'Oro (USA), two high class US dirt track performed horses over longer journeys.
