A number of fees for the most exciting sires in Australia and New Zealand have been announced with Windsor Park Stud, which has enjoyed a long and successful relationship with Coolmore Stud, saying that dual Derby winner Auguste Rodin (Ire) will be well-supported by Southern Hemisphere breeders.
Auguste Rodin heads the stallion roster at NZ$30,000 while fellow Coolmore shuttler Paddington (Fr) will stand at NZ$35,000, the same fee he was introduced at in 2024 at Windsor Park.
Rodney Schick, stud master at Windsor Park, commented on Auguste Rodin, “World class racehorse, he's in the same mould as High Chaparral, nearly identical race record, wonderful European galloper and he's been massively supported by breeders. It's very, very exciting and it's great to have him.”
A new chapter has also begun at Darley Australia, with Godolphin's champion two-year-old colt Broadsiding (Aus), a son of Too Darn Hot (GB), joining the roster at Kelvinside.
The Australasian breeding community was understandably excited when news broke earlier this month that Too Darn Hot (GB), Champion First-Season Sire in Australia and the sire of 10 stakes winners in the Southern Hemisphere, would be returning Down Under this breeding season.
The reception has been similar for his son Broadsiding, a winner of two Group 1s as a juvenile and a further two Group 1s this season, as well as a range of highly commendable placings at the top level.
“We announced the fees this morning and the phones have literally not stopped,” Darley's Head of Stallions Alastair Pulford said yesterday. “Not just for me, but for the whole sales and nominations team. He's [Broadsiding] almost full in one day. I don't think we've ever had such a positive reaction to a first-season sire. It's been fantastic.”
Too Darn Hot's fee has been set at $275,000 while new recruit Broadsiding will stand for $66,000. Other stallions of note include Anamoe (Aus) at $110,000, Harry Angel (Ire) at $66,000, Pinatubo (Ire) at $38,500, Native Trail (GB) at $27,500 and Victor Ludorum (GB) at $11,000.
Meanwhile, leading first-season sire Down Under Ole Kirk (Aus) will headline the six-strong stallion roster at Vinery Stud this year. His fee has almost doubled to $99,000 after an outstanding year on the track and in the sales ring.
Currently leading the first season sires' championship in Australia by number of winners and earnings, the son of Champion Sire Written Tycoon has enjoyed three stakes winners to date.
Vinery Stud's General Manager Peter Orton said, “Due to demand, Ole Kirk has gone up in fee. He has a perfect pedigree and offers a complete outcross for breeders throughout the heavy presence of Danehill in most pedigrees. The way Ole Kirk raced, we are looking to his late two-year-olds and spring three-year-olds to dominate. What he has done to date is a bonus and I think the best is yet to come.”
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