Darley Australia

By Renee Geelen/TTRAusNZ Darley Australia have held the fees steady for their big guns in 2026, with Too Darn Hot again shuttling from Europe to headline the star-studded roster at A$275,000 (inc. GST). Across their two properties, Kelvinside in New South Wales and Northwood Park in Victoria, Darley Australia will stand 16 stallions. "This is an amazing line-up of stallions. It's hard to imagine a better roster," said Andy Makiv, managing director of Godolphin Australia. "Stallions that have won the right races, with the right pedigrees and producing the right...

By Kit Gow/TTRAusNZ Two of Godolphin's dual Group 1-winning three-year-olds will join the Darley Australia roster for 2026. G1 Coolmore Stud Stakes winner Tentyris (Street Boss) will stand at Kelvinside for A$88,000 (inc. GST), while G1 VRC Derby hero Observer (Ghaiyyath) will take up duties at Northwood Park for A$33,000 (inc. GST). "There are not many Australian-bred Group 1 winners retiring to stud this year, and people love to breed to Australian-bred Group 1 winners," said Darley's head of stallions, Alastair Pulford, whilst acknowledging that it was a tough decision...

A nomination to Darley's Too Darn Hot topped Wednesday's Inglis Digital August (Late) Online Sale when selling to Taisen Maddern for A$255,000. The sale of the Too Darn Hot nomination was a collaboration between Godolphin, Watership Down Stud and CatWalk, with all proceeds going directly towards funding critical research to help those living with spinal cord injuries. Maddern has earmarked his Street Boss mare Sliders to be the beneficiary of the Too Darn Hot nomination purchase. "I actually had Sliders booked into Too Darn Hot last year, but when he...

By Dane McLeod/TTRAusNZ Zoustar, standing at Widden Stud, has been crowned Champion Australian General Sire for the first time. After finishing runner-up to I Am Invincible last season, the tables turned this year. Zoustar was represented by 198 individual winners of 335 races from 375 runners. His progeny earned A$26,318,590 in total prize-money, with 15 individual stakes winners winning a total of 23 stakes races. His standout performer, Joliestar, won the G1 Newmarket Handicap and G1 Kingsford Smith Cup, contributing a substantial A$2,813,500. I Am Invincible finished second with A$22,779,421,...

Champion racemare Winx (Street Cry) will visit Too Darn Hot (GB) this spring. "We are thrilled to announce Too Darn Hot as the stallion of choice for Winx this season," Peter Tighe said in a press release on behalf of Winx's owners. "His pedigree, performance and the early success of his progeny align with our long-term vision for Winx's breeding legacy. We believe this pairing has the potential to produce something very special. His progeny has demonstrated early precocity, exceptional athleticism and outstanding temperament--qualities that strongly complement Winx's remarkable racing...

By Kit Gow/TTR AusNZ One of the world's hottest young sires Too Darn Hot (GB) will return to Darley Australia for the 2025 breeding season, where he will stand for a fee of A$275,000 (inc GST). The sire of champion two-year-old colt Broadsiding (Aus), electric juvenile Rivellino (Aus) and a total of 23 stakes winners worldwide was sorely missed last year after a brief illness during the Northern Hemisphere breeding season prompted connections to cancel his travel down under. A stallion who exploded on to the Australasian racing scene with...

Too Darn Hot (GB) will not shuttle to Darley Australia for the 2024 season, the outfit confirmed on Monday morning.  Already a Classic-producing sire, thanks to the exploits of 1,000 Guineas heroine Fallen Angel and German 1,000 Guineas scorer Darnation, Too Darn Hot is enjoying a memorable year. He has also sired Group 1 winner Broadsiding in Australia and is the leading first-season sire Down Under.  A statement posted on Darley in Australia on X read,  "#TooDarnHot will not shuttle to Darley Australia's Kelvinside base for the 2024 season." It...

Nine-time Group 1 winner Anamoe (Aus) leads the 18-strong Darley Australia roster at A$121,000 in 2024, the organisation announced on Tuesday. He is set to be joined in New South Wales by the shuttle Too Darn Hot (GB), who will command a fee of A$110,000, having produced the G1 Champagne S. winner Broadsiding (Aus) from his first Southern Hemisphere crop. New shuttle recruits Native Trail (GB) and Triple Time (Ire) will stand at fees of A$27,500 and A$22,000, respectively. Native Trail is in the midst of covering his first book...

by TTR AusNZ/Keely Mckitterick Australian Horse of the Year Lonhro (Aus) (Octagonal {NZ}--Shadea {NZ}, by Straight Strike) has died at the age of 25, Darley Australia announced on Friday. The Woodlands Stud homebred was pensioned in March of 2023. "A wonderful contributor to the Australian racing and breeding worlds, and as 'the people's champion' Lonhro will be forever remembered for what he was able to achieve on the racetrack," said Godolphin Australia's Corporate Director, Ross Cole said in a statement. "Lonhro had a huge and well-earned following, and he earnt...

Multiple Group 1 winner Palace Pier (GB) (Kingman {GB}) will not return to Darley Australia this year, Darley announced via Twitter. "In the horse's best interest, Palace Pier will not shuttle to Australia for the 2023 Southern Hemisphere season," the organisation tweeted. "It is expected that he will return for the following season." A winner of five Group 1 races, Palace Pier has stood for two seasons in the Northern Hemisphere and his first foals arrived this spring. Based at Dalham Hall Stud in England, his 2023 fee is £50,000....

Champion 2-year-old Pinatubo (Ire) (Shamardal) will not travel to Darley Australia for the Southern Hemisphere breeding season as planned on account of a viral eye infection. "It's extremely disappointing for our clients and the team at Darley, however, we must first and foremost consider what is best for the horse and the overwhelming conclusion, and based on vets' advice, was for Pinatubo to remain at Dalham Hall Stud where they're able to manage his treatment and get him right for next season," said Godolphin Australia's Managing Director Vin Cox. "We...

Champion sprinter Blue Point (Ire) (Shamardal-Scarlett Rose {GB}, by Royal Applause {GB}) and champion 2-year-old Too Darn Hot (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}-Dar Re Mi {GB}, by Singspiel {Ire}) will shuttle to Darley Australia for the Southern Hemisphere breeding season later this year. Alastair Pulford, Darley's Head of Sales in Australia, said, "To be able to offer Australian breeders these two prospects is a huge privilege. We've seen what the Darley shuttle stallions have done for Australian racing with horses like Street Cry (Ire), Teofilo (Ire), Medaglia d'Oro and recently Night Of...