The much sought-after Queensland Stallions Directory is finally here.
For the first time the Queensland Thoroughbred Breeders Association is the sole producer of this years Queensland Stallions Directory.
We have been able to produce this publication thanks to the generous support of Magic Millions Sales Pty Limited.
We have decided to take on the project alone to maintain the integrity of the book, and to ensure Queensland Studs can showcase their stock.
The TBQA are extremely proud of the extensive and comprehensive distribution of our annual publication, going to more broodmare owners than any other stallion directory in the industry.
This publication is also complimentary to all our TBQA members as well as copies available at designated distribution centres across the state.
Those centres include:
Allora Vet Clinic, Warwick Vet Clinic, Equine Solutions and Lankseys Saddleworld - Townsville, Furney's Produce and National Farmers Warehouse - Toowoomba, Magic Millions Sales Office - Gold Coast, Pursehouse Rural and Raff Farm Supplies - Pittsworth, Queensland Racing - Brisbane, Rockhampton Jockey Club and Rocky Feed and Seed, Toowoomba Turf Club, Ipswich Turf Club, Sunshine Coast Turf Club.
The Queensland Stallions Directory is the first complete publication delivered nationwide and is a top quality publication and an extremely important way to market our stallions and our industry to the rest of the country.
This year we are proud to introduce nine new stallions to the Queensland ranks, five of which are Freshman Sires. They include:
CHANGEINTHEWEATHER
Gone West (USA) – Meteor Colony (USA) by Pleasant Colony (USA)
CHANGEINTHEWEATHER is a GR1 WINNING 2 YEAR OLD son of GONE WEST.
He won his maiden, in devastating fashion, with equal top weight at Woodbine, by 10 lengths, followed by the Gr1 GREY BREEDERS CUP S by 4 lengths.
He WON or PLACED in SEVEN Stakes races - FOUR consecutive times, posting 101+ Beyer Speed Figures.
He is the only GR 1 winning son of GONE WEST standing in Australia, and one of the very few stallions standing in Queensland that is a GR 1 WINNING 2 YEAR OLD.
Changeintheweather was Mid-Atlantic’s leading FIRST and SECOND crop sire, with 75% winners to runners.
In his Leading Freshman year, he had 11 individual winners from 28 starters, including a Stakes winner, and a further 11 place- getters, including 1 Stakes placed. The following season, all 11 place-getters became winners, except Showerstosunshine, who won US$31,790 in place prizemoney.
By the Champion MR PROSPECTOR Sire, GONE WEST, who has now emerged as an influential Sire-line in his own right, being Sire of Sires of the likes of ZAFONIC (54 SW’rs), GRAND SLAM (53 SW’rs), MR. GREELEY (40 SW’rs), ELUSIVE QUALITY (49 SW’rs), etc,...
His Dam, Meteor Colony is by Champion, PLEASANT COLONY, Grandson of the great RIBOT, out of Meteor Stage from royal PRINCEQUILLO lineage. Meteor Colony is a FULL sister to Eclipse Champion 2 year old Filly, PLEASANT STAGE ($1,076,698 - Gr1 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies, Gr1 Kentucky Oaks, etc); Leading Californian Turf Sire, STAGE COLONY; and to Colonial Play ($319,447), dam of MARSH SIDE ($2,191,921)
PLEASANT COLONY is by HIS MAJESTY, the same dam sire of the incredibly successful Australian super sire, DANEHILL.
CHANGEINTHEWEATHER has every ingredient necessary in a stallion -SPEED, RACE PERFORMANCE, PEDIGREE and LEADING SIRE credentials, with progeny earnings exceeding $2million from only 3 crops (65 runners) to race
This is his first season in Australia. Standing at Merlo Downs Stud, Alton Downs (via Rockhampton)
SEIDNAZAR
Rory’s Jester (Aus) – Dangerous Scene (NZ) by Straight Strike (USA)
SEIDNAZAR by Champion stallion RORY’S JESTER was a very smart two year old winning the Listed Moonee Valley Racing Club St Auburn Stakes at two years of age. He was also placed in the Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes, the Group 2 Maribyrnong Plate, Group 2 STC Pago Pago Stakes, Group 3 SAJC Lightning Stakes, Group 3 MRC Blue Diamond Preview and Listed MRC Debutante Stakes.
His Dam, DANGEROUS SCENE, was a good race mare winning five races, two at listed level. She is the dam of nine named foals, seven to race for five winners.
His first crop of two year olds has just hit the track. He is currently the sire of 13 starters for one winner and two place getters including the smart DERIPPA and promising NASTRO BLU.
SEIDNAZAR was a top class two year old, by one of Australia’s best ever two year olds and Sires in RORY’S JESTER, which gives him ever chance to produce early two year olds.
He is standing at Banchory, Cambooya (via Toowoomba).
DUSTY MOON
Moon Rocket (Jpn) – Zao Zip (Aus) by Zephyr Zip (NZ)
DUSTY MOON is a City winning two year old and in a limited race career, he started six times for one win, one second and two thirds.
DUSTY MOON is by the ill-fated ZABEEL stallion, MOON ROCKET, who was a brilliant winner at two and at Stud, from limited opportunities, has sired 33 winners from just 53 runners including the Stakes winning McKNUCKLE and MISS WATAGAN.
The dam, ZAO ZIP, by one of Queensland’s best broodmare sires in ZEPHYR ZIP, is a Metropolitan winner of four races.
This is his first season. Standing at Burwood Stud, Pittsworth (via Toowoomba)
MUZDAHER
Stravinsky (USA) – Gazebo (Aus) by Snaadee (USA)
MUZDAHER was a more than handy race horse, winning five races and over $220,000 in prizemoney.
His sire, STRAVINSKY, was a Champion New Zealand sire of two year olds. He is currently the Sire of 61 Stakes winners, that includes SERENADE ROSE, KEENINSKY, TIME KEEPER, SOLDIER’S TALE, CAPTIVATE, MR BARITONE, BALLET SOCIETY, HIPS DON’T LIE, BISCAYNE BAY etc.
The dam of MUZDAHER, GAZEBO, by SNAADEE, was a winner at 1200m and her dam was the Champion three year old, TRISTANAGH, by SIR TRISTRAM. GAZEBO is the Dam of five named foals, four to race, all winners.
This is his first season at Stud. He is standing at Riverside Thoroughbreds, Alton Downs (via Rockhampton).
REDOUTE’S SHOW
Redoute’s Choice (Aus) – La Papaya (USA) by Alleged (USA)
REDOUTE’S SHOW by triple Australian Champion Sire, REDOUTE’S CHOICE, was the winner of two races and comes from a family full of Black Type.
REDOUTE’S CHOICE needs no introduction being the Sire of over 62 Stakes winners, including MISS FINLAND, STRATUM, SAMANTHA MISS, NADEEM, SNITZEL, MELITO etc.
His Dam, LA PAPAYA, by Champion ALLEGED, is a half sister to the Champion European two year old and Sire GRAND LODGE. She is also closely related to the smart Group 2 winning Two Year old Filly of last season in COURT.
This is his first season. He is standing at Woodwinds Farm, Numinbah Valley (via the Gold Coast)
FREEZE
Marscay (Aus) – Snowdrift (Fr) by Polish Precedent (USA)
FREEZE, a winner over 1100m and Listed place getter is by the now deceased Champion Australian Sire MARSCAY, the winner of the STC Golden Slipper.
MARSCAY is the Sire of 68 Stakes winners including GREAT COMMAND, BINT MARSCAY, TRISCAY, JETBALL, MARCH HARE, SHARSCAY, CIRCLES OF GOLD etc.
FREEZE’S dam, SNOW DRIFT has had eight named foals to race for five winners including the very smart Group and Listed winners, SNOWLAND, PORTILLO and SNIPPETSON. She is also closely related to the Listed winner SNOW ALERT.
FREEZE to date has had seven starters for three winners and two place getters from just thirteen named foals. He is destined to improve on his strike rate here in Queensland.
He is standing at Springfields Stud, Allora (via Warwick)
REAL SAGA
Tale of the Cat (USA) – Windy Kate (Aus) by Air Express (Ire)
REAL SAGA was an outstanding two year old, retired early due to a minor suspensory injury.
He was the winner of four races from just six starts including the Listed AJC Breeders Plate, the Group 3 MRC Blue Diamond Prelude and the Group 2 STC Todman Stakes and placed fourth in the Group 1 STC Golden Slipper behind PHELAN READY. He won over $750,000 prizemoney.
REAL SAGA is by the Champion USA Sire of two year olds, TALE OF THE CAT. To date TALE OF THE CAT has sired 64 Stakes winners world wide including GLAMOUR PUSS, FALKIRK, SCAREDEE CAT, TRUSTING, DE LIGHTNING RIDGE etc.
His dam, WINDY KATE was a very smart two year old, winning three races at 1200m with over $170,000 in prizemoney. She is a half sister to the Group 2 Moonee Valley Gold Cup winner, ANOTHER WARRIOR. REAL SAGA is WINDY KATE’S first foal.
Real Saga was Timeform's highest rated two-year-old in Australia for 2008-2009 with a 123 rating.
This is his first season at Stud. Glenlogan Park, Innisplain (via Beaudesert) managed to snare the stallion from interested studs in the Hunter Valley, Victoria and New Zealand.
CAUGHT COURTING
Danehill (USA) – Let’s Elope (NZ) by Nassipour (USA)
CAUGHT COURTING was a free running well performed stallion winning four races and placing fourteen times from 45 starts.
He is by the Champion DANEHILL, an amazing nine times Champion Australian Sire with over 347 Stakes winners. He is now an established Sire of Sires with such horses as DYLAN THOMAS, ELVSTROEM, FLYING SPUR, DESERT KING, DANZERO, CATBIRD, ROCK OF GIBRALTAR, DANEWIN, DARCIBRAHMA.
The dam of CAUGHT COURTING, LET’S ELOPE, was the joint Champion four year old and Australian Horse of the Year with eleven wins including the Group 1 Australian Cup, Mackinnon Stakes, Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup. She is the Dam of seven named foals, four to race, all winners including the now promising Sire Group 2 winner USTINOV.
CAUGHT COURTING is by a Champion from a Champion and with this pedigree he is destined to produce more Champions.
His first crop of foals is now on the ground. He is standing at Greenvale Park Stud, Toowoomba.
RED ELEMENT
Red Ransom (USA) – Tracy’s Element (Aus) by Last Tycoon (Ire)
RED ELEMENT was a brilliant sprinter winning twice at Listed level with over $240,000 in prizemoney. From just seventeen starts he won five races and placed twice and comes from one of the best families in the Australian Stud Book.
RED RANSOM, the sire of RED ELEMENT, has over 96 Stakes winners to date including the recently retired ENTIRES to stud, ALL AMERICAN, CHARGE FORWARD, DUPORTH, RED DAZZLER and ONE MORE NO MORE.
RED ELEMENT is a full brother to the five time Group 1 winner TYPHOON TRACY. His family is littered with Group and Stakes performers such as DANASINGA, CULLEN, TOWKAY, SUNTAGONAL, FATAL ATTRACTION, PRINCE OF WAR etc.
His dam, TRACY’S ELEMENT was a Champion Two Year Old Filly and Four Year Old Plus Mare in South Africa. She is a four times Group 1 winner.
RED ELEMENT will be one of the most sought after new season sires in 2010.
He is standing at Glenlogan Park, Innisplain (via Beaudesert)
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Of course these are just our new Sires, the publication will also showcase Queensland’s renowned and popular stallions.
We hope our new 2010 Queensland Stallions, with thanks to Magic Millions Sale Pty Limited, helps you make the best choice for your mare and you see the results either in the sales ring or on the track in the not too distant future.
