BEL ESPRIT Sire of Racing Immortal Black Caviar and Over 640 Other Winners
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Welcome. Sun Stud is proud to present an outstanding lineup of stallions for the Others highlighting the roster in 2018 are leading first season sires, 2018 breeding season, including the addition of two stars for tomorrow: Fighting Sun and Fiorente, the phenomenal Magnus (top 15 Australian sire), National Defense and Thronum. Black Caviar’s only full brother at stud, Moshe, brilliant 2YO, Ready For Victory, whose first weanlings have really caught the eye and Champion Victorian First A Champion 2YO with devastating speed, National Defense won his maiden by Season Sire, Squamosa. 6 lengths before going on capture his Group One by 4.5 lengths and is a son of incredible speed source, Invincible Spirit, also sire of boom stallion, I Am Invincible. We likewise await the first foals of dual Group One winner, Palentino, who covered an outstanding book of mares at Sun Stud in 2017. Thronum, meanwhile, is a Group Two Australia Stakes winning sprinter and Group One William Reid runnerup by the all-conquering Snitzel, a rapidly emerging sire of Over the next 50 pages or so, you will find something for every breeder and, sires. And what a family … Thronum is closely related to Winx’s sire, Street Cry and importantly, Sun Stud will again offer payment upon live foal for all stallions. Shamardal, who have over 230 stakes winners between them! Good luck with the season ahead … there is nothing more rewarding than Sun Stud also welcomes back 8-times Champion Victorian sire, Bel Esprit, where breeding a winner and we look forward to following your success, both in the he’ll be joined by his Queensland stablemate for the past couple of seasons in sales ring and on the racetrack. Love Conquers All, a Champion Australian First Season Sire. Danielle Cheng Managing Director 02 03 2018 STALLIONS BEL ESPRIT FIGHTING SUN FIORENTE 06 Royal Academy – Bespoken 10 Northern Meteor – Irish Darling 14 Monsun – Desert Bloom $11,000 $15,400 $17,600 LOVE CONQUERS ALL MAGNUS MOSHE NATIONAL DEFENSE 18 Mossman – She’s a Meanie 22 Flying Spur – Scandinavia 26 Bel Esprit – Helsinge 30 Invincible Spirit – Angel Falls $8,800 $19,800 $5,500 NEW $11,000 PALENTINO READY FOR VICTORY SQUAMOSA THRONUM 36 Teofilo – Palatine Hill 40 More Than Ready – Crillon 44 Not a Single Doubt – Class Success 48 Snitzel – Helena’s Secret NEW $17,600 $6,600 $6,600 $17,600 06 $11,000 inc. GST BEL ESPRIT Northern Dancer Nijinsky Flaming Page ROYAL ACADEMY Crimson Satan LEADING VOBIS SIRES 2017/18 Crimson Saint Bolero Rose RANK SIRE STUD VOBIS PAYMENTS BEL ESPRIT Wilkes 1 BEL ESPRIT Sun Stud $462,740 Vain Elated 2 Written Tycoon Woodside Park $424,804 BESPOKEN Adios 3 Magnus Sun Stud $342,900 Vin d’Amour Gliteren 4 Helmet Darley Victoria $306,168 5 Reward for Effort Chatswood Stud $277,108 * as of 15 June 2018 RACE RECORD WON MRC Blue Diamond S.-G1 (1200m) Sire of racing immortal BTC Doomben 10000-G1 (1350m) HE’S BACK! 8-time Champion Sire VRC Maribyrnong P.-G2 (1000m) BEL ESPRIT has returned to Victoria. Black Caviar and over MRC Blue Diamond Prelude-G3 (1100m) MRC Blue Diamond Preview-G3 (1000m) 640 other winners A Champion Australian Sire (equalling MRC McNeil S.-G3 (1100m) the record for the most individual MVRC McKenzie S.-L (1000m) winners in a season — 155), BEL ESPRIT MVRC Pierre Fontaine Trophy-L (1000m) has produced more than 100 individual winners annually for 7 seasons. 2nd VRC Newmarket H.-G1 (1200m) Now with close to 650 winners of 2200 MVRC Manikato S.-G1 (1200m) races in 11 countries, BEL ESPRIT boasts MRC Caulfield Guineas-G1 (1600m) over $62 million in progeny earnings. MRC Dubai Racing Club Cup-G1 (1400m) 08 09 10 $15,400 inc. GST FIGHTING SUN “ Fairy King Encosta de Lago Shoal Creek The way Chess Star hit the line to win his stakes race, NORTHERN METEOR Fappiano it reminded me so much of his sire, Fighting Sun. Explosive Scuff “ – Gai Waterhouse FIGHTING SUN Best Western “ Ivory’s Irish Engagement IRISH DARLING Fighting Harada has great ability and is my Geiger Counter Sandy Darling (Group One) Caulfield Guineas horse! Evening Line “ – Michael Walker Chess Star Moonee Valley stakes winner OUTSTANDING SALE YEARLINGS $220,000 $165,000 Platinum Mam’selle $160,000 Group-placed winner $150,000 $140,000 $140,000 $130,000 $120,000 $120,000 Miss Scorcher Fighting Harada multiple winner multiple winner $120,000 RACE RECORD WON ATC Canonbury S-L (1100m) ATC Membership on Sale Now Plate (1100m) The fastest 2YO by Northern Meteor, FIGHTING SUN has gotten off to a flying start at stud with a host of first-crop Sunfighter Naduri winner winner winners: among them the Moonee Valley stakes winner, Chess Star. With his first and second crops now in The Fighting Sun colt from Westchester was sold to leading stables, the Fighting Suns are Boomer Bloodstock for $220,000 at the 2018 also popular in the sales ring, selling up Gold Coast Magic Millions Yearling Sale to $220,000 in 2018. 12 13 14 $17,600 inc. GST FIORENTE Dschingis Khan Konigsstuhl Trainers love them ... just ask them! Konigskronung MONSUN Surumu “ Mosella Monasia Fiorente was a wonderful racehorse and from what FIORENTE Polish Precedent I’ve purchased for the stable and seen at the sales, Pilsudski “he is clearly throwing them to type. Cocotte DESERT BLOOM – Gai Waterhouse Green Desert “ Desert Beauty I was a little surprised that my good Hellenic Fiorente 2YO winner, Hawkshot, was so “forward and he’s definitely a stakes horse. – Darren Weir I’ve got three Fiorentes and their turn of speed is amazing. Fiorente’s sire Monsun“ has produced “three Melbourne Cup winners in the last five years and he doesn’t even stand here! That’s how YEARLINGS dominant his blood is. HAVE SOLD –Robbie Griffiths UP TO $200,000 $200,000 $140,000 $160,000 $130,000 $150,000 $105,000 $140,000 $100,000 Chris Waller John Hawkes Michael Moroney Roger James RACE RECORD WON VRC Melbourne Cup-G1 (3200m) VRC Australian Cup-G1 (2000m) MVRC Dato Tan Chin Nam (wfa)-G2 (1600m) It’s little surprise that FIORENTE is so MRC Peter Young S.-G2 (1800m) quick out of the gates with his first-crop Newmarket (UK) Princess of Wales’s S.-G2 (2400m) of runners, particularly given that the Melbourne Cup/Australian Cup winner Kris Lees Trent Busuttin Ciaron Maher Colin Little 2nd VRC Melbourne Cup-G1 (3200m) was regarded as the ‘Fast Stayer.’ Rated 125 by Timeform and winner of over “ Ascot King Edward VII S.-G2 (2400m) $6.2 million in prizemoney, FIORENTE Goodwood Gordon S.-G3 (2400m) also won the 1600m Group Two Feehan Goodwood Festival S.-L (1980m) Fiorente’s sire, Monsun, is a phenomenon... 79% winners to runners, Stakes and was Group One-placed in the 1400m All Aged Stakes. 22 Group One winners and 1 in 7 foals are stakes winners! 3rd ATC BMW-G1 (2400m) “ – Greg Carpenter MVRC WS Cox Plate-G1 (2040m) ATC All Aged S.-G1 (1400m) 16 17 18 $8,800 inc. GST LOVE CONQUERS ALL Hold Your Peace New to Victoria in 2018 Success Express Au Printemps Champion Australian First Season Sire (by winners) MOSSMAN Twig Moss Champion 1st, 2nd & 3rd Season Sire in Queensland Lichen Lady LOVE Off Shore Initial crops contained just 58 and 59 live foals CONQUERS Now has 122 two-year-olds and 110 yearlings Salieri ALL Prince Salieri to come through the ranks Caitie’s Kingdom SHE’S A MEANIE Musical Phantasy LEADING AUSTRALIAN 3YO SIRES Shekanwyn Brauner Flight SIRE WINNING % Exceed and Excel 68.70% Love Conquers All 65.50% I Am Invincible 64.30% Written Tycoon 65.20% Snitzel 63.40% * as of 20 June 2018 A $100,000 purchase by leading syndicator Grant Morgan, Savanna Amour was a multiple winner at 2, a Group Two Angus Armanasco and Group Three Gold Coast Guineas winner at 3, and a dual Group winner in Melbourne this season at 4. RACE RECORD WON ATC The Shorts H.-G2 (1200m) AJC Missile S.-G3 (1100m) MRC Betfair S.-G3 (1400m) AJC June S.-L (1100m) The winner of 7 races and over $1 million in stakes, I’m A Rippa won the $1 million MM QTIS Open City Tatt’s Brian Crowley S.-L in January and has recently captured the Group 2nd ATC Doncaster H.-G1 (1600m) def. by Sacred Choice Three BRC Sprint & Listed Eye Liner Stakes. ATC George Ryder S.-G1 (1500m) def. 0.1 lengths by Rangirangdoo New to Victoria in 2018, LOVE CONQUERS ALL was leading Queensland First, Second and BRC Doomben 10,000-G1 (1350m) def. 0.1 lengths by Beaded Third Season Sire, while – in 2015/16 – was ATC Canterbury S.-G2 (1300m) def. by Champion Australian Sire by winners. The More Joyous best indication of how much they have STC Expressway S.-G2 (1200m) def. by trained on, 76% of LOVE CONQUERS Rising star, Mr Marbellouz has produced 6 wins Centennial Park ALL’S first crop runners are winners and (by a combined 33 lengths!) and 2 placings from 3rd ATC Premiere S.-G2 (1200m) def. by Neeson, 9% are stakes horses to runners! And with only 9 starts, including three victories in a row at Hurtle Myrtle the likes of Savanna Amour, I’m A Rippa, Doomben this time in. GCTC Magic Millions 3YO Trophy-RL (1400m) Mr Marbellouz and a big crop of 2YOs on 4th MVRC Manikato S.-G1 (1200m) def. by Hay List their way, there is plenty of Love to go around.