Fee Rise for Zoustar on the Back of Three-Year-Old Success
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Fee rise for Zoustar on the back of three-year-old success Tuesday, April 16, 2019 Coolmore shuttler Read Tomorrow's Issue For: American Pedigree Page Pharoah off the mark with What's On Race meetings: Hawkesbury (NSW), first runner Bendigo (VIC), Mackay (QLD), Kalgoorlie Stallion Watch | page 9 (WA) Barrier trials / Jump-outs: Caulfield Tuesday, April 16, 2019 (VIC) Zoustar earns fee increase on the back of three-year-old success New barnmate Trapeze Artist’s fee set at $99,000 for debut season at Widden Stud Morning Briefing Needs Further to remain at Armidale Needs Further (Encosta De Lago), the sire of Australian Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) and All-Star Mile (1600m) heroine Mystic Journey (below), will remain at the Whishaw Family’s Armidale Stud in Tasmania for the 2019 breeding season, where he will stand for an increased fee of $12,500 (plus GST). “There has been an incredible amount of interest from mainland studs in relocating Needs Further,” Armidale Stud’s managing director David Whishaw said. Zoustar WIDDEN STUD “But all said and done we are passionate about the Tasmanian racing and breeding industry Coolmore Stud Stakes (registered as Ascot and we believe Needs Further can continue By Tim Rowe Vale Stakes) (Gr 1, 1200m) in the spring, with to be a success at stud whilst standing in Sunlight leading home a trifecta for the young Tasmania.” Needs further will oustar (Northern Meteor) will stallion who is poised to claim the second again stand alongside stand for $154,000 (inc GST) season sire title this year. Alpine Eagle (High while multiple Group 1-winning The Tony McEvoy-trained Sunlight Chaparral), whose newcomer Trapeze Artist (Snitzel) subsequently won the Newmarket Handicap has his first foals Zwill begin his first season at a fee of $99,000 (Gr 1, 1200m) and the William Reid Stakes on the ground (inc GST) to spearhead the Widden Stud (Gr 1, 1200m), with her success and that and who will stallion roster in 2019. of her paternal two- and three-year-old remain at his 2018 The fee increase for Zoustar, Australia’s siblings prompting Widden Stud to lift his fee of $7,000 (plus leading first season sire in 2017-18, comes fee from the $60,500 (inc GST) he stood for GST). after his three-year-olds dominated the in 2018. Continued on page 1>> Morning Briefing page 4 | 1 | Brought to you by Zoustar earns fee increase on the back of three-year-old success | 2 | Tuesday, April 16, 2019 << Continued from page PB Zoustar is the sire of seven individual stakes winners, including this season’s B J McLachlan Stakes (Gr 3, 1200m) winning juvenile Sun City, from two crops of racing age while his yearlings sold for up to $1 million and averaged $328,571 at last week’s Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale. “Zoustar is the most exciting young stallion in the world and that demand has extended to the northern hemisphere where he is covering a full book of mares at Tweenhills Stud,” Widden Stud principal Antony Thompson said. “To sire the one-two-three in a highly targeted Group 1 race like the Coolmore with his first crop speaks volumes of this young stallion’s ability and future. “He’s also enjoyed a phenomenal year in the sales ring with multiple yearlings fetching $1m or more. Given his strong shareholder support, Trapeze Artist sportpiX nomination numbers are limited and we expect he’ll be full within the next few days post the release of his fee.” Star Witness (Starcraft), whose Group 3-winning, Golden Rose Thompson said the record of Trapeze Artist meant the rising five- Stakes-placed colt Graff has been flying the flag for his sire this season, year-old was deserving of a high-quality band of broodmares in his first will stand for $27,500 (inc GST). He is currently inside the top 20 leading season at stud, which will be presented to him by his owner-breeder Bert Australian sires with 93 individual winners this season and prize-money Vieira and Widden Stud. earnings of more than $5.1 million. “Trapeze Artist is without question one of the most decorated and Widden Stud was dealt a blow earlier this year with the sudden death best credentialed horses to retire to stud in years,” he said. of its flagship stallion Sebring (More Than Ready) but in a small consolation “A multiple record-breaking sprinter, a three-year-old that dominated his Group 1-placed son Supido will start his second season on the roster his elders at weight-for-age level and by the champion sire in Snitzel. I this year at a fee of $9,900 (inc GST) after covering 116 mares last year. can’t think of an Australian colt to retire this season with anywhere near Your Song (Fastnet Rock), who will have his largest crop of yearlings the level of Trapeze Artist’s achievements.” set for sale next year in his six seasons at stud, will stand for a reduced The four-time Group 1 winner, who won the Golden Rose Stakes (Gr fee of $13,750 (inc GST), while Cox Plate (Gr 1, 2040m) winner Shamus 1, 1400m) in 2017, showcased his talent in open company 12 months Award (Snitzel) will stand for $11,000 (inc GST). ago when he claimed the T J Smith Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) and the All Aged Shamus Award, whose eldest crop are three-year-olds, sired his Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m) in a stellar autumn campaign. maiden stakes winner on Saturday when Classic Weiwei took out the Port Vieira, despite plenty of interest from studs following Trapeze Artist’s Adelaide Guineas (Listed, 1800m) at Morphettville. three-year-old season, elected to race the Gerald Ryan-trained sprinter Group 1 winner Stratum Star, a son of Widden’s late sire Stratum on at four, with the son of Snitzel (Redoute’s Choice) finishing runner-up (Redoute’s Choice), will stand for $9,900 (inc GST) in his third season at in the $13 million The Everest (1200m) last October before crowning his stud while fellow unproven sire Outreach (Exceed And Excel), the brother career with a victory in the Canterbury Stakes (Gr 1, 1300m) in March. to 2013 Golden Slipper Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) winner Overreach, will He was retired to stud following his unplaced run in the T J Smith stand for $7,700 (inc GST). Stakes, finishing his career with seven wins from 20 starts and prize- money earnings of $5,568,750. Earlier this month, Widden Stud announced that last year’s Blue Widden Stud stallion roster Diamond Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) winner Written By (Written Tycoon) would (all inclusive of GST; 2018 fee in brackets) be joining Trapeze Artist on the roster this year at a fee of $24,750 (inc GST). “Written By is an awesome individual. Strong, imposing and perfectly Zoustar $154,000 ($60,500) suited to the Australian market which is key for commercial success,” Trapeze Artist $99,000 (new) Thompson said. Nicconi $38,500 ($24,750) “He’s a Group 1-winning champion two-year-old by one of Australia’s Star Witness $27,500 ($33,000) leading speed sires and is completely free of Danehill blood. He profiles Written By $24,750 (new) up ideally particularly for breeders with Redoute’s line mares given his Your Song $13,750 ($22,000) duplication of Best In Show.” Shamus Award $11,000 (unchanged) Consistent sire Nicconi (Bianconi), a mainstay of the Widden Stud Supido $9,900 ($11,000) roster this decade, also celebrated his biggest stallion success to date Stratum Star $9,900 ($11,000) when his brilliant son Nature Strip won The Galaxy (Gr 1, 1100m) in March Outreach $7,700 (unchanged) and as a result has had his service fee increased to $38,500 (inc GST). | 2 | Brought to you by World’sThe Highest LONGINES Rated SPRINTER! RECORD SMASHED BLACK GR.1 GR.1 ALL AGED WINNING CAVIAR’S GR.1 T.J. CANTERBURY STAKES TRACK MARGIN IN GR.1 SMITH STAKES STAKES TRACK RECORD GOLDEN ROSE – RACE RECORD RECORD 4+LENGTHS SNITZEL’S HIGHEST RATED COLT RETIRES TO WIDDEN IN 2019 Service Fee 02 6549 9999 | WIDDEN.COM $99,000 inc GST Morning Briefing | sponsored by Westbury Stud | 4 | Tuesday, April 16, 2019 improvement from her last start," Begg said. "We (Savabeel), will not contest Saturday’s ATC Australia galloped her at Pinecliff on Friday before she left for Champagne Stakes. The Karaka Million (RL, Flit set for Champagne Sydney and she worked really well. I really wanted 1200m) winner ran sixth in the Magic Night Godolphin will back Flit (Medaglia d’Oro) up in to get her onto the bigger stretches of Randwick." Stakes (Gr 3, 1200m) at her first Australian the ATC Champagne Stakes (Gr 1, 1600m) at start before finishing fifth in the Inglis Sires’ last Randwick on Saturday, a week after the James Avantage in doubt for Saturday week. “She’s going to come home,” Cummings-trained filly was runner-up in the All Aged Jamie Richards said. “We’re going to give her a Percy Sykes Stakes (Gr 2, 1200m). Flit is among break. She has done a terrific job for us and we 18 nominations for the Group 1 race which believe that she has got it all in front of her. She includes Inglis Sires’ (registered as ATC Sires’ is headed home (last night) and she will have a Produce Stakes) (Gr 1, 1400m) placegetters break and be set for the spring.” Loving Gaby (I Am Invincible) and Castelvecchio (Dundeel).