Aquis Farm Stallion Parade with Michelle Payne

Media Release - Tuesday August 2

Queensland's fastest growing bloodstock enterprise Aquis Farm will welcome visitors to its picturesque headquarters at Canungra in the Gold Coast hinterland on Sunday, 14 August for its inaugural Stallion Parade with special guest speaker– Melbourne Cup winning jockey Michelle Payne.

Gates will be open from 10.30am with the stallion parade commencing at 11am.

The inaugural Aquis Farm roster features brilliant Group winning sprinter son of Snitzel, Spill The Beans plus world class sire Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) shuttling from Coolmore Ireland for the 2016 breeding season, together with proven Group I producer Domesday and exciting young sire Benfica .

"Our roster features a great mix of proven and promising sires, who are sons of some of the very best stallions in the world in Danehill, Snitzel, Lonhro and Red Ransom," said Chief Operations Officer, Marcus Langer.

"We are committed to bringing the highest quality stallions to Queensland to benefit local breeders and further our local racing industry.

"This day however is not just about the stallions. It's about Aquis Farm and the facilities and services we offer across the breeding spectrum, as well as other integral facets of the farm."

The stallion parade will be followed by a luncheon catered by award winning Gold Coast restaurant Moo Moo, live musical entertainment and a dedicated children's area with pony rides, balloon twisting, arts and crafts and a magic show.

Special guest speaker, Melbourne Cup winning jockey, Michelle Payne is sure to delight guests with her candid thoughts on horses, racing and winning Australia's greatest race.

 

Everyone is welcome to attend the Aquis Farm Stallion Parade, be sure to RSVP by this Friday, 5 August to Candy Nilon at admin@aquisfarm.com - this is an RSVP only event.

The entire team at Aquis Farm look forward to welcoming our guests and their families to what promises to be an enjoyable and entertaining Sunday afternoon.

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