Sun Stud has
announced the 2017 service fees for its Victorian and Queensland rosters,
including the introductory fee for multiple Group One winner, Palentino.
Featuring 12 stallions - seven in Victoria and
five in Queensland - Palentino joins the lineup at a fee of $17,600, while in
other exciting news, proven speed source, Statue of Liberty, will relocate to
Queensland, standing for a fee of $7,700.
"Sun Stud is gearing up for another busy
season," Sun Stud's Sales & Nominations Manager, Phil Marshall points out.
"Naturally, there's plenty of interest already in Palentino which is hardly
surprising - he won two Group Ones and a Group Two over the mile at Flemington
and defeated some of Australia's best performers including horses like Black
Heart Bart.
"The re-location of Statue of Liberty is also an
interesting development and sure to be welcomed by Queensland breeders. His
brilliant sprinter, Hay List, was a Group winner in Brisbane and finished
second to Black Caviar in the BTC Cup. Statue of Liberty will stand at $7,700,
alongside Black Caviar's sire, Bel Esprit, who is leading sire in Queensland by
earnings and winners and is exceptional value at $12,100 in 2017."
Magnus, on the back of another successful year
which includes gallopers like dual Group One winner Malaguerra, heads the
Victorian roster at a fee of $22,000, while his stablemates are: Melbourne Cup
winner Fiorente ($17,600) whose first crop sold up to $200,000 in 2017; the
unbeaten 2YO, Fighting Sun ($13,750), whose initial yearlings have stood out
from the crowd selling for $165,000, $150,000, $140,000, $120,000 etc; Black
Caviar's brother and leading Victorian second season sire, Moshe ($7,700), stakes
winning 2YO, Ready For Victory ($6,600) who is about to embark on his second
season at stud and; Squamosa ($6,600) whose first crop runners boast stakes
performers on both sides of the Tasman.
And Queenslanders don't just have the State of
Origin to crow about with Bel Esprit and Statue of Liberty more than ably
supported by Leading Second Season Sire, Love Conquers All ($12,100), Leading
Queensland First Season Sire, Instinction ($3,850) and Group Two Queensland
Guineas winner, Jabali ($4,950) who is preparing to cover his second book of
mares in 2017.
"We're very happy with our lineup for 2017," Sun
Stud's Managing Director, Danielle Cheng, enthused.
"I believe our stallions are very
competitively priced in what is an extremely buoyant market and the roster really
does offer something for all breeders."
For further information, please phone Phil Marshall 0407 853 782, Adam Henry
0428 036 472, Ash Richards 0416 334 338 or David Grant (Operations Manager)
0427 733 322.
VICTORIA
Magnus (by Flying Spur) $22,000
Fiorente (by
Monsun) $17,600
Palentino (by Teofilo) *NEW* $17,600
Fighting Sun (by Northern
Meteor)
$13,750
Moshe (by Bel Esprit) $7,700
Ready For Victory (by More Than
Ready) $6,660
Squamosa (By Not A Single
Doubt) $6,600
QUEENSLAND
Bel Esprit (by Royal
Academy) $12,100
Love Conquers All (by Mossman) $12,100
Statue Of Liberty (by Storm
Cat) $7,700
Jabali (By Exceed And
Excel)$4,950
Instinction (By Exceed And
Excel) $3,850
Live foal payment on ALL stallions