Breed to Race – A $5,000 Service Fee Can Take You a Long Way

Tara Madgwick - Sunday September 19

If you’re a broodmare owner on a budget that fits the description of breed to race, then these three stakes-winners from Saturday are going to give you inspiration for a long time to come.

Eduardo has won $2.8million in prizemoney - image Steve Hart

Billed as a Mini Everest the Group II ATC The Shorts produced another giant slaying victory for eight year-old Host (Chi) gelding Eduardo, who has won over $2.8 million with his nine wins from 22 starts including Group I victories in the ATC The Galaxy and BRC Doomben 10,000. (Read more about his win) 



Eduardo was bred by Jennifer Kaufman, who retains a share in his ownership and was conceived in 2012 from a $5,000 fee to Host, a Chilean bred Group I winning son of Hussonet.

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Host died in 2020, but had struggled to attract mares in the latter years of his stud career so his progeny these days are few and far between.



Earning a ticket to the Caulfield Cup when winning the Group III MRC Foundation Cup at Caulfield on Saturday was Nonconformist a five year-old gelding bred and retained to race by the Henwood family. (Read more about his win) 

A multiple Group winner that has earned over $654,000 in prizemoney, Nonconformist was conceived from a $5,000 service to dual Derby winner Rebel Raider, who died in October 2019.

A top class stayer by Reset, Rebel Raider was popular with the breed to race sector and has proven a great source of handy stayers siring nearly 100 winners with Nonconformist the best of his four stakes-winners.



The Group II MRC Guineas Prelude for fillies was won by promising filly Bon’s a Pearla, another success story for renowned breed to race syndicator Ken King. (Read more about her win

She is the fifth stakes-winner for Bowness Stud’s Group I winning sire Bon Hoffa, who has delivered success for Ken King previously siring his Group I winner Bon Aurum.

Bon Hoffa has long been a big favourite with breed to race broodmare owners and has consistently received good sized books of mares covering some 1200 plus mares in his 12 seasons at stud.

Bon Hoffa has sired over 190 winners at a rate of nearly 61% winners to runners and covered 61 mares last spring at a fee of $5,500.

There are many stallions priced around the $5,000 mark this spring, so check out the Breednet Stallion Directory and become inspired to breed  your next winner!



 

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