Kia Ora Stallions
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Kia Ora's stallion roster features a trio of high-class juveniles, including Champion 2YO Golden Slipper winner Farnan, G1 Champagne Stakes winner Captivant and Prague, a multiple 2YO Group winning son of Redoute's Choice.
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Juvenile Trial Watch -Hawkesbury and Warwick Farm
There were some interesting trial results on Monday morning at Hawkesbury and Warwick Farm with Farnan colt North England back in action and while the $1million ATC Golden Gift that he won last year is not recognized as a Black Type race he is giving every indication that he can be a stakes-winner in 2025.
Stylish Debut Winner for Farnan
Golden Slipper winner Farnan got a second winner at Ipswich on Wednesday with an impressive debut victory for the Tony Gollan trained filly Impervious, who has a half-brother by Stay Inside headed to Inglis Classic.
Second Season Sires MM Book 1 – How Did They Fare?
Having looked at the performance of first season sires at Magic Millions Book 1 on Sunday, we decided to take a look at the second season horses given the strong racetrack start for Wootton Bassett (GB), Farnan and Ole Kirk, who have all sired top class pre-Christmas juveniles.
$750,000 Farnan Colt Delights Lime Country Thoroughbreds
Kia Ora Stud’s Farnan has made a great impression with his first runners including $1million Golden Gift winner North England and the Golden Slipper winning sire produced an outstanding result for Lime Country Thoroughbreds at Magic Millions on Wednesday when they sold one of his colts for $750,000.
Juvenile Trial Watch – Rosehill
A busy set of trials at Rosehill on Monday morning featured four heats for juveniles and the winners were all unraced youngsters by Tassort, Too Darn Hot (GB), Super Seth and Golden Slipper winner Farnan, while a Wootton Bassett (GB) colt showed he could possibly still get to the Magic Millions 2YO Classic.
First Season Sires Make Swift Impression
It’s early days for the current juvenile season with only a tiny percentage of the crop seen in action so far, but as we head into the Christmas holiday period three of the top five sires on the two year-old sires list are all first season horses and that’s good news for Kia Ora Stud, Yulong and Vinery Stud.
The most credentialed Champion 2YO Golden Slipper-winning colt in over a decade. Farnan was the Leading First Season Sire at Magic Millions and Inglis Easter in 2024 (among stallions with no Northern Hemisphere runners), with yearlings selling for up to $1,200,000. By sire-of-sires Not A Single Doubt, Farnan is the epitome of a precocious speed sire.