Three months out from the start of the breeding season and bookings for Alamosa are some way ahead of last year - no surprise given the exciting son of O’Reilly is the country’s leading first crop sire. He has attracted books of more than 100 in each of his first three seasons and then 127 last season on the back of the quality of the individuals that had been through the yearling sales and to the breakers. That initial promise has now been franked with his first crop proving themselves on the racetrack and with Alamosa’s fee held at $12,500 + GST for 2013 his book is expected to hit the highest numbers again. Bookings will be accepted on a first-in-first-served basis. For nomination enquiries to Alamosa, contact Stu Shirriffs ( 0274 554 999) or [email protected] ROAD TO ROCK Road To Rock has averaged 90 mares in each of his first three seasons at stud and the dual Group One- winning son of champion stallion Encosta De Lago is on track to serve that number again this season. He’s producing strong, athletic types (in his own mould) and the feedback on his first crop yearlings from the breakers is positive. Easy to handle and a great general manner. We were contacted by an 89-year-old gentleman from Taranaki who has been involved with horses all his life, but hadn’t actively handled a young one himself for quite some time. He recently acquired a Road To Rock colt and is absolutely rapt that the youngster is so well-mannered and behaved that he’s able to “do the lot himself.” Road To Rock 2013 Fee: $7000 + GST (free return) For nomination enquiries to Road to Rock, contact Stu Shirriffs ( 0274 554 999) or [email protected] HANDSOME RANSOM His back-to-back Wanganui winner Unbelieveabelle (Handsome Ransom-Shona Indre) sums up in one word the season that Handsome Ransom is enjoying. Handsome Ransom is currently equal with Savabeel on this seasons New Zealand Sires’ table in sixth spot with 34 individual winners in NZ of 58 races to place him fifth in that latter category. At only $5000 + GST he has lays genuine claim to being the best value for money stallion in the country, whether breeding to race or with the plan to trade. The demand for Handsome Ransom’s progeny (out of trials or races) for the lucrative Hong Kong and Singapore markets has been incredibly strong for a considerable period and showing no signs of abating. A number of our clients who bred to Handsome Ransom have reaped impressive rewards through this avenue. Over the last couple of years a lot of breeders at the lower end of the service fee range have been “waiting for some positive signs” before committing their mares to another breeding season. Handsome Ransom provides the perfect opportunity to get involved and take advantage of improvements in New Zealand racing, including the Pearl Series for fillies and the gradual rise in stakes. For nomination enquiries to Handsome Ransom, contact Stu Shirriffs ( 0274 554 999) or [email protected]
Posted on: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:51:49 +0000
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