“Arrowfield is my vision made real, where first-class people live and work with thoroughbred horses, striving to stand, breed, raise & sell the best equine athletes to realise the wildest dreams of racing glory.”

- John Messara AM, Founder & Chairman of Arrowfield Stud

About the Stud

Arrowfield is one of the world’s leading stud farms, famous as the launch-pad for breed-shaper Danehill, the home of Champion Sires Redoute’s Choice, Flying Spur, Not A Single Doubt & Snitzel the source of 81 Group 1 winners and the vendor of 77 million-dollar yearlings since 2001.

Established in 1985, Arrowfield now employs 120 people working in the Stud’s stallion, broodmare, yearling & racing operations on 2500 acres of the fertile Segenhoe Valley, near Scone in the Upper Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia.

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Stallions

Snitzel Snitzel

$247,500 INC. GST

The 4-time Champion Sire of Australia & 4-time Champion Sire of 2YOs. Sire of 12 Champions, 21 Group 1 winners, 59 2YO stakeswinners, 16 stakes-siring sons & 64 million-dollar yearlings. And counting...

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Dundeel

$88,000 INC. GST

The Champion 3YO, the six-time Group 1 winner & weight-for-age superstar of Australia. Now a major sire of 8 Group 1 winners, including multiple G1 winners Castelvecchio, Militarize & Celestial Legend.

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The Autumn Sun

$66,000 INC. GST

The spectacular star of his generation, the 5-time G1 winner at two & three, the best racing colt by Redoute's Choice, and now the sire of first-crop G1 Classic winners Autumn Angel, Coco Sun & Vibrant Sun and newly risen star Autumn Glow.

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Maurice

$55,000 INC. GST

Horse of the Year Maurice is an all-time great of Japanese racing. He is now among the leading sires in both Japan & Australia where he's left Classic champion Hitotsu, top-flight sprinter Mazu and GW Bank Maur & Genzano.

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Admire Mars

$22,000 INC. GST

Japan's Champion 2YO Colt, unbeaten in 4 starts at two, a triple Group 1-winning miler & the only 3YO winner of the Hong Kong Mile G1. Now the sire of 16 first-crop 2YO winners in Japan & a 3YO SW. His first Australian 2YOs run in 2024/25.

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Castelvecchio

$22,000 INC. GST

Sensational young sire Castelvecchio's first-crop 3YOs include G1 & G3 winner El Castello, G2 winner Double Market & Listed winner Aeliana - all in 15 days of October 2024.

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Hitotsu

$22,000 INC. GST

The history-making triple Group 1 Classic winner, the best son of sire sensation Maurice and grandson of Arrowfield legend Redoute's Choice - this is Hitotsu, who served a full first book of 162 mares in 2023.

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News

Brilliant new stakeswinner for Admire Mars Brilliant new stakeswinner for Admire Mars

A month after Admire Mars logged his first SW, he has added his first Group winner Embroidery, who won the Tokyo Daily Hai Queen Cup G3 in record time...

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Lady Shenandoah too good in Group 2 return Lady Shenandoah too good in Group 2 return

Hermitage Thoroughbreds' star 3YO filly is one of 7 current season Group winners by Snitzel that were purchased from Arrowfield yearling drafts...

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Snitzel 2YO colts fill Group 3 trifecta Snitzel 2YO colts fill Group 3 trifecta

What may well be Te Akau Racing's smartest strategy yet produced its best result - so far - in Saturday's Matamata Slipper G3...

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