“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
$247,500 INC. GST
The 4-time Champion Sire of Australia & 4-time Champion Sire of 2YOs. Sire of 12 Champions, 23 Group 1 winners, 62 2YO stakeswinners, 17 stakes-siring sons & 71 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 9 Group 1 winners, including G1 sires Castelvecchio & Super Seth, Celestial Legend, Militarize and 3YO filly Femminile.
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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 G1 Classic winners Autumn Angel, Coco Sun & Vibrant Sun and newly risen stars Autumn Glow & Know Thyself.
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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 averaged $503,000 at Inglis Easter 2025.
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Castelvecchio
$49,500 INC. GST
Sensational young sire Castelvecchio's first-crop 3YOs include G1 winners Aeliana (Australian Derby) & El Castello (Spring Champion S.), G2 winner Double Market and G3 winners Shangri La Spring & Verona Rose.
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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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Vandeek
$22,000 inc. GST
New in 2025 - the unbeaten dual Group 1-winning Champion 2YO and the top-rated son of European sire sensation Havana Grey from the family of leading sire Anabaa.
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News
Beadman hits fresh marks for Snitzel
A mere fortnight after Snitzel's last new stakeswinner, the 2YO colt named for Hall of Fame jockey Darren Beadman brings up a fresh set of statistics...
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Dundeel adds his 37th stakeswinner
Dundeel's Group-winning daughter Litzdeel puts him in a select group of 6 stallions that have sired 10 or more Australian stakeswinners so far this season...
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The Autumn Sun shines everywhere!
A new stakeswinner at Morphettville, a new millionaire at Gosford and a $1.2 million broodmare daughter - it's all in a week's work for The Autumn Sun!
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