“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
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, whose first weanlings have sold up to $140,000 in 2025.
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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
Vandeek’s half-brother wins G2 Royal Ascot Coventry Stakes
The most prestigious of the six 2YO races at Royal Ascot 2025 has produced a most impressive victory by Gstaad, half-brother of Arrowfield's new sire Vandeek...
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Arrowfield mourns Champion Sire Snitzel
Multiple Champion Sire Snitzel died this morning at Arrowfield Stud, near the end of one of the finest seasons of his spectacular, record-setting career...
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Maurice: 8 Fast Facts
A proven Group 1 sire whose rapid rise in Australia was interrupted by the pandemic, so no 3YOs this season. But since his return to Arrowfield....
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