“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 88 Group 1 winners and the vendor of 85 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 Group 1 winners Autumn Glow, Autumn Boy, Autumn Angel, Coco Sun & Vibrant Sun.
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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, Mazu & Cosmic Crusader 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 16 yearlings sell at Magic Millions Gold Coast 2026.
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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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Arrowfield sires deliver at Magic Millions
Total sales of $31.9 million generated by 89 Arrowfield-sired Book 1 yearlings contributed to last week's strong and satisfying Magic Millions Gold Coast Sale...
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Discover the Arrowfield advantage at Classic
When small differences have big consequences, every fair advantage a buyer can find is worth having. That makes Arrowfield's Classic draft a must-see in 2026...
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Snitzanova caps Snitzel’s champion week
Seven months after his death, Snitzel continues to be a major player in the Australian thoroughbred industry, wherever his name appears...
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