“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 5 Group 1 winners: Autumn Boy, Autumn Angel, Coco Sun & Vibrant Sun & the sensational 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, 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 includes G1 winners Aeliana (Ranvet Stakes, Tancred Stakes & Australian Derby - by 5 lengths) & El Castello (Spring Champion S.), G2 winner Verona Rose and G3 winner Shangri La Spring.
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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 13 Magic Millions 2026 yearlings averaged 6.7 times his fee.
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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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Lead Artist
FEE TO BE ANNOUNCED
NEW IN 2026 - a Group 1-winning son of Champion Sire & sire of sires Dubawi from a Frankel grand-daughter of blue hen Hasili, dam of Champion Sire Dansili and Group 1 sires Cacique & Champs Elysees.
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Arrowfield tops a challenging Easter Sale
Arrowfield topped the Inglis Easter Vendors' table for the 10th time in the past 12 years and Champion Sire Snitzel headed the Sires' table for the 5th time...
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Super Saturday for Dundeel & Castelvecchio
After 7 stakes wins on 21 March for Arrowfield & its stallions, a quieter 28 March would have been no surprise. But Dundeel & Castelvecchio had other ideas...
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The Autumn Sun shines on Arrowfield
Golden Slipper day 2026 will be remembered as one of Sydney's - and Arrowfield's - most spectacular days at the track...
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