Arrowfield Stud was established under the visionary and innovative leadership of John Messara.

John Messara identifies and purchases breed-shaping sire Danehill.

Flying Spur wins the Golden Slipper, helping Danehill win the first of his nine Australian Sire Premierships.

Arrowfield relocates to its present location in the Segenhoe Valley near Scone.

Four-time group 1 winner Redoute's Choice retires to Arrowfield.

Not A Single Doubt, the first stakeswinner by Redoute's Choice, becomes his first sire son to join the Arrowfield roster.

Miss Finland wins the Golden Slipper, Thousand Guineas & VRC Oaks.

Redoute's Choice wins the first of three Australian General Sire Premierships, with 3 crops of racing age.

Snitzel retires to Arrowfield.

Arrowfield graduate Forensics wins the Golden Slipper, helping Flying Spur to Champion Sire honours.

Redoute's Choice & Snitzel finish 1-2 on the Australian General Sires' Premiership becoming the first father & son combination to do so and the first stallion quinella from the same stud since 1953.

Arrowfield's home-bred filly Stay With Me emulates her mother Miss Finland by winning the Thousand Guineas.

Arrowfield's sells the Redoute's Choice-Secluded colt for $2.5 million at the last Inglis Easter Sale held at Newmarket Stables.


Snitzel makes history as Australia's Champion Sire, completing an unprecedented three-generation sequence of Champion Australian Sires at Arrowfield: Danehill, Redoute's Choice and Snitzel.