“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 90 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
The Autumn Sun
$137,500 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 including 2025/26 Australian Horse of the Year Autumn Glow & Champion 3YO Colt Autumn Boy.
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Dundeel
$66,000 INC. GST
The Champion 3YO, six-time Group 1 winner & weight-for-age superstar of Australia. Now a major sire of 10 Group 1 winners, including G1 sires Castelvecchio & Super Seth, Celestial Legend, Militarize and 2026 NSW Queen of the Autumn Idle Flyer.
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Castelvecchio
$60,500 INC. GST
Sensational young sire Castelvecchio's first crop includes G1 winners Aeliana (Ranvet Stakes, Tancred Stakes & Australian Derby) & El Castello (Spring Champion S.), Group winners Verona Rose & Shangri La Spring and Group-placed Listed winner Modella.
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Maurice
$44,000 INC. GST
The all-time great of Japanese racing is now among the leading sires in Australia where he's left Classic champion Hitotsu, Cosmic Crusader & Mazu and is currently 3rd on the General Sires' Premiership.
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Lead Artist
$27,500 INC GST
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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Vandeek
The unbeaten dual Group 1-winning Champion 2YO, top-rated son of European sire sensation Havana Grey & half-brother of Gstaad, also a Champion 2YO & two-time Group 1 winner, from the family of leading sire Anabaa.
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Hitotsu
$16,500 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 yearlings have sold in 2026 for up to $480,000.
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News
Hitotsu’s first 2YOs: “early signs are very encouraging”
There is perhaps no more eagerly awaited news in thoroughbred breeding than the safe arrival of foals and trainers' reports on a stallion's first 2YOs...
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G1 Toorak trifecta for Arrowfield sires
Arrowfield's exuberant Spring continued at Caulfield with a Group 1 trifecta and a new Group winner & new Group 1 performer for The Autumn Sun...
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Two G1 winners head a stunning Saturday
Oh yes, Saturday was an excellent day at Arrowfield's most important office - out on the track at Randwick & Flemington...
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