“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
Snitzel
$247,500 INC. GST
The 4-time Champion Sire of Australia & 4-time Champion Sire of 2YOs. Sire of 12 Champions, 21 Group 1 winners, 58 2YO stakeswinners, 16 stakes-siring sons & 60 million-dollar yearlings. And counting...
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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 8 Group 1 winners, including multiple G1 winners Castelvecchio, Militarize & Celestial Legend.
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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 first-crop G1 Classic winners Autumn Angel, Coco Sun & Vibrant Sun and newly risen star 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, top-flight sprinter Mazu and GW Bank Maur & Genzano.
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Admire Mars
$22,000 INC. GST
Japan's Champion 2YO Colt, unbeaten in 4 starts at two, a triple Group 1-winning miler & the only 3YO winner of the Hong Kong Mile G1. Now the sire of 13 first-crop 2YO winners in Japan, inc. a track record-setter. His first Australian 2YOs run in 2024/25.
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Castelvecchio
$22,000 INC. GST
Sensational young sire Castelvecchio's first-crop 3YOs include G1 & G3 winner El Castello, G2 winner Double Market & Listed winner Aeliana - all in 15 days of October 2024.
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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, who served a full first book of 162 mares in 2023.
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Making magic memories
It’s been a spectacular year for the owners, buyers & trainers of Arrowfield yearling sale graduates which have won 6 major Group 1 3YO Classics in 2024...
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Snitzanova wins G2 Sandown Guineas
Arrowfield Magic Millions graduates Snitzanova & Bittercreek, both by champion sire Snitzel, closed out the Stud's exuberant Spring with a Group 2 quinella...
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58th 2YO Stakeswinner for supersire Snitzel
Te Akau Racing's $1.3 million Magic Millions purchase Return To Conquer extends Snitzel's exceptional record as a sire of stakes-winning 2YOs...
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