100 Australian winners for Hussonet in 2009/10

Arrowfield’s champion sires Hussonet and Flying Spur have mirrored each other’s performances to a remarkable degree in 2009-10, posting similarly impressive statistics among the country’s top 15 stallions.

Flying Spur holds the lead on prizemoney with progeny earnings of $4.7 million, but Hussonet has beaten him to the 100-winner mark. He reached that milestone on Sunday when three-year-old Fappiano’s Lad won at Hawkesbury.

Flying Spur is hot on his heels, though: three-year-old gelding Itimio became his 98th winner for the season at the Sunshine Coast on Sunday.

The two stallions have each been represented by seven Australian stakeswinners, and between them have notched up 13 two-year-old winners (7 by Hussonet, six by Flying Spur) in 2009-10.

They cannot be separated on three-year-old winners with 35 apiece, and their worldwide tally of stakeswinners for the 12-month period is 19, with the split favouring Flying Spur, represented by ten black type winners this season, headed by Group One winner Alverta, also third in the Newmarket July Cup G1. She will be trying to give him a northern boost to the new southern hemisphere season when she lines up in the Prix Maurice de Gheest at Deaville on Sunday 9 August.

Hussonet’s best performer in 2009-10 has been Gold Trail, winner of the ARC Railway H. G1, and he enjoyed a particularly fruitful autumn when two-year-old Run For Levi, three-year-olds Latin News & Girl Hussler, and five-year-old Ego’s Dare all won at Listed Race level.

Flying Spur is now fully booked for 2010, and Hussonet is available for foal shares only, to approved mares.