Arrowfield announces 2012 Service Fees

April 15, 2012

Arrowfield Stud has announced its service fees for 2012, with the fee for Redoute’s Choice , the two-time Champion Sire of 21 individual Group 1 winners, unchanged at $137,500 including GST.

Pictured: US champion Gio Ponti (USA), one of two new stallions standing at Arrowfield in 2012.

Arrowfield’s John Messara says, “We understand the challenges faced by breeders operating in the current marketplace, and have made only one small fee increase this year, for our brilliant young sire Snitzel .”

“However, as a result of recent developments in NSW and Australian racing we look forward to increased participation in our sport by a wider audience.”

The six Arrowfield stallions with runners continue to produce formidable results on the track with 31 stakes winners to date this season, including a Group-winning trio on Derby Day at Randwick: Master of Design (the 21st Group 1 winner by Redoute’s Choice), Full of Spirit ( Flying Spur ‘s 85th stakes winner) and Dances on Stars (Snitzel’s 7th stakes winner and eighth 2YO stakes performer in 2011/12).

The balance of Arrowfield’s roster comprises Group 1 winners All American and Manhattan Rain (first yearlings to be offered in 2013), the highly talented Group-winning 2YO Beneteau (first foals due this coming spring) and two outstanding newcomers: the sensational 2YO & 3YO colt Smart Missile and Gio Ponti (USA) (3-time Eclipse Award winner & 7-time Grade 1 winner).

The service fees of the eleven stallions on the 2012 Arrowfield roster are:

ALL AMERICAN $16,500 inc. GST

BENETEAU $11,000 inc. GST

CHARGE FORWARD $24,750 inc. GST

FLYING SPUR $33,000 inc. GST

GIO PONTI (USA) $22,000 inc. GST

MANHATTAN RAIN $33,000 inc. GST

NOT A SINGLE DOUBT $24,750 inc. GST

REDOUTE’S CHOICE $137,500 inc. GST

SMART MISSILE $22,000 inc. GST

SNITZEL $33,000 inc. GST

STARCRAFT (NZ) $27,500 inc. GST