Thoughts on Stallion Selection & Nominations from Brett Howard
A major contributing factor to wastage in the thoroughbred industry is poor stallion selection by the broodmare owner. Each year, thousands of mares are poorly mated. Mares will visit stallions which are incompatible in areas such as soundness and physique, pedigree, aptitude, temperament, etc. Also, many mare owners are guilty of "overmating" their mares, ie, putting too big a service fee into the mare in the hope that they will hit the jackpot in the sales ring. It's a bit like playing Russian Roulette with 5 bullets in the chamber! We at Randwick Bloodstock think we can improve your chances of success by prudent stallion selection.
You are not charged for accepting our advice. Using a bloodstock agent to help you with your stallion selection and booking is like using a travel agent to help you choose and book your travel. Travel agents are paid commissions by airline, hotel, car rental, etc, companies when they make a booking. When a bloodstock agent makes a booking to a stallion, the stud farm pays the agent a commission once the mare is tested in foal and the service fee has been paid.
The advice offered is independent. As we are doing a large number of bookings each year, we have our finger on the pulse of which stallions are fully booked, close to being fully booked, or what great deals are available in the market place. We also take positions in stallions which we like, hence, hopefully being able to secure the stallion nominations at a more favourable price for our clients. To discuss how we can help you in 2008, please contact Brett or Melissa or call Randwick Bloodstock on (02) 4998 6488.
EXCITES was a Group 1 winner at 2yo , he won the Group 1 AJC Sires Produce beating subsequent Group 1 winners MENTALITY, CASINO PRINCE and UNIVERSAL QUEEN. EXCITES ran 2nd to WONDERFUL WORLD in the Group 1 Caulfield Guineas, and was 3rd to EFFICIENT in the Group 2 MVRC AAMI Vase. EXCITES is by leading sire DANEWIN, sire of Group 1 winners ELEGANT FASHION, COUNTY TYRONE, VITESSE DANE, etc. EXCITES is a half-brother to this years Group 2 STC Golden Rose winner DUPORTH. EXCITES is from 4 time Group 2 winning mare STAGING, who has had 4 foals to race, all winners. EXCITES stands at Vinery Stud in the Hunter Valley, and covered a book of 104 mares in his debut season (2007).
