Kia Ora Stallions 2023

OUR STALLIONS

Kia Ora has a hundred-year-old history of standing top-tier stallions, including colonial breed-shaping Champion Sires Midstream, Delville Wood and Magpie. The stud's current roster features a trio of high-class juveniles, including Champion 2YO Golden Slipper winner Farnan, G1 Champagne Stakes winner Captivant and Prague, a dual Group-winning juvenile by sire-of-sires Redoute's Choice.

Not A Single Doubt – Tallow (Street Cry)

16hh, Bay, 2017

CHAMPION 2YO

GOLDEN SLIPPER WINNER

Timeform rated him the single most dominant champion juvenile of the century. By sire-of-sires Not A Single Doubt, Farnan is the epitome of a precocious speed sire.

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FARNAN

Overview

• Australia’s pre-eminent Champion 2YO of the 2019-2020 season

• Dominant winner of the 2020 Golden Slipper, won in 1:10.19 flat

• Winner of five races at two, four at stakes level, $2.5 million in earnings

• $550,000 Magic Millions yearling, headed the 2YO Timeform ratings 122

• Highest Australian earning colt by exciting sire-of-sires Not A Single Doubt

• First crop weanlings sold for $190,000, $180,000, $175,000, $160,000, etc

Race Record

1st ATC Golden Slipper, G1 (1200m), beating Away Game, Tagaloa, Hungry Heart, Dame Giselle, King’s Legacy, Hanseatic, Personal

1st ATC Todman Stakes, G2 (1200m), beating Tagaloa, Blondeau, Global Quest

1st ATC Silver Slipper Stakes, G2 (1100m), beating Global Quest, North Pacific, Every Rose

1st Wyong Magic Millions 2YO Classic, RL (1100m)

1st Canberra RC John McGrath Auto Group 2YO Handicap (1000m)

Pedigree

REDOUTE'S CHOICE

SIRE LINE

NOT A SINGLE DOUBT (AUS) (Bay 2001-Stud 2005)

Leading Sire in Australia (worldwide) in 201516, 2020-21. Leading Sire of 3YOs in Australia in 2015-16. Sire of 1064 progeny to race, 776 winners (72.0%), earnings of over $150 million, 79 stakes winners, 68 stakes placegetters. Leading progeny include; Farnan, Kenedna, Scales of Justice, Miracles of Life, Extreme Choice, Shout the Bar, Southern Legend, Secret Agenda, Classique Legend, etc. His sire sons include; Extreme Choice, Squamosa, Anders, Dubious, Doubtland, etc.

STUD RECORD

FARNAN (AUS) (Bay-2017)

Entered Stud 2021

Covered Group 1-winning mares; Lighthouse, Mizzy, Bel Mer, Jennifer Eccles, I Am Excited, Miss Wilson, Carribean Sunset, plus the dams of Group 1 winners; Wild Ruler, She’s Extreme, Flying Artie, Peeping, Run Fox Run, etc.

Oldest progeny will be yearlings in 2023-24.

(SIRE) NOT A SINGLE DOUBT

SINGLES BAR

DANEHILL (USA) BY DANZIG

SHANTHA'S CHOICE BY CANNY LAD

RORY'S JESTER BY CROWN JESTER

EASY DATE BY GRAND CHAUDIERE (CAN)

MACHIAVELLIAN BY MR. PROSPECTOR

DAM LINE

1ST DAM

(DAM) TALLOW

STREET CRY (IRE)

HELEN STREET BY TROY

LION HUNTER BY DANEHILL (USA)

AFRICAN QUEEN

CREOLA BY PALACE MUSIC (USA)

TALLOW, by Street Cry (Ire) 3 wins at 1100m, 1400m, A$365,530, VRC Vanity S., Gr.3, AJC Inglis 3YO Bonus H., Forbes H., 2d GCTC Magic Millions 3YO Trophy, RL 3d AJC Keith Mackay H., L, Magic Millions Wyong 3YO S., AJC Vale Jack Schell 2YO H., 4th Moonee Valley Fillies Classic, Gr.2. Half-sister to Mr Light Blue. Dam of 6 named foals, 3 to race, all winners, inc:FARNAN (c by Not a Single Doubt) 5 wins. Subject horse.

SANDBAR (c by Snitzel) 4 wins-2 at 2-at 1100m, 1200m, A$525,970, ATC Lonhro P., L Rosebud H., L Chandon S H., Turf Club 2YO H., 2d ATC Roman Consul S., Gr.2, Pago Pago S., Gr.3, De Bortoli Wines H., 4th ATC Golden Rose S., Gr.1 Eskimo Prince S., Gr.3 Summer Surf (f by Big Brown (USA) Winner at 1400m.

2ND DAM

AFRICAN QUEEN, by Lion Hunter. 5 wins-1 at 2-to 1300m, 2d QTC JM Gray Buchanan H., 3d BTC Jacobsen Bloodstock 2YO H. Dam of 10 foals, 9 to race, 6 winners, inc:-

TALLOW (f Street Cry) 3 wins See above.

Mr Light Blue (g Fantastic Light) 8 wins from 1600m to 2200m, A$329,650, BRC Coca-Cola Amatil H., Wallace Bishop H., Sky Racing H., GCTC Party in the Paddock Tickets Online P., Ladies Day H., 2d BRC Grand Prix S., Gr.3, Channel Seven H., Hardings H., 3d BRC Brisbane H., L, 4th Ipswich Cup, L Queenera. 4 wins from 1300m to 1600m, MRC Le Pine Funerals H., 2d MVRC Sweeney Estate Agents H. Dam ofCaptain Harry. 5 wins from 1200m to 1800m, A$195,845, MRC Blue Star Print H., 2d SAJC Ubet H., MRC Ladbrokes Switch H.

Buying a mare in-foal to Farnan was a no-brainer for us. He’s an ELITE GOLDEN SLIPPER-WINNING CHAMPION 2YO, and his progeny will be HIGHLY COMMERCIAL.

– Scott Williamson, Musk Creek Farm

His yearlings are going to be very APPEALING to trainers and syndicators. They're very FAST-LOOKING, just like the NOT A SINGLE DOUBTS.

– Rae-Louise Kelly, Fernrigg Farm

Capitalist – Speedboat (Commands)

16.2hh, Bay/Brown, 2018

G1 CHAMPAGNE STAKES-WINNING 2YO 121 TIMEFORM RATED GUINEAS 3YO

The best son of Champion 2YO Capitalist from one of Australasia's fastest-moving and most commercial sirelines. Timeform rated him 121 following an outstanding performance in the G1 Caulfield Guineas.

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CAPTIVANT Overview

• Recorded the second fastest G1 Champagne Stakes win in history

• A pre-Christmas 2YO winning the Victory Vein Plate on debut (1000m)

• Timeform rated 121 following his highly regarded G1 Caulfield Guineas run

• Ran in the top five of each leg of the 2021 2YO Triple Crown

• $550,000 Magic Millions yearling by Written Tycoon’s best son Capitalist

• From the prolific female family of the blue-hen mare Ride The Rapids

Race Record

1st ATC Champagne Stakes, G1 (1600m), beating Hilal, Converge

1st Victory Vein Plate (1000m), beating Akihiro, She’s All Class

2nd MRC Caulfield Guineas, G1 (1600m), to Anamoe, beating Artorius, Hitotsu, Forgot You, Prix De Turn, Tiger Of Malay, Mr Mozart

3rd ATC Sires' Produce Stakes, G1 (1400m), to Anamoe, Hilal

3rd ATC Skyline Stakes, G2 (1200m), to O'president, Hilal

3rd ATC San Domenico Stakes, G3 (1100m), beating Stay Inside, Mazu

3rd VRC CS Hayes Stakes, G3 (1400m), to Pinstriped, Pascero

CAPTIVANT

Pedigree

WRITTEN TYCOON

SIRE LINE

CAPITALIST (AUS)

(Chestnut 2013-Stud 2017)

Champion 2YO Colt in Australia in 2015-16. 4 wins at 2, A$3,545,900, ATC Golden Slipper

S, Gr.1, GCTC Magic Millions 2YO Classic, RL,

Wyong Magic Millions 2YO Classic, RL, ATC

Breeders' P., L He entered stud in Australia in 2017. Sire of 302 progeny to race, 182 winners (60%), earnings of over $20 million, 14 stakes winners, 18 stakes placegetters. Leading progeny include; Captivant, Comrade Rosa, Marine One, Lazzago, Sebonack, Kalashnikov, Cannonball, I'mlovin'ya, Profiteer, Tycoon Humma, etc.

STUD RECORD

CAPTIVANT (AUS) (Bay/Brown-2018)

Entered Stud 2022

Covered stakes-winning mares; Gliding, Te Akau Rose, Enstone, Liz's Cable Girl, Marquardt, She's A Fox, Sweet Redemption, Carribean Sunset, Ismelucky, Leamington, War Heroine, Dorabella, etc.

Oldest progeny will be foals in 2023-24.

(SIRE) CAPITALIST

KITALPHA (NZ)

IGLESIA BY LAST TYCOON (IRE)

PARTY MISS BY KENMARE (FR)

FUSAICHI PEGASUS (USA) BY MR. PROSPECTOR

COMPULSION BY DANEHILL (USA)

DANEHILL (USA) BY DANZIG

DAM LINE

1ST DAM

(DAM) SPEEDBOAT

COMMANDS

COTEHELE HOUSE (GB) BY MY SWANEE

BLAZING SWORD BY MARSCAY

RIVER EXPRESS

RIDE THE RAPIDS BY RIVER ROUGH (NZ)

SPEEDBOAT, by Commands. Placed at 3. Three-quarter-sister to FIRST COMMAND, Rule the River half-sister to CROSS CURRENT Riptide (dam of CROWN PROSECUTOR), River Tribe (dam of WILLOW CREEK). Dam of 5 named foals, 4 to race, 3 winners, inc:-

CAPTIVANT (c by Capitalist) 2 wins. Subject horse.

Warby (g by Hellbent) Winner at 1300m in 2022-23, 2d Canberra Black Opal S., Gr.3 Anne Cecelia (f by More Than Ready (USA)) Winner at 2.

2ND DAM

RIVER EXPRESS, by Blazing Sword 2 wins-1 at 2-at 1600m, VRC Cleanevent 2YO H. Half-sister to RIVER DOVE (dam of HEADWATER), River Crossing (dam of KULGRINDA, RIVER DELTA), River Serenade (dam of FIRST COMMAND, ONEWORLD). Dam of 11 named foals, all raced, 9 winners, inc:-

CROSS CURRENT (g Keltrice) 3 wins-1 at 2-to 1400m, A$293,000, VRC PFD Food Services S., L, MRC JRA Doveton S., L, 2d MRC HDF McNeil S., Gr.3, MVRC Leslie Froggatt S., L, Mitchell McKenzie S., L, 3d MRC Merson Cooper S., L, 4th VRC Sires' Produce S., Gr.1, MRC Oakleigh P., Gr.1, Chairman's S., L. Riptide. Winner at 2, A$93,975, VRC Bruce Gadsden 2YO H. Dam of 6 winners, inc:CROWN PROSECUTOR (g Medaglia d'Oro) Second Leading NZ 3YO Male on 2018-19 International Ratings. 2 wins at 1600m, 2400m, NZ$668,125, A$6,000, New Zealand Derby, Gr.1, Levin RC Wellington S., Gr.3, 3d Hawkes Bay Livamol Classic, Gr.1, Waikato RC House of Travel S. River Tribe. Winner at 1400m. Dam of 5 winners, inc:WILLOW CREEK (f Tale of the Cat) 2 wins at 2, A$250,475, STC Magic Night S., Gr.2, 2d VRC Sires' Produce S., Gr.2, 3d VRC Talindert S., L, SAJC Adelaide Guineas, L, 4th MRC Blue Diamond S., Gr.1. Producer.

Captivant was SHARP enough to win a Victory Vein over 1000m pre-Christmas, SUPERIOR enough to be a Group 1-winning two-year-old, and CLASSY enough to fight out a Caulfield Guineas with Anamoe.

– Paul Snowden, Co-trainer

Captivant has a DEEP GIRTH, BIG HIP, plenty of size about him and beautiful angles. He is a QUALITY individual. Stallions like him are very easy to mate your mares to – he will suit a variety of them physically.

– Jimmy Unwala, Avesta Bloodstock

DUAL GROUP-WINNING 2YO G1 PERFORMED 3YO SPRINTER

Built for power and speed, Prague has the same class and masculinity as his legendary sire Redoute's Choice. He was a $1.6 million yearling, dual Group-winning 2YO and an explosive 3YO sprinter.

$16,500

PRAGUE Overview

• Dual Group-winning 2YO sprinter, G1 performed at two and three

• $1.6m Magic Millions yearling by Champion Sire Redoute’s Choice

• Close runner-up in the G1 Sires’ Produce Stakes defeating Ole Kirk

• First colt & 3YO home in the G1 All Aged, defeated six G1 winners

• From the acclaimed family of Virage de Fortune and Emancipation

• First crop weanlings sold for $90,000, $85,000, $80,000, etc

Race Record

1st ATC Canonbury Stakes, G3 (1100m), beating Global Quest

1st ATC Pago Pago Stakes, G3 (1200m), beating Aim, Ilovemyself

1st ATC Canterbury League Club Maiden 2YO Handicap, (1200m)

2nd ATC Sires' Produce Stakes, G1 (1400m), 0.5L to King's Legacy

3rd ATC Arrowfield 3YO Sprint, G2 (1200m), 0.3L to Wild Ruler, Isotope

3rd ATC Eskimo Prince Stakes, G3 (1200m), to Peltzer, The Face

4th ATC All Aged Stakes, G1 (1400m), first colt and 3YO home

4th VRC Newmarket Handicap, G1 (1200m), ran the fastest last 600m

Pedigree

(SIRE) REDOUTE'S CHOICE

DANEHILL (USA)

SIRE LINE

REDOUTE'S CHOICE (AUS)

(Bay 1996-Stud 2000)

Champion Sire in Australia in 2005-06, 2009-10, 2013-14. Champion Australian Sire (AEI) in 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07. Leading Australian Sire of 2YOs in 2004-05, 2005-06.

Champion Broodmare Sire in Australia in 2018-19, 2019-20. Champion Broodmare Sire in Singapore in 2020. Sire of 1554 progeny to race, 1204 winners (77.0%), earnings of over $187 million, 180 stakes winners, 139 stakes placegetters. His sire sons include; Snitzel, Not A Single Doubt, Stratum, Nadeem, Beneteau, Burgundy, etc.

STUD RECORD

PRAGUE (AUS) (Bay-2017)

Entered Stud 2021

Covered Group 1 mares; Invincible Gem, Mani Bhavan, Perfect Rhyme, Banc De Fortune, Sistine Angel, etc.

Oldest progeny will be yearlings in 2023-24.

(DAM) PURELY SPECTACULAR (NZ)

DAM LINE

1ST DAM

SHANTHA'S CHOICE

DANZIG BY NORTHERN DANCER

RAZYANA BY HIS MAJESTY

CANNY LAD BY BLETCHINGLY

DANCING SHOW (USA) BY NIJINSKY

SNIPPETS BY LUNCHTIME (GB)

PINS

NO FINER BY KAORU STAR

O'REILLY BY LAST TYCOON (IRE)

VANILLA SKY

PRINCIPATION BY PRINCE ECHO (IRE)

PURELY SPECTACULAR (NZ), by Pins. Placed at 2, 2d MVRC Inglis Series 2YO P. Sister to RAID (dam of NIGHT RAID), three-quarter-sister to Pinstripe Lane, Does It Look Sharpish, half-sister to Cruising Speed Dam of 7 named foals, 6 to race, 5 winners, inc:-

STRATUM STAR (c by Stratum) 8 wins from 1300m to 2200m, A$2,450,460, WATC Kingston Town Classic, Gr.1, MRC Sir Rupert Clarke S., Gr.1, Peter Young S., Gr.2 David Jones Cup, Gr.3 VRC Poseidon S., L, MRC Gothic S., L, GCTC Magic Millions Trophy H. Sire.

PRAGUE (c by Redoute's Choice) 3 wins. Subject horse.

Serenade (f by Star Witness) 2 wins-1 at 2-at 1200m, A$197,400, ATC Happy Australia Day 2YO H., 2d BRC Bright Shadow H., L, 3d MVRC Champagne S., Gr.3, ATC Inglis 2YO Classic, RL SAJC HC Nitschke S., L 4th ATC Magic Night S., Gr.2

2ND DAM

VANILLA SKY, by O'Reilly. 2 wins at 1100m, 1200m in NZ. Half-sister to Masterful Lad, Hamlets Ghost - Jackpot Delight (H.K.). Dam of 13 foals, 7 to race, 6 winners, inc:-

RAID (f Pins) 5 wins-1 at 2-at 1150m, 1200m, NZ$263,560, Rotorua RC Lion Red P., L, 2d ARC Diamond S., Gr.1, 3d Matamata Breeders' S., Gr.2, ARC Karaka Million, RL, 4th ARC Soliloquy S., L, Counties Bowl, L. Dam of 5 winners, inc:NIGHT RAID (f Vancouver) 3 wins at 1100m, 1200m, A$204,375, in 2020-21, MVRC Atlantic Jewel S., L, SAJC Matrice S., L, 2d Geelong RC Black Pearl S., L, 4th MRC Thousand Guineas Prelude, Gr.2.

He's leaving a GREAT TYPE. The thing I really LOVE about him is that he's looking MORE AND MORE like his old man every day. We'll CERTAINLY be breeding a few more to him this year.

– Mike Fleming, Bhima

Prague’s pedigree pattern is very similar to REDOUTE’S CHOICE’S best sire sons SNITZEL and NOT A SINGLE DOUBT. He’s a young stallion with the right combination of conformation, ability and high genetic opportunity.

– Jane Henning, Pedigree

Dynamics

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