Stallions

Longhorn

The son of all conquering sire Danehill is one the best bred stallions in Queensland if not Australasia. His dam is group one placed matron Fitting who has also produced Danbird as well as Catbird who won the world’s richest two year old race – the Golden Slipper. Catbird went on to prove a sire of the highest quality with progeny such as Catechuchu, Collate, Cat’s Fun and Diego Garcia. The sire of Catbird and Longhorn is the world champion Danehill, who’s efforts as a sire of sires includes Danzero, Flying Spur, Redoute’s Choice, Danewin and many other important stallions. Longhorn offers breeders value access to world class bloodlines.

Full history and video of Longhorn

Rapid Man

The son of quality sire St. Covet was both a star youngster and is now a star young sire. Rapid Man won up to 1400 metres in group 3 level and secured important Group 1 prizemoney in the QTC Sires’ and TJ Smith Stakes, the latter behind champion Show a Heart.

Now at stud, Rapid Man’s prize earners to starters is 75% and includes the likes of stakes placed Rapid Jacko.

Full history and video of Rapid Man

Top Echelon

Few young sires in Queensland boast rich, sophisticated pedigrees and significant racetrack ability like Top Echelon. The impressive grey is by the impeccably bred Umatilla, a Mr Prospector/Northern Dancer cross stallion who is a half brother to Hurricane Sky from the family of Redoute’s Choice. Top Echelon is not just from a mare by Melbourne Cup winner Kingston Rule, his dam is also a half sister to the mother of gifted Group 1 Epsom Handicap winner Regal Native.

Top Echelon reached just that on the race track, with his second placing to wonder filly Lovely Jubly in the Group1 TJ Smith among the highlights.

From just a handful of progeny, Top Echelon has produced several racetrack victors – of those all are winners of multiple races.

Full history and video of Top Echelon

Waterford Road

This full brother to two classic winners offers the complete package to breeders. Waterford Road is a son of the great Danehill, from an Oaks placed mare by Sir Tristram and is a stakes winning brother to two Group 1 winners. Those are Victoria Derby winner and sire Blackfriars as well as Oaks heroine Larrocha. It’s an impressive CV which also yielded multiple stakes wins in Victoria and Queensland.

The blueblood of Waterford Road has been transferred to his progeny, with prize earnings of more than $3 million to date, including the likes of stakes earners Hit the Road and Cole Trickle as well as multiple city winners Craiglea Warrior, Try Some Magic and Craiglea Emma.

Full history and video of Waterford Road

Royal Harlequin

‘Royal Harlequin’ by Danehill (sire) out of Isca (dam). Service fee $2,000. inc gst.

Royal Harlequin showed the family SPEED scoring against quality opposition at both his first start in a race as a 2yo and also at his third start at Moonee Valley.

Royal Harlequin is the horse with all the credentials to sire SPEED at a fee you can afford.

Royal Harlequin is a Moonee Valley winning sprinter (1000m) by the magnificent Danehill – sire of the Golden Slipper winner in each of his first four crops.

Royal Harlequin joins a list of Danehill’s sensational sons at stud that already includes Redoute’s Choice, Flying Spur, Danewin, Danasinga, Commands, Catbird, Dansili etc.

Royal Harlequin’s dam Isca was one of the finest sprinting mares of recent times, a sprint champion, by the sensational speed influence RORY’S JESTER – winner of the Golden Slipper and arguably the most dominant stallion for early maturing quality speed for many a long year.

Citywise

‘Citywise’ by More Than Ready (sire) out of Citichy (dam). Service fee on application.

CITIWYSE – Bred to win and bred in the purple for speed!

Craiglea Stud is excited to announce Citiwyse is joining it’s stallion roster in 2011.

The multiple Brisbane winner offers rich bloodlines with proven running ability and the bloodlines of one of the hottest sires in Australasia.

Citiwyse is the son of outstanding USA bred Group 1 winning sprinter More than Ready who needs little introduction. More than Ready boasts all the pre-eminent sire influences – Halo, Northern Dancer and Mr Prospector up close in his pedigree page.

More than Ready’s winners to starters ratio is a phenomenal 70% with turf stars Sebring, Phelan Ready, Benicio, Augusta Proud and More Joyous among his best progeny here while his feats in North America are also very impressive.

Citiwyse is from the speedy Citidancer mare Citichy who clinched the listed Ramornie Handicap in a blistering 1.09:19 among her 10 career victories. Citichy was a true professional finishing in the placings on 22 occasions.

As a matron, Citichy is making a real name for herself. Her eldest is Show a Heart son Showman – a winner of six including Black Type performances in Macau. His full brother Heart of the Citi arrived the following year and in his million dollar career has snared victory in the Magic Millions trophy and was stakes placed in the Gold Coast Guineas.

Citiwyse followed suit with 15 career placings including 7 career wins.

His story, his performance and his pedigree command attention.

Citiwyse is a son of Group 1 sprinter and sire of Golden Slipper winners More than Ready – himself laced with pedigree perfection. Citiwyse is a son of speedy stakes winner Citichy whom has produced talented stakes horses Heart of the Citi and Showman.

Citiwyse offers so much at stud – give your broodmare the winning edge.

Warhead

‘Warhead’ by Viscount (sire) out of Camena (dam). Service fee $3,300. inc gst.

Placed to 2008-09, 2d AJC Kindergarten S., GR 3, Captain Cook H., 4th STC Todman Slipper Trial S., GR. 2.

Helter Skelter

‘Helter Skelter’ by Piccolo (GB) (sire) out of Amplify (dam) by Ubetido. Service fee $2,750. inc gst.

Helter Skelter 10wins. 10 Placings. Prizemoney $493, 000. 1 RUNNER. 1 WINNER for two city wins as a 2yo.

He has produced less than 10 foals in his first year at stud after being caught up in the 2007 EI outbreak. Helter Skelter’s first runner, Psychodelic won his first start at the Sunshine Coast, running away. His second win was won in similar style in Brisbane. Like his sire, Helter Skelter has stamped his progeny with the same attributes to produce precocious running juveniles.

PURE SPEED.

Helter Skelter is Stakes winner of a Listed QTC Lightning HCP (1000m), 2007 winner GCTC R.M. Williams Magic Millions Quality HCP (1000m) and 2005 winner GCTC Bat Out Of Hell (900m).

Helter Skelter’s toughness was proven – winning at 2, 3, 4 and 5 years, culminating with his win in the Magic Millions Sprint at 6 years old!

Enquiries: Annalise Moir 0439672491.

Adventurous

‘Adventurous’ by Fairy King (sire) out of Tynia (dam). Service fee on application.