Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) winner Dunaden has died after a paddock accident at Overbury Stud in England aged 13.

 

Owned by Qatar Racing, Dunaden won the 2011 Melbourne Cup for Sheikh Fahad Al Thani and returned to Australia the next year to claim the Gr.1 Caulfield Cup (2400m).

 

He was trained in France by Mikel Delzangles and was ridden to his Melbourne Cup win by Christophe Lemaire who was a late replacement for suspended Australian Craig Williams who rode him the following year to his Caulfield Cup victory.

 

"It is with great sadness that we announce triple Group One winner, Dunaden, winner of the 2011 Melbourne Cup, sadly died at Overbury Stud yesterday due to complications following a paddock accident" Qatar Racing said on Twitter.

 

At his next start following his Melbourne Cup success, Dunaden won the 2011 Gr.1 Hong Kong Vase (2400m) with Williams aboard.

 

 

 

Multiple stakes-winning filly Melt has returned to the Pukekohe stable of Nigel Tiley after a disappointing stint with leading Sydney trainer Chris Waller.

 

The daughter of Iffraaj was unplaced in all three of her Australian starts and has returned to New Zealand in preparation for some spring targets. However, the talented three-year-old will need to undergo some rehabilitation to resolve a foot issue. 

 

“She arrived back last Wednesday,” Tiley said. “It’s definitely great to have a quality filly like her return to the stable.”

 

“She has arrived home with an issue with her foot, which we are going to rectify and then we will give her a spell and then bring her back for the spring.”

 

 

 

Cambridge stud farm The Oaks Stud have left their stallion service fees unchanged heading into the 2019 breeding season.

 

The farm’s stallion roster is headed by five-time Group One winner Darci Brahma, who will stand for a fee of $15,000+gst.

 

The son of Danehill, who is Singapore’s six-time Champion sire, has left 38 individual stakes winners, including nine individual Group One winners.

 

He will once again be joined by Roc de Cambes and Niagara who will both stand for an unchanged fee of $5,000+gst.

 

 

 

Rich Hill stands four exciting young stallions for 2019, each bringing the best of international bloodlines and top class race performance.

 

With the stud's focus on offering breeders value, the stallion service fees are predominantly unchanged.

 

Young sire Vadamos stand again at $15,000+gst and Satono Aladdin at $12,500+gst, while Proisir who is currently one of New Zealand's leading first season sires will stand for an unchanged fee of $7,000+gst. Proven Group One sire Shocking will stand for a fee of $8500+gst.

 

"All our stallions are at very exciting phases in their respective careers," Rich Hill Stud managing director John Thompson said.

 

"Vadamos, our Group One-winning son of Monsun, has been extremely well supported in his first two years at stud covering 159 mares in 2017 and 117 mares last season.

 

"His first crop foals have made a great impression with breeders and we look forward to marketing them at the yearling sales next year."

 

Satono Aladdin, the Japanese Group One winning son of breed shaping sire Deep Impact, returns to New Zealand for his second breeding season. For a horse with his pedigree, race record and physique, his fee represents outstanding international value.

 

"Satono Aladdin is the complete package and we are looking forward to the arrival of his first crop foals next spring with great anticipation," Thompson said.

 

As announced last month, former resident stallion Jimmy Choux has been sold and will stand next season at Rosalee Park Stud in Serpentine, West Australia.