NEWS (November 2009)

Nothing To Lose Progeny Head to Sale 

23 November, 2009: One of the most impressive individuals to stand at stud in Queensland is Nothing To Lose.

The Willowbend Stud stallion will be represented at the 2010 sales by his first Australian crop.

An eye-catching Group 1 winner on Turf, Nothing To Lose has been strongly supported by the Queensland breed to race market.

Despite being heavily impacted in his first season during Equine Influenza ravaged 2007, Nothing To Lose has been widely admired as an outstanding individual.

On type and race performance, Nothing To Lose clearly has the ability to become a leading Queensland sire in the seasons ahead.

With many breeders retaining Nothing To Lose yearlings to race, a small selection of will be available at the 2010 sales.

Three yearlings by Nothing To Lose have been catalogues for sale at the 2010 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale commencing on 6 January, 2010.

The first of the Nothing To Lose progeny due to go under the hammer is lot 990, a brown filly from the Carnegie mare Symposia.

The filly is consigned to Darling Downs breeder Robyn Wise, as agent for Mo Chuisle Stud.

This fillies family provides an outstanding international flavour including European Group 1 winners Hellenic, Islington, Greek Dance and Mountain High.

The second Nothing To Loose in the January catalogue is Lot 1061, a chestnut filly out of the Chief Barnhart mare Bearhart Babe.

This is the immediate family of former smart racemare and producer Futile.

The final Nothing To Loose is consigned by Ferny Glen Thoroughbreds.

Lot 1100 is a bay colt out of the Jade Hunter mare Concordant.

Nothing To Lose stands at Willowbend Stud in 2009 at $7,700 inc GST.

Willowbend Sires Producing Winners
 
23 November, 2009: The initial test for any stud is the number of winners it’s stallions can produce.

Willowbend Stud’s Clang and Rock Of Cashel have certainly been producing their fair share of winners in recent times.

Clang finished 21st on the General Sires List last season, ranking him a narrow second as Queensland’s leading sire.

In doing so, Clang produced some 69 individual winners which came at a wide variance of age, sex, going and distance.

Clang’s barnmate Rock Of Cashel continues to do well off a lower service fee base.

Rock Of Cashel finished 21st on the Second Season Sires list last season.

The sire of 12 individual winners and a further 7 individual placegetters, Rock Of Cashel is an ideal choice for the breed to race market in Queensland.