Darley sire Exceed And Excel (Danehill - Patrona, by Lomond) has eight of the 64 youngsters remaining in contention for this month’s Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield.

The Darley organisation itself has five of Exceed And Excel’s progeny among the third declarations for Victoria’s richest juvenile event, including the smart debut winner Applegate (Exceed And Excel - Klamath Falls, by Storm Cat).

Applegate won at Listed level during the Flemington spring carnival to be among the leading fancies for the Blue Diamond Stakes.

Another Darley stallion Commands (Danehill - Cotehele House, by My Swanee) is the sire of the ruling Blue Diamond Stakes favourite Jimando (Commands - Finko, by Caerleon).

Patinack Farm sponsors the $1 million feature. Its two first- season sires Husson (Hussonet - Villa Elisa, by Roy) and Casino Prince (Flying Spur - Lady Capel, by Last Tycoon) have five and three runners remaining in the Blue Diamond Stakes respectively.

Caulfield will host the Blue Diamond Stakes on February 25.

Click here to view the 64 third declarations for the Patinack Farm Blue Diamond Stakes.

Chilean-bred sire Host (Hussonet - Colonna Traiana, by Roy) became the third son of Hussonet (Mr Prospector - Sacahuista, by Raja Baba) to produce his first winner at Thursday’s Ballarat meeting.

Flying Hostess’s (Host - Ardent Command, by Commands) win in the Dowling Forest Equine Maiden (1000m) allowed Host to join Husson (Hussonet - Villa Elisa, by Roy) and Husson Lightning (Hussonet - Snip Snip, by Snippets) as winning first-season sires.

Flying Hostess showed her potential with her debut placing at Sandown last month. The filly found the front before pulling out enough to win the $15,000 race comfortably.

“She’s been a professional filly from the day we put her in work,” Weir said. “She was strong on the line and there’s plenty of upside to her.

 ”We were going to back her up at Caulfield last week but I decided to take the easier option and let her win one at home.

“I’ll see how she pulls up before making a decision on whether to tip her out or keep going for a stakes race at Adelaide.”

The Swettenham Stud resident Host will has two colts and two fillies catalogued at the 2012 Inglis Premier Yearling Sale in Melbourne.

“It’s very encouraging to see the sireline taking off in Australia,” Swettenham Stud owner Adam Sangster said.

“We’ve been getting very positive reports from trainers with Host two year-olds and that augurs well for his second crop coming up at the yearling sales.”

Patinack Farm-homebred Glimmer (2 f Husson – Glimmering Hope, by Belong To Me) made a winning debut at Mornington on Tuesday, making nearly all the running to win the $12,000 2yo Maiden Plate over 1005m.

Bounced out of the stalls by Chris Symons, Glimmer went through to led and then came back underneath Symons to be coasting into the straight. Ridden clear, Glimmer was always going strongly in the straight and she was untroubled to score by three-quarters of a length in 59.80.

“She did it nicely at the finish,” said Symons. “She still has a bit to learn but she was produced in good shape for today and she can improve for the experience.”

Glimmer is the third winner from the first Australian crop by unbeaten classic winner Husson, a son of multiple champion sire Hussonet (USA).

Husson is the only first-crop stallion in Australia this season to have sired three winners including a stakes winners, thanks to the Gimcrack Stakes winner Hussousa.

Friday night’s two-year-old fillies’ event at Moonee Valley shapes a battle between the two leading stallions on the Australian First Season Sires’ standings.

Just $1775 in earnings separates Patinack Farm’s South American import Husson (Hussonet - Vila Elisa, by Roy) and Makybe Stud’s freshman sire Purrealist (Tale Of The Cat - Surrealist, by Kenny’s Best Pal).

Both sires have produced two individual winners to date. However, Purrealist has needed just three representatives to achieve his start while seven of Husson’s progeny have made to Australian tracks this season.

Patinack Farm has entered one of Husson’s winners in Friday night’s $30,000 race with the John Thompson-trained Affable (Husson - Lady Gracious, by Redoute’s Choice). Affable beat four rivals comfortably at his first start at Sale on November 16.

Hawkes Racing has nominated the Makybe Stud-owned Anjea (Purrealist - Smytzer’s Rose, by Danehill) for the race. The filly has not trialled publicly nor made the track previously.

Smytzer’s Rose (Danehill - Professionelle, by Centaine) has produced the speedy city winner Anais (Spectrum - Smytzer’s Rose, by Danehill) from three foals to race.

Smyzter’s Rose is a half-sister to the stakes winners King Of Prussia (Anabaa - Professionelle, by Centaine), Sportsman (Supremo - Professionelle, by Centaine), Prisoner Of Love (Canny Lad - Professionelle, by Centaine) and Hoystar (Danzero - Professionelle, by Centaine).

Click here for the full nominations for Friday night’s two-year-old fillies’ handicap (1000m) at Moonee Valley.

First season Patinack Farm sire Husson (Hussonet - Villa Elisa, by Roy) has wasted no time making an impression in Australia after Hussousa (Husson - Petousa, by Redoute’s Choice) claimed Sydney’s first two-year-old race of the season, the Listed Gimcrack Stakes (1000m) at Randwick.

Hussousa raced close to the speed before the grey filly showed impressive acceleration to score a 1-1/2 length win over the Snippetson (Snippets - Snowdrift, by Polish Precedent) filly Snipzu (Snippetson - Pilgrim, by Danehill).

Patinack Farm trainer John Thompson said the filly would probably head to the spelling paddock for a break before returning for a shot at the Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m). Patinack Farm sponsors Victoria’s richest two-year-old race.

Thompson said Hussousa’s win was a sign of a new training approach for the plethora of juveniles Patinack Farm will send to the races this season.

“I think the Boss (Nathan Tinkler) will be happy with the first runner for us by Husson and to get a win,” Thompson said. I am very happy with the team, as they have done a super job.

“We had trained them (two-year-olds) for the trials last year and none went to the races and went any good, and we had burned them out. This year we left a bit in the tank and they have gone on from the trials and this was the result.”

Husson stands for a service fee of $22,000 (inc GST).

Patinack Farm

Patinack Farm held their stallion parade on Friday night at their Sandy Hollow stallion property. Held under lights and with Moroccan themed cuisine keeping guests fed and warm, the thinking outside the square approach was a great success and is sure to be copied in future.

The New South Wales based stallions Beautiful Crown, Casino Prince, Husson, new boy Lope de Vega, Murtajill and Raheeb were paraded in great order. All are eligible for the Patinack bonus scheme with the exception of Beautiful Crown.

Vinery

Vinery

Vinery Stud held parades on Saturday and Sunday mornings. The Saturday parade was held under overcast skies with the rain somehow kept at bay. There was a real buzz to the parade with such an outstanding selection of stallions. Peter Orton welcomed guests and commented on the need to keep the Valley free from the double threat of more coal mining and the new mining option Coal Seam Gas, before handing over to Adam White who took us through the parade in knowledgeable style.

Big Brown impressed, the Kentucky Derby winner looking every inch a super horse. The established stars More Than Ready, Testa Rossa and Mossman all have proven themselves and the up and comers like Benicio, Dubleo and Excites give real balance to the roster. Apart from Big Brown and Onemorenomore who are both in their second year at Vinery Australia, more recent additions to the team include: Congrats, the Champion First Season Sire in the US; and Prix Morny winner Myboycharlie.

Our thanks to Vinery for an excellent parade and a fine breakfast!

Arrowfield

It was then a short drive up the road to Arrowfield following the completion of the Vinery parade and here we were welcomed by Arrowfield principal John Messara. John reiterated Peter Orton’s message about land use and mining, and welcomed a special guest in local parliamentarian and Racing and Tourism Minister, George Souris.

Handing over to commentator Susan Archer, and roving interviewer Jon Freyer, the parade went like clockwork. The threat of rain was heavy in the air, but miraculously, and again, all managed to stay dry.

Beneteau was introduced as the new boy on the roster and he is truly a handsome individual. Those who have seen him at the track can attest to that. Not A Single Doubt looked physically awesome and an interesting interview by Jon Freyer with Andrew Reichard showed up some interesting statistics on his early season runners and how he was identified very early as potentially a top stallion. And that has happened.

All American has returned from his stint at Darby Dan Farm in the US and he is the first stallion to do the “reverse” shuttle from Australia to America.

Arrowfield

On a roster which also includes Flying Spur, Manhattan Rain and Starcraft, as well as the separately housed Charge Forward (the alpha male scenario has been explained many times but Charge Forward does not abide the company of other stallions, so he lives up the road at Bellerive), the last to parade was the champion stallion Redoute’s Choice who once again has had another stellar year with 2010/11 stakes winners including Absolutely and King’s Rose wining Group 1’s, Melito and Rekindled Interest winning Group 2’s and Drumbeats, Sister Madly and Zingaling winning Group 3’s.

Great roster, wonderful hospitality.

Lady Hussy (3 f Husson - Tula, by Forlitano) registered her second stakes success when winning Monday’s Clasico Wilfredo Latham (Listed) over 1100 metres at La Plata. The Stud Rincon de Piedra-owned filly raced in second place to the home turn, coming on strongly in the straight to wear down Bandurria Cat (Easing Along) and then go clear and win comfortably.

Bred by Haras Los Prados, Lady Hussy  is trained by Marcelo Suel and she was winning for the fourth time from five starts having finished fifth on debut and is unbeaten since. She has now won twice at stakes level having taken the Clasico Eusonio C Boni (Listed) over 1100m at La Plata where she defeated Bandurria Cat for the first time.

Unbeaten Husson (Hussonet) is advertised at $22,000 incl gst at Patinack Farm in the Hunter Valley in 2011.

Lady Hussy

Patinack Farm’s unbeaten champion Husson (Hussonet) has made a promising start with his first-crop runners in Argentina and his smart daughter Ladyt Hussy (2 f Tula) added a stakes victory to her record when winning the Clásico Eusonio C. Boni (Listed) over 1100m at La Plata on Thursday.

Starting the 1.20 favourite, Lady Hussy was strong at the finish and had two lengths to spare over Bandurria Cat at the finish.

Unbeaten Husson is advertised at $22,000 incl gst at Patinack Farm in the Hunter Valley in 2011.

Patinack Farm’s unbeaten champion Husson was represented by his first stakes performer last week when Lake Husson finished runner-up in the Clasico Andres S Torres (Gr 3) over 1500 metres at La Plata.

Bred by Haras Firmamento, Lake Husson (2 f Miss Lake Queen, by Numerous) is already a winner, having won on debut over 1200 metres at La Plata on April 26, and she is inbred 3 x 3 to Mr Prospector and 5 x 4 to Nijinsky.

Unbeaten classic winner Husson (Hussonet) and is advertised as standing at $22,000 at Patinack Farm’s Hunter Valley base in 2011.

Patinack farm’s unbeaten Husson has made a bright start to his stud career with his first runners in Argentina and he added another winner on Saturday when Lady Hussey scored at San Isidro.

Lady Hussey (2 f Tula, by Forlitano) blitzed her rivals in the Premio Final San Isidro Productos, completing the 1000 metre event in a sizzling 55.70 seconds while earlier in the day, Dolly Husson (2 f Glory Dolly, by Honour And Glory) finished third in the Premio Time West over 1000 metres.

Grade 1 Classic winner Husson, a son of multiple champion sire Hussonet (USA), now has four winners and four placed runners from 12 starters to date in South America from his first crop.

Patinack Farm’s unbeaten classic winner Husson is making an impression with his first runners in South America and following his first winner last week  he has his second following the impressive debut win by Lake Husson (2 c Miss Lake, by Numerous) by two lengths over 1200 metres at La Plata on Tuesday.

Lake Husson is inbred to Mr Prospector.

Husson was represented by another placegetter as well when Copa Bullrich finished second and from nine runners to date Husson has two winners and four placegetters and his first yearlings in Australia have met with great enthusiasm around the sales this year.

A dual Group 1 winner at two and then at three, Husson has been well supported by breeders and is leaving mirror images of himself around Australia. Husson’s fee remains unchanged at $22,000 (incl gst) for 2011.

Husson

News coming out of Argentina last weekend with the first winner for Patinack Farm’s unbeaten classic winner Husson (Hussonet).

Lady Hussy (2 f Tula, by Forlitano) won a 1000 metre conditions event at San Isidro last Friday in the time of 56.08. Lady Hussy’s dam Tula is inbred 4 x 3 to brother and sister Trevisana and Forli.

From seven runners to date Husson already has a winner and two placed horses at this early stage of the season.

Husson covered 108 mares in his first season at Patinack Farm in the Hunter Valley. His fee in 2010 was advertised at $24,200.

Dual classic winner Lope De Vega (Shamardal) will stand for $27,500 in his first season at stud in Australia when he joins the Patinack Farm roster. Lope De Vega will cover for the same price as Group 1 winner Casino Prince (Flying Spur), whose first yearlings are selling this year, highlighted by the Easter Yearling Sale topper at $1,025,000.

VRC Derby winner Monaco Consul (High Chaparral) will stand his first season at Patinack Farm’s Queensland farm at Canungra along with Wonderful World (Agnes World) and the Spring Champion Stakes winner Teranaba (Anabaa) who will be standing his first season.

‘In setting our 2011 stallion fees we have been mindful of the sales results throughout the year and have noted the competitive nature of the market,” Patinack Farm’s Chairman Nathan Tinkler said yesterday.

“Therefore, we are pleased to announce that we will not be increasing any of our service fees for the upcoming season. All Patinack Farm stallions will remain at their existing fee, which reflects the current stability of the marketplace. The present state of thoroughbred trading in Australasia, comparative to other parts of the globe, is a real indication of the resilience of the local industry - collectively we have been able to stabilise what was a volatile market.”

“The first crop of our three foundation sires Casino Prince, Husson (Arg) and Wonderful World will commence their racing careers in the latter part of the year and the initial reports from the breakers suggest we are in for an exciting time. We have an outstanding first crop of foals on the ground by our juvenile speedster Murtajill and are anxiously waiting the arrival of the first foals of our regally bred first-season stallion Raheeb.”

Lope De Vega

PATINACK FARM SIRES 2011- (All prices inclusive of GST)

NEW SOUTH WALES - Hunter Valley

Casino Prince - $27,500

Lope De Vega (IRE) - $27,500 – NEW

Husson (ARG) - $22,000

Murtajill - $16,500

Raheeb - $8,800

Beautiful Crown (USA) - $16,500

QUEENSLAND - Canungra

Monaco Consul (NZ) - $19,800 - NEW

Wonderful World - $12,100

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