Young Darley stallion Nadeem (Redoute’s Choice - Candide, by Sound Reason) earned his first winner in New Zealand as part of a successful Wednesday for the worldwide breeding operation.

Military Reign’s (Nadeem - Girl Like You, by Rory’s Jester) win in the Races B4 The Rugby Maiden (1100m) at Arawa Park was one of eight wins on either side of the Tasman Sea for current Darley sires.

Last season’s Australian champion sire Lonhro (Octagonal - Shadea, by Straight Strike) led the way with a double at Canterbury. The Chris Waller-trained Hoylonny (Lonhro - Roedean, by Flying Spur) scored in the Rosehill on Facebook Maiden (1200m) before Lohengrin (Lonhro - Suede, by Quest For Fame) claimed the Ascot Club Handicap (1100m).

Darley’s band of sires dominated the Sandown Lakeside meeting, winning four of the seven races contested. Zubbaya (Dubawi - Sabkha, by Green Desert) and Typeface (Elusive Quality - Lucida, by Danehill) carried Darley’s famous maroon and white colours to victory while The Kitkat Kid (Gonski - Sharna Cabarna, by Dolphin Street) remained unbeaten with his second win from as many starts.

Fantastic Light mare Princess Fontaine (Fantastic Light - Dandasila, by Danehill Dancer) completed Darley’s quartet of wins at Sandown. Oak Street (Commands - Restless Dream, by Rory’s Jester) provided a Brisbane leg to Darley’s wins when the gelding won the Sky Racing World Class 3 (1400m) at Eagle Farm.

A new stakes winner for young sire Nadeem (Redoute’s Choice - Candide, by Sound Reason) formed part of an outstanding day for Darley stallions, which yielded four stakes wins in Melbourne and Sydney.

Specter (Nadeem - Woman In White, by Daylami) provided Nadeem with his second stakes winner out of his first crop with his strong success in the Listed Henry Bucks Best Dressed Stakes (1400m) at Flemington. Sepoy (Elusive Quality - Watchful, by Danehill) took his career earnings to more than $3 million with his decisive win in the Group 2 Danehill Stakes (1200m).

Sepoy cruised to his seventh win from eight starts with his one-length success in the $250,000 event but Peter Snowden said a decision must be made as to where the super three-year-old has his next run with the Manikato Stakes the option if the Darley trainer has his way.

“It is a Group I race, it is a magnificent race, it is a stallion-making race so we have got to certainly look at it in a big way,” Snowden said.

“It is a group decision both here in Australia and in Dubai. The boss has got to agree, it would be my call to go that way (the Manikato Stakes).”

Pinker Pinker (Reset - Miss Marion, by Success Express) completed a Darley stakes treble in the Group 2 Let’s Elope Stakes (1400m). The four-year-old sprinted quickly from the 300 metres to beat the unlucky Mid Summer Music (Oamaru Force - Samsara Lady, by Nassipour) and Parables (Lonhro - Fairytales, by Night Shift)

Commands (Danehill - Cotehele House, by My Swanee) colt Ambidexter (Commands - Dextrous, Quest For Fame) swept home down the middle of the track to provide Commands with his 40^th individual stakes winner in the Listed Ming Dynasty Handicap (1400m) at Rosehill.

Last season’s star juvenile filly Triple Asset (Nadeem - Caralowe, by Hennessy) was named the Veolia Environmental Services 2YO Horse of the Year in Tasmania for last season and she also picked up the Tasbreeders Outstanding Filly or Mare Award.  Racing in three states during the season, Triple Asset won four races from eight starts, including two at Group 3 level.

Dream Pedlar (West Quest) was named Tasmanian Horse of the Year at a special awards presentation function at Country Club Tasmania last Friday night. Dream Pedlar won the listed Bendigo Cup in October and ran fourth twice in the Group 3 Queens Cup and Group 3 Coongy Handicap in Melbourne, before returning home to win the Tasmanian Stakes and the $100,000 Devonport Cup.

Tasmanian Guineas winner Socks won the Rotary Club of Central Launceston 3YO of the Year.

David and Scott Brunton were named the Derwent Park Developments Leading Trainers, preparing 88 winners for the season at a strike rate of 21 per-cent.

Paul and Elizabeth Geard won the Hermanos Equine Services Leading Owner Award while jockey Brendon McCoull won his 12th premiership (Kevin Sharkie Leading Jockey Award) after riding 104 winners at a strike rate of just under 25 per cent.

Darley yesterday announced the fees for 26 stallions it will stand in Australia for the 2011 breeding season, headed by Street Cry ($110,000 inc. GST), Shamardal ($88,000), Medaglia d’Oro ($77,000) and Commands ($66,000).

“The Darley stallions have enjoyed their best year yet. From our youngsters Nadeem and Ad Valorem who have had their first two-year-olds running this season, to our proven stallions such as Street Cry, Shamardal, Lonhro and Commands, we really have had a tremendous year,” Henry Plumptre, Darley’s Managing Director in Australia said.

“Looking forward, we are enthusiastic about our six stallion prospects with their first two-year-olds running later this year and are encouraged by the progeny of our even younger horses, some of which will feature at the forthcoming breeding stock sales. We look forward to offering breeders a roster of outstanding quality and talking to our clients in the coming months.”

Darley stallion fees 2011

Medaglia D'Oro

Standing at Kelvinside (NSW)

Street Cry $110,000

Shamardal $88,000

Lonhro $77,000

Medaglia d’Oro $77,000

Commands $66,000

Exceed And Excel $66,000

Bernardini $38,500

Denman $38,500

Street Sense $38,500

Authorized $22,000

Teofilo $22,000

Nadeem $22,000

Canny Lad $16,500

Henny Hughes $16,500

Time Thief $13,750

Ad Valorem $11,000

Shaft $7,700

Standing at Northwood Park (Vic)

New Approach $33,000

Domesday $22,000

Hard Spun $16,500

Reset $16,500

Von Costa de Hero $16,500

Any Given Saturday $13,750

Street Boss $13,750

Strategic $11,000

Gonski $6,600

Fees include GST and are payable on a live foal.

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