Momentum set to continue for Bachelor Duke

Every breeder has his or her method of deciding if a stallion is good enough – or doing enough – to justify the decision to send their mare to that particular horse.

When you sit down & consider the credentials of Bachelor Duke, the Miswaki horse standing his sixth season at The Oaks Stud in Cambridge, the check list is hard to fault – on every count.

YEAR ONE RESULT – Champion NZ First Season Sire

YEAR TWO RESULT – Champion NZ Second Season Sire

NUMBERS (figures courtesy of www.nzracing.co.nz)

• 2009 – 143 mares covered
• 2008 – 154 mares covered (now yearlings)
• 2007 – 107 mares covered (now 2YOs)
• 2006 – 97 mares covered (now 3YOs)
• 2005 – 85 mares covered (enough to win him Champion First Season Sire honours)

When you sit down & consider the credentials of Bachelor Duke, the Miswaki horse standing his sixth season at The Oaks Stud in Cambridge, the check list is hard to fault – on every count

STATISTICS (information courtesy of www.arion.co.nz)

• 54 winners from 117 runners worldwide
• 16 winners from 37 runners in NZ
• 3 winners from 5 runners in Australia
• Winners also in England, Ireland, Italy, France, Hong Kong (2 from 2), Germany, Holland, India, Switzerland & USA
• 3 black type winners – Keyora (Dual Gr.2 winner), Obsession (LR winner & Gr.1-placed) and Luminous Eyes (Gr.3 winner & Gr.3-placed)
• Stakes-placed horses – Prince of Wales (Gr.2 & LR), Bewitch (LR & RLR), Sunset Boulevard (LR), Nurture (LR) and Yorksters Girl (LR).

Bachelor Duke stands at a fee of $12,000 + gst (LFG) alongside Darchi Brahma, Keeninsky, Rock De Cambes, Sakhee’s Secret and Spartacus at The Oaks Stud in Cambridge.