Novara Park has announced its 2026 service fees, with owner Luigi Muollo reinforcing the stud’s commitment to offering breeders quality bloodlines and genuine value across its stallion roster.
Sweynesse continues to build momentum following another strong season headlined by Wigmore’s Gr.1 South Australian Derby (2500m) victory.
The stallion has also been represented by consistent filly Miss Starlight, now crowned NZB Southern Filly of the Year, while Group-performed sprinter Sweynesday will step out in Queensland for the first time when contesting Saturday’s Gr.3 BRC Sprint (1350m) en route to the Gr.1 Stradbroke Handicap (1400m).
Meanwhile In Hong Kong, multiple Group One winning galloper Lucky Sweynesse returned from an injury-plagued season to win the Gr. 2 Chairman’s Trophy (1600m), while also being Group One placed behind superstars Ka Ying Rising and Romantic Warrior.
“I am rapt for Sweynesse,” Muollo said. “There is more ahead of him. He is still relatively young and they sell well at the sales and as tried horses.”
Sweynesse will stand at an unchanged fee of $7,000 plus GST.
Deep Impact sire Staphanos continues to produce quality gallopers, with his eldest crop five-year-olds and Muollo points out that his fillies in particular have excelled.
With 11 stakes performers from 107 starters, Staphanos’ progeny range from Group One-winning juvenile Pignan to Group One placed milers Movin Out and Special Sakura through to proven stayers like Basilinna,
“Looking at the 18 proven stallions in New Zealand that sit above Staphanos in service fees, no other stallion beats his percentage of Group One winners and performers to runners for his fillies,” Muollo said.
“He is ahead of the likes of Savabeel, Proisir, and Per Incanto, and incredibly I think he can build on this with his best crops yet to come.”
Staphanos will remain at $9,000 plus GST.
King Of Comedy will also stand at an unchanged fee of $7,000 plus GST after producing a number of promising performers including Gr.3 Manawatu Classic (2000m) placegetter King Jakkal and Sir Ruby, a leading three-year-old in Malaysia, in addition to emerging three-year-old The Explosive.
Meanwhile, Novara Park’s newest addition to the stallion roster, The Foxes, has already attracted strong breeder interest with his debut fee $10,000 plus GST.
The son of Churchill won stakes races across four consecutive seasons and boasts one of the most powerful pedigrees available to breeders.
“Novara Park is always looking at offering upside and value for money to breeders,” Muollo said.
“Our stallion line-up offers breeders the best bloodlines in the world while our fees give our clients affordability and a live foal guarantee.”
