News - CAPTIVANT (AUS)
Kia Ora’s stallion roster for 2024 heralds exciting new developments that provide further value and accessibility for astute breeders.
The Group I MRC Caulfield Guineas is a race associated with truly great colts that become great stallions and a vintage renewal of the race in 2021 was fought out by three outstanding colts and one of them has some stunning first foals on the ground this spring.
Kia Ora Stallions look forward to welcoming you to join us for a showcase of our stallions Farnan, Captivant and Prague on August 26, all Premium sires on Breednet so test your mare ahead of time with a Hypothetical mating.
Written Tycoon is set to play a role at Royal Ascot next week with his glamour daughter Coolangatta running in the Group I King’s Stand Stakes along with his grand-son Cannonball, so where is he at as a sire of sires?
Given that he was a 2YO winner pre-Christmas, won the Group 1 Champagne to cap a tremendous juvenile season … then ran Anamoe to a half-length second in the Group 1 Caulfield Guineas at three, it’s hardly surprising Captivant was a popular choice for breeders when he retired to Kia Ora Stallions last spring.
Few young stallions have maintained their popularity as strongly as this one through their first five seasons at stud and as a result this sire is going to make a big impact over the next 12 months and beyond.
Our next chapter in the Price Point series of stories looks at a group of a dozen stallions that includes four first season horses and the stallion that has sired more 2YO winners this season than any other.
In line with the growth of Kia Ora Stallions, the appointment of Belle Howard in a Nomination Sales role comes at an opportune time.
Kia Ora's stallion operation continues to gain momentum with the farm's 2022 stallion roster featuring top echelon two year old's Farnan, Captivant and Prague.
Kia Ora Stallions are thrilled to announce the addition of an exciting new stallion to their 2022 roster, with Group I Champagne Stakes winner Captivant set to stand alongside Champion 2YO Golden Slipper winner Farnan and multiple 2YO Group winning son of Redoute’s Choice, Prague.
An inside barrier and an ice-cool ride by James McDonald paved the way for the Peter and Paul Snowden-trained Captivant to earn a well deserved Group 1 success in Saturday's $500,000 Moet & Chandon Champagne Stakes (1600m) at Randwick.