News - TROPICUS (AUS)
The annual Vinery Stud stallion parades last weekend are always a highlight on the Hunter Valley stud tour given their famed breakfast is the perfect way to start a long day of looking at horses and this year’s stallion roster is a ripper.
Back in the G1 groove over the weekend in North America, Darley shuttler Too Darn Hot (GB) is back in Australia this spring and now has two Australian G1 winning sons at stud to follow in his footsteps in Broadsiding and Tropicus.
Following the recent announcement of the consolidation of the Kia Ora stallions into the Vinery roster, Vinery is pleased to unveil a strengthened and bolstered line-up for 2026.
Vinery and Kia Ora Studs have today announced a significant step forward in their long-standing association, with the consolidation of their stallion operations and the introduction of an exciting new addition to the roster.
Kia Ora Stud is thrilled to celebrate a career-defining performance by homebred entire Tropicus, who reached new heights with his victory in the Group 1 Oakleigh Plate (1100m) at Caulfield on Saturday.
Five Group I races were run in Australasia on Saturday and all of them went to first time G1 winners so let’s take a look at those pedigrees and one of them has five lines of Star Kingdom – so who was it?
With the betting suggesting the Anthony and Sam Freedman stable would win the $750,000 G1 MRC Oakleigh Plate (1100m) at Caulfield on Saturday, it was the outsider of their two runners in the race that produced the goods as Too Darn Hot 4yo Tropicus was simply too strong.
One of two stakes winners on the day for Darley’s Too Darn Hot at Caulfield, the impressive Group 3 MRC Heath 1100 (1100m) victory of Kia Ora’s Tropicus has connections set to target the stallion prospect at Group 1 races.
It was a memorable day for Darley shuttler Too Darn Hot (GB), who delivered a Group race treble with Broadsiding, Shanwah and Tropicus.
Kia Ora Stud homebred Tropicus made a winning debut in the Catanach's Jewellers Hcp (1100m) at Caulfield on Saturday to ring up the ninth Australian winner for leading first crop stallion Too Darn Hot (GB).