News - ZOUSAIN (AUS)
For a stallion whose service fee at Widden this spring is just $22,000, Zousain had some outstanding results at the Inglis Ready 2 Race Sale on Thursday with seven youngsters averaging $189,857 highlighted by a pair of 2YOs that sold for upwards of $400,000.
Widden Stud’s Zousain put a highlight on a great start to the new season, siring four winners on Saturday with only two stallions siring more so far in August.
The highest priced filly by Zousain sold in 2024 when snapped up by astute trainer Mitch Freedman for $230,000 from the Rosemont draft at Magic Millions, Salizou is starting to pay back that purchase price with a Flemington victory on Saturday.
Horses bred by and sold by Rheinwood Pastoral include newly retired to stud Group I winners Libertad and Private Harry and at Ballarat on Sunday we saw another promising youngster off the same farm beginning his career with a dazzling debut win.
A full sister to Group winning filly Amelita, who sold for $800,000 at the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale earlier this year, two year-old Zousain filly Jaipur Maison opened her account when scoring at Hawkesbury on Thursday.
Sires that can produce 2YO winners and in particular 2YO stakes-winners have a unique appeal in the marketplace and one stud has six stallions on their 2026 roster that have done just that this season and not one of those stallions stands for more than $27,500.
If your goal this spring is to choose a stallion that can breed you a nice winner with upside it might not be as expensive as you think.
Widden Stud’s Zousain had a big result at Magic Millions National on Tuesday when his three year-old filly Bellazaine sold for $900,000 as a breeding proposition and on Wednesday young Zousain mare Amelita was also in demand fetching $800,000 in foal to Ole Kirk.
The Waterhouse Bott stable make plenty of headlines for purchasing expensive yearlings, but they can also find value and were well rewarded at the Magic Millions National Sale today for a smart investment at the Inglis Classic Yearling Sale in 2024.
A massive pinhook winner at the sales, Zousain three year-old Superb Spirit is now a racetrack winner after saluting at Sha Tin on Sunday.
Widden Stud's Zousain had some lovely weanlings on offer at the Inglis Australian Weanling Sale this week with Fairhill Farm well rewarded for their filly from top producer Jolie Brise that sold for $320,000.
Talented Zousain filly Verzain made it back-to-back stakes wins when scoring a stylish victory in the $150,000 Group III SAJC Breeders Stakes (1200m) at Morphettville on Saturday.
Talented Zousain filly Verzain found the best way possible to break her maiden when producing a tenacious effort to win the Listed SAJC Without Fear Stakes (1050m) at Morphettville on Saturday.
The connections of Zousain mare Catch the Glory were bitterly disappointed last year when the speedy chestnut won the $300,000 The Warra at the Kembla standalone meeting, which was advertised as a G3 race, but not recognized internationally as such, however they made amends in the best way possible at Rosehill on Saturday.
A much admired colt by popular sire Zousain topped the 2026 Magic Millions Gold Coast March Yearling Sale when selling for $250,000 this afternoon.
Widden Stud’s Zousain hit 60 Australian winners for the season on Wednesday and is the leading third crop sire by winners with progeny earnings topping $3million and 13 yearlings to be offered at Magic Millions Gold Coast March.
A pair of progressive Ciaron Maher-trained 3YOs headed today’s Inglis Digital March (Early) Online Sale.
The 2026 Premier Yearling Sale today concluded with strong Book 2 trade, wrapping up a memorable week of action at Oaklands with the top price on Tuesday shared at $220,000 by colts sired by Zousain and Extreme Warrior.
Southern Highlands based farm Rheinwood Pastoral have produced and sold two Group I winners in the past 12 months in Libertad and Private Harry, whose half-brother by Zousain sold at Inglis Classic on Sunday for $300,000.
The release of third declarations for the Group I MRC Blue Diamond Stakes next month has Widden Stud’s fairytale colt Unit Five still in the mix after his brilliant win in the Magic Millions 2YO Classic, but next week the focus for Team Widden turns to Inglis Classic.