Little Avondale Stud

114 Morris Road RD6 , Masterton, NZ, 5886
sam@lastud.co.nz
www.lastud.co.nz
+64 6 3775098

Stallions standing at Little Avondale Stud

Little Brose

Little Brose service fee for 2026 is $15,000

2nd season at stud

Per Incanto

Per Incanto service fee for 2026 is $75,000

Latest winner: Roaring Bebe

Latest News

Per Incanto (USA) is well known for his classy sprinters that include Group I winner Jimmysstar and he posted a new stakes-winner in Hong Kong on Sunday when Raging Blizzard took out the Group II Premier Bowl (1200m) at Sha Tin.
Promising three-year-old Thunder In Motion put himself in contention for a tilt at next month's Gr.1 New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) with an impressive maiden victory at Trentham on Sunday.
Cult hero Jimmysstar (NZ) returned to his brilliant best with a breathtaking last-to-first performance in the Gr.1 Manikato Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield on Sunday.
Feature wins at Sandown in last September’s Gr.3 Sandown Stakes (1500m) and Saturday’s A$200,000 Ranvet So You Think Stakes (1500m) have bookended a year of highly commendable showings in elite company by Evaporate.
A major injury suffered as a youngster didn’t stop Brah Spring enjoying a lucrative racing career with following stakes success as a broodmare for Little Avondale Stud.
In-form mare Prima Bella added valuable black-type to her record with a determined victory in Saturday’s Gr.3 Toy Show Quality (1100m) at Randwick.
A full brother to a G1 winner, first starter Fortunato showed he could have what it takes to be a Spring star in the three-year-old ranks with a stunning performance to take out the Poverty Bay Turf Club (1100m) at Taupo on Sunday.
Six-year-old mare Prima Bella continues to enjoy a strong campaign, relishing the fast tempo set by Beast Mode to power over the top in the Ranvet Handicap (1000m) at Randwick on Saturday.
The A$3 million The Big Dance (1600m) on Melbourne Cup Day is firmly on Rolling Magic’s radar after a dominant first-up victory in the A$120,000 Midway Handicap (1300m) at Rosehill on Saturday.
When star jockey Mark Zahra was engaged for just the one ride at Seymour on Thursday, there were plenty of punters that copped the tip as three-year-old gelding Mahershala made a one-act affair of the Vale Ian Dickinson Maiden Plate (1000m).
Incandescent bookended his two-year-old season with winning results for his army of owners after claiming top honours in the Listed Cloudsoft Accounting Champagne Stakes (1600m) at Ellerslie on Saturday.
Kylie Hoskin scored the biggest win of her career when Geneva took out the Gr.3 Higgins Concrete Manawatu Classic (2100m) at Trentham on Saturday.
Awapuni visitors enjoyed back-to-back success at Tauranga when Omega Boy claimed the feature race on the card, the Gr.2 Ultimate Mazda Japan Trophy (1600m), just one race after Platinum Pantheon defeated a handy field of three-year-olds over 1200m.
Here is the full list of 76 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Star sprinter Jimmysstar is slowly building towards an autumn return with the Gr.1 William Reid Stakes (1200m) on March 21 which will be held at Caulfield this year an early target.
New Zealand-bred gelding Oak Hill lifted his ever-improving career to another new level with his first black-type victory in the A$300,000 Gr.2 Here For The Horses Rubiton Stakes (1100m) at Caulfield on Saturday.
Ready to Run Sale graduate Dad And Dave (NZ) (Time Test) almost doubled his purchase price in one hit with an impressive come-from-behind victory in the A$125,000 Listed Kevin Sharkie Launceston Guineas (2000m) in Tasmania on Wednesday night. 
Two-year-old Incandescent put himself in the frame for the rich TAB Karaka Millions 2YO (1200m) in late January with a comprehensive victory in the opening event at Ellerslie on Saturday, the Independent Traffic Control (1100m).
Placing a horse to advantage in the modern world where there seems to be a million dollar race every second week is something an astute trainer can really work well for their owners and no trainer has done it better than Ciaron Maher with high class 6YO Gringotts (NZ), whose half-brother will be offered at Karaka Book 1 in 2026.
New Zealand-bred mare Grid Girl boasts a perfect two-from-two record so far as a five-year-old, having added Saturday’s A$150,000 Rosemont Stud Fillies & Mares Pendant (1400m) at Cranbourne to her first-up victory at Kyneton on November 5.

Recent Sales For Little Avondale Stud

2026 Karaka Book 1 - Top price: $450,000
2026 Karaka Book 2 - Top price: $145,000
2025 Australian Easter Yearling Sale - Top price: $1,700,000
2025 Gold Coast Yearling Sale - Top price: $325,000
2025 Karaka Book 1 - Top price: $250,000
2025 Karaka Book 2 - Top price: $100,000