Farnan Earns 2025 Stud Fee Increase at Kia Ora

NSW’s Kia Ora Stallions have announced their fees for 2025, with their Golden Slipper winner Farnan headlining the roster at a fee of $77,000. Kia Ora’s Bloodstock and Breeding Manager Shane Wright said the 2025 service fees were set with a strong focus on providing value and supporting breeders. "We’ve set our fees with careful consideration for the challenges facing smaller breeders and have positioned them to deliver value and maximise returns. Each of our stallions offers a unique set of elite qualities, and we believe they represent outstanding value at this stage of their careers, with exciting futures ahead," Wright said. Kia Ora’s Golden Slipper winner has featured prominently at the top of the Australian 1st Season Sires Premiership and has already produced four individual stakes performers and eight individual winners this season. "I couldn’t be happier with the way that Farnan has launched his stud career. His progeny have always shown the early maturity, physicality, and temperament needed to compete at the highest level. We expected him to hit the ground running, and he’s delivered exactly that," Wright said. Farnan’s top progeny include Gr3 Kindergarten and $1 million Golden Gift winner North England, Gr3 Black Opal winner King Of Pop, Gr3 Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes winner Recuperato (see below) and Gr3 Black Opal runner-up Farcited. “It’s a huge achievement for Farnan at this stage of his career. When you look at what he’s already accomplished with his progeny not just winning Group races, but also producing quinellas – it really highlights the strength of his first crop, with large numbers still on their way through,” Wright said. Farnan produced a staggering three runners in the Gr1 Golden Slipper, the world’s richest race for 2YOs. "When you look at this year’s Golden Slipper, Farnan had three runners – a feat matched only by Written Tycoon, who’s long been a top sire and a standout producer of two-year-olds. Considering the quality of mares Written Tycoon would have covered, it really highlights just how special Farnan is, and the calibre of horses he’s already proving he can produce,” Wright pointed out. Farnan’s yearlings continue to be in high demand, with top prices including $1,200,000, $800,000, $750,000 and $725,000. "Farnan’s yearlings have been really well received again this year. He had 29 catalogued at Magic Millions Gold Coast that sold for an average of $265,000, with a top price of $750,000," Wright said.