A share in Widden Stud's flagship sire Zoustar (Aus) will be offered in the Inglis Digital June (Early) Online Sale.
A dual Group 1-winning sprinter in 2013 when trained by Chris Waller, Zoustar recently had his 2024 fee increased to A$275,000 (around €168,000) from A$220,000 (€134,000) for the Southern Hemisphere breeding season, making him the joint most expensive stallion in Australia alongside Extreme Choice (Aus) and I Am Invincible (Aus).
That follows an outstanding season on the track for Zoustar in 2023/24, with Zougotcha (Aus), Joliestar (Aus), Climbing Star (Aus) and the recently retired Ozzmosis (Aus) all winning at the top level. In the sales ring, seven of his 2024 yearlings fetched at least A$1 million, including his A$2.2 million filly out of Prompt Response (Aus) (Beneteau {Aus}).
The Zoustar share is being offered on account of Qatar Bloodstock. This offering enables the owner to annual priority access to the stallion–despite him already being fully booked for the 2024 breeding season–as well as a 1/60th share of the pooled income for each year.
“He is the foundation upon which we have built an extensive involvement in the Australian market,” Qatar Bloodstock's manager David Redvers said of Zoustar. “The equity in the horse is very tightly held, so this represents an unprecedented opportunity to become involved in a future champion sire of Australia and share the benefits that come with that.”
The catalogue for the Inglis Digital June (Early) Sale will be available online at inglisdigital.com from midday (local time) on Friday, June 7. Bidding will open at 3pm the same day and close at 10am on Wednesday, June 12.
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