New stallions Paddington and Chaldean have been well-received by breeders in both New Zealand and Australia.New stallions Paddington and Chaldean have been well-received by breeders in both New Zealand and Australia. Paddington, a four-time Group 1 winner, is by the world-renowned sire Siyouni, whose Southern Hemisphere progeny includes the Group 1 winner Amelia’s Jewel. Windsor Park’s Rodney Schick anticipates Paddington’s success as a stallion given his racing record and his sire’s reputation. Chaldean, a Group 1 winner and runner-up in the St. James’s Palace Stakes (G1), is a son of Frankel. Scott Calder of Cambridge Stud, where Chaldean will reside, reports a strong response from breeders to the stallion, who will have a limited book of 120 mares. Both farms have received significant interest from Australian breeders, which is seen as a positive development for New Zealand breeding. Schick notes that the Australian response to Paddington has been unprecedented. The arrival of these top-class stallions is expected to enhance the quality of racing and breeding in both Australia and New Zealand.
Paddington And Chaldean The latest star stallions to join the ranks of New Zealand stallions have been well received by breeders on both sides of the Tasman. The pair are hoping to make a splash in Australasia when they cover their first book about the Southern Hemisphere later this year.
Paddington, a four-time Group 1 winner, was announced in March and Windsor Park’s Rodney Schick told ANZ Bloodstock News the colt was already fully booked.
“We had a big luncheon to introduce him and I think we had 60 bookings for that event alone, but the phone just kept ringing. Within three days of him being announced, we had his diary filled,” he said.
Paddington’s father Siyouni’s His reputation as a world-class sire is further enhanced by his record in the Southern Hemisphere, where he has sired 26 winners from 44 starters, headed by the Group 1 winning mare Amelia’s jewel.
Schick is confident that the Siyouni factor, combined with Paddington’s great racing record, will stand him in good stead in his first outing at Windsor Park’s stud.
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“He’s an incredible horse,” he said. “He’s very exciting for New Zealand because he’s by Siyouni, who’s a great sire in Europe and his stats with his runners in Australia are phenomenal, so very, very exciting. He’s an exceptional horse and it’s great to extend our relationship with Coolmore. I really believe he’s a good fit for Australasian racing.”
Chaldean finished second to Paddington in the St. James’s Palace Stakes (G1) last year. He went to Royal Ascot after his fine victory in the English Two Thousand Guineas (G1).
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Chaldean wins the 2023 Two Thousand Guineas at Newmarket
Scott Calder, Head of Sales and Nominations at Cambridge Stud, where the son of Frankel will reside in the southern hemisphere, said the response from breeders to the relocation of stallions has been great.
“When we were able to make that public, the excitement was certainly shared by breeders and our clients. He is limited to 120 mares, which is a smaller book, and as soon as we announced him it became clear that space was going to be at a premium,” Calder said.
Like Paddington, the 4-year-old has an excellent race record with two Group 1 wins from five wins from 10 starts, which places him seventh out of Frankel’s 843 runners worldwide.
“I think a son of Frankel is high on every stud’s wish list and given that he was brought out by Frankel for so long as a 2-year-old and later won a Classic, he has the perfect profile, particularly for New Zealand,” said Calder.
Both farms have been inundated with interest from Australian breeders wanting to utilise their new young stars, and Calder believes this can only be positive for New Zealand breeding.
“In my time at Cambridge we always struggled to get mares over the ditch to New Zealand,” Calder said. “But Chaldean has had far more Australian support than any other stallion in my time at Cambridge and that just confirms how good he is for both countries.”
Schick said the Australian response has been unprecedented and that Windsor himself will be extremely supportive of the stallion.
“A lot of mares come over from Australia and the response I have had there has been overwhelming,” he said.
