Darley fees: Ghaiyyath returns as Too Darn Hot, Anamoe, Street Boss hold steady

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Ghaiyyath (Ire) returns in 2026 to capitalise on his successful first crop of 3-year-olds and his son Observer is one of two additions to the 16-strong Darley Australia 2026 roster. Dual Group 1 winner Tentyris is the other new stallion.

Winner of the G1 Australian Guineas and G1 Victoria Derby, Observer will stand for $33,000 in his first season. He is joined Street Boss (USA) son and electrifying dual Group 1 winning sprinter Tentyris, who is priced at $88,000.

Across their two properties, Kelvinside in NSW and Northwood Park in Victoria, Darley Australia will stand 16 stallions.

“This is an amazing lineup of stallions. It’s hard to imagine a better roster,” said Andy Makiv, Managing Director of Godolphin Australia.

“Stallions that have won the right races, with the right pedigrees and producing the right results. The diversity of our roster certainly gives breeders a choice and a wonderful opportunity.”

Table: Darley Australia NSW Sires for 2026

Table: Darley Australia Victorian Sires for 2026

Too Darn Hot and his son Broadsiding

A son of Champion Sire Dubawi (Ire), Too Darn Hot (GB) stood his first four seasons in Australia at $44,000, before missing 2024 on the shuttle run, although he covered 37 mares in Europe to Southern Hemisphere time. He returned in 2025 to stand for $275,000, with the leap justified by his incredible results and covered 110 mares. Too Darn Hot will maintain the same fee in 2026 as he cements his position at the top of Darley’s roster.

“We are very lucky to have access to such high class horses across our roster. We’ve got the two new horses retiring this year with Tentyris and Observer who are two sons of exceptional stallions that we stand in both states,” said Lisa Manning, Darley Victoria’s Nominations Manager.

“They’re accompanied by Too Darn Hot, who is a champion and has made an amazing start at stud. Few stallions have made a start like he has. He’s got the highest group winners to runners ratio of any stallion since Redoute’s Choice and he’s had a $1 million yearling in each of his first four crops, so he’s a very exciting horse to have back on the roster again this year.

“To have Broadsiding in his first crop and then you've got Tropicus, and he just had the Karrakatta Plate winner in WA (Afireofgidgeecoals). He just keeps getting them, and the quality of mare he’s gotten has risen sharply recently, so I don’t think he’s even begun yet.”

With ten stakes winners in his first Southern Hemisphere crop, who are now 4-year-olds, Too Darn Hot has a global tally of 34 stakes winners and counting with six Group 1 winners globally. Two of those in Australia being Darley’s young sire Broadsiding and this season’s G1 Oakleigh Plate victor Tropicus.

At the sales, this year, Too Darn Hot’s position as a highly sought after commercial sire was demonstrated with two seven figure yearlings. Both colts were sold at the Inglis Easter Yearling Sale for $2.2 million and $1.3 million.

Across the whole sales season, Too Darn Hot’s 49 yearlings to sell averaged $349,000.

His son Broadsiding will stand alongside him at Kelvinside for his second season at a slightly reduced fee of $55,000 including GST. Winner of the G1 Champagne Stakes and G1 JJ Atkins Plate at two, Broadsiding trained on to win the G1 Golden Rose and G1 Rosehill Guineas at three, as well as a hard fought third in the G1 Cox Plate behind Horse Of The Year Via Sistina (Ire) (Fastnet Rock).

“Broadsiding was extremely well supported by breeders in his first season. He covered a lovely quality book of mares, and it was basically a question of who didn't get one as opposed to who did,” said Manning.

“He's a four-time Group 1 winning son of Too Darn Hot and crowned Australian Champion 2YO then trained on to win the Golden Rose and get more of a classic distance in the Rosehill Guineas. The Dubawi line is becoming very sought after, and to have that calibre of stallion on the roster as a locally bred son of one of Dubawi’s best sons is great.”

With a race record like that, Broadsiding was crowned both the Champion 2YO in Australia and Champion 3YO Colt in Australia. He was immensely popular in his first season, covering 160 mares with his first foals due this spring.

Anamoe sets the sale ring alight

A Group 1 winner at two, three, and four, Anamoe demonstrated the market’s adoration of a tough, high class racehorse when his first crop yearlings hit the sale ring in 2026. Across the whole season, he delivered the best first crop average in history with 63 yearlings sold at an average of $404,000.

Anamoe achieved a seven figure yearling early in the sales season when a colt sold at the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale for $1.1 million.

“Anamoe is Anamoe. He doesn’t need any introduction. It was so exciting to see his first yearlings sell so well this year. He was an exceptional horse. He’s a once in a generation horse and he'll be very popular again this year and we look forward to his 2-year-olds coming up on the track,” said Manning.

“He was such an athlete. He performed at the highest levels at two, three and four, which not a lot of stallions can say. It was a risk to keep him in work at four, but he’s just been phenomenal. Hopefully his progeny can emulate his deeds on the track, that would be amazing.”

The son of Street Boss heads into his fourth season at a fee of $110,000 including GST, unchanged from 2025, and slightly down on his opening fee of $121,000 including GST. He’s been popular in his first three seasons, covering books of 149, 140, and 147 mares respectively.

Anamoe’s sire Street Boss will remain in Victoria at the same fee of $66,000. He has sired four individual Group 1 winners this season with Tentyris, Tempted, Green Spaces, and Pericles. Heading into his 17th season at stud in Australia, Street Boss served 70 mares in 2025.

“We’re very lucky to have Street Boss on the roster again in Victoria and he just continues to deliver. Some stallions at that age will reduce the quality of their progeny on the track, but he’s gone from strength to strength with Anamoe, Tentyris, Tempted, Pericles, and Traffic Warden who is on our roster again for his second season.

“He doesn't show any signs of slowing up at all. He won’t be around forever, unfortunately, and it’ll be lovely to have Anamoe, Tentyris and Traffic Warden leading the charge for him as a sire of sires.”

Darley will stand three of his sons in 2026, being Anamoe and recently retired Tentyris, while Traffic Warden heads into his second season in NSW at an unchanged fee of $22,000.

Winner of G2 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes at two, Traffic Warden was pipped on the post in the G1 Sires’ Produce Stakes by Manaal (Tassort). He also ran fourth in the G1 Golden Slipper that year. Back at three, he won the G2 Run To The Rose, but had to settle for second in the G1 Golden Rose behind Broadsiding in a Godolphin one-two.

Ghaiyyath returns in 2026

Four-time Group 1 winner and European Horse Of The Year Ghaiyyath (Ire) stood his first four seasons in Australia at $27,500 but he didn't return for 2025. How things change in a year! In 2026, he gets a boost to $88,000 including GST based on his wonderful results this season.

“Ghaiyyath returns this year to Victoria. He had a year off last year, as shuttlers do sometimes, but to be able to bring him back is very exciting. He’s getting a significant fee increase because of what he’s done with his first crop on the track. He’s got 11% stakes winners to runners in his first Southern Hemisphere crop which is making breeders sit up and take notice,” said Manning.

The current leader of the Second Season Sire Championship, Ghaiyyath’s first crop have thrived now they are in their Classic year. Observer came out flying for him in the spring winning the G1 Victoria Derby, and later adding the G1 Australian Guineas before he was retired to stand his first season at Darley’s NSW property in 2026.

In the Northern Hemisphere, Ghaiyyath added a second Group 1 winner Opera Ballo (Ire) won the G1 Jebel Hatta at Meydan’s carnival. Six of his 11 stakes winners are in the Northern Hemisphere.

In Australia, Storm Leopard won the G2 Tulloch Stakes and placed in the G1 Australian Derby, while his Listed winning filly Freedom Flame runs in the G1 Australasian Oaks on Saturday. Different Gravy and Yum are his other two first crop stakes winners locally.

Ghaiyyath’s outstanding results on the track also paid off in the sale ring with 29 yearlings sold at an average of $179,000 with a top of $625,000 for the sale topping colt at this year’s Inglis Classic Yearling Sale.

The son of Dubawi continues Darley’s investment into that sire line, with Too Darn Hot headlining the roster in NSW.

Harry Angel gets a significant boost

Proven Group 1 sire Harry Angel (Ire) gets a lift to $88,000 including GST in 2026 thanks to his trio of Group 1 winners in Tom Kitten, Private Harry, and War Machine (NZ). Exciting Angel Capital adds to his output, having placed in both the G1 Newmarket Handicap and G1 William Reid Stakes this autumn.

“Harry Angel is an exceptional stallion that has made a huge start to his stud career in Australia. He just keeps getting stakes winners. He’s a bit like Too Darn Hot, you think he’s had more crops than he’s actually had because he’s always got more good horses. Tom Kitten is really flying the flag for him with two All-Star Miles and Private Harry and Angel Capital are still racing.

“Harry is a great outcross with no Danehill blood and he's a sprinter who can get them from the sprinting distances up to the mile and a little bit further, so he's very versatile.”

With his oldest crop now 5-year-olds, Harry Angel has 21 global stakes winners with a much stronger record in the Southern Hemisphere than in the north. A dual Group 1 winning sprinter at three, Harry Angel’s progeny are showing plenty of versatility and an ability to train on.

Harry Angel was popular in 2025, covering 165 mares at $66,000 including GST, and this popularity extended to the yearling market. Across the season, there were 47 Harry Angel yearlings who sold for an average of $179,000, with a top price of $540,000 achieved by a colt at the Inglis Classic Yearling Sale.

“He covered his best books in the last couple of seasons, so we haven't even seen the best of him yet. And I suspect we'll be standing a son of his on the roster at some point in the near future.”

Middle of the market reduction

Darley have acknowledged how tough breeders are doing in the middle of the market with most of their stallions in this bracket coming back in fee for 2026 to reflect market conditions.

“We are aware that some breeders are doing it a bit tougher, and we've priced a lot of our stallions accordingly. Hopefully people can see a bit of value in sending their mares to our stallions. They get the Group 1 winners, they get the spring carnival winners, they get the autumn carnival winners. They're the best of the best.”

Bivouac, whose son Beiwacht headlines his first crop with two Group 1 wins, comes back to $33,000 for the NSW farm. He drops from $55,000 in 2025, where he served 104 mares. Bivouac has four stakes winners from his first two crops, including this season’s exciting juvenile Big Sky, and as he trained on at four to add his third Group 1 win, his stock should do the same next season.

“His best horse is obviously Beiwacht who absolutely savaged the All Aged last weekend, beating a field that had earned over $75 million in prizemoney. When he won the Golden Rose, he whipped Tempted.

“Bivouac also had the exciting 2-year-old this year, Big Sky, and you've got Luana Miss in Perth. He’s good value this year.”

Group 1 placed Zambales headlines Pinatubo (Ire)’s first Southern Hemisphere crop of juveniles. He comes back in fee to $27,500 for 2026, having served 90 mares at $38,500 in 2025. The dual Group 1 winning 2-year-old trained on to win another Group 1 at three, so his first crop should also improve into next season.

In Victoria, proven sire Brazen Beau remains at $27,500 in 2026, having served 42 mares at that price last year. The G1 Coolmore Stud Stakes winning son of I Am Invincible has 32 stakes winners led by Group 1 winners Another Prophet, Zapateo, and On The Bubbles.

His 2-year-old colt Diameter won this autumn’s Listed Fernhill Stakes before running third in the G1 Champagne Stakes at his most recent start, while in Victoria Medicinal won the G3 Ottawa Stakes.

His 3-year-old filly Mating Call won the G3 Auraria Stakes last start and heads into Saturday’s G1 Australasian Oaks. Cinsault added the G2 Millie Fox Stakes with Power Beau winning the Listed City Of Marion Stakes on the same day this autumn.

“Brazen Beau is a good bread and butter stallion that you can get a good result from in the sales ring and on the track. His fertility is a little bit average, so you've got to send the right mare with a bit of fertility about her. He can get you a lovely yearling and if you’ve got a mare who needs a proven stallion. He’s a perfect option for a proven horse at that price.”

First weanlings for Cylinder and Native Trail

Darley are looking forward to seeing how the market reacts to the first weanlings for Cylinder and Native Trail (GB).

“We have Native Trail and Cylinder, who both their first weanlings being sold this season and from what we've seen on breeders' farms, they both have exceptional looking stock, so we'd expect them to sell really well. Hopefully they can show the ability on the track that their dads did, because they were both super racehorses.

“The Cylinder foals are outstanding. They look like sharp early 2-year-old types like he was.”

Second in the G1 Golden Slipper, and a dual Group 2 winning juvenile, Cylinder, whose half-brother is the aforementioned Diameter, heads into his third season at stud with a reduction to $33,000. This is down from $44,000 in 2025 where the G1 Newmarket Handicap winner served 107 mares.

Also heading into his third season is Native Trail who drops to $22,000 from $27,500 in 2025, where the triple Group 1 winner covered 93 mares. Proven Group 1 sire Kermadec (NZ) drops to $11,000 from $13,750, while G1 Winterbottom Stakes winner Paulele heads into his fourth season unchanged on $11,000.