Caulfield Guineas-winning son of Trapeze Artist, Griff, will kick off his breeding career in Tasmania at Weona Park Stud, after a change of plan saw him on-sold.
Griff, who defeated Veight and Steparty in the 2023 Caulfield Guineas, was originally set to stand at Larneuk Stud in Victoria in 2025, but a deal on the eve of the breeding season saw him move across Bass Strait.
Weona Park Stud, located in the Southern Midlands of Tasmania about an hour north of Hobart, is operated by Fiona Methorst.
With a focus on both racing and performance horses, she has taken on five new stallions for 2025, with Griff joined by fellow newcomers Bon Aurum, Sports Edition, More Than Value and Utopian.
Master Of Design, the Group 1-winning son of Redoute’s Choice, has stood at Weona Park Stud since 2022.
Griff is the first son of Trapeze Artist to stand at stud and will stand at $8250 (inc GST) in his first season.
A son of stakes-placed filly Chateau Griffo, he won four of his 15 starts and over $2.1 million in prize money for his trainer Ciaron Maher. Among his other racetrack victories was the 2023 Bill Stutt Stakes.
Bloodstock data resource Arion has 17 individual stallions listed to stand in Tasmania this season.
Among those is Bodyguard, the regally bred multiple juvenile stakes winner and one-time $1.6 million yearling, who stands at Armidale Stud for $8800.
Armidale will present its three-sire roster to the public via its stallion parade on Saturday, August 9.
