Amid discussion of a more considered stallion fee strategy among Australian farms in 2024, Yulong has opted to up the ante of its young stallions, with Pierata to stand for $66,000 (inc GST) and Alabama Express for $55,000 (inc GST) in 2024.
Both have had impressive performances from their first crops. Pierata, who stood his first four seasons at Aquis before arriving in Victoria last year when he stood for $44,000, has already had five winners from his first crop of two-year-olds.
Among those juveniles has been Group 3 winner Coleman, who was runner-up in the Golden Slipper and third in the Inglis Sires', and Group 3 winner Tobeornottobe. He has also had three other stakes performers from his 17 runners.
Alabama Express has had seven winners, six stakes performances and stakes winner Karavas among his 12 runners to date. He stood for $22,000 in 2023, serving a massive book of more than 200 mares and is sure to be popular again although well over twice the price in 2024.
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