Xtravagant's fee is slightly reduced while Cool Aza Beel's remains the same

Xtravagant (Peintre) will be the most expensive of the two stallions to stand at Newhaven Park this year. He covered a book of 141 mares last year and will stand this year for $22,000 (inc GST), down from $24,750 (inc GST) last year. 

"Xtravagant is a hugely exciting stallion for us," Newhaven's John Kelly added.

"He's shown himself capable of siring stakes winners in a variety of types and it was little surprise to see breeders so enthused to use him last year.

"That record book of mares was also high in quality, and he's now on a trajectory to take his success to new levels in the coming years."

Xtravagant will stand alongside Cool Aza Beel (Savabeel), who will stand his third season for an unchanged fee of $16,500 (inc GST). 

"When breeders return with a show of force in a stallion's second year it's always a great sign," said Kelly. 

"The quality that he's putting into his foals is there to see, and as a champion two-year-old, they look fast and early.

"Savabeel continues as a dominant force on both sides of the Tasman, and that can only encourage breeders who want to access his most precocious elite son at stud."