Two former winners of the Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes are at the top of betting to be the 2014/15 leading Australian first season sire.

The 2010 Blue Diamond winner Star Witness is the $3 favourite at Sportingbet.com.au in front of 2009 Blue Diamond winner Reward For Effort at $4.

“Star Witness was an outstanding juvenile and he stood for $33k so should have plenty of quality foals ready to race,” Sportingbet’s Andrew Brown said.

“Reward For Effort was also an early running 2yo and reports suggest his progeny are progressing well and could be set to follow in the their father’s hoof prints.”

Congrats ($6), Rothesay ($7), Beneteau ($8) and Tickets ($9) are the others under double figures.

“Starspangledbanner is $13 but if he had more foals he would have been an unbackable favourite, based on his first season in the UK.”

For Sportingbet’s full market for the 2014-2015 1st Season Leading Sire visit https://www.sportingbet.com.au/horse-racing-features

2014/15 1st Season Leading Sire (Australian Races Only)

Sportingbet.com.au market

Star Witness $3

Congrats $6

Beneteau $8

Lope De Vega $10

Stryker $13

Hinchinbrook $15

Drumbeats $31