From ANZ Bloodstock: Aquis Farm have announced their 2024 stallion initiative – the Officiating Breeders Bonus Scheme – with a bonus worth $500,000 to the breeder of the first two-year-old stakes winner from the 2025 foal crop by Officiating (Blame).
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From TTR AusNZ: On Thursday, Aquis Stallions announced the launch of its Officiating Breeders Bonus Scheme, offering breeders a chance to win $500,000. This prize will be awarded to the breeder responsible for Officiating’s (USA) first 2-year-old stakes winner from his 2025 crop.
From Breednet: Over the last 5+ years, the Aquis Stallions Breeders Bonus programs have paid out over $1.5million to our clients. We are pleased to announce our 2024 Stallion Bonus Scheme – the Officiating Breeders Bonus Scheme. This bonus is worth $500,000 to the Breeder of the first two-year-old Stakes-winner from the 2025 foal crop by Triple Group Winner Officiating.
Over the last 5+ years, the Aquis Stallions Breeders Bonus programs have paid out over $1.5million to our clients.
We are pleased to announce our 2024 Stallion Bonus Scheme – the Officiating Breeders Bonus Scheme. This bonus is worth $500,000 to the Breeder of the first two-year-old Stakes-winner from the 2025 foal crop by Triple Group Winner Officiating.
A half-brother to a Champion two-year-old, Officiating is the first son of the elite sire Blame to stand in Australia.
“We are confident that this bonus will be won, and Officiating will join previous Aquis stallions like Pierata, Brave Smash and Royal Meeting to have sired two-year-old stakes winners in their first crop. He’s got a fantastic book of mares ready for him including over 20 of our own mares and the biggest individual shareholder base of any stallion we have stood!”
“We look forward to handing over $500,000 to one lucky breeder!” enthused Jonathan Davies.
Qualifying races include all Stakes races run in Australia with the bonus being paid to the breeder – the person, people or entity named on the 2024 Officiating Service Agreement. To be eligible, two mares must be covered by Officiating in the 2024 season. Aquis owned mares are ineligible for the bonus, increasing your prospect of success.
Remember, the more mares you breed to Officiating, the more chances you have to win $500,000.
Terms and conditions apply. To view the terms and conditions, visit this link.
Please contact our sales team at Aquis Stallions for more information.
From ANZ Bloodstock: Grade 3-winning US sprinter-miler Officiating will stand at Aquis Farm in Queensland, providing Australian breeders with their first son of America’s influential sire Blame (Arch).
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From TTR AusNZ: Aquis has announced the acquisition of Officiating (USA), a son of Blame (USA), who will stand his debut season for $12,500 (inc GST), as the proven source of precocity, Kobayashi, leads the eight-strong roster at a career high of $15,000 (inc GST).
From Breednet: Queensland’s leading stallion operation, Aquis Stallions, has revealed its roster for the 2024 season. Aquis Stallions who have launched the careers of some of Australia’s most promising stallions PIERATA, BRAVE SMASH and ROYAL MEETING now announces its new stallion development opportunity in the three-time US Group winner, Officiating (USA).
From Racing & Sports: Aquis will welcome a son of Blame for the 2024 breeding season. Aquis will become the first Australian farm to stand a son of superstar American stallion Blame after striking a deal to stand Officiating this breeding season.
From Breeding & Racing: Leading Queensland stallion operation, Aquis Stallions, has revealed its roster for the 2024 season. Having launched the careers of some of Australia’s most promising stallions Pierata, Brave Smash and now announces its new stallion development opportunity in the three-time US Group winner, Officiating.
Queensland’s leading stallion operation, Aquis Stallions, has revealed its roster for the 2024 season.
Aquis Stallions who have launched the careers of some of Australia’s most promising stallions PIERATA, BRAVE SMASH and ROYAL MEETING now announces its new stallion development opportunity in the three-time US Group winner, Officiating.
A complete outcross, deliberately selected by Aquis Stallions following a global headhunting mission to secure a stallion that will excel with the local Queensland broodmare population, with a particular focus on mares by Spirit of Boom, Better Than Ready and Spill The Beans amongst the wider pool of Danehill heavy Queensland mares.
Officiating is the first son of the North American super sire, Blame, to stand in Australia. An Eclipse Champion Racehorse, Breeders’ Cup Classic winner, and three-time Group 1 winner, Blame is an elite stallion who runs at 14% stakes horses to runners as both a sire and a broodmare sire.
Officiating was a racehorse for all seasons, excelling on fast and heavy surfaces with four of his five career victories at stakes level. Officiating would capture the Group 3 Cornhusker at his penultimate outing making it his third high class Group win before farewelling the track in the US$1million Group 2 Charles Town Classic, finishing a neck fourth behind Art Collector, the winner of the Group 1 Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes. This is proper, fast, tough form on the world stage.
“We got our man!” Aquis Stallions Director of Sales, Jonathan Davies enthused. “In a deal we spent most of 2023 putting together in the USA, Officiating is perfect for our local broodmare population, that’s why he’s here and we’ve already seen a glimpse of that through this season’s Group 2 Todman Stakes winner Switzerland being by Snitzel out of a Blame mare”.
“For us, launching stallions and developing value for our stallion shareholders is what it’s about and like Brave Smash and Royal Meeting, Officiating is that tough, sound, outcross stallion that will work and we have no doubt in four to five years’ time he will be sought by all the big studs in the Hunter Valley and Victoria.
Officiating will stand his first season at Aquis Stallions at a fee of $12,500 inc GST.
Officiating is part of an 8-strong Aquis roster in 2024, which is headed by one of Australia’s leading 2-year-old sires Kobayashi.
Please contact our sales team at Aquis Stallions for more information or to arrange a private viewing of our new stallion Officiating or any of the 2024 stallions.
| Stallion Name | 2024 Fee (inc GST) |
| Kobayashi | $15,000 |
| Lean Mean Machine | $13,200 |
| Jonker | $12,500 |
| Officiating (USA) (NEW) | $12,500 |
| Stronger | $9,900 |
| Invader | $8,800 |
| Glenfiddich | $5,500 |
| The Mission | $4,400 |