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Stallion Match & Lovatsville - Find your 20/20 mating to receive a discounted nomination
25 June 2025
We all know how important data is in this day-and-age. You can never have too much information, as long as it is the right kind of information from a trusted source. That is why we love working with Stallion Match and the team at G1 Goldmine as they provide a quality platform, with great support, to help breeder's make more informed decisions.
Through our partnership with Stallion Match we are committed to providing our stallions with the best possible chance to make an impact on the track, which is why we are providing discounts on all of our stallions on any 20/20 Matches generated. We see it as being good business for the customer's but also good business for Lovatsville as 80% of stakes winners carry a 20/20 match rating.
To learn more about the tutorials that Stallion Match offers click here
To better understand the ratings click here
Stallion Match Managing Director Matthew Ennis explains “A 20/20 Match means your mare shares significant genetic overlap with multiple stakes winners — and that doubles your chance of producing one. It’s not a guess. It’s a proven pattern, identified through five generations of full pedigree analysis."
Lovatsville's Sam White commented on the partnership "We love what the Stallion Match team bring to the table. Their easy to use platform and results driven algorithm's help inform breeder's on their decision's as well as giving our stallions the edge on the track. The more progeny resulting from 20/20 matches that we have born, the better our chances of developing an elite stallion become."
To use the platform, free of charge, please click on your stallion of interest below, type in your mare and begin your research. Please reach out if you receive a 20/20 match, or if you land a PERFECT MATCH be sure to give Sam a call to discuss the special offers available. 
Lovatsville Welcomes Top 2-Year-Old, Million-Dollar Zoustar Son 'Espionage' to Stud
26 March 2026
Multiple Group-winning 2-year-old Espionage, the stunning $1,000,000 Magic Millions yearling son of Champion sire Zoustar, will join the Lovatsville roster in 2026 at an introductory fee of $11,000 (incl. GST).
A boom early-season 2-year-old with blistering speed, Espionage won the time-honoured Group 3 Breeders' Plate over 1000m on debut—a race previously won by recent sire stars Snitzel, Sebring, Choisir, Capitalist, Pierro, and Charge Forward.
Espionage returned in the autumn to win the Group 3 ATC Kindergarten Stakes over 1100m in devastating fashion, emulating Bivouac, Forensics, Solar Charged, Belle Du Jour, and Snowland as a winner of the prestigious race.
Bred by Gerry Harvey’s Baramul Stud and purchased by lauded judge James Harron, he was entrusted to the care of renowned juvenile conditioners, the legendary sire-maker Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott. Their preparation and handling helped create the progressive Espionage story that unfolded throughout his 2-year-old career.
Espionage’s high-class juvenile performances, coupled with the colt's striking good looks, prompted Coolmore and their partners to swoop in on a multi-million-dollar deal to acquire the majority of the horse. An untimely injury on the cusp of his 3-year-old season put paid to Everest ambitions for connections, but it highlighted the immense regard and enormous upside they felt he possessed.
Lovatsville’s Sam White is delighted to secure the horse with Coolmore retaining an interest.
“He is a great coup for our farm and for Victoria, and to have Coolmore’s continued backing underlines his credentials in this market,” said White. “He is a beautifully coloured stallion with a fabulous Zoustar-styled head. A brilliant loose mover with a plunging girth and great shoulder. He has scope, short cannons, great length to his hocks, and has an outstanding demeanour.”
Champion trainer Gai Waterhouse enthusiastically endorsed the prospects of Espionage standing at Lovatsville.
“He was very much a precocious 2-year-old, a sensational horse with enormous speed who did everything so easily,” Waterhouse noted. “He has such a fabulous temperament, which is so important. He is as good-looking a colt as you will find, and being a fast son of Zoustar with looks like his, I know that breeders will be very impressed when they see him.”
His pedigree adds significant appeal, being by Champion sire and commercial sales ring success Zoustar, out of a quality city-winning Street Cry mare, and a grandson of Magic Millions winner Military Rose by the renowned speed influence General Nediym.
“With his looks, pedigree, performance, and price point, he is your commercial 'look and book' moneymaker,” White added.
With 50 quality mares already committed to Espionage through a strong shareholder syndicate, he has the right backing and credentials to make an immediate impact on the Australasian breeding and racing scene, profiling very similarly to the likes of I Am Invincible and Written Tycoon.
Espionage will stand at an introductory fee of $11,000 (incl. GST).
Media & Nominations Booking Enquiries:
Sam White: 0408 123 428 - sam@lovatsville.com – www.lovatsville.com
Move To Strike - following the success of Vinny and his sons
26 March 2026
It’s a bandwagon we’ve unashamedly jumped aboard and are delighted for the partners and supporters of our very own son of Vinny, Move To Strike whose star clings to his wave of success.
Move To Strike (photo: Lovatsville)
Here’s why:
I Am Invincible’s first season sire Home Affairs took all before him through four busy seasons at stud, underpinned by breeder support that culminated in sales ring success. Now he has achieved the ultimate in on track success with Guest House’s resounding Group 1 Golden Slipper win.
His stock at the sales have been strong, substantial horses capable of absorbing and excelling in at the elite level of racing. You just feel there is more to come. What is he worth to the no-doubt circling stallion farms with multi-million dollars cheques to have him stand at stud? $20, $30 or $40 million? What will he stand at? $60, $70, $80, $100,000 or more?
Home Affairs (photo: Coolmore)
Move To Strike presents similarly. He has strength, substance and quality and I am looking forward to the arrival of his first foals. 143 top mates sent by astute Victorian breeders and we expecting a number of a big, strong, dark sexy foals to hit the ground, built in that Home Affairs style. Move To Strike stood his first season at a fee of $16,500 incl. GST, a fee where breeder’s can scale a return.
Hellbent, the Group 1 winning sprinter and Group 1 sire son of Vinny added another strong to his bow, siring a dominant, record breaking Hong Kong Derby winner Invincible Ibis. Already the sire of Group 1 winning sprinters Magic Time and Benedetta, alongside progressive types Savvy Hallie and Vivy Air, Hellbent is replicating another typical trait of Vinny’s firepower in producing horses that train on deep into their careers.
This longevity and progression of his stock augurs well for the likes of Guest House and other sons of Vinny with stud aspirations. A sales ring success, stock that train on, versatility in the market for traders and a service fee and profile that rises season on season.
Hellbent's Hong Kong Derby winner Invincible Ibis (photo: Inglis)
Yulong this week announced the retirement of their Group 1 winning 2 year-old son of Vinny, the Matt Laurie trained ATC Sires Produce winner (1400m) Vinrock. Another exciting chapter in the story of Vinny’s sons at stud, and following in the footsteps of our own Move To Strike, who was a pre-Christmas 2 year-old winner and the first Group 1 winning 2 year-old by I Am Invincible ever.
A $525,000 Magic Millions graduate to famed judge David Ellis, Move To Strike is out of multiple Group winning and Group 1 performed sprinting Shamardal mare No Evidence Needed. He’s dark, strong and dominant and looms as the likely successor to juvenile sire star Brazen Beau, the VOBIS pin-up boy for so long.
We're thankful to the breeders to have underpinned him with quality in year one, all 143 of them providing the market with a great platform to follow him in second season. Move To Strike will be standing again at $16,500 incl GST - give us a call to discuss him. We’re as excited about the Vinny bandwagon as anyone.
#IAmInvincible #Yarraman #HomeAffairs #GuestHouse #Hellbent #Vinrock #BrazenBeau #MoveToStrike
Let Gold Trip be your next Melbourne Cup & Classic sire
06 November 2025
Half Yours famously and quite dominantly won both the Caulfield & Melbourne Cups, careering away on Tuesday as the only Australian-bred runner in a high-quality field, littered with expensive imports, to claim the $10,000,000 Melbourne Cup.
Bred by Colin & Janice McKenna and raised and reared on their farm near Warrnambool the victory was a boon for the local romantics who still believe and dream of breeding a Classic style of horse capable of racing through the ranks and fighting it out on the biggest day of the year.
Stepping back to Derby Day on Saturday and the $2,000,000 VRC Derby, a race only ever won by horses bred to Southern-Hemisphere time, we saw a future star of the game and a horse that in some 2026 markets for the Melbourne Cup is listed as favourite, in Observer. A son of the shuttle stallion Ghaiyyath, Observer looks the type of horse capable of winning Cox Plates and the Cups, all while trotting through a 3 year-old Autumn campaign racing against his own age of largely locals.
Gold Trip, the Melbourne Cup winner who also defeated global superstar Romantic Warrior by 3 lengths in a weight-for-age 2000m Turnbull Stakes romp, stands this season at Lovatsville for a fee of $8,800 (incl. GST) with attractive deals available. Fertile, fabulous looking and with exceptional foals hitting the ground, Gold Trip is a brilliant option for those looking to breed, sell or race the next Half Yours and Observer.
A grandson of Exceed and Excel, from a brilliant Aga Khan family and returning a CT Short on the Equinome speed gene test, Gold Trip ran as a 2 year-old before becoming a Group winner at three in France, running third in the Group 1 Grand Prix de Paris.
Gold Trip went so close in an Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe as a 3 year-old, which places him comfortably in the company of the sadly deceased So You Think, The Autumn Sun and the Ghaiyyath's of the stud world as far as pure ability goes.
A stunning specimen, with the Classic racetrack success that we can only dream of and available for a fraction of the fee of some of the Classic sire options in the market. To learn more about the deals available please call Sam White on 0408 123 428.
RIPPING Royal Meeting foals
31 October 2025
From just 60 live foals in his first crop he has already delivered a Group 1 Blue Diamond winner in Hayasugi,international success across multiple jurisdictions, lead by multiple Hong Kong winner King Lotus and recent Moonee Valley Carnival winner Royal Lass.
His early success has seen him cover his biggest book yet of 129 quality mares in 2024. With an increase in quantity and quality some of the foals born at Seymour Park this season have the physique to match their upgraded pedigrees. Strong, athletic and stamped with his unmistakable look you can see for yourselves what will be coming through shortly!
Royal Meeting colt ex. Avalon Girl
Attractive, balanced and athletic colt from the family of high-profile Darley Stallion Native Trail.
Royal meeting filly ex. Romany Rocks
Out of a city performed winning half sister to Group winning and Coolmore Stud Stakes placed Invincible Star and stakes winner Festivity (NZ) both by I Am Invincible. Great shape, good quality and a good moving filly with residual.
Royal Meeting colt ex. Monopole colt
Out of the stakes placed High Chaparral daughter of Group 3 winner Raise. Monopole is the dam of last start Group placegetter Mating Call as well as two other stakes performed runners. This colt has a magnificent head, good body, deep girth and overall strength.
Royal Meeting colt ex. Cupid
Quality colt with great athleticism, good shoulder and girth. Good colour, head and balance. Out of a winning half sister to Arapaho Miss, the dam of Miami Bound, De Little Engine and Kadavar.
The sale ring tells the same story with his yearlings selling consistently and to the top judges, evidenced by:
- First crop $240,000 Magic Millions yearling (2023)
- Second Crop $280,000 Inglis Premier yearling sold to Te Akau (2024)
- Third crop $150,000 Magic Millions colt to Chris Waller (2025)
Call Sam White on 0408 123 428 or Brian Byrnes on 0478 010 364 to discuss the fertile Lovatsville roster, currently operating at 87% in-foal fertility across their stallions, and some of the amazing deals on offer.
Same race, $1 million prizemoney and a new name - THE MOVE TO STRIKE THOROUGHBRED CLUB STAKES.
27 October 2025
First run in 1968 and previously featured on Caulfield Cup Day, the Group 3 Thoroughbred Club Stakes enters an exciting new era in 2025. This year the race boasts a significant prizemoney increase to $1,000,000, a date shift, and a new name – THE MOVE TO STRIKE THOROUGHBRED CLUB STAKES - reflecting its growing stature as the premier Spring Sprint for three year old fillies.
Previous winners of the race include Group 1 stars such as Sunlight, Earthquake and Platelet. The Melbourne Racing Club and The Thoroughbred Club are proud to announce a new partnership with Lovatsville first season sire Move To Strike, marking the next chapter in the race’s evolution.
The $1,000,000 feature joins a blockbuster Caulfield program on November 15, alongside the $1,000,000 Sportsbet C.F. Orr Stakes, the Group 2 Sportsbet Sandown Guineas, Group 3 Sportsbet How Now Stakes, Group 3 Tile Importer Summoned Stakes and Listed Sportsbet Village Stakes.
MRC Chairman Cameron Fisher said the move marks an exciting new chapter for the race.
“Currently a Group 3 event, the MRC is striving for the Thoroughbred Club Stakes to be upgraded to Group 1 status, given the absence on the Australian racing calendar of a 1200m Group 1 contest for three year old fillies,” said Fisher.
“This new partnership reflects the shared ambition of the MRC, The Thoroughbred Club and the breeding industry’s commitment to the race.”
Standing at Lovatsville, a fledgling young Stallion Station based in Nagambie’s Golden Triangle on Seymour Park -alongside powerhouse International farms Godolphin, Yulong and Swettenham - Move To Strike is the ‘talk’ Victoria’s first-season sires. At his introductory fee of $16,500 (inc. GST), he is covering an impressive first book of over 140 mares at Lovatsville.
A black adonis with movie star good looks and an outstanding pedigree, Move To Strike made history as the first Group 1 winning two year-old by Champion sire I Am Invincible, storming from last to first to beat 3 other individual Group 1 winners in the Group 1 Manawatu Sires Produce Stakes over 1400m.
Major partners of Move To Strike’s ownership group include Seymour Park principals Darren Thomas and Mark Pilkington, who, along with former Thoroughbred Club President Gary Lechte, won the 2022 edition of the Thoroughbred Club Stakes with English Riviera. Thomas and Pilkington also share in the ownership of this season’s Caulfield Cup winner Half Yours and Brayden Star who recently won the Herbert Power Stakes.
Lovatsville studmaster Sam White noted the strong connection between their roster and the MRC’s Spring features, adding the Move To Strike partnership is delighted to be associated with such a historically significant and now aspirational race.
‘We’re fans of what the MRC are doing and very much appreciate the commitment to the industry that the Move To Strike ownership group are demonstrating with this exciting new partnership,” said White.
“Alongside Move To Strike we also stand Royal Meeting who sired Clint Macdonald’s star filly Hayasugi who clean swept the MRC’s 2023 Blue Diamond series, our Melbourne Cup winner Gold Trip was placed in two Caulfield Cups and of course the Toorak was one of three Group 1 mile races that Fierce Impact won. Snitzel’s precocious son Generation won a Group 3 at the Heath as well so we can’t wait till progeny of Move to Strike get to strut their stuff at Caulfield.”
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Media contacts:
Rebekah Patterson | PR Manager | 0406 244 754 | rpatterson@mrc.net.au
Sam White | Lovatsville | 0408 123 428 | sam@lovatsville.com
Fierce Impact filly Fine Star impresses at Belmont, now set for the Group 3 Champion Fillies Stakes
12 September 2025
Fierce Impact's most expensive first-crop weanling, Fine Star (filly ex. Brilliant Bisc) who was a $110,000 foal purchase from the Sydney Weanling Sales for her trainer Simon Miller was an impressive winner at Belmont over 1200m, breaking her maiden following a 2 year-old campaign that saw her run 4th in a Listed race on debutover an unsuitable 1000m.
The classy filly flopped out of the gates to be a clear last before settling at the rear of the field, weaving her way through a big field to hit the line strongly, showing her mettle and setting up bigger targets for the future.
The stable immediately announced post-race that she will now have her sights set on the Group 3 Champion Fillies Stakes, run over a mile in November through the Perth Carnival, a race that has previously been won byArcadia Queen, Delicacy, Samovare, Miss Rose de Lago, Fuddle de Duddle etc
Fine Star adds to Fierce Impact's developing record and upcoming stakes success could see her black-type record complement that of current Group 2-placed Yokozuna and Listed-placed Zelia, both winners in New Zealand who are targeting stakes races in the coming weeks.
The 3-time Group 1 winning miler and exceptionally fertile Fierce Impact stands at a few of $13,750 (including GST) with a limited number of discounted nominations still available. To book your mare or receive a free pedigree assessment please contact Sam White on 0408 123 428 or Brian Byrnes on 0478 010 364.
Lovatsville and the Australian Trainers Association strengthen ties, renew partnership for the 25/26 racing season
12 September 2025
Fledgling Victorian stallion farm Lovatsville have continued their strategic partnership with the Australian Trainer’s Association (ATA) in an initiative that is designed to support trainers through a series of stallion nominations aligned to upcoming races in regional Victoria this Spring.
Lovatsville will be providing a series of nominations to each of the stallions on their 2025 roster for the winning trainers of select regional races over the coming months. To be eligible to receive the stallion nomination the winning trainer (or next best placegetter) of the select races is required to be a current member of the ATA. The trainer can either choose to use that nomination on a mare that they own themselves, or monetise within their clientbase.
Lovatsville founder Sam White is delighted to continue the partnership, growing it even further in race opportunities and nominations value ``It is a challenging time for all businesses, in all industries, with the rise in costs leaving their mark. We hope that our support of the trainers, who are often at the coalface of expense in caring for the horse, helps ease the financial pressures that we know a number of them are facing.”
Stephen Bell, CEO of the ATA, is thrilled to continue the partnership with Lovatsville off the back of popular member support from the 2024 iteration with the likes of Malua Racing, Matt Cumani and Archie Alexander winning nominations “This announcement continues the great strides we are making on behalf of our members, rewarding them for the contribution to the industry. They now have the opportunity to compete for a “bonus” $170,000 through these nominations, on top of the already fantastic prize money available in Victoria.”
Racing Victoria CEO Aaron Morrison lauded the initiative “We commend Sam White and the team at Lovatsville for their positive initiative in conjunction with the ATA which further rewards those competing here in Victoria. It’s great to see the intersection between our racing and breeding sectors, both of which are going from strength to strength.”
Lovatsville, located at Seymour Park in Victoria on Northwood Rd, Seymour, has a five-strong roster of proven, commercial sires:
Move To Strike: The only Group 1 winning 2 year-old to ever stand at stud by I Am Invincible. Standing for $16,500 (incl. GST).
Royal Meeting: Champion Victorian 1st Season Sire and the sire of Group 1 Blue Diamond filly, Hayasugi. Standing for $22,000 (incl. GST).
Fierce Impact: Three-time Group 1 winning Champion miler by Deep Impact, whose second crop yearlings sold to $400,000. Standing for $13,750 (incl. GST).
Generation: Stunning Snitzel Group 1 performed sprinter out of star 2 year-old filly Fontition. Standing at $11,000 (incl. GST).
Gold Trip: Melbourne Cup winner and Turnbull Stakes weight-for-age Champion. Standing for $8,800 (incl. GST).
The list of races where trainers can win the “bonus” stallion nominations are detailed below:
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1 |
Kilmore |
Sun 14 Sep |
3YO Fillies Maiden Plate 1200m Nomination to Generation $11,000 |
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2 |
Bendigo |
Wed 17 Sep |
BM62 Handicap Fillies & Mares 1100m Nomination to Gold Trip $8,800 |
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3 |
Ballarat |
Fri 19 Sep |
BM62 Fillies & Mares Handicap 1500m Nomination to Generation $11,000 |
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4 |
Geelong |
Thurs 25 Sep |
3YO Fillies Maiden Plate 1400m Nomination to Gold Trip $8,800 |
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5 |
Benalla |
Fri 26 Sep |
3YO Fillies Maiden Plate 1206m Nomination to Gold Trip $8,800 |
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6 |
Mornington |
Sun 28 Sep |
BM70 Fillies & Mares Handicap 1600m Nomination to Generation $11,000 |
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7 |
Tatura |
Tues 30 Sep |
BM56 Fillies & Mares Handicap 1100m Nomination to Generation $11,000 |
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8 |
Geelong |
Thurs 2 Oct |
BM62 Fillies & Mares Handicap 1100m Nomination to Gold Trip $8,800 |
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9 |
Warrnambool |
Fri 3 Oct |
Maiden Plate 1000m Nomination to Royal Meeting $22,000 |
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10 |
Warrnambool |
Fri 3 Oct |
BM56 Handicap 1300m Nomination to Fierce Impact $13,750 |
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11 |
Sale |
Fri 8 Oct |
BM66 Handicap 1400m Nomination to Generation $11,000 |
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12 |
Kyneton |
Thurs 9 Oct |
Fillies & Mares Maiden Plate 1200m Nomination to Gold Trip $8,800 |
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13 |
Seymour |
Sun 12 Oct |
Maiden Plate 1600m Nomination to Royal Meeting $22,000 |
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14 |
Seymour |
Sun 12 Oct |
BM70 Fillies & Mares Handicap 1300m Nomination to Move To Strike $16,500 |
Lovatsville - Sam White: +61 408 123 428 or sam@lovatsville.com and www.lovatsville.com
ATA - Stephen Bell: +61 400 331 754 or stephen@austrainers.com.au
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Fierce Impact juvenile wins in New Zealand
14 July 2025
Courtesy of TTR AusNZ - https://www.ttrausnz.com.au/edition/2025-07-13/juvenile-summary-unbeaten-signature-scent-lives-up-to-price-tag-hype
Written by Renee Geelen
Jockey Vinnie Colgan combined with trainer Donna Logan to win Saturday’s juvenile race at Ruakaka with debutant gelding Yokozuna (Fierce Impact {Jpn}) by 1.5l from the favourite 2-year-old colt Moretothinkabout (So You Think {NZ}), who was also on debut for the Stephen Marsh stable, and is a son of Group 1 winner More Joyous (More Than Ready {USA}).
The racetrack is a great leveller, as they say, and Yokozuna becomes the second winner for his first season sire Fierce Impact (Jpn) who stands at Victoria’s Lovatsville. In a weird quirk, both his winners have been in New Zealand, with the other being Listed-placed Zelia.
“That was a really nice win by Yokozuna today, I think he’s got the makings of a good horse,” Logan said. “The phone’s ringing already with people interested in buying him, which isn’t surprising after a performance like that. We’ll wait and see what we do with him from here, but he’s shown that he likes the track here, so we might be bringing him back to Ruakaka.” The G3 Cambridge Stud Northland Breeders’ Stakes for 3-year-olds is run at the track in mid-August.
Originally sold by Bombora Downs at the Inglis Great Southern Weanling Sale for $16,000 to Hallmark Stud, Yokozuna was on-sold by Hallmark Stud at the New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale for NZ$40,000 to Donna Logan Racing.
Yokozuna’s dam, Misstiflying (Flying Spur) has been an excellent broodmare with five winners from five to race and her only unraced foal is a yearling colt by I Am Immortal. A winner of 1200 metres, Misstiflying is a daughter of Listed winner Miss Pageantry (Viscount) who is a half-sister to G2 Alister Clarke Stakes winner Speedy King (Hennessy {USA}). Misstiflying’s first, second, and third dams are all stakes winners, being Miss Pageantry, Rich Pageantry (Rubiton) and Tempestuous (Bletchingly).
Move To Strike signed up to valuable VOBIS scheme
01 July 2025
Move To Strike one of the more intriguing additions to the state’s burgeoning stallion ranks this year.
Move To Strike, who will stand at Lovatsville Stud for $16,500, became his superstar sire’s first juvenile Group 1 winner when the Te Akau Racing-owned colt stormed home over the top of some high-class rivals to claim the 2024 Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m) at Trentham.
Adding further merit to the eye-catching victory was the fact that the beaten brigade that day included subsequent elite level victors Captured By Love, Savaglee and Velocious, as well as the Ciaron Maher-trained Sergeant Major whose last start saw him break through in Stakes grade in the Listed Pacific Stakes (1400m) at Randwick.
According to Lovatsville’s founder and CEO Sam White, the precocity of that performance - allied to his good looks and an unflappable temperament - should ensure a long and prosperous stud future alongside his fellow residents Fierce Impact (Deep Impact), Generation (Snitzel), Melbourne Cup (3200m) winner Gold Trip (Outsrip) and Royal Meeting (Invincible Spirit), the sire of last year’s Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m) heroine Hayasugi.
“We’re all very focused on precocity in this industry, and this colt certainly had plenty of it,” said White. “Particularly as a son of Vinny he had been on our radar for a while, these type of colts are often hard to access so we were delighted to come to an agreement with our partners at Seymour Bloodstock and Te Akau to stand him here at Lovatsville.
“His win in the Sires’ Produce was absolutely enormous, you don’t see two-year-olds capable of winning a Group 1 in that manner too often. It was a high-quality field and he put them away easily, which is what really locked us into him. Whilst he had plenty of speed, his performance over 1400 metres that day suggested he could’ve got over a mile in time, and that versatility is something the market is certainly looking for.
“What has probably impressed us most is how seamlessly he has fitted in at the farm. [Te Akau boss] David Ellis and [trainer] Mark Walker were both glowing in their praise about his temperament, and it’s very easy to see why because he’s been absolutely outstanding since the moment he arrived.
“Mark told us he’s one of the most sound-minded colts he’s ever put a saddle on, and he’s trained a lot of good horses. He said he was always a pleasure to work with, and he’s shown that on the farm. Nothing fazes him, and he’s integrated very quickly and easily into a stallion barn with some dominant Alpha males in it. So that is really pleasing, and his sound temperament should take him a very long way in this game.”
All of Lovatsville's stallions are nominated to the VOBIS Sires program, with Service Fees eligible for payment with a VOBIS Platinum voucher redemption. Progeny of VOBIS Sires stallions are VOBIS Platinum eligible and, once nominated, may race for over $30 million in VOBIS prizemoney, bonuses and vouchers each season including the exclusive $1 million VOBIS Platinum Showdown for two-year-olds and $500,000 VOBIS Platinum Guineas at three. Progeny of VOBIS Sires stallions are also eligible for purchase with VOBIS Platinum vouchers, and in turn may compete for an additional $7.5 million in VOBIS Platinum vouchers on offer each season.
Stallion Match & Lovatsville - Find your 20/20 mating to receive a discounted nomination
25 June 2025
We all know how important data is in this day-and-age. You can never have too much information, as long as it is the right kind of information from a trusted source. That is why we love working with Stallion Match and the team at G1 Goldmine as they provide a quality platform, with great support, to help breeder's make more informed decisions.
Through our partnership with Stallion Match we are committed to providing our stallions with the best possible chance to make an impact on the track, which is why we are providing discounts on all of our stallions on any 20/20 Matches generated. We see it as being good business for the customer's but also good business for Lovatsville as 80% of stakes winners carry a 20/20 match rating.
To learn more about the tutorials that Stallion Match offers click here
To better understand the ratings click here
Stallion Match Managing Director Matthew Ennis explains “A 20/20 Match means your mare shares significant genetic overlap with multiple stakes winners — and that doubles your chance of producing one. It’s not a guess. It’s a proven pattern, identified through five generations of full pedigree analysis."
Lovatsville's Sam White commented on the partnership "We love what the Stallion Match team bring to the table. Their easy to use platform and results driven algorithm's help inform breeder's on their decision's as well as giving our stallions the edge on the track. The more progeny resulting from 20/20 matches that we have born, the better our chances of developing an elite stallion become."
To use the platform, free of charge, please click on your stallion of interest below, type in your mare and begin your research. Please reach out if you receive a 20/20 match, or if you land a PERFECT MATCH be sure to give Sam a call to discuss the special offers available.
Lovatsville Welcomes Top 2-Year-Old, Million-Dollar Zoustar Son 'Espionage' to Stud
26 March 2026
Multiple Group-winning 2-year-old Espionage, the stunning $1,000,000 Magic Millions yearling son of Champion sire Zoustar, will join the Lovatsville roster in 2026 at an introductory fee of $11,000 (incl. GST).
A boom early-season 2-year-old with blistering speed, Espionage won the time-honoured Group 3 Breeders' Plate over 1000m on debut—a race previously won by recent sire stars Snitzel, Sebring, Choisir, Capitalist, Pierro, and Charge Forward.
Espionage returned in the autumn to win the Group 3 ATC Kindergarten Stakes over 1100m in devastating fashion, emulating Bivouac, Forensics, Solar Charged, Belle Du Jour, and Snowland as a winner of the prestigious race.
Bred by Gerry Harvey’s Baramul Stud and purchased by lauded judge James Harron, he was entrusted to the care of renowned juvenile conditioners, the legendary sire-maker Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott. Their preparation and handling helped create the progressive Espionage story that unfolded throughout his 2-year-old career.
Espionage’s high-class juvenile performances, coupled with the colt's striking good looks, prompted Coolmore and their partners to swoop in on a multi-million-dollar deal to acquire the majority of the horse. An untimely injury on the cusp of his 3-year-old season put paid to Everest ambitions for connections, but it highlighted the immense regard and enormous upside they felt he possessed.
Lovatsville’s Sam White is delighted to secure the horse with Coolmore retaining an interest.
“He is a great coup for our farm and for Victoria, and to have Coolmore’s continued backing underlines his credentials in this market,” said White. “He is a beautifully coloured stallion with a fabulous Zoustar-styled head. A brilliant loose mover with a plunging girth and great shoulder. He has scope, short cannons, great length to his hocks, and has an outstanding demeanour.”
Champion trainer Gai Waterhouse enthusiastically endorsed the prospects of Espionage standing at Lovatsville.
“He was very much a precocious 2-year-old, a sensational horse with enormous speed who did everything so easily,” Waterhouse noted. “He has such a fabulous temperament, which is so important. He is as good-looking a colt as you will find, and being a fast son of Zoustar with looks like his, I know that breeders will be very impressed when they see him.”
His pedigree adds significant appeal, being by Champion sire and commercial sales ring success Zoustar, out of a quality city-winning Street Cry mare, and a grandson of Magic Millions winner Military Rose by the renowned speed influence General Nediym.
“With his looks, pedigree, performance, and price point, he is your commercial 'look and book' moneymaker,” White added.
With 50 quality mares already committed to Espionage through a strong shareholder syndicate, he has the right backing and credentials to make an immediate impact on the Australasian breeding and racing scene, profiling very similarly to the likes of I Am Invincible and Written Tycoon.
Espionage will stand at an introductory fee of $11,000 (incl. GST).
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Heading north, from Melbourne: Leaving Melbourne, head north on the Hume Hwy towards Sydney. After approx. 1 hour, take the Seymour-Tooborac Rd/C384 exit. in Hilldene. Turn right onto Heywoods Rd, then after a further 4km turn left onto Northwood Rd. Follow Northwood Rd for 15km until you see the Seymour Park signs, drive a further 500m and you will see the North Entrance into Lovatsville.
Heading south, from Shepparton: Leaving Melbourne, head north on the Hume Hwy towards Sydney. After approx. 1 hour, take the Seymour-Tooborac Rd/C384 exit which will lead to a roundabout, take the third exit (turning right) heading towards Seymour. About 500m on you shall approach Manse Hill Rd (Northwood Rd continuation), take this left driving about 15km until you see the Seymour Park signs on your right. Drive a further 500m and you will see the North Entrance into Lovatsville.
