Widden Stud Proven Play

Tara Madgwick - Wednesday August 9

Choosing a proven sire that you know can get a Group I winner is one way of lessening the risk when what you really want to do is a breed a winner and Widden Stud’s Proven Play is going to prove hard to resist!

Choose any two of the following five Group I producing sires – Nicconi, Rebel Dane, Magnus , Gold Standard and Star Witness - and get up to 40% off!

They are all Premium stallions so test your mare for a Hypothetical mating with one or all... somebody is going to breed the next Nature Strip or Fireburn and it could be you!

Nicconi sired 130 winners last season , click for a Hypo mating.

Nicconi stands at a fee of $22,000.

Rebel Dane is the sire of Golden Slipper winner Fireburn, click for a Hypo mating.

Rebel Dane stands at a fee of $22,000.

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Magnus sired 106 winners last season, click for a Hypo mating.

Magnus stands at a fee of $16,500.

Gold Standard is the sire of G1 winning 2YO Sheeza Belter, click for a Hypo mating.

Gold Standard stands at a fee of $13,200.

Star Witness sired 100 winners last season, click for a Hypo mating.

Star Witness stands at a fee of $11,000.

Antony Thompson – 0427 470 507 / antony@widden.com
Matt Comerford – 0424 742 672 / matt@widden.com
Billy Primmer - 0417 310 876 / billy@widden.com
Adam Henry – 0428 036 472 / adam@widden.com
Phil Marshall – 0407 853 782 / phil@widden.com

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