The weekend saw many of Australia’s leading stallions add to their tally of producing stakes winners. 

See below for a full list of updates.

29 FOR REDOUTE’S CHOICE Abbey Marie (3 f ex Catshaan by Catrail) became the 131st stakes winner and 29th Group One winner for Arrowfield Stud’s Redoute’s Choice (Danehill) when she took out the Schweppes Oaks (registered as Australasian Oaks) (Gr 1, 2000m) at Morphettville yesterday. Redoute’s Choice will stand for a fee of $110,000 (inc GST) in 2016.

FIRST FOR ECONSUL Econsul (Danehill) sired his first Group One winner when Precious Gem (6 m ex Gem Of Gems by Peintre Celebre) won the UBET Classic (registered as Robert Sangster Stakes) (Gr 1, 1200m) at Morphettville. Econsul stands at Darling View Thoroughbreds in Western Australia for $4,400 (inc GST).

SEVEN FOR NICCONI Faatinah (3 g ex Alqwah by Danehill) provided his Widden Stud-based sire Nicconi (Bianconi) with his seventh stakes winner when he won the UBET Stakes (registered as Euclase Stakes) (Gr 2, 1200m) at Morphettville. Nicconi stands at Widden Stud for a fee of $11,000 (inc GST).

113 FOR EXCEED AND EXCEL Darley shuttler Exceed And Excel (Danehill) sired his 113th stakes winner yesterday when Moqla (2 f ex Bahja by Zabeel) won the Queen Adelaide Stakes (Listed, 1050m) for trainers David Hayes and Tom Dabernig. Having her third start, the two-year-old filly beat Sylpheed (Real Saga) by half a length with Posh Journey (Good Journey) another two lengths behind in third. Exceed And Excel’s 2016 fee at Darley’s Kelvinside farm is $110,000 (inc GST).

21 FOR SEBRING Widden Stud’s Sebring (More Than Ready), who has had his 2016 fee set at $77,000 (inc GST), sired his 21st stakes winner yesterday when Coolring (5 g ex Coolroom Candidate by Mister C) took out the Prime Minister’s Cup (Listed, 1400m) at the Gold Coast. The victory provided trainer Bjorn Baker, who last week recorded his 100th winner this season, with a stakes double at the Gold Coast yesterday. Jack Bruce, stable foreman for Baker, believes Coolring will now have his Queensland campaign extended. “Since Coolring’s been here he’s really thrived and the way the horse is racing Bjorn could even keep him going for a few more races while he’s in this sort of form,” Bruce said.

EIGHT FOR MAKFI Baker also enjoyed success earlier on in the day on the Gold Coast with Imposing Lass (3 f ex Imposingly by Zabeel) who won the Gold Coast Bracelet (Listed, 1800m) and provided Westbury Stud shuttler Makfi (Dubawi) with his eighth stakes winner. The three-year-old, who was stepping up to 1800 metres for the first time, stayed on strongly and will now be targeted at The Roses (Gr 2, 2000m) at Doomben on 21 May before a possible tilt at the Queensland Oaks (Gr 1, 2400m) at Eagle Farm on 4 June. Bruce said: “She’s a bombproof filly who does everything right and once she found the front she was always going to take a lot of running down.”

22 FOR SHOW A HEART Royal Tithe (2 f ex Slice Of Royalty by Johannesburg) became the 22nd stakes winner for the Glenlogan Park-based Show A Heart (Brave Warrior) when winning the Ken Russell Memorial Classic (Gr 3, 1200m) at the Gold Coast. Trained by John Zielke and ridden by apprentice Luke Dittman, Royal Tithe joins some illustrious company with subsequent Group One winners Spirit Of Boom (Sequalo), Hot Snitzel (Snitzel) and Sizzling (Snitzel) all previous winners of the race. Zielke has always had a high opinion of the filly. “I have always said Royal Tithe was the best of my two-year-olds,” Zielke said. “After the Atkins we will get her ready to head our team for the Melbourne spring.”

 78 FOR HIGH CHAPARRAL The late High Chaparral (Sadler’s Wells) was represented by his 78th stakes winner as Ecuador (6 g ex Bak Da Princess by Danske) won the Lord Mayors Cup (Listed, 2000m) at Rosehill. The Gai Waterhouse-trained gelding, who was winning for the first time in nearly a year, won under an enterprising ride from Adam Hyeronimus. After the race Waterhouse said Ecuador would stay in Sydney for the winter staying features like the McKell Cup (Listed, 2400m) at Randwick on 28 May and the Winter Cup (Listed, 2400m) at Rosehill on 2 July.

SIXTH WINNER FOR SIDEREUS Sugar City (2 f ex Judy’s Joy by More Than Ready) became the sixth winner for the Oaklands Stud-based Sidereus (General Nediym) when winning a Maiden over 870 metres on debut at Toowoomba yesterday. Sidereus is currently the leading first season sire in Australia by winners, two clear of his nearest rival Dream Ahead (Diktat) who is on four.

THIRD WINNER FOR SO YOU THINK Coolmore’s first season sire So You Think (High Chaparral) sired his third winner when the Team Hawkes-trained Inference (2 c ex Pontiana by Redoute’s Choice) won the City Of Ballarat Maiden Plate (1400m) at Ballarat yesterday. The $2.60 favourite beat the Ciaron Maher-trained Beach Life (Hinchinbrook) by a length with The Informer (Star Witness) another two lengths behind in third. So You Think will stand for a fee of $49,500 (inc GST) in 2016.