WHILE some value sires under $10,000 are documented in this feature, here is a list of a few which carry a service fee of under $5000, and could still prove value for the owner/breeder.
Of the proven horses include Cangon Stud Farm's USA-bred Danzig bay Ad Valorem at Dungog, and Arlington who stands at Tamalee Farm, Tamworth, who are at the top of this list at $4400 apiece.
A $1.050m Magic Millions Yearling Sale topper, Arlington (by Red Ransom) has been recently headlined via his three-year-old Taree trained daughter Malea Magic, a home-bred galloper for Peter Killen at Krambach on the Mid-North Coast.
Malea Magic has won five races including a recent TAB Highway Handicap at Randwick before taking the John Charlton Quality feature sprint at Grafton.
There are some bargain basement sires including Redoute's Choice proven stallions Venice Beach $1650, at Muswellbrook, and Supreme Class, $1400, on the North Coast.
As well as veteran Danehill sire Strada who stands at Riverdene, near Wagga Wagga.
Strada's stable companion is Va Pensiero, and along with a brother to Hong Kong-champion Sacred Kingdom, in Cardinal Kingdom, at $3300, based in Norman Park, Cowra, and Skyclad, $1650, at Allandale, Bathurst, are others that rate among value unproven young sires under $5000.
By now deceased champion first crop sire Stratum, Va Pensiero was blessed with early speed being a class record breaking juvenile.
Then as a spring three-year-old, he won Sydney speed tests the San Domenico Stakes-G3 where he defeated Sidestep, a sire of this year's Golden Slipper winner Kiamichi.
He also won the Run To The Rose-G3 defeating Australian Horse Of The Year Dissident, and now hot sire Zoustar.
A direct descendant of AJC Flight Stakes-G1 winner Gelsomino, Va Pensiero's stakes placed grand-dam - Amaia, is a full-sister to former outstanding juvenile Mercury (won Todman Slipper Trial-G2).
Adding to his pedigree credentials, Va Pensiero is inbred to two of the great speed influences in Australian breeding - Danzig and Bletchingly.
