Stallion Artie Schiller remains in Australia for 2018 breeding season

HRN Staff
Photo: Courtesy of Aquis Farm

Veteran stallion Artie Schiller, who won the 2006 Breeders’ Cup Mile during his days on the racetrack, has remained in Australia this breeding season “due to his success as a sire and popularity in the Southern Hemisphere,” a WinStar Farm representative confirmed Wednesday.

The 17-year-old son of El Prado, our of the Majestic Light mare Hidden Light, was originally scheduled to stand at WinStar in Kentucky for $10,000 in 2018, same as his advertised fee last year.

Emirates Park Stud first bought into Artie Schiller in 2012, planning to stand him in Australia for $22,000. The fee has climbed to $33,000 this year, as he’ll stand at Aquis Farm in Hunter Valley.

Artie Schiller’s progeny include champion sprinter Flying Artie and Laser Hawk. Domestically, his We Miss Artie was a multiple graded stakes winner who ran in the 2014 Kentucky Derby.

Artie Schiller yearlings were purchased in 2017 by, among other trainers, Chris Waller, who conditions the great mare Winx.

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