Follow The Stars

Follow The Stars – the 2014 Australian and NZ 2YO of the Year- will be standing his second season at Allwood stud, Bullsbrook (WA), owned by one of Australia’s leading breeders, Bob Fowler.

In his first season, he served 84 mares in Western Australia, Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia and Queensland, including several Group 1 winning and winner-producing mares. The list included the WA Sires Stakes 2YO champion Supreme Royalty; the WA Oaks winner Sheer Royalty ($248,904); Legendary Jac (WA Golden Girls Mile); Arch On Fire ($132,927); Arctic Glow, dam of 2YO Filly of the Year, Amongst Royalty ($570,820); Ella Palms, dam of NSW Ladyship Mile winner Torque In Motion ($380,203) and Aristocratic Glow (1:55.9).

Follow The Stars only had 29 starts as a two and three-year-old, winning 19 times and running up a stake score of $707,237 .

It can rightly be claimed of Follow The Stars, that he is one of the best bred and best performed colonial bred horses to come to WA. As a two-year-old he won 10 of his 11 starts – a scrimmage putting him out of the race at his other appearance. Three of those wins were at Group 1 level – the Breeders Crown, Australian Pacing Gold and NZ Cardigan Bay Stakes.

He took his record of 1:53.8 at two years, winning the Group 3 NZ Sapling Stakes, in which he defeated Mighty Flying Major (1:55.3). As a two-year-old, he won $455,409, racing against top horses such as Beaudiene Boaz, Artistic Flite, Kept Under Wraps, Burnaholeinmypocket, etc.

At three Follow The Stars banked $251,828 from 18 starts, highlighted by wins in the Caduceus Club Cup, Reg Withers Classic (Kilmore) and NZ Waikato Guineas. He was placed in the finals of the Breeders Crown, Harness Jewels and Vicbred, as well as three derbies.

Follow The Stars is a son of the great Art Major (1:48.8), the leading juvenile sire in Australia on six occasions. Art Major’s sons are breeding on with great success. Art Major has sired the winners of more than $120-million in stakes and, at this stage, is credited with 31 in the 1:50 list.

Smyrna Duruisseau, the American-bred dam of Follow The Stars, was by Cams Card Shark (sire of Bettors Delight) from Secret Date, by Abercrombie from Dateable, by Race Time from Tarport Martha, by O’Brien Hanover.

Smyrna Duruisseau, who had a record of 1:56, ranks as a half-sister to Strange Hanover 1:49.8 ($272,041), the Little Brown Jug heat winner Texas Shootout 1:50.8 ($497,659) and the Reynolds Memorial winner, Sub Rosa Hanover 1:55 ($211,132).

Dateable, the third dam of Follow The Stars, has been one of the gems of the American stud book. She is the dam of 13 individual winners, eight of whom took records of better than 1:57, including Historic 1:51 ($1.3-million) – her 10th foal – the top race mare, Seven O’Clock ($559,080), Digger Almahurst ($371,866) and Tylers Mark ($289,100).

Other members of this family have been the Woodrow Wilson winners: Magical Mike ($1.6-million) and Dontgetinmyway ($1.4-million); the dual world champion, We Will See ($2.5-million); the 1:50 sire Tylers Mark, and the Adios Stake winner, Miles McCool.

Follow The Stars – foaled in 2011 – was a grand type of youngster and has let down into a beautiful stallion.

His 2016 service fee is $2,500 including GST or $1,650 including GST for sub 2:00 winning mares or classic producing mares.

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