Service Fee 2025 $6,000.00 +GST
By HINCHINBROOK (AUS) 2007 – Dam: KAAPTIVE EMPRESS (AUS) 1995
Bay horse
PRESS STATEMENT is by Champion First & Second Season Sire HINCHINBROOK (by Champion Sire FASTNET ROCK) and is
the Best sire son of the late HINCHINBROOK at stud.
• HINCHINBROOK Leading Aust. First Season Sire in 2014-15. Leading Sire of 3YOs in Hong Kong in 2018-19. Sire of 536 progeny
to race, 397 winners (74.0%), earnings of over $72 million, 22 stakes winners, 33 stakes placegetters, inc.
• PRESS STATEMENT was an undefeated Group 1 winning 2yo – 3 starts, 3 wins including the Group 1 BRC J.J. Atkins Stakes.
He then went on to win the time-honoured Caulfield Guineas Gr.1 as a Spring 3yo, which has been won by successful stallions
such as Lonhro, Redoute’s Choice, Luskin Star, All Too Hard, Vain, etc.
• PRESS STATEMENT retired as the only colt of his year to win a Group One race at 2 and 3.
• PRESS STATEMENT’S dam Kaaptive Empress has produced 7 winners including 2 Gr.1 winners PRESSDAY and PRESS
STATEMENT.
• At stud PRESS STATEMENT has already SIred 182 individual winners for over $22m in earnings including 6 Stakes-winners and
11 Stakes-performers.
• PRESS STATEMENT has an outstanding record with his progeny in New Zealand with 75% winners and 20% Stakes-winners to
runners. (June 2024)
• A Young proven stallion with an incredible 74% winners to runners ratio from his two crops
2025 Service Fee: $6,000 + GST
- Description
Description
PRESS STATEMENT (AUS) (Bay 2012-Stud 2016). 6 wins-3 at 2, MRC Caulfield Guineas, Gr.1. Sire of 165 rnrs, 95 wnrs, inc. SW Kitty Cat Chat (Kenilworth Southern Cross S., Gr.2), Equation, Incredulous Dream, SP Baby Wong, Daily Bugle, Ironic Miss, Roots, Toomuchtobear and of Giovanna Run, Spokesman, Notions, Riva del Sol, Scribe – Naboo Legend (H.K.), Confessed, Cross Statement, Free Foal, Hold the Press, etc.
Race Record : 11 Starts 6-2-1
Prize Money:A$1,832,275.
6 wins-3 at 2-from 1100m to 1600m, A$1,832,275, MRC Caulfield Guineas, Gr.1, BRC JJ Atkins S., Gr.1, ATC Hobartville S., Gr.2, Stan Fox S., Gr.2, TAB Place Multi 2YO P., TAB Place Multi H., 2d ATC Randwick Guineas, Gr.1, Run to the Rose H., Gr.2, 3d ATC George Ryder S., Gr.1.
RaceNet – www.racenet.com.au/profiles/horse/press-statement
Says of Press Statement :
“Given that it has won at Group One level and has amassed $1,832,275 in career earnings, Press Statement is regarded as an elite class of racehorse.”
