

Service Fee 2025 $20,000.00 +GST
By O’REILLY – VOLKROSE by Volksraad
16.1 hh
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Gr.1 winner of Australia’s premier sprint race – VRC Newmarket H., 1200m in (1.08.1) – like champion sires Exceed And Excel and General Nediym
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The fastest son of champion sire O’Reilly and like O’Reilly a Gr.1 1200m winner as a 3YO against older horses
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Sire of outstanding Queensland Sprinter WEONA SMARTONE and Gr.2 Wellington Guineas winner SHAMUS
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Flemington 2YO debut 1200m winner (breaking 33 secs for last 600m)
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Sire of outstanding mares Coventina Bay and Embrace Me
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First yearlings sold to $510,000 (Colts) & $360,000 (fillies) at Karaka
2025 SERVICE FEE: $20,000 + GST
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SHAMEXPRESS (NZ) (Bay 2009-Stud 2014). 3 wins-1 at 2, VRC Newmarket H., Gr.1. Leading NZ First Season Sire in 2017-18. Sire of 220 rnrs, 146 wnrs, 13 SW, inc. SW Coventina Bay (Waikato RC Herbie Dyke S., Gr.1), Zola Express, Shamus, Ka Ying Rising, Maracana, Embrace Me, Grinzinger Belle, Denby Road, Lim’s Saltoro, London Express, Sanibel, Cyber Attack, Qiji Express – Happy Qiji (H.K.), SP Weona Smartone, etc.
SHAMEXPRESS was 2018 Leading First Season Sire and in 2019 he was Leading NZ-based Second Season Sire. He has an impressive first-crop stakes winners to runner’s ratio of 10.6% including Group and Stakes winners in both Australia, Hong Kong and New Zealand. His recent group winners include HK sprinting sensation KA YING RISING, Singapore triple crown and derby hero LIM’S SALTORO along with outstanding racemares COVENTINA BAY, GRINZINGER BELLE ZOLA EXPRESS, MARACANA and EMBRACE ME, the later who sold for $700,000 at the 2021 Gold Coast National Broodmare Sale. SHAMEXPRESS is also sire of explosive son SHAMUS winner of Gr.2 Wellington Guineas and winner of 8 races along with crack Australian sprinter WEONA SMARTONE winner of 8 in succession. He is also sire of stakes winners LONDON EXPRESS, CYBER ATTACK, QIJI EXPRESS and smart stakes performed 2YO and Australian winner Rangi Toa as well as a raft of promising gallopers Tsunami Sam, Seiners Express etc
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