{"id":342815,"date":"2026-03-22T22:43:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T22:43:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/342815\/"},"modified":"2026-03-22T22:43:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T22:43:15","slug":"vinrock-retired-to-yulong-and-fee-set","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/342815\/","title":{"rendered":"Vinrock Retired to Yulong and Fee Set"},"content":{"rendered":"

Vinrock, one of the most exciting colts of his generation, has been retired from racing and will commence stud duties at Yulong Stud in the 2026 breeding season.<\/p>\n

As an unbeaten juvenile, the first Australian two-year-old Group 1 winner for his Champion Sire I Am Invincible, and the first horse in 44 years to capture the VRC & ATC Sires\u2019 double, he brings an exciting profile to the Victorian stallion ranks.<\/p>\n

\"Vinrock<\/p>\n

Vinrock announced his talent immediately as a juvenile, winning his maiden on debut at Pakenham by 3.25 lengths, before claiming the Group 2 VRC Sires\u2019 Produce Stakes at just his second start. A month later, he created history by winning the Group 1 ATC Sires’ Produce Stakes at Royal Randwick.<\/p>\n

Speaking after the win, trainer Matt Laurie was effusive in his praise for the colt he picked out as a yearling from the Inglis Premier Yearling Sale, saying, \u201cHe\u2019s a class horse, we knew he was tough right from the beginning, and he showed so much natural talent.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was unbeaten as a two-year-old, and he’s a hell of a type, so he’s going to be very well-received when he gets to stud,\u201d Laurie said.<\/p>\n

The achievement placed Vinrock in rare company and cemented his status as an elite young colt. He will offer breeders a coveted opportunity to access an Australian Group 1-winning son of I Am Invincible – a profile shared by only three other sons currently at stud: proven sires Brazen Beau and Hellbent, and exciting young sire Home Affairs.<\/p>\n

Yulong\u2019s Chief Operating Officer, Sam Fairgray, said Vinrock possessed all the ingredients breeders seek in a young stallion.<\/p>\n

\"Vinrock<\/p>\n

\u201cVinrock is an exceptional colt. Elite performances at two, an outstanding page, and a real physical presence,\u201d Fairgray said.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo win both the VRC and ATC Sires\u2019 Produce races in the same season is so rare and speaks volumes about his class, toughness, and natural ability.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s a son of I Am Invincible, and from a high-quality Redoute\u2019s Choice mare like Zoustar, Anamoe, and Super Seth, which gives him a pedigree that will really resonate with breeders, and we\u2019re excited to welcome him to the farm.\u201d<\/p>\n

Physically imposing and blessed with the natural speed synonymous with his sireline, Vinrock joins a powerful stallion roster at Yulong.<\/p>\n

With his combination of elite juvenile form, a standout pedigree, and genuine commercial appeal, Vinrock now begins the next chapter of his career – and if his racing career is anything to go by, the stage is set.<\/p>\n

Vinrock\u2019s introductory 2026 service fee will be $22,000 including GST.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Vinrock, one of the most exciting colts of his generation, has been retired from racing and will commence…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":342816,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[111,139,69,213],"class_list":["post-342815","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/342815","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=342815"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/342815\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/342816"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=342815"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=342815"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=342815"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}