Post by Aquis Farm

There is nothing more important to the success of a stallion than to commence their stud career with a timely array of stakes-performing progeny, and when you break down the statistics, Encosta De Lago’s son Needs Further is one stallion whose career has begun better than most. With five individual stakes winners to his credit from just 101 runners, the record of Needs Further betters fellow Victorian-based sires Shamus Award, Al Maher, Magnus, Foxwedge and Street Boss, while also reaching that mark in a quicker time frame than heavy weight stallions Sntizel, Encosta De Lago, Written Tycoon and Not A Single Doubt. Standing for just $3,300 (inc. GST) in his first season at stud, a fee well below the aforementioned sires, it is noteworthy to see that Needs Further recorded his first Group 1 winner, the talented Mystic Journey, from just 66 runners, quicker than all those previously stated and only a few runners behind I Am Invincible on 61. While no one can deny the merits of the Champion Sires mentioned, the facts don’t lie. Needs Further's career has started off impressively, and with 8.5% stakes winners to winners... THE BEST IS YET TO COME.