VOLKSRAAD (Green Desert ex Celtic Assembly by Secretariat)

• Volksraad, a Champion Sire of 2YO’s and will be named N.Z.'s Champion Sire for an amazing 8th time at season end. This achievement places Volksraad in an elite company - Foxbridge was the last stallion to win 8 New Zealand Sires' Premierships.

• Volksraad is the sire of 58 stakes winners - 14 at Group One level, including  Velocitea, Military Move, Orange County, Dantelah, Sir Slick, Dezigna, Veloce Bella Willie Smith, Vinaka, Star Satire, Zola, Clifton King, One Under and this season's Distill

• Volksraad has also sired the winners 17 individual Stakes races in a season and a new NZ prizemoney record of over $2.8 million in a single season.

• Volksraad is the sire of 3 NEW Gr.1 winners in the 2009/10 season: Military Move, Velocitea & Veloce Bella

• Volksraad yearlings have sold up to $500,000.