Aldebaran Park bred eyes Queensland Championship - January 2026
The tough Aldebaran Park bred and raised Aldebaranstilinski Tr 1.57.0 – 9 wins - $62,367.00 (Sebastian K Swe - Aldebaran Sky) is the one to beat in the Listed $27,000 Jim McNeil Trotting Championship Final at Albion Park following victories in both rounds of heats of the Listed classic.
The five-year-old made light work of a 20-metre handicap in both heats and looks certain to add substantially to his $60,000 bankroll in next Saturday night’s Final.
SKYVALLEY NZ, the leading colonial bred trotting sire, left an amazing 10 individual winners in January and is now a clear second on all aged winner’s premiership.
The haul included three ‘new’ winners in the three-year-olds Spirited Gigi and Muscle Valley and the four-year-old Calder’s Revenge.
Repeat winners by SKYVALLEY NZ were Mac Flick (Tr 1:57.3), Rarity Rock (Tr 1:58.5), Golden Skies, Sky Spirit, Tamzen Rose, Sky Lindy and Castles In The Sky.
SKYVALLEY NZ also ranks as the Damsire of the track record-breaking $30,000 Shepparton Trotters Cup winner Im Bobby – Tr 1.53.9 – 21 wins - $264,240 (ex Aldebaran Peggy), the Aldebaran Park bred Abbie – Tr 1.58.1 – 19 wins - $99,755 (ex Aldebaran Peggy), winner of the Goulburn Valley Regional Trotters Cup, the Melton winner Keayang Gypsy (Tr 1:57.1), Midnite Muscle and the Cambridge, NZ winner Viscount Mackendon.
ALDEBARAN EAGLE USA was represented by Mystery Fred, the Aldebaran Park bred and part-owned Gloucester Park winner Aldebaran Jensen Tr (ex Endsino), the Aldebaran Park bred Gloucester Park and Pinjarra pacing winner Jaspervellabeach 1:56.5 and 1:57.6 – 20 wins - $338,059 (ex Aldebaran Bromac NZ), the Horsham pacing winner Huxham Chubb (1:57.6) and the multiple cups placegetter and champion and multiple Group 1 winning mare Rockinwithattitude Tr 1.57.1 – 20 wins - $498,317.
Aldebaran Jensen – Aldebaran Eagle USA – Endsino.
Photo courtesy of Club Menangle
With the 2025 – 2026 Stud Season finished we thank our clients both in Australia and New Zealand for their patronage of our stallions -
- Calgary Games, Maharajah and Dancinginthedark M USA who were available via Frozen Semen in Australia,
- Aldebaran Zeus whose Fresh / Chilled semen was available in Australia and New Zealand,
- Skyvalley Nz who was available to Australian Breeders with Fresh / Chiled semen and
- Aldebaran Eagle USA whose Frozen semen was available to New Zealand breeders.
We wish all clients every success with their resultant progeny.
Our attention now turns to the 2026 Yearling Sales both in Australia and New Zealand with the initial offering by Aldebaran Park being at the Christchurch NZB Sale on 18th February 2026. Lot 217 - Aldebaran Cinders NZ – a striking Dancinginthedark M USA colt out of the 6 win - $89,223 race mare Aldebaran Flame NZ T 2.3.8 – 2700m – this is her first foal. He is being prepared at Rosedale Farm by Ken and Anne Marie Spicer and inspections are welcomed – contact Ken Spicer – 03 322 8736 or Mobile: 021 152 5762.
Aldebaran Cinders NZ – Dancinginthedark M USA – Aldebaran Flame NZ
Full details are available on the link as below:
Following on from the New Zealand Sale - Aldebaran Lodge is offering a large draft both for ourselves and clients at the Nutrien Sale to be held at Oaklands Junction in April 2026 – Full details will soon be available on the Aldebaran Park website and in next months Newsletter we will fully detail all lots.
If you have any queries regarding the upcoming yearlings to be offered at the Nutrien Sale please do not hesitate to contact our Stud Manager – Danny Thackeray – 0407 223 819 or our Principal Duncan McPherson OAM – 0412 387 062 to arrange inspections – we welcome the opportunity to showcase our world class genetics.
We are “Hot to Trot” at Aldebaran Park.