About Oaklands Stud

It is a fact time waits for no-one. We live in a world and operate in a business where the only constant is change. I truly believe the future belongs to those who plan and at Oaklands Stud we have been meticulous in plotting our course to the top. We remain as committed as ever to pursuing excellence in every facet of thoroughbred breeding. We cherish our reputation as a leader in this industry and of having produced horses of the highest quality but that only encourages us to raise our standards higher and higher with each season.
Neville Stewart, Principal Oaklands Stud

OAKLANDS STUD, nestled in naturally rich Darling Downs region, is synonymous with success.Oaklands Stud is the central hub of an operation encompassing three other properties, each of which have distinct characteristics and purposes, including Markham Stud which is dedicated as a nursery where young horses are given the expert care typical of the world’s leading breeding establishments.

Oaklands Stud has three Complete Veterinary Stations. Pregnancy testing and scanning facilities are available at these stations.Two stations are located on Oaklands Stud and a third station is on Stoneybrook.

The stations are mobile, giving veterinary staff the capacity to attend to mares in-situ, rather than moving the mares for testing or other procedures.Long regarded as one of Australia’s foremost studs, Oaklands Stud has been responsible for some of Australasia’s finest gallopers, horses good enough to capture events like the WS Cox Plate, Magic Millions, TJ Smith Classic, Todman Slipper and Ascot Vale Stakes.

But this famed breeding ground has not earned its reputation by chance.It pursues excellence in every facet of the breeding and racing business, except for horse-breaking.

It has been the practice at Oaklands Stud that the expertise of a horse-breaker has always been outsourced. Horse husbandry and administrative services are constantly reviewed and upgraded as part of an exhaustive process of self-examination.

Part of that process has been the appointment of on-farm vet Angie Doudle who oversees all veterinary care and medical services. Veterinary specialists have introduced revolutionary feeding programs, which ensure year-round sustenance of the breeding stock and the proper physical development of young horses.

Oaklands Stud has centralised its feeding program. Meals are prepared at Oaklands Stud and delivered to the Markham, Highview and Stoneybrook properties.Additionally, all young horses under Oaklands Stud’s care are weighed and monitored as part of a deliberate plan to breed the best possible thoroughbreds.

There is supreme confidence in its newest stallion roster with six sires available for breeding in 2007-8 - the recently acquired Chateau Istana, an England and Hong Kong winner; Zabeel's superbly bred half-brother Break The Vault; Ferocity - a stunning winner of the Adelaide Magic Millions and Ascot Vale Stakes; record breaking Gloaming Stakes winner Tsuimai; the electric sprinter All Bar One and Nureyev's stakeswinning son Pure Theatre whose dam is closely related to Danzig.