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Son of Zoustar to stand alongside the likes of Pierata and Invader
Dual Group 2 winner Lean Mean Machine (Zoustar) will relocate to Aquis Farm’s Queensland base, where he will stand for a fee of $13,200 (inc GST).
The son of Zoustar (Northern Meteor) will stand alongside the likes of Pierata (Pierro) and Invader (Snitzel), taking the number of stallions on the roster to 16.
After breaking his maiden on debut at Warwick Farm in March 2018, Lean Mean Machine finished third in the Kindergarten Stakes (Gr 3, 1100m) and occupied that same position in the Ken Russell Memorial Classic (Gr 3, 1200m) in May 2018.
He broke through for his maiden stakes win in the BRC Sires’ Produce Stakes (Gr 2, 1350m). The colt added a second stakes race to his CV on his first start as a three-year-old in the Run To The Rose (Gr 2, 1200m), while he also finished third behind Sunlight (Zoustar) and Zousain (Zoustar) in the Coolmore Stud Stakes (registered as Ascot Vale Stakes) (Gr 1, 1200m) in November 2018.
Lean Mean Machine retired the winner of three of his 11 starts, earning $456,544 in career prize-money.
“It’s fitting that Lean Mean Machine comes home to Queensland. He was bred in Queensland, by Glenlogan Park, he raced in Queensland winning a Group 2 and will now stand his third season at stud, in Queensland,” said director of sales Jonathan Davies.
“Lean Mean Machine has covered healthy books of mares in his two seasons at stud, his arrival back in Queensland will give local and interstate breeders the opportunity to tap into a sire line that is on the up, his own sire Zoustar is an out and out champion.
“We have received very good feedback on his first foals. To have foals born that are the spitting image of their own sire, with his demeanor and type is a recipe for success in the breeding barn.
“Lean Mean Machine will warrant consideration from all top breeders and is priced at $13,200.”
The son of Zoustar was previously based in Victoria at Aquis Seymour where he covered a book of 73 mares for a fee of $13,200.