The last 3 months have been very busy at the farm delivering the future “Champions on the Racetrack”. A slow start in August with 11 arriving. Must admit it was a bit chilly overnight when these seven fillies and four colts came into the world. It started to warm up in September and so did the arrivals, with 27 greeting the world. The boys outdid the girls this month, with fifteen colts and twelve fillies. 

The excitement an owner feels at that first win or that blue ribbon is a great feeling and many think the trainer should get all the kudos.

Last week was a busy week for foals at Bombora Downs and amongst them was the first of the eagerly awaited Jungle Ruler foals.

Work has been busy around the farm the last couple of months. The pastures have been sprayed and rested so that the best possible feed is available for new mums and their growing offspring. A growing future champion needs all the nutrients via mum's milk that green pastures and good feed can give.

Welcome to Season 2025

Hello and welcome to the Bombora Downs website of 2025 and the 22nd year of Bomboras existence.

Each of those years have posed its challenges along the way and this year is no exception. The combination of drought conditions effecting the south east of the country and the subdued economic climate effecting all of it are certainly headwinds to be acknowledged. However, we have seen it before and if there is one thing I have learnt over my 46 years in the horse game, breeders are a passionate and determined lot and generally do not let immediate concerns overly influence their long-term plans.

Bombora fits into a niche that was once common across the industry before the Corporates took a hammer to it. We have happily bucked the trend with the support of local breeders that love their horses and appreciate the services we provide and the care we take.

We are mindful of that the difference between “commercial” and breed-to-race stallions can be slight in performance and prospects whilst the service fees commanded are poles apart. The service fees of the commercial first season sires rarely prove to be good value in time and in all but a few celebrated instances begin high and end low, where they should have begun.

At Bombora we would rather do the opposite and so with that in mind, I would like to introduce the boys of 2025. All these horses offer real merit and prospect, standing at what we hope to prove in time to be terrific value service fees.

We at Bombora Downs wish you every success in the 2025 breeding season and the subsequent progeny.

Cape Of Good Hope $8,250 (inc. GST) - oldest are weanlings
Cliff’s Edge $6,600 (inc. GST) - a stakes placegetter in first crop
De Gaulle $4,400 (inc. GST) - over 50% strike rate
Ellsberg $7,700 (inc. GST) - new for 2025
Frankel My Dear $5,500 (inc. GST) - a pedigree full of options
Ka Ying Master $5,500 (inc. GST) - oldest are weanlings
Soul Patch $5,500 (inc. GST) - a 2yo winner from 2nd crop

Christoph Bruechert