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Little Avondale Stud stalwart Per Incanto continues to make his presence felt on racetracks across Australasia and Asia and his progeny keenly sought after at all major sales.
The durable son of Street Cry is a multiple champion sire who has produced nine individual Group One winners during his decorated career and will serve a limited book in 2026 at an increased fee of $75,000 + GST.
Among his elite level winners is his son and associate sire Little Brose, who was warmly welcomed by breeders in his first season at the Wairarapa nursery and will stand at an unchanged fee of $15,000 + GST.
“Per Incanto is currently fifth on the Australian Sires’ Premiership and the only sire in the top 20 with a runner to winner percentage over 50 per cent,” Little Avondale’s Sam Williams said.
“Three-time Group One winner Jimmysstar has been his flagship performer, and he’s had five stakes winners this season and another five stakes placed.”
His son Gringotts also chased in when taking the thick end of the stake in both the A$3 million Big Dance and the A$1 million The Gong while Per Incanto’s youngsters have also been to the fore.
“He’s had three individual black-type two-year-olds, Eurocanto won the first juvenile stakes race in Victoria when he claimed the Listed Maribyrnong Trial Stakes,” Williams said.
“Oak Lightning ran second in the Listed Redoute’s Choice Stakes and Spellbound was third in the Listed Challenge Stakes.”
He is also currently leading the race for the Centaine Award for combined New Zealand Australian progeny earnings with $23,019,739 and the Dewar Trophy for worldwide earnings with $15,404,136.
Per Incanto’s sales returns in 2026 also make impressive reading.
“At the Sydney Easter Yearling Sale he averaged NZ$451,000 and across all sales his 32 yearlings averaged more than $200,000,” Williams said.
His Gr.1 Blue Diamond Stakes-winning son Little Brose retired to Little Avondale in 2025 and the only colt to debut at stud in New Zealand as a top-flight two-year-old winner in Australia.
“He covered 140 mares last year and is super fertile with 129 of them in foal,” Williams said.
“He was supported by the vast majority of all the leading breeders in New Zealand, so we couldn’t have been happier with the welcome he received and the quality of mares he attracted.
“His Street Cry bloodline is dominant in Australia at the moment through Street Boss and Per Incanto.
“Their popularity and commercial success was further highlighted recently when Street Boss’ Group One-winning son Tentyris was retired and will stand at an introductory fee of A$88,000.”
