Reward For Effort was clearly among the best of his age as a two year old, it was this brilliance that saw him win the $1million dollar Blue Diamond Stakes.

With that Group 1 safely on his C V, he returned at three to give a polished display in winning the Listed Sir John Monash Stakes, also at Caulfield.

A stud career was looking very attractive, he was retired with an impressive record that had not been tarnished.

He has since taken up residence at Chatswood Stud, Seymour, one of our leading thoroughbred nurseries.

An exciting young sire, with a brilliant pedigree, he has had the support one would expect with mares that are likely to produce early winners.

His sire, Exceed And Excel, is by far the leading sire of two year olds this season, he has also had success when shuttling to the U K.

The dam line is just as impressive in Miss Prospect, she won six races in the best of company, she is a proven matron, she produced nine foals, eight were winners including Barhia, the dam of the Golden Slipper winner, Overreach, a three quarter relation to Reward For Effort.

It will be those early winners that count, our racing and breeding is geared up to early maturity, in his first two seasons Reward For Effort covered 323 mares, with a fertility of 88 per cent.

He has the numbers on the ground that is where his winners are going to come from; he is on the threshold of an exciting stud career.

Reward For Effort - A promising sire