Dee Bee's Remarkable Stud Journey Comes To A Close

THE commercial stud career of champion sire Aston Dee Bee has come to a close.

The dog's breeder and owner, Ray Borda, confirmed this today.

Aston Dee Bee (Barcia Bale-Aston Elle) has been among the leading stud dogs in the world since his first progeny started to race.

He is the sire of the winners of $22.7 million and they win at a remarkable 18.6 percent.

Borda said future matings to Aston Dee Bee would be restricted to his own bitches and “special cases”.

It has been a part of Aston Dee Bee's recent stud career that he has been restricted to AI matings.

“He's been such a special sire,” said Borda.

“He is eight but he is an old eight.

“It is also the reason I retired Aston Rupee so young.”

Aston Dee Bee won 35 of his 65 starts and earned $798,000 when trained by Seona Thompson.

He won the G1 Melbourne Cup and set track records at Warragul and Bulli.

He won four Group finals and won or was placed or a finalist in five Group 1s.

On Saturday night he will be represented by French Martini, Reflections and She's A Pearl in the G1 Paws Of Thunder.

She's A Pearl (27 wins, $1.53 million) is his flag bearer.

But his star performers include Vice Grip (38 wins, $562,000), Photo Man (13 wins, $419,000), Untapped (14 wins, $312,000), Typhoon Sammy (43 wins, $309,000) etc etc etc.