Monday, 30 October 2017: It wasn’t that long ago that Group One winner and sire Duporth faced the prospect of being a homeless stallion.

After starting his stud career at Kitchwin Hills in the Hunter Valley, Duporth was acquired by leading country trainer Brett Cavanough to stand at Jindera Park, the stud farm he was developing near Albury in southern NSW.
The son of Red Ransom headed a strong roster at Jindera Park but the farm and resident stallions were placed on the market late last year when Cavanough decided to relocate his racing business from Albury to Scone.
Cavanough left Albury in April with a new home for Duporth unresolved until a deal was struck for the stallion to stand at Kooringal Stud at Wagga with Magic Albert, Zariz and The Brothers War.
Kooringal Stud is now the beneficiary of Duporth’s increasing success, highlighted by the second G1 win of his leading performer Hey Doc  at Moonee Valley last Friday night in the $1 million Manikato Stakes. Hey Doc also won the G1 Australian Guineas at Flemington last season.

Hey Doc

From five crops of racing age Duporth has also sired Hong Kong Group winner Dashing Fellow and stakes winners and placegetters Ruettiger, Cornrow, Inkling and Wingold.
His crops include 20 2YO winners from 65 runners and an overall 72% winners to runners.
The Tony McEvoy-trained Hey Doc (Duporth x Heyington Honey by General Nediym) has now won eight of his 18 career starts for prize money of $1.76 million.
He was purchased for $85,000 by McEvoy Mitchell Racing at the 2015 Premier Yearling Sale from the draft of Victoria’s Rosemont Stud with his breeder Adrian Hall retaining a share in the youngster.
“Tony McEvoy has done a marvellous job with Hey Doc,” Hall said.
“Despite everything pointing to him being a middle distance type horse Tony has managed to get him to knock off some of the best sprinters in Australia.”
Hey Doc’s dam Heyington Honey was purchased by Hall and his father Brian for a bargain $3500 in 2010 at a Melbourne thoroughbred sale.
“We had a 50% share in Heyington Honey. She had knee problems and the decision was made to the retire her to stud.
“It’s still the best $3500 I’ve ever spent,” Hall said.
Heyington Honey’s first foal by Congrats was the winner Heather Honey before she produced Hey Doc.
Heyington Honey died in 2015. Her 2015 foal by Your Song foal died only a few days after his dam.
Hey Doc’s third dam Rustic River (Champion Pilot) is a sister to the multiple stakes winner Excel Pilot.