Merlo Downs Stud

Merlo Downs 2011 Stallion Roster:

Changeintheweather
Afleetaffair
El Nino
Garrison Savannah

Jeff Marlow grew up on his parents cattle property at Thangool, where his grandfather Lou Marlow was an expert horseman, with a reputation for his skills in breeding, rearing and breaking stock horses, and he had a special bond with them.

His passion for horses later expanded to thoroughbreds.

About Merlo Downs Stud Jeff Marlow Stallions Breeding Thoroughbreds Racing Industry Marlow Alton Downs Rockhampton Central Queensland Australia

Merlo Downs Stud manager Jeff Marlow took out his trainer's licence in 1980 under the tuition of his mentor, Jim Unwin, whose lifetime spent with horses equipped him with a deep well of knowledge and experience to impart. Jeff also gained valuable knowledge from the experience of trainer, Jack Clayton. Jeff always preferred to breed and train his own horses, a part time passion, which has now become a full time occupation.

Jeff and Lea and their three children moved to Rockhampton in 2004 where they established their current breeding operation on their 100 acre property at Alton Downs. They have since purchased another 140 acre irrigation property on the Fitzroy river, where they grow lucerne, oats and barley, and are currently establishing improved irrigated pastures to provide the ideal environment to enhance and strengthen the growth potential of the elite thoroughbred athletes born and reared on the stud.

Jeff strongly believes in putting “wheels” under your equine competitor, and it all starts with early nutrition, and ample sized paddocks to stretch out in, to promote strengthening of bones and tendons.

Historically, his home bred race horses have raced on, winning races up to 9 years of age. With the establishment of Stud operations, Jeff's ambition is to provide Central Queensland Breeders with quality Stallions, with the genetic potential to produce top class racehorses that will race on to city company.........and, of course, hopefully on to Stakes level.

The  Merlo Downs Stallions for 2010 have all the ingredients necessary in a stallion - SPEED, RACE PERFORMANCE, CONFORMATION, PEDIGREE, and PROVEN SIRES with up to 77% Winners to Runners.  They provide Central Queensland Breeders with a fantastic opportunity to produce progeny capable of competing at Top Class levels, perhaps even the experience of the excitement of Black Type racing in the near future.

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