Bloodstock agents representing Australia's leading trainer have been in the Wingatui area recently trying to source horses who can add more wins to Weir's illustrious record.
Stock of White Robe Sire Raise The Flag are in demand with Australian trainers, especially Weir.
The trainer has had considerable success with the stallion's progeny and won the Tasmanian Derby with Civil Disobedience earlier this month. The colt is also likely to run in next month's New Zealand Derby.
Agents were able to secure him a full brother to classy mare Princess Brook from North Taieri breeder Fred King.
To give the horse the opportunity to race in a top stable and compete for rich Victorian prize money was too good to refuse, King said.
Another of King's Raise The Flag youngsters will also be heading to Victoria.
A 2yr-old filly out of eight-win mare Miss Millbrook will soon head to Archie Alexander's Ballarat stable.
The flow of quality stock out of Otago and Southland continues with the confirmation the two youngters are crossing the Tasman.
The two youngsters join staying star Patrick Erin who will also leave soon for Australia to join Chris Waller's stable.
Southland recently lost one of its top gallopers when Showemup was purchased and placed with Cambridge trainers Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman.
King is also giving consideration to sending his classy mare, Princess Brook, to campaign in Australia, he said.
Should the mare leave Otago it would be a triple blow to Terry Kennedy's Wingatui stable, which would be losing three horses across the Tasman.
Kennedy said it would be a sensible move in each case and in the best interests of each horse.
Princess Brook was good enough to run third in the White Robe Lodge Weight-For-Age earlier this month.
But the $7000 prize cheque and the two rating points she received for her effort were hardly an incentive to keep racing her locally, Kennedy said.
''We are looking at sending Princess Brook because of the way the handicap system is treating horses in the South Island.''
''We are running out of options and getting too much weight and winning no money.''
No decision would be made on Princess Brook's future until after her next main target, the group 3 South Island Thoroughbred Breeders at Riccarton in March.
