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 Akhadan,
a son of the global champion Danehill, was bred by Arrowfield
Stud and consigned to the 1995 Australian Easter Yearling sale where
he was sold for
$260,000. From there he found his way into the stable of leading trainer Lee Freedman who considered Akhadan had "the ability of a group class horse". That ability carried Akhadan to a seven length victory at just his second race start. Akhadan made a most promising start to his stud career earning first season sire honours in South Australia (2001/02) with his first crop.
Danehill already has several successful sons at stud including Danehill Dancer, sire of the dual hemisphere Group One winner Choisir, and Golden Slipper winners Flying Spur and Danzero.
Akhadan is from the Bletchingly mare
Wild West Lass, a full sister to champion Best Western who
Bletchingly, a leading source of the Star Kingdom line, starred at stud, leading the general sires premiership on three occasions. Today his son Canny Lad represents him with distinction as do his daughters who regularly place their sire in the top ten broodmare sires. Group winners Redoute's Choice and West Point share the same Danehill/Bletchingly cross as Akhadan.
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His sire, the recently
deceased Danehill, needs little introduction to Australian breeders.
With seven general sires titles under his belt it is sufficient to say that
his influence will be felt in this region for a long time after his
death. 
accounted
for the AJC Spring Champion Stakes, Up and Coming Stakes, STC
Gloaming and Peter Pan Stakes in a
sensational three year old campaign.