First mentioned in 1239 and 1244, it officially originated in 1506,[1] as it was written that Bishop Mijo Mesarić „owned a stud farm of 90 Arab horses“ on his estate.

The stud has been founded by Bosnian-Syrmian bishops who held estates in Đakovo granted by Coloman, King of Halych and Herceg (Duke) of Slavonia in 1239.

Bishop Đuro Patačić bought new stallions and mares in 1706 to enable horse breeding for military purpose in the frontier area.

After the Second World War the stud was a part of the PIK Đakovo (Agricultural & Industrial Combinat), a socialist kind of economic organization in former Yugoslavia.

The mare lines bred in Đakovo are: Allegra, Batosta, Gaetana, Krabbe, Mara, Mima, Montenegra, Munja, Santa, Slavonia, Toplica, Trofetta and Zenta.