Fastnet Rock – Quality Never Goes Out of Fashion

Tara Madgwick - Friday July 15

There are a lot of ways to measure success in a sire, but for the truly elite stallions there is really only one and it’s Group I winners and on that score Fastnet Rock has no peers, so let's take a look at the mares he covered last spring.

Turning 21 this year, he is the leading active Australian sire by lifetime Group I winners with his global tally of 42 more than double that of his nearest rivals.

Fastnet Rock is in a class of his own among active Australian sires!

While his days of covering 200 plus books of mares are gone, Fastnet Rock is still enjoying his job and covered 76 mares last spring after returning from Coolmore Ireland where he covered 55 mares at the start of the year.

This year he will be fresh for our breeding season having stayed in Australia over the summer ending a long period of shuttling back to Ireland which he started in 2010.

His fertility is not what it was, however the rewards for a successful mating are great with his Inglis Easter average this year on 14 yearlings sold coming in just shy of $500,000 with a filly from Sword of Light selling for $1million.

STAKES-WINNERS

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Mare Name

Born

Country

Damsire

Best win

Booker

2014

AUS

Written Tycoon

G1

El Dorado Dreaming

2015

AUS

Ilovethiscity

G1

Nakeeta Jane

2015

AUS

So You Think

G1

O'Marilyn

2011

AUS

O'Reilly

G1

Samaready

2009

AUS

More Than Ready

G1

Small Minds

2006

AUS

Canny Lad

G1

Yosei

2007

AUS

Invincible Spirit

G1

Hiyaam

2014

NZ

High Chaparral

G1

Savvy Coup

2014

NZ

Savabeel

G1

Bring Me Roses

2014

AUS

High Chaparral

G2

Mizzy

2015

AUS

Zoustar

G2

My Poppette

2012

AUS

Snippetson

G2

Jeu De Cartes

2007

NZ

Stravinsky

G2

Ruud Not Too

2012

NZ

Bernardini

G2

Artistry

2011

AUS

Shamardal

G3

Karuta Queen

2008

AUS

Not A Single Doubt

G3

Ms Catherine

2016

AUS

Shooting To Win

G3

Tulip

2014

AUS

Pierro

G3

Vinicunca

2016

AUS

I Am Invincible

G3

Cailin Miss

2011

AUS

Domesday

Listed

Shigeru Sendan

2011

AUS

Denman

Listed

Butters

2004

USA

El Prado

Listed

Cadet Roni

2012

USA

Colonel John

Listed

 

STAKES PRODUCERS

Mare

Born

Damsire

Horse

Best Win

Aspen Falls

2001

Hennessy

Irish Lights

G1

Butters

2004

El Prado

Foxplay

G1

Lady Paget

2008

Testa Rossa

Prince Fawaz

G1

O'Marilyn

2011

O'Reilly

O'President

G2

Rippled

2009

Dalakhani

Greysful Glamour

G2

Smart Company

2000

Mister C

Valentia

G2

Wansesingyee

2006

Galileo

Brandenburg

Gr2

Wansesingyee

2006

Galileo

Luvaluva

G2

Cailin Miss

2011

Domesday

La Mexicana

G3

Forbetterforworse

2007

Dubawi

Scorpz

G3

Lady Lakshmi

2010

Lonhro

Healthy Happy

G3

Pegasus Queen

2002

Fusaichi Pegasus

Metallic Crown

G3

Samaready

2009

More Than Ready

Exhilarates

G3

Small Minds

2006

Canny Lad

Sneaky Five

G3

Telaawa

2011

Lonhro

Minhaaj

G3

Bound To Blush

2008

Strategic

Final Award

Listed

Karuta Queen

2008

Not A Single Doubt

Eawase

Listed

Mezulla

2009

Shamardal

Ranch Hand

Listed

Pegasus Queen

2002

Fusaichi Pegasus

Snitzepeg

Listed

Small Minds

2006

Canny Lad

Beautiful Mind

Listed

 

SIRES OF DAMS COVERED BY FASTNET ROCK (3 or more mares)

In this table we’ve had a look at the sires of these stellar mares that have gone to Fastnet Rock and looked to see the success rate of the nick in terms of winner to runner and SW to runner.

The overall statistics for Fastnet Rock are 71.2% winner to runner and 9.2% SW to runner.

Broodmare Sire

Number of Mares

Winner to runner

SW to runner

More than Ready

7

86%

11% 4SW 1 G1, 36 runners

High Chaparral

6

68%

4.5% 1 SW 22 runners

Galileo

4

72.4%

20% 27 SW 9 G1 134 runners

Lonhro

3

50%

20% 2SW , 10 runners

Savabeel

3

89%

11% 1SW 9 runners

 

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