The Epsom Derby was run last weekend and while many breeders may question how a mile and a half staying race for three year-olds in England has any possible relevance to us, it’s time to think again.
In 2002, the Epsom Derby was won by Sadler’s Wells colt High Chaparral (IRE) and he was a regular shuttler to firstly New Zealand and then to Australia before his premature death in 2014 and has gone on to establish a burgeoning sireline in Australasia.
He has three genuinely top class elite stallions doing the business in So You Think, Toronado (IRE) and Dundeel and all three of them have produced Group I winners at 1600m or less, so to think this sireline is all about stamina is far from the truth. It’s about class and quality that transmit reliably over a broad spectrum of distance.
So You Think has the favourite in the Group I BRC Stradbroke Handicap on Saturday in Think About It and Dundeel already has a two time G1 winning juvenile this season in Militarize and has two live chances in the Group I BRC JJ Atkins in Tannhauser and Miracle of Love. Not to be left out, Toronado added a new G1 winning sprinter to his tally this season in Mariamia.
The first yearlings by the next generation of sires in this dynasty have sold this year with Super Seth, Castelvecchio and D’Argento set to have runners next season.
SIRE |
Stud |
Best Race Performance |
Mares Covered 2021 |
Mares Covered 2022 |
2023 Fee |
High Chaparral (IRE) 1999 |
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G1 at two, three and four |
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SIRE SONS |
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Coolmore, NSW |
G1 |
204 |
211 |
$99,000 |
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Toronado (IRE) 2010 |
Swettenham Stud, Vic |
G1 |
172 |
150 |
$88,000 |
Dundeel (NZ) 2009 |
Arrowfield Stud, NSW |
G1 |
124 |
124 |
$82,500 |
Contributer (IRE) 2010 |
Mapperley Stud, NZ |
G1 |
102 |
60 |
NZ$18,000 |
Tivaci 2012 |
Waikato Stud, NZ |
G1 |
124 |
100 |
NZ$12,500 |
Ace High 2014 |
Rich Hill Stud, NZ |
G1 |
105 |
92 |
NZ$10,000 |
Westbury Stud, NZ |
G1 |
64 |
74 |
NZ$10,000 |
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Highview Stud, NZ |
G1 |
39 |
42 |
NZ$6,500 |
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Armidale Stud, Tas |
G2 |
90 |
44 |
$4,400 |
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SIRE GRAND-SONS |
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Super Seth (Dundeel) 2016 |
Waikato Stud, NZ |
G1 |
109 |
65 |
NZ$35,000 |
Castelvecchio (Dundeel) 2016 |
Arrowfield Stud, NZ |
G1 |
106 |
89 |
$27,500 |
Bowness Stud, NSW |
G1 |
140 |
147 |
$16,500 |
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Peltzer (So You Think) 2017 |
Twin Hills Stud, NSW |
G2 |
83 |
84 |
$16,500 |