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Second Season Shake Up

Tara Madgwick - Sunday October 1

Stakes racing over the weekend so far has seen a reshuffle of the second season sires with Widden Stud’s Trapeze Artist now leading the way by earnings just ahead of Kooringal Stud’s Prized Icon.

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It was a red letter Saturday for Prized Icon, who became the first of this cohort of sires to produce an Australian Group I winner when his quality filly Tropical Squall won the Group I ATC Flight Stakes (1600m), read about her here.

Prized Icon, click for more info and a Hypo mating.

A dual Group I winner of the ATC Champagne Stakes at two and Victoria Derby at three, Prized Icon is by the late great More Than Ready (USA) and stands at Kooringal Stud at a fee of $8,800.

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Trapeze Artist has a potential Group I winner in progressive colt Griff, who took out the Group II MVRC Stutt Stakes (1600m) at Moonee Valley on Friday night, read about him here.

Trapeze Artist, click for more info and a Hypo mating.

A champion three year-old by Snitzel, Trapeze Artist stands at Widden Stud at a fee of $55,000.

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