Stakes producing half-brother to Helmet and Epaulette.
Sire of Contessa Vanessa, Beauden, Blue Breeze, El Sicario, Comin’through and Mongolian Lightning.
$4,000
(excl. GST)
Brown | 16.0½ hh | 2007
FACTS
62% winners to runners with winners in NZ, AUS, HK, SING, MAL & MAC
Progeny have sold up to $150,000, average sale price over $23,500 (almost 6x his service fee)
Brilliant winner of the G3 C.S. Hayes Stakes (1400m) at 3YO (a race previously won by successful sires Zabeel, Starcraft, Mossman & Dash For Cash) & SP on multiple occasions
An unlucky second in the G1 Australian Guineas
Metropolitan 2YO winner at his only start
Half-brother to champion 3YO Helmet, sire of 11 SW including the brilliant Thunder Snow, winner of 7x G1 races including 2x Dubai World Cups. Helmet stands at Darley for a fee of $A33,000
Half-brother to top class 2YO Epaulette, sire of 13 SW including Champion South African Juvenile Soqrat. Epaulette stands at Darley for A$27,500
WHAT THEY SAID
“It was an awesome win. First up run we learnt a lot about him in this time in. I think that is the way to ride him, just cold into the race to finish off hard and that is what he is doing,”
- Paul Snowden, stable representative, following his C.S Hayes Stakes win.
“I like the way he pinned his ears back and had a crack late. He is such a good horse. “There is a strong headwind and to come from that far back it was a good win and a real tough effort,”
- Mark Zahra, jockey, following his C.S. Hayes win.
“He is an outstanding type, dark brown in colour and a touch over 16 hands, short coupled with good presence, correct and masculine. In my opinion he is the perfect type of individual to suit New Zealand broodmares"
- Brent Gillovic, Highview studmaster