Tussar (NZ) 2021
Profile
3g Puccini x Shades Of Silk (AUS) (Thunder Gulch (USA))
Foaled September 23, 2021
Career: 3 starts, 0 - 0 - 0 $340
Trainer: G K Opie, Te Aroha
Ownership: Simms Davison
Tussar is a 3 year old gelding by Puccini out of the Thunder Gulch mare, Shades Of Silk.
Last start was 10th at Cambridge Synthetic on July 10, 2025 in the Lime Group Hcp (60) over 1300 metres.
Sale Details
Lot 986 2023 NZB Karaka Book 2Vendor: Mapperley Stud Ltd Buyer: Psd, Res $15,000
Puccini (NZ)
Shades Of Silk (AUS)
Encosta De Lago (AUS)
Our Miss Opera (NZ)
Thunder Gulch (USA)
Lycra (NZ)
Fairy King (USA)
Shoal Creek (AUS)
Paris Opera (AUS)
Brierley (NZ)
Gulch (USA)
Line Of Thunder (USA)
Tights (USA)
Katie Louise (AUS)
Northern Dancer (CAN)
Star Way (GB)
Marscay (AUS)
Sir Godfrey (FR)
Mr. Prospector (USA)
Storm Bird (CAN)
Nijinsky II (CAN)
Taj Rossi (AUS)
Race Record
3yo
10Jul25
10th
Cambridge Synthetic
Lime Group Hcp (60) 1300m
Synthetic Gareth Lahoud (52) 150/1 - 1st: Shamel Express (11.5L)
3yo
15Jun25
12th
Matamata
Craigs IP Mdn 1400m
Heavy(10) Gareth Lahoud (53.5) 50/1 - 1st: Empressive (30.5L)