What Does a Good Pierro Look Like?

Tara Madgwick - Friday January 8

As we head into the sales season every yearling buyer thinks they know what they are looking for, but do they? This new Breednet innovation seeks to shed light on what the best progeny of a sire looked like as yearlings so we can maybe learn a lesson going forward, this time we look at a super versatile sire in Pierro.

Pierro was a Golden Slipper winner and a Champion 2YO that went undefeated through his juvenile season winning the Breeders Plate on debut and ultimately the 2YO Triple Crown, no juvenile in recent times has gone even close to what he did.

He then returned at three to only compete in the best races winning the Group I George Ryder Stakes, finishing third in a Cox Plate and second in a Doncaster under 57kg on a heavy 10 track.

The best ever colt by Lonhro, he never missed a place in 14 starts, so when we talk about colts that danced every dance, Pierro was all that and more.

From our data base of images we have put together a selection Pierro stakes-winners pictured as yearlings that offer some real insight into his offspring.

Click here to the full gallery of Pierro SW's as yearlings.

As fast and precocious as Pierro was as a racehorse, his pedigree always suggested stamina reserves and that’s what we see in his stock, a real mix of classic horses as well as the quicker sprinting types such as his $5.8 million earner Pierata.

Pierro has become noted for producing serious horses that can run in the really big races for older horses, which is why five of his six Group I winners have earned $1.5million or more.

Below are all the Pierro Magic Millions yearlings with images currently uploaded, which ones are the stakes-winners of the future?

Click here for all the Pierro MM yearlings with images uploaded.

Click here to see the previous story in this series on Fastnet Rock.
 
Click here for the story on Snitzel.

Click here for the story on So You Think.

Click here for the story on Written Tycoon.

Click here for the story on Zoustar.

Advertisment
More Reading...
One to Watch Wins Again in Saturday Class
The half-brother to Group II winner Stretan Angel, lightly raced three year-old Brutal gelding Glorious Moments was in a class of his own at Randwick on Saturday.
Inglis Digital Now Online - G1 Winner Velocious the Star
The G1-winning Champion 2YO Velocious (Written Tycoon) has been joined by a host of outstanding racing and breeding prospects in a tantalising Inglis Digital July (Late) Online Sale catalogue.
Hello Youmzain Filly Wins NZ Last Stakes Race of Season
Talented juvenile filly Platinum Diamond made all posts a winner when she captured her second consecutive stakes victory in the last black type feature of the 2024-2025 racing season, the Listed Phils Electrical & Gypsy Caravans Ryder Stakes (1200m) at Otaki.
Colt from Aussie Glamour Girl Mosheen Tops JRHA Select Sale - Yearlings
The first day of the 2025 JRHA Select Sale featuring yearlings was held at Northern Horse Park in Hokkaido on Monday and the horse that topped the session is a colt from four time Australian Group I winning mare Mosheen.
First SW For So You Think Stallion Tamasa As Cicala Takes Out Lightning
One of just three named foals by the So You Think stallion Tamasa, the Will Clarken and Niki O’Shea trained 3yo filly Cicala remained unbeaten, going three from three by winning the $120,000 Listed SAJC Lightning Stakes (1050m) at Morphettville.
St Mark’s Basilica Filly Impressive at Ascot
Due back at Coolmore Australia this spring, St Mark’s Basilica (Fr) had an impressive new winner overnight at Ascot in the UK where Princess Petrol stormed to victory.
Sires With Winners - Saturday July 26
Here is the full list of 86 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Consecutive Black Type Victories For Snitzel Filly Bridal Waltz
Stepping up to open company is always a tough task, but 3yo Snitzel filly Bridal Waltz graduated from a last start Listed win over her own age to win the $200,000 Group 3 MRC Bletchingly Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield.
Winning Hat-Trick for Gold Standard 2YO
When an unheralded sire produces a Group I winner in their first crop as happened for Sebring stallion Gold Standard it can take a long time for the benefit of that early splash to take effect, but in his case the wait is nearly over and in the meantime Destiny’s Summit is a good reminder as to his merit.
Season Finale Flourish for So You Think
Coolmore stalwart So You Think is powering to the end of the Australian racing season with a six winner flurry on Saturday highlighted by a winning treble at Randwick led by his progressive mare Oh Diamond Lil.