Group One Dams –When You’re on a Good Thing!

Tara Madgwick - Sunday March 14

They say when you’re on a good thing you should stick to it!

A wet weather Sunday has meant Breednet has time for a little research so we’ve delved into the dams of current season Group I winners in Australian and New Zealand to see what they were up to last spring and what foals we can expect later this year.

Forbidden Love - her dam Juliet's Princess returned to All Too Hard in 2020.

The list below features all Australian and New Zealand Group I winners this season whose dams are believed to be alive and at stud in Australasia had stud returns lodged last year.

Horse

Sire

2020 Covering Sire

2020 Foal

Forbidden Love

All Too Hard

All Too Hard

C Epaulette

Melody Belle (NZ)

Commands

Pierro

F Snitzel

Kahma Lass (NZ)

Darci Brahma (NZ)

Darci Brahma

Missed

Portland Sky

Deep Field

Universal Ruler

C Universal Ruler

Truly Great

Dundeel (NZ)

Dundeel

F Dundeel

Krone

Eurozone

Vino Rosso (USA)

Slipped

Bivouac

Exceed And Excel

Exceed and Excel

F Exceed and Excel

September Run

Exceed And Excel

Exceed and Excel

F Merchant Navy

Rocket Spade

Fastnet Rock

National Defense (GB)

Missed

Avantage

Fastnet Rock

Fastnet Rock

C Fastnet Rock

Personal

Fastnet Rock

Not served

F All Too Hard

Artorius

Flying Artie

Deep Field

C Written Tycoon

Montefilia

Kermadec (NZ)

Kermadec /Shalaa (IRE)

Missed

Streets Of Avalon

Magnus

Magnus

C Magnus

Nature Strip

Nicconi

Shamus Award

Addictive Nature No Return

Shout The Bar

Not A Single Doubt

Pride of Dubai

C Not a Single Doubt

Ocean Billy (NZ)

Ocean Park (NZ)

Ocean Park

F Staphanos (Jpn)

Arcadia Queen

Pierro

Pierro

C Pierro

Celebrity Queen

Redoute's Choice

Xtravagant

F Xtravagant

Rock On Wood (NZ)

Redwood (GB)

Redwood (GB)

F Redwood (GB)

Aegon (NZ)

Sacred Falls (NZ)

Almanzor (Fr)/ Tivaci

Missed

Concert Hall (NZ)

Savabeel

Not served

F Per Incanto (USA)

Mr Quickie

Shamus Award

Shamus Award

F Shamus Award

Sword Of State

Snitzel

Merchant Navy

Missed

Elite Street

Street Boss (USA)

Omaha Beach (USA)

C Written By

Savatiano

Street Cry (IRE)

Blue Point (IRE)

C Street Boss (USA)

Johnny Get Angry (NZ)

Tavistock (NZ)

Reliable Man (GB)

Foal died

Odeum

Written Tycoon

Capitalist

F Zoustar

Ole Kirk

Written Tycoon

Written Tycoon

Missed

Pippie

Written Tycoon

Written Tycoon

C Spirit of Boom

Verry Elleegant (NZ)

Zed (NZ)

Zed

Not covered


The list above highlights the fact when a breeder achieves the pinnacle of success in producing a Group I winner, they frequently like to go back to the source and hope for lightning to strike a second time.

Of the 31 horses listed, 15 of their dams were covered again last year by the sire that produced their Group I winner.


 
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