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.

Advertisement

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.


 
Advertisment
More Reading...
Ancient Spirit Heads White Robe Stud Roster
Famed Southern nursery White Robe Lodge has announced the service fees for their roster of four stallions, which features emerging young stallion Ancient Spirit ($7,000+GST) along with the proven trio of Ghibellines ($7,000+GST), Raise The Flag ($4,000+GST) and Gallant Guru ($2,000+GST).
Sidestep Filly Wins by Five
A few weeks ago we made mention of the promising trial performance from Winx’s two year-old three-quarter sister Wings of Desire, who surged home for second in a heat at Randwick won by three year-old filly Are Ee Que, who franked that form when bolting in at Goulburn on Friday.
One to Watch – Sale
Bred to be an Oaks filly, this Kiwi bred two year-old filly made a winning debut at Sale on Thursday carrying the famous Pride of Jenni colours.
Mares in foal Proisir, Too Darn Hot, Anamoe Highlight Strong Inglis July (Early) Sale
A mare with one of the hottest current pedigrees in the Australian Stud Book – in foal to sire sensation Proisir – headlines a quality catalogue for the Inglis Digital July (Early) Online Sale.
Zoustar Cracks 200 Australian Winners for Season
Widden Stud’s champion sire Zoustar was the world’s leading sire of winners in 2023 and passed a milestone on Friday when racking up his 200th Australian winner of the season and shortly after his 201st!
Lovatsville Stallion Parades - RSVP Here
Innovative new Victorian enterprise Lovatsville will open the gates in August for a series of stallion parades showcasing four exciting young sires in Royal Meeting (IRE), Gold Trip (Fr), Generation and Fierce Impact (Jpn), who will have his first runners next season.
Vale, Tom Lowry
Tom Lowry, an immensely influential figure in the New Zealand thoroughbred industry, passed away on Monday aged 88.
Australian Stud Book Red Flags –Something in the Pipeline
These stories are invariably popular and often shed light on why a stallion is doing what he is doing or what he might be expected to do in the future.
Entries Open for the World’s Best Breeze Up Sale
Entries for NZB’s 2024 Ready to Run Sale of Two-Year-Olds are now open, with the Sale set to be held at the Karaka Sales Centre on 20 and 21 November.  
Australian Racehorse of the Year awards in Adelaide
The prestigious 2023/24 Australian Racehorse of the Year awards will be celebrated this year on Thursday, 10 October at the new $20 million state of the art Wolf Blass ‘The Man’ Event Centre at Morphettville Racecourse, South Australia.