Home Affairs Rewarded for Lightning Victory

Tara Madgwick - Friday February 17

In recent years, top class three year-olds have proven very competitive in the Group I VRC Lightning Stakes and last year outstanding colt Home Affairs put the seal of greatness on his career when downing Nature Strip to claim victory, so 12 months on we thought it might be timely to take a look at the mares he covered last spring.

My how fast this past year has gone! image Grant Courtney

Home Affairs retired to Coolmore and the dual Group I winning son of I Am Invincible was priced at $110,000 making him the most expensive first season sire by quite a margin.

He covered 202 mares, so obviously struck a chord with breeders and his book featured a dazzling array of Black Type winners and producers.

There were no fewer than 62 stakes-winning mares covered and the dams of some 37 stakes-winners and you can see them all listed below.

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STAKES-WINNERS

Name of Mare

Damsire

Best Win

Booker

Written Tycoon

G1

Charmont

High Chaparral (IRE)

G1

Kononkop (Arg)

Pure Prize

G1

Miss Match (Arg)

Indygo Shiner

G1

Montoya’s Secret

High Chaparral (IRE)

G1

Nechita

Fastnet Rock

G1

Red Tracer

Dane Shadow

G1

Sea Siren

Fastnet Rock

G1

Secret Agenda

Not a Single Doubt

G1

Shout the Bar

Not a Single Doubt

G1

Srikandi

Dubawi

G1

Sunlight

Zoustar

G1

 

Bella Martini

Stratum

G2

Champagne Cuddles

Not a Single Doubt

G2

Fix (NZ)

Iffraaj (GB)

G2

Fontein Ruby

Turffontein

G2

Hips Don’t Lie (NZ)

Stravinsky (USA)

G2

Inthemidstofbiz (USA)

Fed Biz

G2

Lightstream (USA)

Harlan’s Holiday

G2

Love You Lucy

Love Conquers All

G2

My Poppette

Snippetson

G2

Parure

Fastnet Rock

G2

Rasa Lila (NZ)

Darci Brahma

G2

Savapinski (NZ)

Savabeel

G2

Serena Miss (NZ)

Iffraaj (GB)

G2

Wild Rain

Manhattan Rain

G2

 

Crown Witness

Star Witness

G3

Estelle Collection (NZ)

Stravinsky (USA)

G3

Exotic Ruby

Pierro

G3

Jazz Song

Fastnet Rock

G3

Le Lude

Lope de Vega (IRE)

G3

Ocean Embers

Beneteau

G3

One Last Dance

Encosta d Lago

G3

Pedrena

Mossman

G3

Pretty Amazing

American Pharoah (USA)

G3

Princess of Queens

Magnus

G3

Princess Posh

Canford Cliffs (IRE)

G3

Prom Queen (NZ)

Super Easy

G3

Sacred Eye

High Chaparral (IRE)

G3

Sprightly Lass

Snitzel

G3

Take Pride

Reward for Effort

G3

The Pinnacle

So You Think

G3

Tulip

Pierro

G3

 

Broadway andfourth

Smart Missile

L

Devoirs

Dehere (USA)

L

Elegant Composure

Bradbury’s Luck

L

Fundamentalist

Not a Single Doubt

L

Futooh

Sebring

L

Hell or Highwater

Not a Single Doubt

L

Hot Dipped

Written Tycoon

L

Invictus Salute

Exceed and Excel

L

Lake Geneva

Fastnet Rock

L

Little Surfer Girl

Encosta de Lago

L

Marianne (NZ)

Darci Brahma

L

Mystical Pursuit

Needs Further

L

Precious Memories

Stratum

L

Rebel Assault (IRE)

Excelebration

L

Roulettes

Flying Spur

L

Sarthemare

Street Cry (IRE)

L

Slots

Casino Prince

L

Smart Coupe

Smart Missile

L

Tahitian Dancer

Dawn Approach (IRE)

L

STAKES PRODUCERS

Name of Mare

Damsire

Stakes-Winners

BestWin

Cancel

Exceed and Excel

Madame Pommery

G1

Estelle Collection (NZ)

Stravinsky (USA)

Lankan Rupee

G1

Gracie’s Lass

Redoute’s Choice

Artorius

G1

Hangin’ Tough

Exceed and Excel

Tuvalu

G1

Little Surfer Girl

Encosta d Lago

Fangirl

G1

Meerlust

Johannesburg (USA)

Duais

G1

Orinda (NZ)

O’Reilly

Jon Snow

G1

Danish Spy

Dane Shadow

Strasbourg

G2

Fontein Ruby

Turffontein

Parure

G2

Little Zeta

Commands

Cosmic Force

G2

Marianne (NZ)

Darci Brahma

Yaletown

G2

Nothin But a Dream (USA)

First Defence

Glenfiddich

G2

Sarthemare

Street Cry (IRE)

Sesar

G2

Spina Rosa

Redoute’s Choice

The Inferno

G2

Hips Don’t Lie (NZ)

Stravinsky (USA)

Ennis Hill

G3

Lady Lakshmi

Lonhro

Healthy Happy

G3

Limerock

Charge Forward

Limestone

G3

Little Zeta

Commands

Onemorezeta

G3

Meerlust

Johannesburg (USA)

Baccarat Baby

G3

Nechita

Fastnet Rock

Harpo Marx (IRE)

G3

Forbearance (IRE)

G3

Roulettes

Flying Spur

Sun City

G3

Set to Unleash

Reset

Houtzen

G3

Subtitle

Fastnet Rock

Rock

G3

Alcatraz

Fastnet Rock

Kubrick

L

Bundle of Fun

L

Dancing Express

Oratorio

Minsk Moment

L

Frustrating

Stravinsky (USA)

Long Leaf

L

Hips Don’t Lie (NZ)

Stravinsky (USA)

Lake Geneva

L

Acrobat

L

Little Zeta

Commands

Razeta

L

Marechal (NZ)

General Nediym

Cyber Attack

L

Rebel Sister

Falbrav (IRE)

Rebel King

L

Rebelson

L

Roulettes

Flying Spur

Parlophone

L

Sarthemare

Street Cry (IRE)

Doubt Defying

L

Sweet Sister

Snitzel

Supreme Idea

L

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