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Tara Madgwick - Thursday June 8

When the shuttle stallions arrive back in Australia this year there is one in particular that has certainly gained in appeal in the past 12 months thanks to the deeds of his sire Siyouni.

St Mark's Basilica (FR) returns to Coolmore Australia this spring, click for more info.

The 2021 European Horse of the Year, five time Group I winner from 1200 to 2100m, St Mark’s Basilica (IRE) is the best of 69 stakes-winners sired by the Aga Khan Studs based Siyouni, whose stocks have soared in 2023.

Siyouni stands at Aga Khan Studs in France at a fee of €150,000.

In Australia,  superstar Siyouni filly Amelia’s Jewel is the undisputed best in the west winning the Group I WATC Northerly Stakes before going down by a head to Overpass in the $4million the Quokka.

Her trainer Simon Miller has outlined a spring plan for the versatile filly with Melbourne the starting point. She is slated to resume in the Group II VRC Let's Elope at Flemington on September 16, before heading to The Valley for the Group II MVRC Stocks Stakes and then to the Group I MRC Toorak Handicap.

All going well connections will then have the option of Cox Plate or Golden Eagle, a nice choice to have!

In the Northern Hemisphere, Siyouni recently posted a historic double when he sired the winners of both the Group I Irish 2000 Guineas and 1000 Guineas in Paddington and Tahiyra.

Both three year-olds are likely to run at Royal Ascot with the Aidan O’Brien trained colt Paddington to run for Coolmore in the Group I St James’s Palace Stakes, while the Dermot Weld trained filly Tahiyra to run in the Group I Coronation Stakes.

St Mark’s Basilica is the only commercial son of Siyouni standing in Australia this spring and returns for his second season priced at $44,000, so we thought a look at his first book of mares might prove interesting.

He covered 159 mares owned by some of the best breeders in the country with stakes-winners and stakes producers listed below:

Stakes-Winning Mares

G1

Fashions Afield

Lizzie L’Amour (NZ)

Savaria (NZ)

Serious Speed

The Party Stand (NZ)

G2

Miss Rose de Lago

Auyantepui (GB)

G3

Cool Passion

Fabergino

Le Lude

Diva Express (USA)

Kookie Gal (USA)

Listed

Astara (NZ)

Beauty

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Cabernet

Chinchilla

Hela

Hinerangi

Not Only Florina (IRE)

Real Charm

She’s Alright

Dams of Stakes-Winners

G1

Silent Sedition

D’Argento

Dear Demi

Portland Sky

G2

Madam Rouge

Kiss and Make Up

Cherry Tortoni

G3

Beauty Eternal

Ecumenical

Scorpz

Rekyjavik

The Fortune Teller

Missile Mantra

Listed

Lord Cosmos

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