Sires by Bloodline – High Chaparral

Tara Madgwick - Friday June 9

The Epsom Derby was run last weekend and while many breeders may question how a mile and a half staying race for three year-olds in England has any possible relevance to us, it’s time to think again.

Epsom Derby winner High Chaparral (IRE) has made a huge impression on our racing and breeding industry.

In 2002, the Epsom Derby was won by Sadler’s Wells colt High Chaparral (IRE) and he was a regular shuttler to firstly New Zealand and then to Australia before his premature death in 2014 and has gone on to establish a burgeoning sireline in Australasia.

He has three genuinely top class elite stallions doing the business in So You Think, Toronado (IRE) and Dundeel and all three of them have produced Group I winners at 1600m or less, so to think this sireline is all about stamina is far from the truth. It’s about class and quality that transmit reliably over a broad spectrum of distance.

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So You Think has the favourite in the Group I BRC Stradbroke Handicap on Saturday in Think About It and Dundeel already has a two time G1 winning juvenile this season in Militarize and has two live chances in the Group I BRC JJ Atkins in Tannhauser and Miracle of Love. Not to be left out, Toronado added a new G1 winning sprinter to his tally this season in Mariamia.

Dundeel has two G1 winning sons at stud that will have runners next season.

The first yearlings by the next generation of sires in this dynasty have sold this year with Super Seth, Castelvecchio and D’Argento set to have runners next season.

SIRE

Stud

Best Race Performance

Mares Covered 2021

Mares Covered 2022

2023 Fee

High Chaparral (IRE) 1999

G1 at two, three and four

SIRE SONS

So You Think (NZ) 2006

Coolmore, NSW

G1

204

211

$99,000

Toronado (IRE) 2010

Swettenham Stud, Vic

G1

172

150

$88,000

Dundeel (NZ) 2009

Arrowfield Stud, NSW

G1

124

124

$82,500

Contributer (IRE) 2010

Mapperley Stud, NZ

G1

102

60

NZ$18,000

Tivaci 2012

Waikato Stud, NZ

G1

124

100

NZ$12,500

Ace High 2014

Rich Hill Stud, NZ

G1

105

92

NZ$10,000

Redwood (GB) 2006

Westbury Stud, NZ

G1

64

74

NZ$10,000

Wrote (IRE) 2009

Highview Stud, NZ

G1

39

42

NZ$6,500

Alpine Eagle 2011

Armidale Stud, Tas

G2

90

44

$4,400

SIRE GRAND-SONS

Super Seth (Dundeel) 2016

Waikato Stud, NZ

G1

109

65

NZ$35,000

Castelvecchio (Dundeel) 2016

Arrowfield Stud, NZ

G1

106

89

$27,500

D’Argento (So You Think) 2014

Bowness Stud, NSW

G1

140

147

$16,500

Peltzer (So You Think) 2017

Twin Hills Stud, NSW

G2

83

84

$16,500

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