50 2YO Winners for Kodiac

The Northern Hemisphere racing season in Europe is fascinating for all sorts of reasons, but one of them is the rise of Kodiac and his quest for a record number of two year-old winners.

Kodiac has been quietly chugging away and has moved to 50 two year-old winners from his 2015 foal crop, 109 of which have raced.

His 50 winners are headed by stakes-winners Nebo and Ellthea, both Group III winners, as well as stakes-winners Madeline, Brother Bear and Izzy Bizu.

A three-quarter brother by Danehill to champion sire Invincible Spirit, stakes-placed Kodiac has already re-written the record books in Europe for two year-old winners this year and is now chasing the world record held by Sunday Silence with 51 winners set in 2004.

The precocity of this Invincible Spirit bloodline has been demonstrated admirably in Australia through his superstar Aussie bred son I Am Invincible, who sired 29 two year-old winners last season and was second to only Snitzel in that department.

Standing at Tally Ho Stud at a fee of 50,000 euros, Kodiac is a sire on the up with sales results this year reflecting growing demand for his offspring.

Australian breeders seeking to tap into the Invincible Spirit bloodline this spring are spoiled for choice and the options include Coolmore's dual Group I winner Pride of Dubai, who is closely related to Invincible Spirit through his female family.

By Street Cry (IRE), Pride of Dubai stands at a fee of $44,000 and is from Al Anood, a half-sister to the dam of Invincible Spirit and Kodiac. Click here to see some of his stunning first foals.

For sire sons of Invincible Spirit there are several choices to look at.

Of course there is I Am Invincible, who is fully booked at a fee of $110,000 at Yarraman Park, but outside of him come a wide range of options.

There are his sires sons, horse such as Brazen Beau (Darley $44,000) and Super One (Newgate $11,000)(click to see his first foals) , as well as four new sons of Invincible Spirit to shuttle into Australia along with the previously mentioned Zebedee.

Arrowfield Stud will stand Shalaa (IRE) at a fee of $33,000, Darley have Territories at $22,000, Woodside Park have Cable Bay (IRE) at $19,800 and Chatswood Stud will stand Ajaya (GB) at $13,200.

The rise of the Green Desert sireline is breathing new life into the Danzig sire dynasty, which has dominated Australian racing since the arrival of Danehill in 1990.