Mr Mozart to stand at Highview

Media Release - Tuesday April 30

Highview Stud has added another touch of Australian flavour to its stallion roster with the recruitment of Mr Mozart, a Group Two-winning son of the champion sire Snitzel.

Mr Mozart

The impeccably-bred entire was prepared by Michael, Wayne and John Hawkes to win five of his 16 starts, placing in another three and earning A$796,900.

A Sydney debut winner at two, Mr Mozart’s highlight victory came in the Gr.2 Phar Lap Stakes (1500m), beating Group One winners Never Been Kissed and Fangirl.

He also won the Gr.3 Doncaster Prelude (1500m), Gr.3 Hawkesbury Guineas (1400m) and Listed Exford Plate (1400m), defeating multiple Group One winner Artorius in the latter.

A consistent galloper across three seasons, Mr Mozart boasts placings in the Gr.2 Theo Marks Stakes (1300m), Gr.2 Stutt Stakes (1600m) and A$1 million Silver Eagle (1300m), and he was fourth in the Gr.3 Baillieu Handicap (1400m), Gr.3 Vain Stakes (1100m) and Gr.3 Southern Cross Stakes (1200m).

“I’ve always been keen to stand a son of Snitzel. He’s a super stallion. When the opportunity arose to purchase a shareholding in Mr Mozart, we jumped at it,” Highview Stud’s Brent Gillovic said.

“It is what the Australians know and the best thing about this horse is he has got proper Australian form. He is a multiple Group winner in Sydney and Melbourne so his progeny will have appeal to the Australian buying bench.

“He raced against and beat top-liners including the likes of Artorious, Fangirl and Never Been Kissed.”

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Highview Stud has joined forces with James Chapman of Jamieson Park to secure Mr Mozart. Chapman raced Mr Mozart’s well-related Group Three winning dam Euro Angel with a group of Australian owners and the same partnership enjoyed the ride with her first foal Mr Mozart.

“He is going to suit New Zealand. He has the Snitzel strength and is a good size and on his dam side he has a pedigree that should see him throw middle distance and classic horses too.

He is over 16hh and is a deep chestnut colour, very flashy. He is a good-looking horse with a lot of bone, powerfully built and very correct.

“He is a very attractive horse and I would encourage people to come and have a look at him.”

Mr Mozart will stand at $6,000+GST this spring and his pedigree on the dam side will resonate with New Zealand breeders.

He is out of the Rip Van Winkle mare Euro Angel, who was bred by Windsor Park Stud and won three races headed by Caulfield’s Gr.3 Ladies Day Vase (1600m).

Euro Angel’s dam is the Listed winner and Group One-placed Polish Princess, who also produced Australian Group Two winners Leebaz and Polish Knight, along with Zebrowski, who like Polish Knight finished runner-up in the Gr.1 Australian Derby (2400m). Zebrowski won twice at Group Three level in Hong Kong.

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