Most Successful Nicks of 2016/2017

Tara Madgwick - Tuesday August 8
The 2016/2017 Australian racing season has been analysed from many bloodstock points of view, but interesting to many are the nicks between certain sires that delivered above average success.

The below list features the nicks that produced multiple stakes-winners in the past 12 months.

Sire

Sire of Dam

Runners

Winners

SW

Choisir

Encosta De Lago

17

10

3

Divine Prophet, Defcon, Champ Elect

Dream Ahead

Redoute's Choice

4

4

3

Dreams Aplenty, Generalissimo, Awaken

Not A Single Doubt

Hussonet

5

4

3

Extreme Choice, Gunnison, Selenia

Not A Single Doubt

Red Ransom

7

6

2

Secret Agenda, Payroll

High Chaparral

Fastnet Rock

6

5

2

Tivaci, Omei Sword

Teofilo

Encosta De Lago

7

4

2

Happy Clapper, Malice

Star Witness

Testa Rossa

3

3

2

Global Glamour, Lycurgus

Savabeel

Montjeu

4

3

2

Lucia Valentina, Nurse Kitchen

High Chaparral

Flying Spur

5

3

2

Wine Bush, Jennifer Lyn

Makfi

Zabeel

2

2

2

Bonneval, Imposing Lass

Snitzel

Tale Of The Cat

3

2

2

Samantha, Snitty Kitty


The nicks above feature some of our most commercial sires and many are easily replicated either with the sires themselves or in the cases where a sire has died, through his sire sons.

High ChaparralThe loss of High Chaparral (IRE) as one of our best sources of classic type horses and a great foil for the many Danehill line mares is a considerable one, but with a myriad of his sire sons available this spring there is still plenty of scope to go down this path.

High Chaparral sire sons available this spring include So You Think (Coolmore), Dundeel (Arrowfield Stud), Monaco Consul (Kingstar Stud), Toronado (IRE) (Swettenham Stud), Free Eagle (IRE) (Cornerstone Stud) and Alpine Eagle (Armidale Stud). 

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