First Foals for Lofty Strike

Tara Madgwick - Tuesday September 2

One of the most interesting young stallions that we saw on the recent Victorian stud tour was at Swettenham Stud and it has not taken long for the big baldy face of Lofty Strike to find it’s way on to one of his first foals.

Lofty Strike is certainly a head turning sire to look at - image Grant Courtney

By champion sire Snitzel from Golden Slipper winner Overreach, Lofty Strike made a good impression on breeders last spring and covered 115 mares at a fee of $22,000.

The Lofty Group enjoyed the success of Lofty Strike on the track in a career that produced three brilliant wins and two second placings in the Group I VRC Newmarket Handicap and MRC Oakleigh Plate.

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Lofty Strike filly from Eau Claire.

The Lofty Group are now supporting him at stud and one of their first foals to be born at Maluka Thoroughbreds is this well marked filly from Eau Claire, a royally bred daughter of world champion sire Frankel.

Keep an eye on the Foal Gallery going forward with more Lofty Strike babies to follow. Click here for the gallery.

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