Sires by Bloodline – Encosta de Lago

A two time champion Australian sire and runner-up on four more occasions, Encosta de Lago took a little while to hit his straps as a sire of sires, but then along came Northern Meteor.

Bred by Gooree Stud, Northern Meteor was an explosive sprinter that won the Group I VRC Coolmore Stud Stakes and retired to Widden Stud lightly raced with three wins from nine starts and importantly he traced in tail female line to Rough Shod, whose descendants also include champion sires Sadler’s Wells and Nureyev.

Northern Meteor stood for just four seasons before his premature death in 2013, but that was enough for him to produce two outstanding sire sons in Zoustar and Deep Field, who has sadly been retired this year due to infertility.

Between those two stallions there are now no fewer than seven of their sons at stud including Zousain and Cosmic Force, who will have their first runners next season and Portland Sky, whose first foals will be born this spring.

The future of the Encosta sireline has also been given a real opportunity to go forward through his speedy son Rubick, who comes from the female family of Redoute’s Choice.

Rubick has two outstanding young sons at stud in two time Group I winner Jacquinot, new to stud this spring, and Everest winner Yes Yes Yes, who will have his first runners next season.