Kooringal Stud’s beautifully bred first season sire Sandbar couldn’t have kicked his career off any more impressively after his first runner produced a near six length romp at Coffs Harbour on Sunday.
Following an impressive barrier trial win at Newcastle, the Allan Kehoe trained Shaggy went to the post a long odds-on favourite to make the winning debut and so it proved.
Aaron Bullock cruised to the lead on jumping and the race was never in any doubt, letting him extend in the straight to outclass the opposition and put a final margin of 5.7 lengths on them.
Kooringal bred Shaggy and had him entered for last year’s Inglis Classic Yearling Sale, however he was a withdrawal and now races for his breeders.
They are offering his half-brother by Exceedance at this year’s Classic Sale as Lot 446.
Sandbar is impeccably bred, being a three-quarter brother by Snitzel to Golden Slipper winner and fellow first season sire Farnan.
He retired to Kooringal as a stakes winner and two and three, and also finished a length and a half 4th to The Autumn Sun in the Group I Golden Rose.
He stood the 2024 season at a fee of $8,800
