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TBNSW - Stallion of the Month - Sandbar

Media Release - Friday Oct 2

A stakes-winning two-year-old and three-year-old by champion sire Snitzel, Sandbar stands at Kooringal Stud.

From Group 3-winning Street Cry (IRE) mare Tallow, Sandbar is importantly a three-quarter brother to Farnan – the 2019-20 Australian Champion 2YO and Leading First Season Sire in his freshman year.

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Trained by Brad Widdup, Sandbar raced 21 times for four wins, three seconds and more than $525,000 in prizemoney. Winning on debut at Canterbury, he followed that up with victory in the Listed Lonhro Plate and was also runner-up to Written By in the G3 Pago Pago.

He kicked off his three-year-old campaign winning the Listed Rosebud, and ran second in the G2 Roman Consul behind Sesar before running a gallant fourth in the Group I Golden Rose behind The Autumn Sun. 

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Dusty Bay has won over $200,000 in prizemoney - image Bradleyphotos.com.au

Sandbar has had 34 starters across his first two crops. His 15 winners include three-time metro winner Shaggy, good metro winner Dusty Bay, who was fourth in the G2 Callander Presnell and smart 2YO Bar Jester, who was fourth in a Group III Canberra Black Opal, .

Sandbar’s 2026 fee is $11,000 inc GST, with a Live Foal Guarantee

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