News - PIERRO (AUS)
It only seems appropriate that in a week Pierro took over as the leading sire in the country by earnings, he also gave us the 2019 Favourite Foal of the Year.
There’s been a quiet changing of the guard at the top of the Australian General Sires List in the past week as Golden Slipper winner Pierro moved past his Coolmore peers Rubick and Declaration of War (USA) to take the top spot as we head into the Christmas holiday.
Golden Slipper winner Pierro has established himself as a premium source of classic horses and may well have another Derby winner in the pipeline in New Zealand.
If you have a mare by Redoute’s Choice and she’s still not in foal you probably should read this story!
Earlier this year exciting Pierro gelding Regal Power showed his quality and stamina when winning the Group II WATC West Australian Derby (2400m) and he upped the ante at Ascot on Saturday when he beat a hot field to win the $1million Group I WATC Railway Stakes (1600m).
It was a red-letter day for Fairdale Stud principal Duncan Fell at Karaka on Wednesday.
The massive prizemoney on races such as The Everest, Melbourne Cup and Golden Eagle tends to skew the Australian General Sires List heavily in the favour of sires that produce winners of those races, so a more accurate gauge as to just which stallions have had a good spring carnival comes with a look at the leading sires by stakes-winners list.
Top class sprinter Pierata rebounded from an unlucky fifth in the $14million The Everest last month to score a stylish length victory in the inaugural $1million ATC Redzel Stakes (1300m).
A blue blooded winner for Pierro at Gosford on Thursday highlighted a nick that has really clicked.
The same colours carried by mighty colt The Autumn Sun featured on Monday aboard a super impressive debut winner by Pierro.
Two stakes-winners from last weekend highlighted the power of very successful nick involving a Golden Slipper winner and a champion racehorse and sire.
Golden Slipper winning sire Pierro already has a VRC Oaks winner on his resume in Pinot and may well have another with progressive filly Gamay charging home to win the Group III MRC Ethereal Stakes at Caulfield on Saturday.
Inglis Classic star Shadow Hero gave Sweetbriar Equine a memorable first Australian G1 victory when successful in the Spring Champion Stakes at Randwick.
A bumper Saturday of stakes racing in Sydney and Melbourne has delivered change to the Australian General Sires List with a new front runner, a stallion with a bullet and a stallion who may be the best value sire in the Hunter Valley this spring.
Golden Slipper winner Pierro has made a brilliant start to the new season and has two favourites for The Everest in Pierata and Arcadia Queen, but he also has a new Group I winning three year-old with exciting young stayer Shadow Hero scoring a dominant win in the Group I ATC Spring Champion Stakes over 2000 metres at Randwick.
Golden Slipper winner Pierro has made a brilliant start to the new season with a broad spectrum of exciting winners including highly promising three year-old Shadow Hero, who scored a resounding win in the Group III ATC Gloaming Stakes at Rosehill on Saturday.
With his oldest crop now five-year-olds, this is shaping as a breakout season for Coolmore Stud’s wonderfully versatile Pierro.
The Group II ATC The Shorts (1100m) at Randwick on Saturday featured several of the leading contenders for the upcoming $14million the Everest next month and it was five year-old Pierro stallion Pierata that emerged triumphant.
A patient approach with progressive Pierro four year-old gelding Rock paid big dividends at Newcastle on Friday when he stormed into contention for the Group I ATC Epsom Handicap with a barnstorming victory in the Group III Cameron Handicap.
For the past two seasons, the world’s richest sprint, The Everest has been won by Redzel setting his sire Snitzel up for successive Australian Champion Sire titles, but this year there is change in the air.