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Astern
$10,000 B 2013 16.0½HH (1.63M)
Medaglia d'Oro – Essaouira (Exceed And Excel)
Stands and nurses.
Standing at Jonabell Farm, Kentucky
Star Australian speed horse and Medaglia d’Oro’s best son anywhere in the world with a 126 Timeform rating. Record-breaking winner of the G1 Golden Rose, Australia’s version of the Allen Jerkens. He’s Medaglia d’Oro’s highest-rated sprinter, too. A magnificent individual from an exceptional family.
126
Medaglia d’Oro’s highest-rated son in the world on Timeform
Video footage
Pedigree
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ASTERN |
MEDAGLIA D'ORO |
EL PRADO |
SADLER'S WELLS |
NORTHERN DANCER |
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FAIRY BRIDGE |
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LADY CAPULET |
SIR IVOR |
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CAP AND BELLS |
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CAPPUCINO BAY |
BAILJUMPER |
DAMASCUS |
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COURT CIRCUIT |
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DUBBED IN |
SILENT SCREEN |
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SOCIETY SINGER |
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ESSAOUIRA |
EXCEED AND EXCEL |
DANEHILL |
DANZIG |
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RAZYANA |
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PATRONA |
LOMOND |
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GLADIOLUS |
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ALIZES |
RORY'S JESTER |
CROWN JESTER |
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RORY'S ROCKET |
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LA BARAKA |
EUCLASE |
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TRISCAY |
By MEDAGLIA D’ORO (1999) Travers S (G1), Whitney H (G1), Donn H (G1), etc. Sire of 1,803 foals aged three and up, including ASTERN, ENTICED, BAR OF GOLD, BOLT D’ORO, CAMBIER PARC, CHAMPAGNE D’ORO, COFFEE CLIQUE, CROWN PROSECUTOR, DICKINSON, ELATE, FLIT, GABBY’S GOLDEN GAL, HIGHER POWER, LOCHTE, MARKETING MIX, MSHAWISH, NEW MONEY HONEY, PLUM PRETTY, RACHEL ALEXANDRA, SONGBIRD, TALISMANIC, VANCOUVER, VIOLENCE, WARRIOR’S REWARD, etc.
1st dam: ESSAOUIRA by Exceed And Excel. Winner (5f) at 2. Dam of 9 foals, 6 to race, 5 winners:
ASTERN (c Medaglia d’Oro) G1 winner, see race record.
ALIZEE (f Sepoy) Champion three-year-old filly in Australia, 9 wins (5½f-8f), 3 to 5, 2019, Futurity S (G1), Flight S (G1), Queen Of The Turf S (G1), Expressway S (G2), Light Fingers S (G2), Tea Rose S (G2), Missile S (G2), 2nd Silver Shadow S (G2), TAB Expressway S (G2), Magic Night S (G3), 3rd The 1,000 Guineas (G1), Memsie S (G1).
Tassort (c Brazen Beau) Winner (5½f) at 2, 2018, 2nd Silver Slipper S (G2).
Mogador (g Lonhro) Winner (5f-5½f) at 2 and 3, 2nd Queensland Day S, Blue Sapphire S, 3rd W J Healy S (G3).
MARRAKESH (f Lonhro) 3 wins (5f-5½f) at 3 and 4.
2nd dam: ALIZES by Rory’s Jester. 3 wins (5f-6f) at 2, Magic Night S (G2), 2nd MRC Schillaci S (G2). Dam of 4 winners:
PETERKIN (c Invincible Spirit) 3 wins at 2 and 3.
SAYF SHAMAL (f Elusive Quality) Winner at 3, 2018.
3rd dam: LA BARAKA by Euclase. 6 wins at 2 and 3, Galaxy H (G1), Endeavour S (G3), R N Irwin S (G3), National S (G3), Pura Milk S, 2nd Champagne S (G2). Dam of 5 winners:
Flouze (f Zabeel) 3rd Dunlop Flooring S.
4th dam: TRISCAY by Marscay. Champion three-year-old in Australia, 19 wins, 2 to 4, Australian Guineas (G1), Queensland Oaks (G1), AJC Oaks (G1), Champagne S (G1), Flight S (G1), Queensland Guineas (G2). Dam of 7 winners:
TSUIMAI (c Thunder Gulch) Gloaming S (G2), Gosford Classic, 3rd Spring Champion S (G1), Epsom H (G1). Sire.
SATYRIC (f Danehill) Winner at 3 and 4. Dam of:
AGISTER (g Mossman) Eskimo Prince S.
READYOR (f More Than Ready) Keith Mackay Quality H.
Stud Record
Astern's first southern hemisphere crop are yearlings of 2019.
Astern's first northern hemisphere crop are yearlings of 2020.
Conformation
Race record
His successful career
| Age | Starts | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
| Two | 4 | 3 | - | - | - |
| Three | 5 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| Total | 9 | 5 | 2 | - | - |
At 2
- 1st
- Silver Slipper S (G2), 1100m, Rosehill, beating Defcon, Mount Panorama.
- 1st
- Kindergarten S (G3), 1100m, Randwick, dead-heating with El Divino, beating Geneteau, Lionhearted.
- 1st
- Maiden race, 1000m, Randwick, by 2½l, beating Niccolance.
At 3
- 1st
- Golden Rose S (G1), 1400m, Rosehill, by 2¼l, beating Omei Sword, Impending, Divine Prophet, Good Standing, Yankee Rose, El Divino, Mediterranean, Derryn, Oink, Thronum, Nikitas.
- 1st
- Run To The Rose (G2), 1200m, Rosehill, beating Star Turn, Impending, El Divino, Mediterranean, Nikitas, Tessera, Manolo Blahniq, Good Standing, Cellarman, Telperion.
- 2nd
- Coolmore Stud S (G1), 1200m, Flemington, to Flying Artie, beating Star Turn, Russian Revolution, Extreme Choice, Manolo Blahniq, Derryn, Saracino.
- 2nd
- Roman Consul S (G2), 1200m, Randwick, by a head, to Russian Revolution, beating Capitalist, Nikitas, Flash Fibian, Mount Panorama.
Timeform 126
Breeding forms
In this section you can view and print the forms necessary for the 2020 breeding season.
2020 Mare Information Sheet - this form must be on file before your mare can be booked. Please double-check pedigree, correct spelling and ownership.
Click here to download this form and print it. (32 KB)
Breeding Shed Form and Shed Requirements - this form must accompany the mare on each trip to the breeding shed. Thank you for your assistance.
Click here to download this form and print it. (18 KB)
Kentucky Department of Agriculture – 2020 testing requirements for imported mares to be bred.
C.E.M. testing and treatment requirements.
Importing from C.E.M. affected countries.
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