Astern

B 2013 16.0½HH (1.63M)

By Medaglia d'Oro – Essaouira (Exceed And Excel)

$15,000 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.

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Pedigree

ASTERN	MEDAGLIA D'ORO	EL PRADO	SADLER'S WELLS	NORTHERN DANCER
				FAIRY BRIDGE
			LADY CAPULET	SIR IVOR
				CAP AND BELLS
		CAPPUCINO BAY	BAILJUMPER	DAMASCUS
				COURT CIRCUIT
			DUBBED IN	SILENT SCREEN
				SOCIETY SINGER
	ESSAOUIRA	EXCEED AND EXCEL	DANEHILL	DANZIG
				RAZYANA
			PATRONA	LOMOND
				GLADIOLUS
		ALIZES	RORY'S JESTER	CROWN JESTER
				RORY'S ROCKET
			LA BARAKA	EUCLASE
				TRISCAY

By MEDAGLIA D’ORO (1999) Travers S (G1), Whitney H (G1), Donn H (G1), etc. Sire of 1,385 foals aged three and up, including ASTERN, BOLT D’ORO, C.S. SILK, CHAMPAGNE D’ORO, COFFEE CLIQUE, DICKINSON, ELATE, GABBY’S GOLDEN GAL, LOCHTE, MARKETING MIX, MSHAWISH, NEW MONEY HONEY, PASSION FOR GOLD, PLUM PRETTY, RACHEL ALEXANDRA, SONGBIRD, VANCOUVER, VIOLENCE, WARRIOR’S REWARD, etc.

1st dam: ESSAOUIRA by Exceed And Excel. Winner (1000m) at 2. Dam of 6 foals, 4 to race, 4 winners:

ASTERN (c Medaglia d’Oro) G1 winner, see Race record.

ALIZEE (f Sepoy) 3 wins (5½f-8f) at 3, 2017, Flight S (G1), Tea Rose S (G2), 2nd Silver Shadow S (G2), Magic Night S (G3).

Mogador (g Lonhro) Winner (1000m-1100m) at 2 and 3, 2nd Queensland Day S, Blue Sapphire S, 3rd W J Healy S (G3).

MARRAKESH (f Lonhro) 3 wins (1000m-1100m) at 3 and 4.

2nd dam: ALIZES by Rory’s Jester. 3 wins (1000m-1200m) at 2, Magic Night S (G2), Waltzing Lily H, 2nd Schillaci S (G2), Debutante S. Dam of 3 winners:

ESSAOUIRA (f Exceed And Excel) Winner, see above.

PETERKIN (c Invincible Spirit) 3 wins at 2 and 3.

TIME CHECK (f Shamardal) Winner at 4.

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, H D F McNeil S, 2nd Champagne S (G2). Dam of 5 winners:

ALIZES (f Rory’s Jester) G2 winner, see above.

Flouze (f Zabeel) 3rd Laelia S.

4th dam: TRISCAY by Marscay. Champion three-year-old in Australia, Champion two-year-old filly in Australia, 15 wins at 2 and 3, Australian Guineas (G1), Queensland Oaks (G1), AJC Oaks (G1), Champagne S (G1), Flight S (G1), Queensland Guineas (G2), Apollo S (G2), Silver Slipper S (G2), Reisling Slipper Trial (G2), Tattersalls Classic (G3), Silver Shadow S (G3), Blue Diamond Prelude (fillies) (G3), Widden S, 2nd 1,000 Guineas (G1), Alister Clark S (G2), Tea Rose S (G2), 3rd Blue Diamond S (G1), Victoria Oaks (G1). Dam of 7 winners:

LA BARAKA (f Euclase) G1 winner, see above.

TSUIMAI (c Thunder Gulch) Gloaming S (G2), Gosford Classic, 2nd Gosford Guineas, 3rd Spring Champion S (G1), Epsom H (G1). Sire.

Robrick (g Grand Lodge) 2nd Bagot H.

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 stands his first southern hemisphere season in 2017.
Astern stands his first northern hemisphere season in 2018.

Conformation

Race record

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

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Golden Rose S (G1), 1400m, Rosehill, 10 September 2016

Run To The Rose (G2), 1200m, Rosehill, 27 August 2016

Silver Slipper S (G2), 1100m, Rosehill, 20 February 2016

Kindergarten S (G3), 1100m, Randwick, 02 April 2016

Maiden race, 1000m, Randwick, 05 December 2015

News

October 5 2017

Astern to shuttle to Jonabell in 2018

Medaglia d’Oro’s highest-rated son in both hemispheres

Astern, G1 winner and the highest-rated son of leading stallion Medaglia

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