Cylinder
By a Champion sire and out of a Group-winning Street Cry mare, Cylinder is bred on the same cross as Anamoe and hails from a family of Champion Two- and Three-Year-Olds.
A dual G2-winning two-year-old, claiming the Silver Slipper and Todman Stakes - races also won by Home Affairs, Anamoe and Written Tycoon. His Newmarket win came over a 10-time G1 winner in a faster time than both Brazen Beau and Bivouac.
Gallery
His successful career
| Age | Starts | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Earnings |
| Two | 6 | 2 | 3 | - | A$1,182,750 |
| Three | 8 | 3 | - | 1 | A$2,513,990 |
| Total | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | A$3,696,740 |
At 2
- 1st
- Todman S (G2), 1200m, Randwick, beating Red Resistance, Militarize, Empire Of Japan.
- 1st
- Silver Slipper S (G2), 1100m, Rosehill, beating Platinum Jubilee, King’s Gambit, Mumbai Muse, Madeira Sunrise.
- 2nd
- Golden Slipper S (G1), 1200m, Rosehill, to Shinzo, beating King’s Gambit, Don Corleone, Empire Of Japan, Blanc de Blanc, Arkansaw Kid, Little Brose, Barber, Exploring, Steel City, Platinum Jubilee, Militarize, Lazzago, Learning To Fly.
- 2nd
- Merson Cooper S, 1000m, Caulfield, to Little Brose, beating Gangitano, Remedies, Heuristic.
At 3
- 1st
- Newmarket H (G1), 1200m, Flemington, beating Imperatriz, The Astrologist, Benedetta, Bella Nipotina, Magic Time, Sghirripa, Ruthless Dame, Buenos Noches, Master Fay, Skew Wiff, It’sourtime.
- 1st
- Run To The Rose S (G2), 1200m, Rosehill, beating Moravia, Nadal, Butch Cassidy, Militarize, General Salute, Don Corleone, Libertad, Chrys.
- 1st
- Vain S (G3), 1100m, Caulfield, beating Ouroboros, I Am Unstoppable, Little Brose, Krakarib, Veecee.
- 3rd
- Golden Rose S (G1), 1400m, Rosehill, by a head and a nose, to Militarize, Encap, beating Butch Cassidy, Charm Stone, Moravia, King Colorado, Don Corleone, Shinzo, Snapback, Nadal, General Salute.
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Watch him go
Pedigree
| CYLINDER | EXCEED AND EXCEL | DANEHILL | DANZIG | NORTHERN DANCER |
| PAS DE NOM | ||||
| RAZYANA | HIS MAJESTY | |||
| SPRING ADIEU | ||||
| PATRONA | LOMOND | NORTHERN DANCER | ||
| MY CHARMER | ||||
| GLADIOLUS | WATCH YOUR STEP | |||
| BACK BRITCHES | ||||
| CIRCULAR | STREET CRY | MACHIAVELLIAN | MR PROSPECTOR | |
| COUP DE FOLIE | ||||
| HELEN STREET | TROY | |||
| WATERWAY | ||||
| HEXAMETER | OCTAGONAL | ZABEEL | ||
| EIGHT CARAT | ||||
| SIBYLLINE | CHIEF'S CROWN | |||
| SHADEA |
By EXCEED AND EXCEL (2000) Newmarket H (G1), Invitation S (G1), etc. Champion Sire in Australia in 2012-13. Sire of 2,638 runners, 1,873 winners, 219 Stakes winners, including: CYLINDER, BIVOUAC, MICROPHONE, AMBER SKY, EARTHQUAKE, EXCEEDANCE, EXCELEBRATION, FLAMBERGE, GUELPH, HELMET, MARGOT DID, MAWJ, MISCHIEF MAGIC, MR STUNNING, OUTSTRIP, OVERREACH, QUEEN SUPREME, REWARD FOR EFFORT, etc.
1st dam: CIRCULAR by Street Cry. 5 wins (7f-8f) at 3 and 4, Schweppervescence Trophy (G3). Dam of 5 foals, 4 to race, 3 winners:
CYLINDER (c Exceed and Excel) Group winner, see Race record.
PARISAL (f Astern) 5 wins (5½f-6f) Typhoon Tracy S (G3), Toy Show H (G3), Hawkesbury RC Gold Rush H L, 2nd WW Cockram S (G3), Nivison S (G3).
(Fortune) Wheel (g by Exceed And Excel) 4 wins to 2024 in Singapore.
2nd dam: HEXAMETER by Octagonal. 4 wins (7f-9f) at 3 to 5. Dam of 5 winners:
CIRCULAR (f Street Cry) Group winner, see above.
3rd dam: SIBYLLINE by Chief's Crown. Winner at 3. Dam of 5 winners:
Gergis (g Viscount) 3rd Hawkesbury Gold Cup (G3).
Hexameter. 4 wins. See above.
Belief. Unraced. Dam of: Sun Worshipper (Sun City) 3 wins to 2024-25, 2nd BRC Grand Prix S (G3).
4th dam: SHADEA by Straight Strike. 2 wins at 2, Sweet Embrace S (G3), 2nd Champagne S (G1), Sires' Produce S (G1). Dam of 7 winners:
LONHRO (c Octagonal) Horse of the Year in Australia. Champion three-year-old in Australia, Queen Elizabeth S (G1), Chipping Norton S (G1), CF Orr S (G1), George Main S (G1), LKS Mackinnon S (G1), Yalumba S (G1), twice, George Ryder S (G1), twice, Caulfield Guineas (G1), Australian Cup (G1), 2nd Queen Elizabeth S (G1). Sire.
NIELLO (c Octagonal) Spring Champion S (G1), Canterbury Guineas (G1), Rosehill Guineas (G1), Kindergarten S (G3). Sire.
SHANNARA (f Octagonal) Ladies Day Cup, Dark Jewel Classic, 2nd James HB Carr S, Angst S, Dark Jewel Classic, 3rd Emancipation S (G2).
O'Giselle (f Octagonal) Unraced. Dam of:
ZAKOUSKI (g Shamardal) Al Rashidiya S (G2), Zabeel Mile (G2).
KING'S COMMAND (g Dubawi) Prix Thomas Bryon (G3).
ALBRECHT (c Redoute's Choice) Up & Coming S (G3), 2nd Golden Rose S (G1), Stan Fox S (G2), 3rd Victory S (G2). Sire.
Grisi (f Street Cry) Placed at 3. Dam of: AUTUMN BALLET (f The Autumn Sun) Silver Shadow S (G2), Black Opal (G3).
Miss Trump (f Last Tycoon) Unraced. Dam of:
DIAMOND DECK (f Octagonal) Highview S (G3), 2nd Sires' Produce S (G2), 2YO Fillies' S, 3rd Champagne Classic (G2).
EVANA (f Entrepreneur) 3 wins at 4. Dam of: CATALYST (g Darci Brahma) Champion three-year-old in New Zealand, New Zealand 2,000 Guineas (G1), Hawke's Bay Guineas (G2).
Doneze Girl (f Volksraad) Placed at 3. Dam of: DEVISE (f Darci Brahma) WFA S (G1), 2nd New Zealand Oaks (G1); ZURELLA (f Zabeel) Sir Tristram Fillies Classic (G2), Let's Elope S (G2), Eulogy S (G3), 2nd New Zealand Oaks (G1), 3rd Waikato Draught Sprint (G1).
Misstari (f Manntari) Placed at 5. Dam of: KING LIONHEART (g Al Maher) Shannon S (G2), 3rd Villiers S (G2).
Stud record
Cylinder’s first crop are foals of 2025.
Conformation
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