Astern

$16,500 B 2013 16.0½HH (1.63M)

Medaglia d'Oro – Essaouira (Exceed And Excel)

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The highest-rated son of Medaglia d’Oro from Champion broodmare Essaouira. From his first crop he's sired two Stakes winners including five-length winner Seradess and Danger Strykes. His yearlings have sold for up to $725,000 with leading buyers including Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott, Denise Martin and Ellerton Zahra amongst repeat buyers of his progeny in 2021.

2021

One of four stallions to have sired multiple Stakes winners in his first crop.

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In the news

12 September 2021

Grael grinds out game victory at Kentucky Downs

Two-year-old colt provides first-crop sire Astern with his fifth North American winner

Grael took command in mid-stretch and pulled away late to take an eight-furlong maiden special weight contest by one-and-three-quarter lengths at Kentucky Downs Sept

3 September 2021

Brandons’mylawyer the best without a doubt at Del Mar

Astern filly an impressive winner with other daughter Tom's Beauty third

A little less than an hour after Astern's son Sail By finished a game third to Street Sense's Miss Interpret in the P. G

29 August 2021

The Arcadian Way scampers to a winning debut at Golden Gate Fields

Juvenile filly provides first-crop sire Astern with his third North American winner

The Arcadian Way rocketed to the lead right out of the starting gate and never looked back on her way to posting a determined

14 July 2021

Son of Medaglia d’Oro named Hong Kong’s Horse of the Year

Golden Sixty also earns top honours as Champion Miler and Champion Middle Distance performer

Golden Sixty, a son of Darley stallion Medaglia d’Oro, has been named Hong Kong’s Horse of the Year for the second successive season. The

18 June 2021

Sail By sails by the field for an impressive debut win at Belmont

Becomes second winner for Astern in America in two weeks

The two-year-old filly Sail By became Astern">Astern's second career winner over the span of two weeks as she won on debut over Belmont's turf

5 June 2021

Astern filly gives her sire a new Stakes winner

Danger Strykes impressive in Wanganui Listed victory

Another sign that Astern is well on the way to success as the stallion was provided with the dominant win of his 2YO filly

4 June 2021

Mainstay romps in career debut at Monmouth Park

Daughter of Astern named a TDN Rising Star!

Mainstay lived up to the pre-race hype by rolling to a seven-and-three-quarter length victory in her career debut at Monmouth Park June 4. The

19 April 2021

2021 fees announced for Darley’s Australian stallions

Darley embark on a golden era with Champions Exceed And Excel and Bivouac heading its roster for 2021

Fees have been announced for the 20 G1-winning Darley stallions who will stand in New South Wales and Victoria for the 2021 breeding season

8 March 2021

Stunning Seradess gives Astern a breakthrough Stakes win

Brilliant filly makes it two-from-two with five-length Listed victory

The stud career of Darley stallion Astern has received glowing endorsement with the dominant success of filly Seradess who became his first Stakes winner

23 February 2021

Debut winner for Astern in swooping run by Seradess

Mill Park Stud graduate shows class over 1,000m

The highest-rated son of Medaglia d’Oro, Astern is on the winners' board with a dashing display of brilliance by his daughter Seradess to win

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Best progeny

His winning offspring

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Darley 2021 Parade: Astern

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

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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 2,021 foals aged three and up, including ASTERN, CROWN PROSECUTOR, FLIT, GOLDEN SIXTY, VANCOUVER, BAR OF GOLD, BOLT D’ORO, ENTICED, MSHAWISH, NEW MONEY HONEY, PASSION FOR GOLD, PLUM PRETTY, RACHEL ALEXANDRA, SONGBIRD, TALISMANIC, VIOLENCE, WARRIOR’S REWARD, etc.

1st dam: ESSAOUIRA by Exceed And Excel. Winner (5f) at 2. Dam of 10 foals, 7 to race, 5 winners:

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

ALIZEE (f Sepoy) Champion three-year-old filly in Australia, 10 wins (5½f-8f), 3 to 5, 2020, 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), Apollo S (G2), Christmas Classic H, 2nd Silver Shadow S (G2), TAB Expressway S (G2), Magic Night S (G3), 3rd The 1,000 Guineas (G1), Memsie S (G1).

Mogador (g Lonhro) 3 wins (5f-5½f) at 2 to 6, 2nd Queensland Day S, Blue Sapphire S, 3rd W J Healy S (G3).

Tassort (c Brazen Beau) Winner (5½f) at 2, 2nd Silver Slipper S (G2).

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.

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 Laelia 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.

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), 1,100m at Rosehill, beating Defcon, Mount Panorama.
1st: Kindergarten S (G3), 1,100m at Randwick, dead-heating with El Divino, beating Geneteau, Lionhearted.
1st: Maiden race, 1,000m at Randwick, by 2½l, beating Niccolance.

At 3

1st: Golden Rose S (G1), 1,400m at 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), 1,200m at Rosehill, beating Star Turn, Impending, El Divino, Mediterranean, Nikitas, Tessera, Manolo Blahniq, Good Standing, Cellarman, Telperion.
2nd: Coolmore Stud S (G1), 1,200m at Flemington, to Flying Artie, beating Star Turn, Russian Revolution, Extreme Choice, Manolo Blahniq, Derryn, Saracino.
2nd: Roman Consul S (G2), 1,200m at Randwick, by a head, to Russian Revolution, beating Capitalist, Nikitas, Flash Fibian, Mount Panorama.

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Astern’s progeny at the races

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