Astern

$33,000 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 and out of an excellent mare. Won the G1 Golden Rose at three and the G2 Silver Slipper at two. First weanlings in Australia have sold for up to $110,000, nearly twice the average weanling price at the Magic Millions National Weanling Sale.

News

In the news

22 May 2019

Frosted half-sister to sprint star Santa Ana Lane highlights weanling offerings

Stallions first Australian crop a major attraction at Magic Millions National Weanling Sale

The Australian sales career of outstanding American racehorse Frosted look

28 April 2019

One of the best seasons ever taking shape for Darley in Australia and New Zealand

Results on the track and in the sale ring demonstrate the quality of the Darley stallions

Over the first nine months of the Australian racing season, the Darley stallions have achieved results that are nothing short of spectacular.

16 April 2019

2019 fees announced for Darley’s Australian stallions

Roster includes some of the country’s best performing stallions

Darley’s Australian and New Zealand-based stallions are enjoying a truly exceptional season, both on the track and in the sales ring, with 21 Darley-sired G1 winners and 57 Group winner

29 December 2018

Alizee announces herself as one of Australia’s best in Randwick return

Champion filly scores brilliantly in Christmas Classic for sire Sepoy

Having already proved herself the best her sire Sepoy has produced, Alizee served notic

24 November 2018

Brazen Beau gains breakthrough victory with Tassort at Rosehill

Darley’s first season stallion, the former Champion sprinter Brazen Beau, has got his stud career off to a spectacular start with the victory of T

1 June 2018

Astern makes impressive Australian sales debut

Son of Medaglia d’Oro shines at National Broodmare sale

Young Darley stallion Astern has made a strong sales-ring debut at the Australian National Broodmare Sa

24 May 2018

Broodmares on offer in foal to Darley first-season stallions

Astern, Frosted, Territories and Holler represented at Magic Millions

Godolphin racetrack stars from two hemispheres will test the bloodstock market for the first time in Australia during next week’s Magic Millions Broodmare Sale on the Queensland G

17 February 2018

Alizee resumes in spectacular style for G2 Randwick win

Sepoy’s G1-winning daughter lifts in Light Fingers Stakes

Godolphin’s star Australian filly Alizee (pictured below) lived up to her spring promises as she got her autumn campaign underway with a courageous win in the G2

29 September 2017

Shuttlers make a world of difference

An insight into the influence of shuttle stallions on the Australian breeding and racing industry

The Australasian breeding industry owes a huge debt to the pioneers of the shuttle sire concept and our sires’ tables today would look very different without the input of these

16 September 2017

Alizee in breakthrough win for Sepoy

Classy filly scores her sire’s first Australian Stakes victory

Alizee stormed to a resounding victory in the G2 Tea Rose Stakes at Randwick on September 16 to give her sire Sepoy his first Australian Stakes winner a

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Video footage

Watch HIM go: see him in action...

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

Astern's first Australian foals

Astern - conformation video

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 1,725 foals aged three and up, including ASTERN, BAR OF GOLD, BOLT D’ORO, CHAMPAGNE D’ORO, COFFEE CLIQUE, CROWN PROSECUTOR, DICKINSON, ELATE, GABBY’S GOLDEN GAL, LOCHTE, MARKETING MIX, MSHAWISH, NEW MONEY HONEY, PASSION FOR GOLD, PLUM PRETTY, RACHEL ALEXANDRA, SONGBIRD, TALISMANIC, VANCOUVER, VIOLENCE, WARRIOR’S REWARD, etc.

1st dam: ESSAOUIRA by Exceed And Excel. Winner at 2. Dam of 8 foals, 5 to race, 5 winners:

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

ALIZEE (f Sepoy) Champion three-year-old filly in Australia, 8 wins (5½f-8f) at 3 and 4, 2019, Futurity S (G1), Flight S (G1), Queen Of The Turf S (G1), Expressway S (G2), Light Fingers S (G2), Tea Rose S (G2), 2nd Silver Shadow S (G2), Magic Night S (G3), 3rd The 1,000 Guineas (G1).

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

Tassort (c Brazen Beau) Winner (5½f) at 2, 2018, 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, 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 foals of 2019.

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

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