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 and of Essaouria (Exceed And Excel), a pre-Christmas debut winner at two, by six lengths, plus added two Group wins. Returned at three to win the G2 Run To The Rose first-up, followed that with a victory in the G1 Golden Rose. Already the sire of two Stakes winners and three impressive city winners.

2021

"This filly (Seradess) is very smart... she will be winning better races." Jamie Kah, Jockey

News

In the news

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 RDN 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

7 April 2021

Exceed And Excel and Lonhro again set the Darley standard

Long-serving pair in strong demand at Inglis Easter Sale

Darley’s ever-reliable duo of Lonhro and Exceed And Excel showed the way yet again on day two of the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale

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

28 February 2021

Newcomers make presence felt as old guard set the pace at Inglis Premier Sale

Exceed And Excel, Lonhro Darley’s best at Inglis Premier as Frosted and Impending sell well

It is almost a decade since Exceed And Excel held Australia’s champion sire title, and a little longer since his fellow Darley stallion Lonhro

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

10 October 2019

Sepoy’s best to be given her chance in world’s richest turf race

Alizee chosen to fill Godolphin “slot” in The Everest at Randwick

Sepoy’s multiple G1-winning daughter Alizee has been confirmed as a runner in the world’s richest turf race, the A$14 million The Everest at Randwick

5 September 2019

From newcomers to proven stars, Darley stallions make big impression on parade

Thousands inspect Australian roster at Kelvinside and Northwood Park

The variety, versatility and quality of the Australian Darley stallion roster, could hardly have been more clearly demonstrated than at the annual stallion parades

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Best progeny

His winning offspring

Video footage

Watch him go: see him at his best

Astern: Virtual Stallion parade 2020

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), 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.