Astern

B 2013 16.0½HH (1.63M)

Medaglia d'Oro – Essaouira (Exceed And Excel)

Standing at Kelvinside, NSW

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 a five-length Stakes winner by Astern sold by Mill Park Stud at Magic Millions.

2021

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

News

In the news

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

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 looks set for a substantial kick-start when his weanling half-sister to champion sprinter Santa Ana

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. And with

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

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 notice that she is on the way to becoming one of

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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, ENTICED, BAR OF GOLD, BOLT D’ORO, CAMBIER PARC, CHAMPAGNE D'ORO, COFFEE CLIQUE, ELATE, GABBY'S GOLDEN GAL, HIGHER POWER, 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 (5f) at 2. Dam of 10 foals, 6 to race, 5 winners:

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), 2nd Silver Shadow S (G2), TAB Expressway S (G2), Magic Night S (G3), 3rd The 1,000 Guineas (G1), Memsie S (G1).

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

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

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

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.

Stud Record
Astern's first southern hemisphere crop are two-year-olds of 2020.
Astern's first northern hemisphere crop are two-year-olds of 2021.

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

Astern’s progeny at the races

G1 Goldmine