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 from Champion broodmare Essaouira. From his first crop he's sired two Stakes winners including the G3 Scarborough Stakes 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.

“We have already got two very talented Astern fillies in our stable called Divina and Arranmore both look like Saturday class horses.”

Denise Martin, Star Thoroughbreds

News

In the news

4 December 2021

Warp Ride powers away from field to win his career debut at Woodbine

Two-year-old son of Astern convincing winner of Maiden Special Weight

Warp Ride made his first start a winning one when going wire-to-wire to take a six-furlong Maiden Special Weight by two lengths at Woodbine

29 November 2021

Pearl Earring paints winning picture at Fair Grounds Race Course

Daughter of Astern rallies to win Maiden Special Weight contest on the dirt

Pearl Earring broke her maiden in style with a determined nose victory over Chopin Drive in a maiden special weight contest at Fair Grounds

13 November 2021

Papi Bello draws off in the stretch to break maiden by seven lengths at Gulfstream Park

Two-year-old colt by Astern wins under hands and heels ride from Sutherland

Papi Bello took command on the far turn and was never threatened on his way to breaking his maiden by an impressive seven lengths

7 November 2021

Holly’s Persuasion overcomes troubled trip to break maiden in style

Daughter of Astern draws off late to win at Charles Town

Holly’s Persuasion overcame a slow start and a rough trip to roll to a one-and-a-half length victory in a maiden special weight contest at

16 October 2021

She’s a Winner: She’s a Mia determinedly holds off rivals to break maiden at Belmont

Daughter of Astern rewards connections in her first start on turf

She’s a Mia made her first start on turf a winning one by digging in and holding off rivals to post a half-length victory

2 October 2021

Tom’s Beauty shines at Santa Anita

Juvenile filly becomes second winner of the afternoon for her sire Astern

Tom’s Beauty shot through an opening along the inside rail and drew off in the stretch to win a five-furlong maiden special weight by

2 October 2021

Sail By cruises to effortless victory in G2 Miss Grillo Stakes at Belmont Park

Filly becomes first Northern Hemisphere Graded Stakes winner for Astern

Sail By stalked the pace from second before taking command at the top of the lane to post a one-length victory in the G2

24 September 2021

Second Stakes victory for daughter of Astern

Seradess storms home at Moonee Valley to take out the G3 Scarborough Stakes

Seradess maintained the momentum of her sire Astern showing an outstanding turn-of-foot to score a bold win in the G3 Scarborough Stakes on Friday

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

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Best progeny

His winning offspring

Video footage

Watch him go: see him at his best

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

Watch THEM go: big wins by his offspring

Seradess

Scarborough Stakes (G3), 1200m, Moonee Valley, 24 September 2021

Brigantine

Cleanaway Handicap, 1300m, Randwick, 04 September 2021

Danger Strykes

Castletown S, 1200m, Wanganui, 05 June 2021

Seradess

Cinderella S, 1050m, Morphettville, 08 March 2021

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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 2,144 foals aged three and up, including ASTERN, ENTICED, BAR OF GOLD, BOLT D’ORO, CAMBIER PARC, ELATE, GABBY’S GOLDEN GAL, GOLDEN SIXTY, HIGHER POWER, MSHAWISH, NEW MONEY HONEY, 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, 8 to race, 7 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, 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).

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.

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.

Timeform 126

Astern’s progeny at the races