Shinzo new at Coolmore Australia

‘As the fastest Golden Slipper-winning colt this Century,’ Shinzo retires to Coolmore as ‘the best 2YO son and only Golden Slipper winning son of Snitzel.’

‘A dominant win – by a length and a quarter – in a Golden Slipper dominated by colts, proving him to be the best of the stallion prospects in his crop,’ was one expression that followed.

Then another went onto state ‘Shinzo announced himself as one of the most exciting young stallion prospects in the country with an impressive victory in the G1 Golden Slipper Stakes’

In running a slick 1-09.65 for the 1200m on a Good 4 track at Rosehill Gardens, champion European jockey Ryan Moore made use of his full use of his Barrier 1 position from the race start.

In not leaving the running rail Ryan Moore had Shinzo racing mid-field, and entering the home straight he made ground on the field to claim Cylinder in the last 150m to win comfortably.

Only a week earlier Shinzo gained entry into the Golden Slipper by taking took out the Pago Pago Stakes of 1200m by 1¼ lengths over Maharba, having earlier run second the Skyline Stakes.

‘A Golden Slipper winning Champion 2YO and Timeform’s highest rated 2YO of his generation, Shinzo has the pedigree and looks to match, the best-bred son of 4-time champion sire Snitzel.’

With Snitzel continuing to dominate last season he had 11 stakes winners including five 2YOs, while he is also 4-time Champion Sire of 2YOs, sire of 12 Champions and 16 stakes-siring sons.

A Bay standing 16.1hh, he’s a full brother to Magic Millions 2YO Classic winner Exhilarates, being out of the Blue Diamond Stakes and AJ Moir Stakes winner Samaready, by More Than Ready.

As Champion Female Sprinter, Samaready is the family of Sydney Cup and The Metropolitan winner County Tyrone, having been a $1.8m 2020 Inglis Chairmans Sale buy for Tom Magnier.

And with Tom Magnier informing us that the undefeated Triple Crown winner Justify will not be returning to Australia, what of Coolmore Australia standing his heir-apparent Storm Boy.

Reported to be a $50 million stallion syndication by Coolmore prior to the Golden Slipper, Saturday he returned for first-up 3 length victory in the San Domenico of 1200m at Rosehill Gardens.

Although disappointing when third in the $5m Golden Slipper Stakes, and fourth in the Inglis Sires’ Produce, Storm Boy had won his first three starts including the Magic Millions 2YO Classic.

Now with Adam Hyeronimus back in the irons, he’s at $4.50 with betting sites for the $1m Golden Rose Stakes behind the $4 favourite Broadsiding, who’s sire Too Darn Hot also is not be shuttling.

A $460,000 buy for Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott at the 2023 MM Gold Coast Yearling Sale, its Justify who had City of Troy win the Epsom Derby and on track for the Breeders’ Cup Classic.

Consigned by Coolmore Stud, Storm Boy certainly has a stallion’s pedigree in being the first foal of the winning Fastnet Rock mare Pelican, who’s dam Seachange was the NZ Horse of The Year.

However with the US Triple Crown winner American Pharoah not having returned to Jerry’s Plains, it was his 3yo Riff Rocket who won the Australian and Victorian Derby’s and Rosehill Guineas.

In being the Leading 5th Crop Sire, the dual Group 1 Juvenile winner Pride of Dubai keep on producing winners with Pride of Jenni scoring a run-away victory in the $5m Queen Elizabeth Stakes.

In also taking out the All-Star Mile, Cantala Stakes and Empire Rose Stakes, it was So You Think who had Think It Over add the 7 Stakes and Very Elleegant Stakes to make it four Group 1’s.