Coolmore Australia Brochure 2020

… Recently, he continued to assert his dominance when Sherwood Forest became the 38th Group 1 winner worldwide [in the New Zealand Derby] for the powerhouse stallion… thus edging his sire one clear of Redoute’s Choice in the battle to become the most prolific international source of Group 1 winners by the great Danehill. Moreover, it looks like an honour he’s unlikely to relinquish given that he has plenty of young stock in the pipeline... … just like his brilliant sire Danehill , who produced Group 1 winners from 1200 metres to 3200 metres, Fastnet Rock can provide class at a variety of distances, something many other sires simply could not manage. … His 117 Southern Hemisphere stakes winners puts him in fifth place on the all-time leader board among Australian sires and he’s the most accomplished stallion in this regard standing in Australia today. His 76 Australian-conceived Group winners have been produced at a rate of 5.7 per cent to runners, which is ahead of expectations, given the quality of mares he’s been bred to. Likewise, his 7.6 per cent of Group winners from elite mares is comfortably ahead of what they have achieved with other sires – a sure sign of a dominant stallion. … All of the above should also be considered in the light of the fact that he’s by Danehill and therefore unable to access hundreds of stakes-winning mares carrying Danehill blood. … His sire sons Hinchinbrook, Smart Missile and Foxwedge have all had success at stud. Perhaps a so-far-unproven candidate, like Merchant Navy … can go some way to matching their sire’s outstanding achievements. John Boyce , 11th March 2020 Fastnet’s continued success

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