Horse Overview

Latest Update 11th August
Spelling at Fernhill. The colt is fully educated and will commence pre-training on the 17th August. This will be his first 2YO racing campaign.

Monarch Racing Syndications are proud to present this strong and athletic son of Alabama Express. From the same family as our emerging 3yo General Blu, it is a family littered with black type winners such as I WISH I WIN, JEDIBEEL, STRIKE THE STARS & AUTUMN MYSTERY. He is an astute purchase at the price with a huge pedigree by one of Australia’s most prominent emerging young stallions. To be trained by Stallion maker and Group One winning trainer Richard Litt at Warwick Farm NSW. He is Vobis & Magic Millions eligible. This is a colt worthy of 2yo black type pathways and a serious prospect for our current and new racing partners.

SIRE: ALABAMA EXPRESS
One of the great stallion Redoute’s Choice’s 40 Gr.1 winners, the high class Alabama Express is one of the 42 stallions by his sire to have sired stakes winners – and one of the 18 to have been represented by a Gr.1 winner… a hot branch of the Danehill sire line.
A $280,000 yearling spied by Paul Moroney, Alabama Express – whose dam is a half-sister to the outstanding sprinter Giga Kick – was an easy debut winner who progressed quickly through the classes.
Highly regarded by trainer Michael Moroney, Alabama Express won a Listed race at just his third three-year-old start. That success came over 1400m and he displayed adaptability by winning over 1100m at Flemington at the start of his next campaign.

DAM: PIKARI STAR
A consistent winner who also filled the placings on 11 occasions from 30 starts, Pikari Star has produced the three time winner Star In The Sky.
Pikari Star is by the globe-trotting multiple Gr.1 winning high class stallion Choisir who did such a great job with his 103 stakes winners inclusive of 12 Gr.1 winners.
And now his daughters are really doing the job at stud, already producing 34 stakes winners including the Gr.1 gallopers Winter, In Secret, Oxted, My Dream Boat, Creative Force and Persuasive.

PEDIGREE ANALYSIS
Alabama Express’ high achieving sire Redoute’s Choice is bred on the successful Danehill/Lunchtime cross – as is Pikari Star’s globetrotting sire Choisir.
Alabama Express has sired two stakes winners (including the triple Group winner Alabama Lass) and another four black-type performers line-bred to Danehill who is 3 X 4 here.
And Danehill relishes strains of his close relation Machiavellian (whose dam Halo is also from the Natalma/Almahmoud family that produced Danehill, Machiavellian – and Northern Dancer) – and that horse is the sire of Pikari Star’s dam sire No Excuse Needed.
This Danehill/Machiavellian combination has been represented by 602 stakes winners; 79 Gr.1 winners including Anamoe, Santa Ana Lane, Shocking, Farnan, Jimmysstar and Bella Nipotina.
Alabama Express’ dam sire Encosta de Lago is by Fairy King, member of the internationally prolific Special family. One of its best members is Nureyev whose son Zilzal is the dam sire of No Excuse Needed… providing for a 6 X 7 cross of Special, one of the great modern day line-breeding forces. ¾ brothers, Fairy King and Nureyev have come together in the pedigrees of 156 stakes winners – 23 of whom are Gr.1 horses including Mystic Journey, Sunshine In Paris, Manzoice, Ethiopia, Levante and Ozzmosis.
Encosta de Lago is out of a mare by Star Way – descendant of the legendary matriarch Selene as is Sir Tristram – Pikari Star’s third dam sire. Encosta de Lago and Sir Tristram have combined brilliantly… 22 Gr.1 winners (including Zougotcha, Joliestar, Princess Coup, Racing To Win, Sunshine In Paris, Ozzmosis, Mystic Journey and Sacred Kingdom) amongst the 143 stakes winners.

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