Pierro
Bay 2009 16.1 hh (1.63 m)
Distance won over: 1000m. to 1600m.
Lonhro – Miss Right Note
Fee for 2019: $88,000
Champion First & Second Season Sire in Australia
Top performers include…
- Levendi – multiple winner including the Gr.1 Australian Derby, Gr.2 Tulloch Stakes & Gr.3 Carbine Club Stakes for Peter Gelagotis
- Pinot – 3-time winner for Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott including the Gr.1 VRC Oaks & Gr.3 Ethereal Stakes
- Arcadia Queen – winner of the Gr.1 Kingston Town Classic, Gr.2 West Australian Guineas, Gr.2 Theo Marks Stakes & Gr.3 Champion Fillies Stakes
- Pierata – winner of the Gr.1 All Aged Stakes, Gr.2 Missile Stakes, Gr.2 Shorts H’cap, Gr.3 BRC Vo Rogue Plate, Gr.3 Sydney Stakes, Listed Magic Million 3YO Guineas & $1,000,000 Redzel Stakes. Runner-up in the Gr.1 Randwick Guineas & Gr.1 Galaxy H’cap
- Shadow Hero – Gr.1 Spring Champion Stakes, Gr.3 Gloaming Stakes & Listed Phoenix Stakes winner
- Regal Power – multiple winner including the Gr.1 Railway Stakes, Gr.2 WATC Derby, Gr.2 Ted Van Heemst Stakes, Listed Lex Piper Stakes & Listed Melvista Stakes
- Action – 3-time winner including the Gr.2 WATC Derby
- Reelem In Ruby – impressive winner of the Gr.2 Hot Danish Stakes at Rosehill
- Dragon Leap – winner of the Gr.2 Auckland Guineas & Gr.2 Avondale Guineas
- Tulip – brilliant winner of the Gr.3 Magic Night Stakes & Gr.3 Typhoon Tracy Stakes. Third in the Gr.1 Golden Slipper
- Furore – winner of the Hong Kong Derby-Gr.1 (HK) & Hong Kong Classic Mile-Gr.1 (HK). Third in the Gr.1 ATC Rosehill Guineas
- Bellevue Hill – impressive 2-length winner of the Gr.3 Schweppervescence H’cap at Rosehill for Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
- Rock – multiple winner including the Gr.3 Cameron H’cap
- Roy Had Enough – multiple winner including the Gr.3 Track & Ball Derby, Listed Christmas H’cap & Listed Avontuur Darley Arabian H’cap
- Gamay – Gr.3 Ethereal Stakes winner for Archie Alexander
- Kentucky Breeze – dual winner including the Listed Emirates Airline H’cap
- Satin Slipper – 2yo Listed Gimcrack Stakes winner
- Commander – Listed BRC The Phoenix Stakes winner
- I Like It Easy – Listed Reginald Allen H’cap winner
- Octabello – Listed Cranbourne Cup winner
Other black-type performers include Poseidon’s Pool, Rainbow Girl, Sikorsky, Aeecee Tong De, Princess Pierro, Holbien, Rome, True Magic, Femme Fireball, Canyonero etc.
Yearlings in 2020 have already sold for NZ$900,000, $575,000, $550,000, $500,000, $425,000, NZ$375,000, $350,000, $300,000 etc.
The highest-rated Australian juvenile since 1977
The highest-rated 3yo sprinter in the world in 2013