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Former leading shuttle sire Medaglia d’Oro added a Group One classic winner and two new stakes winners to his southern hemisphere tally on Saturday.
The Australian-bred 3YO Crown Prosecutor became one of 22 G1 winners by Medaglia d’Oro when he recorded an upset win in the New Zealand Derby at Ellerslie.
Crown Prosecutor (Medaglia d'Oro x Riptide by Exceed And Excel) was a $50,000 purchase by Bruce Perry Bloodstock at the 2017 Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale and has now won $NZ644,625 from two wins in seven starts.Riptide, the dam of four winners, was purchased by Belmont Bloodstock for $150,000 at the 2017 Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale on behalf of Western Australia’s Oakland Park Stud
Riptide is a three-quarter sister to G2 winner and sire Headwater and Kulgrinda, and half-sister to Cross Current (Keltrice) and River Tribe (Umatilla), the dam of Willow Creek (Tale Of the Cat).Recent G3 winner McLaren (Exceed and Excel) is also a three quarter brother to Riptide.
Crown Prosecutor’s third dam Ride The Rapids is also the dam of G1 winner River Dove (Hurricane Sky), the dam of Headwater and River Serenade, the latter being the dam of First Command and Oneworld.Medaglia d’Oro, a champion son of El Prado, ended his shuttle career between the US and Australia in 2017 and now stands permanently in Kentucky.
He has left a big legacy with his sons at stud including the G1 winners Vancouver and Astern.A half-sister to Crown Prosecutor by Street Boss is entered for this week’s Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale.
Riptide also has a weanling colt by Frosted and is in foal to Demerit.Medaglia D’Oro’s new stakes winners in Australia were Sword Of Justice (Medaglia d’Oro x Joyeuse by King's Best) in the Listed Tatt's Members' Cup at Doomben and 3YO filly Adornment (Medaglia d’Oro x Jewelled by Zabeel) in the Listed 1000 Guineas at Ascot in Perth.
Adornment is one of three winners by Medaglia d’Oro bred from matings with the Listed winner Jewelled. She also has a fourth winner by All To Hard.Jewelled’s third dam Pushy (Sharpen Up) was a Royal Ascot winner who went on to produce three stakes winners while her daughters produced a further 15 stakes horses.
Jewelled has a 2YO colt and a yearling colt by So You Think.Sword Of Justice, purchased for $45,000 at the 2017 Melbourne December Thoroughbred Sale, is an older half brother to the G2 winner Sword Of Light (New Approach).
Their dam Joyeuse is a half-sister to four stakes winners, including three-time G1 winner Flamberge (Exceed And Excel).Joyeuse has a 2YO filly by Written Tycoon and a yearling colt by Redoute’s Choice.