Fastnet Rock
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Topic: Fastnet Rock
Posted By: Gay3
Subject: Fastnet Rock
Date Posted: 27 Apr 2024 at 6:30pm
No Fastnet Rock? Seems most unlikely but the search can't find one if there is  Fastnet Rock retiredLegendary stallion Fastnet Rock has been retired from stud duties, Coolmore Australia confirmed on Saturday morning. The son of Danehill, who was foaled in 2001, was a force on the racetrack for trainer Paul Perry, winning six races including two Group 1s, the 2005 Lightning Stakes and Oakleigh Plate. But it was in the breeding barn that Fastnet Rock became a household name across the thoroughbred world, siring no fewer than 43 G1 winners around the globe and 193 Stakes winners in total.
G1 winners Avantage, Mosheen and Atlantic are among those, while as a broodmare sire, he has produced the dams of Santa Ana Lane, Zougotcha and Warm Heart. "Fastnet Rock has been a once-in-a-lifetime horse and we are immensely grateful for the incredible journey he has taken us on," said Coolmore's Tom Magnier. "I hope he will enjoy a long and happy retirement here at Jerrys Plains. His legacy will endure for generations to come and we look forward to seeing his influence continue to shape the future of the sport. "His son Acrobat was the fastest two-year-old ever at Randwick over 1000m and if his first foals are anything to go by, we'll be hearing a lot more about him in the future." ------------- It takes a wise man a lifetime to grow a tree and a fool five minutes to kill one. |
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Posted By: QuizAbout
Date Posted: 28 Apr 2024 at 4:17am
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Hmm, long and happy retirement, we shall see. Cynical me says he is gone in no more than 1 year |
Posted By: goldey
Date Posted: 28 Apr 2024 at 11:31am
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Looks like his mind and body have been on the decline the last 3 or 4 years . His fertility or desire just not there recently ,only served 16 mares last season , writing was on the wall . Hopefully at 23 he gets at least a year to smell the roses and some company in a nice paddock after all horses are naturally herd animals. If not another Horse, a goat or grazer to connect with .
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Posted By: Sister Dot
Date Posted: 29 Apr 2024 at 11:08am
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Seems to me, unsuccessful, infertile or aging stallions seem to have a lot of colic, founder and paddock accidents. Funnily enough, or not, they can all be man induced ------------- “Where in this wide world can man find nobility without pride, friendship without envy, or beauty without vanity? Here where grace is laced with muscle and strength by gentleness confined” |
Posted By: Foxseal
Date Posted: 12 Sep 2025 at 10:38pm
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With his death this week, thought I’d look at his racing record. A pretty handy career, but aspects I’d forgotten about were that he was winless as a 2yo and in fact it took him 9 starts before he broke his maiden Summary: 19-6:7:2 Prizemoney: $1,724,100 |
Posted By: slowdown
Date Posted: 12 Sep 2025 at 10:46pm
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amazing sire and broodmare sire but disappointing as a sire of sires ------------- The Spirit of Zero resuming. Raymond(Midnight) Resuming next week. Lulu (Rising) spelling. Alli - Spelling. Jeffrey spelling. Ambi Boo spelling. Sh'bourne Angel spelling. |
Posted By: HarnessGuru
Date Posted: 12 Sep 2025 at 11:02pm
| Goes hand in hand he doesn't actually have many colts that won Gp1s either. |
Posted By: slowdown
Date Posted: 12 Sep 2025 at 11:15pm
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agree. There really isn't one that I can see has done a really good job. Smart Missile and Foxwedge are probably the best of them. ------------- The Spirit of Zero resuming. Raymond(Midnight) Resuming next week. Lulu (Rising) spelling. Alli - Spelling. Jeffrey spelling. Ambi Boo spelling. Sh'bourne Angel spelling. |
Posted By: Sonata
Date Posted: 13 Sep 2025 at 8:23pm
| Hinchinbrook was a very good sire, lost him too soon unfortunately |
Posted By: Second Chance
Date Posted: 13 Sep 2025 at 8:32pm
| True re Hinchinbrook, himself a sibling of Snitzel. |
Posted By: Take2
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2025 at 1:35pm
about the only other stallions from his female family, going back to 1896 i found is Indian Conquest- Exbury- Princelone-Convamore, so perhaps little wonder that he never left a top rating Sire Son, got a faint glimmer of hope in nz with the G2 winner Hilal from the Show Dancing - Best in Show 8f Family, was hoping he would stay here, with the like of Umatilla - Al Maher- Redoute's Choice- Rubick- Manhattan Rain - Hurricane Sky - Try My Best- Almond Eye- El Gran Senor- Xaar- Domesday- Spinning World etc - from the same family, one would think He's a chance of succeeding
------------- change is simply a destination on a journey reached by taking the first step (i said that) lol www.3rdmillenniumbloodstock.com.au |
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