For a young breeding entity Nearco Stud feels proud to have bred 5 Stakes Winners and a further 4 Stakes-placed horses this season.
The headline act has been Provocative who provided Nearco with its’ first Group One winner with her authoritative display in the Queensland Oaks.
Amongst the list which follows is two other Group One performers, namely Montaigne (placed in Rosehill Guineas) and Strada Cavallo (placed in both NZ 1000 Guineas and NZ Oaks).
Here is the complete list. Nearco Stud acknowledges Arion Pedigrees for supplying this information.
PROVOCATIVE (Zabeel ex Betwixt, by O’Reilly)
o Ist Queensland Oaks-Gr.1
SECRET SPIRIT (Swiss Ace ex Spirit of Sandford, by Kilimanjaro)
o Ist Bonecrusher Stakes-Gr.3
o Ist O’Leary Stakes-LR
o 3rd Soliloquy Stakes-LR
MANOLO BLAHNIQ (Jimmy Choux ex Floramour, by More Than Ready)
o Ist Eclipse Stakes-Gr.3
o 2nd Murdoch Newell Stakes-LR
CELTIC TIGER (O’Reilly ex Miraculous Miss, by Exceed and Excel)
o Ist Morphettville Guineas-LR
STRADA CAVALLO (Alamosa ex Abenroad, by Danroad)
o Ist John Grigg Stakes-LR
o 2nd NZ 1000 Guineas-Gr.1
o 2nd Lowland Stakes-Gr.3
o 3rd NZ Oaks-Gr.1
o 3rd Desert Gold Stakes-Gr.3
Montaigne (Road to Rock ex Stylish Bel, by Bel Esprit)
o 2nd Rosehill Guineas-Gr.1
o 3rd Hobartville Stakes-Gr.2
What Choux Want (Jimmy Choux ex Bankside Belle, by Volksraad)
o 3rd Matamata Breeders’ Stakes-Gr.2
o 2nd Welcome Stakes-LR
High Class (Shocking ex Mill Duckie, by Magic Ring)
o 2nd Soliloquy Stakes-LR
Electric Aura (Shocking ex Sentura, by Volksraad)
o 3rd Tasmanian Oaks-LR
Group One performer Montaigne as a yearling. He was bred by Nearco Stud and born, raised and sold by Highden Park