Australian bred two year-old colts
SOQRAT (Epaulette) and
Alyaasaat (Dawn Approach) filled the quinella in the
Group 1 Premiers Champion Stakes at Greyville in South Africa on Saturday.
SOQRAT
Both were bred and owned by Sheikh Hamdan's Shadwell Stud and both were foaled and raised in the Hunter Valley at Yarraman Park.
Epaulette
The Mike de Kock trained pair fought out the race over the 1600 metre contest with race favourite Soqrat, hammering home out wide to post a two length victory over Alyaasaat, giving the young Darley based sire Epaulette, his first Group 1 winner.
Soqrat had won his first two starts before finishing second in the Group 2 Greyville Golden Horseshoe earlier this month.
Soqrat has become the third group winner for his dual Group 1 winning sire.
He joins the classy fillies
Khulaasa and Meryl.
Khulaasa
Meryl
Epaulette stands at Darley this spring at a fee of $27,500.
Only one Danehill line stallion ever - being Exceed And Excel - has sired more juvenile Group winners in his first crop.
His 3 Southern Hemisphere Stakes Winners from his first crop:
SOQRAT 2015 b.c. [Elzeeza by Hussonet (USA)]
1st 2017 Greyville Premiers Champion Gr.1
2nd 2018 Greyville Golden Horseshoe, Gr.2
KHULAASA 2015 b.f. [Taameer (NZ) by General Nediym]
1st 2018 VRC Thoroughbred Breeders S., Gr.3
2nd 2018 VRC Talindert S., L
MERYL 2015 b.f. [Academy Idol by Made of Gold (USA)]
1st 2017 BRC BJ McLachlan S., Gr.3
Dynamic Syndications currently have available a fabulous filly by Epaulette from Fromelles (NZ).
EPAULETTE was a remarkable talent in an exceptional era !
EPAULETTE was Runner up to Champion PIERRO by just a nose !
EPAULETTE was Runner up as a 3yo to Champion BLACK CAVIAR !
EPAULETTE was Head & Shoulders above the rest !
Epaulette won 8 races including the Gr1 Doomben 10,000 at 3 defeating a field of 8 G1 winners,
Epaulette also won the Gr1 Golden Rose in fast time.
Our Filly by EPAULETTE x FROMELLES
Our filly is from the outstanding Gr3 winning mare FROMELLES (NZ).
FROMELLES (by Savabeel) won 6 races from 1350m to 2200m, NZ$131,525, A$11,600, including the Rotorua Cup, Gr.3, WRC Trentham Cup.
Fromelles is the daughter of Group 1 placed UNEARTHED and she directly descends from Irish Oaks winner REGAL EXCEPTION.
The sire is on fire ! The mare was a sensation on the racetrack !
The sire was a dual Gr1 Winner the Dam was a Gr3 Winner and the Second dam was Gr1 placed.
Gai Waterhouse & Adam Watt
RACE THE BEST – WITH THE BEST Join Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott in this stunning filly for just $9,400 per share.
Give ADAM WATT at Dynamic Syndications a call on 02 9540 1511 or 0409 464 378 and have a chat about our wonderful Epaulette filly.