Rios
World renowned sireline
from Broodmare of the Year.
The Guineas races at three have long been a rich source of future champion sires. Redoute's Choice, Lonhro, Saddler's Wells and Zabeel were Guineas winners. Good company for Rios to keep.
Hussonet - Gussy Godiva by Last Tycoon Bay 2004
2011 fee $5,000 +gst
Rios
A handsome G1 performer, from a ‘Broodmare of the Year’ and the only son of world renowned sire HUSSONET at stud in New Zealand.
A high quality three-year-old. RIOS downed subsequent Australian G1 winner ALAMOSA in the Wellington Guineas, won the ARC Bonecrusher Stakes, and achieved medallist acclaim in the G1 NZ Two Thousand Guineas and G2 STC Tulloch Stakes on Golden Slipper Day at Rosehill.
At four, took record to six wins from 1400-1600m with black-type success.
Half-brother to ROMAN EMPEROR – winner of the G1 Australian Derby and G1 Caulfield Cup runner-up.
The first son to stud in New Zealand for MR PROSPECTOR’s elite son HUSSONET – a Champion Sire seven times over with 75 stakes winners. His 27 G1 winners in five different countries headlined by ‘Australian Horse of the Year’ WEEKEND HUSSLER – Timeform’s highest rated horse of last decade.
Out of 2008-09 Broodmare of the Year, GUSSY GODIVA – the half-sister to the USA G1 winner BLACK MAMBA, who sold for US$1.5 million in Kentucky in 2009. Related to G1 Australasian Oaks winner TULLY THUNDER and to G1 VRC Oaks winner SANDERAE.
Impeccable NZ distaff side and DANEHILL/DANZIG free. Bred on the same MR PROSPECTOR – LAST TYCOON cross as Japanese sire sensation, KING KAMEHAMEHA.
2011 SERVICE FEE $5,000 plus gst, live foal guarantee.