Shamus Award – The Rise and Rise

Tara Madgwick – Sunday July 10

Having delved into the 2021 mare book for Cox Plate winning sire So You Think last week, we thought it would be interesting to investigate another Cox Plate winning sire and this one covered the dam of the world’s best sprinter last spring.

As a Cox Plate and Australian Guineas winner, Shamus Award was the Champion 3YO of his generation, but it’s really only been in the last year that the son of champion sire Snitzel has been given the respect he deserves as a sire.

The current season has been a particular eye opener with Shamus Award producing six stakes—winners, all of them Group winners and three of them Group I winners in Incentivise, Duais and El Patroness.

Shamus Award started his career at Widden Stud, but is now in Victoria with Rosemont Stud, who set his fee at $33,000 last spring.

Breeders were quick to sniff out a sire on the up, still priced at value and Shamus Award covered 216 mares making him the busiest sire in Victoria and the second busiest in the country behind only Capitalist.

This year he has been priced more in keeping with his stature at $88,000 and will no doubt cover his best ever book of mares, but the foals in the pipeline for this year hold plenty of interest with one in particular set to garner international media attention.

A couple of the Group I producers covered by Shamus Award in the list below did not go in foal and Spectacula, (dam of dual Group I winner Global Glamour) sadly died in December last year.

We can however confirm that Nature Strip’s dam Strikeline is safely in foal and is due in late September.

STAKES WINNERS

MareBornCountryDamsireBest win
Mirjulisa Lass2007AUSDanasingaG1
Azkadellia2011NZShinko KingG1
Vintedge2005AUSFlying SpurG2
Winterinthewoods2005SAFWestern WinterG2
Tahanee2012ARGStormy AtlanticG3
Ana Royale2013AUSAnacheevaG3
Fancy Feet2009AUSFathG3
Hear The Chant2013AUSNicconiG3
Pixilim2013BRZAgnes GoldG3
Unchain My Heart2006AUSAl MaherListed
Sweet Cheeks2007AUSGeneral NediymListed
Sophia Babe2006AUSIglesiaListed
Marveen2005AUSOrientateListed
Blondie2014AUSReward For EffortListed
Cosmic Alert2015AUSStar WitnessListed
Scratchy Lass2011AUSU S RangerListed
Dance To My Tune2004CANStravinskyListed
Its Time For Magic2013NZPer IncantoListed

STAKES PRODUCERS

MareBornDamsireHorseBest Win
Strikeline2000Desert SunNature StripG1
Admirelle2003General NediymSizzlingG1
Condesaar2004XaarYankee RoseG1
Special Favour2009General NediymMr QuickieG1
Spectacula2004Testa RossaGlobal GlamourG1
Sure You Can2010O’ReillyEl PatronessG1
Generous Nature2003CarnegieSavvy NatureG2
Take All Of Me2005JeuneI’Ll Have A BitG2
Attessa2006Belong to MeHigh Seas BeautyG3
Condesaar2004XaarMiravalleG3
Crossyourheart2004Show A HeartSwearG3
Generous Nature2003CarnegieAddictive NatureG3
Hissy Miss2003Golden SnakeGlass WarriorG3
Is It A Mosquito2011Bel EspritSwats ThatG3
Love Of Liberty2009General NediymEllsbergG3
M’Lady Hallowell2011WantedHoi AnG3
Miss Ethics2003Count DuboisEthical SolutionG3
Quietzer2006More Than ReadyHear The ChantG3
Sovereign Charm2005Show A HeartSovereign AwardG3
Baize2008CommandsCorner PocketListed
Carolina Bella2006ZabeelMickey Blue EyesListed
Cheers Rihanna2009General NediymStruck ByListed
It’s You1999Celtic SwingYoureinListed
Lunar Lights2005BianconiHoney’S Steel GoldListed
Miss Encosta2006Encosta De LagoCaptain DuffyListed
My Tusker2001VolksraadGame KeeperListed
Sophia Babe2006IglesiaFinal SaluteListed
Special Mission2004TowkayRedoubleListed
Strikeline2000Desert SunThe BarristerListed

SIRES OF DAMS COVERED BY SHAMUS AWARD (6 or more mares)

In this table we’ve had a look at the sires of these quality mares that have gone to Shamus Award and looked to see the success rate of the nick in terms of winner to runner and SW to runner.

The overall statistics for Shamus Award are 64.5% winner to runner and 7% SW to runner.

Broodmare SireNumber of MaresWinner to runnerSW to runner
Bel Esprit1275%25% 1 SW 4 runners
More Than Ready (USA)12100%40% 2 SW (1 G1) 5 runners
Encosta de Lago860%10% 1 SW 10 runners
General Nediym875%20% 2 SW (1 G1) 10 runners
Star Witness820% 5 runners 1 winner 
Savabeel6No runners 

Read more at https://www.breednet.com.au/news/18259/shamus-award-%E2%80%93-the-rise-and-rise