TRAPEZE ARTIST Champion Australian 3YO
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TRAPEZE ARTIST Champion Australian 3YO RETIRES TO WIDDEN IN 2019 “He’s an awesome colt. When he gets into rhythm and let’s rip there isn’t a sprinter in Australia that can go with him.” Gerald Ryan, Trainer – AS A 3YO TRAPEZE ARTIST DOMINATED THE BEST WFA SPRINTERS IN AUSTRALIA WINNING THE $2.5M T.J. SMITH STAKES – I am delighted to announce the Champion Australian 3YO colt of his generation TRAPEZE ARTIST will be retiring to Widden at the end of this racing season. The success of the Widden Stallions has been unrivalled in recent years – in particular the number of Champion First or Second season sires that we have launched, namely Sebring, Northern Meteor, Stratum, Nicconi, Star Witness and Zoustar. Like Trapeze Artist, these are colts that at some point in their 2 or 3YO career dominated their generation. Aside from his electric speed, there is several factors that appealed to us with Trapeze Artist, most notably he: • Smashed Black Caviar’s Race Record in the Gr.1 T.J. Smith Stakes 1200m as a 3YO, defeating Redzel, English, Le Romain, Brave Smash, Global Glamour, In Her Time etc. • Set new track record in the Gr.1 All Aged Stakes 1400m becoming the first 3YO in history to win the prestigious Gr.1 WFA double. • Set a new track record when winning the Gr.1 Canterbury Stakes 1300m at Randwick. • Set record winning margin of 4.5 lengths in the Gr.1 Golden Rose 1400m defeating Merchant Navy, Pariah and Menari. • The official Champion Australian 3YO of his generation and Timeform’s highest rated (126) . • Group winning, Group 1 placed 2YO • Winner of over $5.5m in prizemoney and the highest ever rated horse by current champion sire, SNITZEL. This horse is a record-breaking machine! Additionally, Trapeze Artist will retire as the equal highest ever Timeform rated entire from the whole Redoute’s Choice sireline. One only has to look at the leading and most commercial stallions we have in Australia and it is actually quite simple; Australian speed and Group 1 precocity are the two dominant pre-requisites in the making of a champion stallion and we look forward to supporting Trapeze Artist all the way to that level. We hope you can join us. Best wishes, Antony Thompson SMASHED BLACK CAVIAR’S RACE RECORD in the GR.1 T.J. SMITH STAKES easily defeating Redzel, English, Le Romain, Brave Smash, Global Glamour and In Her Time (1.08.29) Set new TRACK RECORD in the GR.1 ALL AGED STAKES and became the first 3YO in history to win the prestigious Gr.1 WFA double Set new TRACK RECORD in the GR.1 CANTERBURY STAKES at Randwick Dominant, 4.5 LENGTH WINNER OF THE GR.1 GOLDEN ROSE (a record winning margin for the race) defeating Merchant Navy, Pariah and Menari The official CHAMPION AUSTRALIAN 3YO of his generation and Timeform’s highest rated (126) GROUP WINNING, GROUP 1 PLACED 2YO Winner of over $5.2m in prizemoney and the HIGHEST EVER RATED horse by current champion sire, SNITZEL “The Longines World’s Best Racehorse Rankings, released on Thursday in Europe, recognised Champion Australian 3YO Trapeze Artist as the highest rated sprinter in the world after his race-record win in the $2.5m T.J. Smith Stakes Gr.1.” Racing.com, 11/05/2018 RACE RECORD 19-7-1-3 | $5,543,750 1st T.J. Smith Stakes Gr.1 (WFA), 1200m, Randwick (as a 3YO, eclipsing BLACK CAVIAR’S Race Record, defeating REDZEL, IN HER TIME, ENGLISH, LE ROMAIN, BRAVE SMASH) 1st Canterbury Stakes Gr.1 (WFA), 1300m Randwick (In TRACK RECORD time) 1st All Aged Stakes Gr.1 (WFA), 1400m, Randwick (as a 3yo in TRACK RECORD time) 1st The Golden Rose Gr.1 (3YO), 1400m, Rosehill (by 4.5 lengths, a RECORD WINNING MARGIN for the race) 1st Expressway Stakes Gr.2 (WFA), 1200m, Rosehill (as a 3YO) 1st Black Opal Stakes Gr.3 (2YO), 1200m, Canberra 2nd The EVEREST Gr.1 (WFA), 1200m, Randwick (to Redzel on unsuitable heavy track) 3rd ATC Sires Produce Stakes Gr.1 (2YO), 1400m, Randwick 3rd ATC Randwick Guineas Gr.1 (3YO), 1600m, Randwick TIMEFORM RATING – 126 (#1 HIGHEST RATED 3YO) 1ST DAM TREPPES, by Domesday. Placed at 3. Half-sister to CRAWL, OLD MAN, Step (dam of MARCHING, GAIT). Dam of 2 named foals, both raced, 1 winner, inc: TRAPEZE ARTIST (c by Snitzel) 6 wins. See below. 2ND DAM TRAIPSE, by Bletchingly. Winner at 1200m, 2d STC Registered Clubs Association H., 3d STC Marrickville Bowling Club H. Sister to BOARDWALK ANGEL (dam of COOGEE WALK, THE BIG ASK), three-quarter-sister to Special Walk (dam of COUNTRY“Pedigree WALK), half-sister analyst” to Angel Baby. Dam of 12 foals, 8 to race, 5 winners, inc: CRAWLName (g Dr etc Grace) 6 wins–1 at 2–to 1500m, A$1,543,420, QTC Stradbroke H., Gr.1, Newcastle JC Newmarket H., Gr.3, VRC Debonair S., L, STC Magic Millions Racing Carnival H., Mail Marketing Works H., 2d VRC Emirates S., Gr.1, STC Frederick Clissold S., Gr.3, MRC Coongy H., Gr.3, 3d AJC Epsom H., Gr.1, VRC Emirates S., Gr.1–twice, STC Rosehill Guineas, Gr.1, George Ryder S., Gr.1–twice, VATC Toorak H., Gr.1, Autumn Classic, Gr.2, AJC Frank Packer P., Gr.3. OLD MAN (g Dr Grace) 10 wins from 1300m to 1600m, A$541,283, VRC Auckland Racing Club H., L, STC Civic H., L, Balaklava Cup, L, VRC Federation Cup, AJC Blake Pelly H., Adriatic H., 2d VATC TS Carlyon Cup, Gr.2, STC Royal Parma S., L, VRC Tauto Welter H. Step. Winner at 1400m, 2d AJC Mooltan H., 3d AJC Trendwest Resorts H., Gaulus H. Dam of 4 winners– MARCHING (c Commands) 3 wins–2 at 2–from 1100m to 2050m, £6,716, A$759,375, 32,200Dhs, MVRC AAMI Vase, Gr.2, Radio Sport 927 2YO P., 2d VRC Australian Guineas, Gr.1, Sires’ Produce S., Gr.2, STC Ajax S., Gr.2, MRC Caulfield Guineas Prelude, Gr.3, TS Carlyon Cup, Gr.3, Sandown S., Gr.3, VRC Lord Mayor’s Charitable H., York Sportingbet.com S., MRC Caulfield Guineas, Gr.1, HDF McNeil S., Gr.3, Haydock Spring Trophy, L. GAIT (g Anabaa) Winner at 2, MRC Debutant S., L. 3RD DAM ELEGANT WALK, by Le Cordonnier (GB). Unraced. Sister to CHEYNE WALK, half-sister to JUBILEE WALK, SHARP WALK (dam of CLASSIC WALK). Dam of 5 named foals, all raced, 3 winners, inc: BOARDWALK ANGEL (f Bletchingly) 9 wins–3 at 2–from 1000m to 1600m, A$415,600, SAJC Goodwood H., Gr.1, VRC Linlithgow S., Gr.2, SAJC DC McKay S., Gr.3, VATC Thoroughbred Club S., Gr.3, MVRC Diamond Jubilee S., L, Merri H., Violoncello H., VATC Windsor H., Caulfield Quality S.H., 3d VATC One Thousand Guineas, Gr.1. Dam of 6 winners– COOGEE WALK (f Success Express) Champion sprinter-miler in NZ in 1997-98. 7 wins–2 at 2–at 1100m, 1200m, NZ$195,850, A$52,000, ARC Railway H., Gr.1, Waikato RC Sprint H., L, 3d AJC Galaxy H., Gr.1, WRC Telegraph H., Gr.1, AJC Endeavour S., Gr.3. WATCH Trapeze Artist break another track record in the GR.1 CANTERBURY STAKES (WFA) at Randwick WATCH Trapeze Artist blow the field away by 4.5 lengths in the THE GOLDEN ROSE GR.1 (3YO) at Rosehill, a record winning margin over an impressive field WATCH Trapeze Artist smash the field and the race record in the T.J. SMITH STAKES GR.1 (WFA) at Randwick, defeating Redzel, In Her Time, English, Le Romain and Brave Smash WATCH Trapeze Artist dash home in the ALL AGED STAKES GR.1 (WFA) at Randwick in a track record time WATCH Trapeze Artist in action and here what Racing NSW’s Brad Gray has to say about the horse prior to THE EVEREST THE SIRE Such is SNITZEL’s spectacular impact on Australian racing and breeding that only one active Australian stallion looks likely to exceed his benchmarks and that’s Snitzel himself. He won his first General Sires’ Premiership in 2017 with all-time record Australian earnings of $16.2 million, joining Danehill and Redoute’s Choice to complete Australia’s only three-generation sequence of Champion Sires. The 2YO and 3YO Sires’ categories belonged to him too and he headed all three lists by Winners, Stakeswinners and Stakes Wins. Snitzel’s 2016/17 tally of 26 Australian stakeswinners equalled Danehill’s record and his tally of 35 juvenile winners is a new mark. By the end of the 2017/18 season, Snitzel had already broken his own earnings record, this time with progeny earnings of over $29 million and again with a phenomenal 26 individual stakes winners. From Golden Slipper to Everest winners, Champion 2YOs, 3YOs and multiple major sale toppers. Snitzel is the complete sire with Champion 3YO Trapeze Artist his highest ever rated horse. 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