Heroic Start for Young Gun Sire

Heroic Valour was purchased as a yearling by David Ellis CNZM for our colt breeding syndicate. Unbeaten as a two year old, he won the Group 1 Sistema Stakes at Ellerslie - in doing so, he became the first ever Group 1 winning two year old anywhere in the world for his sire Fastnet Rock.

Now his offspring are making a splash at the sales and on the track, as breed net.com.au reports:

In 2021, Basil Nolan and his family were excited to be selling the first yearlings at Magic Millions by their well credentialled young stallion Heroic Valour and fast forward 12 months and the Group I winning son of Fastnet Rock is set to have at least two runners in the Magic Millions 2YO Classic.

A brilliant Group I winning 2YO in New Zealand, Heroic Valour has been quick to make his presence felt with three winners - two of them metro winners - and two placegetters from just eight starters with Heroic Son and Mishani Persuasion both well placed on the order of entry for the big $2million race next Saturday.

Raheen Stud will offer 18 yearlings at Magic Millions next week including 11 by Heroic Valour, whose progeny averaged $102,500 in Book 2 last year when they were well received with good reason!

Below are two of the Heroic Valour yearlings to be offered by Raheen Stud in Book 1 and you can click to see the full draft.

Lot 243 Colt Heroic Valour x Maputo Express, by Lonhro

 

Second foal of a winning half-sister to stakes-placed MacArthur. Traces in tail female line to Group I Australian Oaks winner Savana City.


Lot 588 Filly Heroic Valour x Sweet Cherub, by Canny Lad

Half-sister to five winners headed by unbeaten SW Sweet Dolly, who has won nearly $480,000 in prizemoney.