Testa Rossa | |
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Sire | Perugino (USA) |
Grandsire | Danzig (USA) |
Dam | Bo Dapper (Aus) |
Damsire | Sir Dapper (Aus) |
Sex | Stallion |
Foaled | 29 September 1996 |
Country | Australia |
Colour | Bay |
Trainer | Dean Lawson |
Record | 28:13:3 |
Earnings | A$ 3,034,203 |
Major wins | |
Sires' Produce Stakes (VRC) (1999) Up and Coming Stakes (1999) Futurity Stakes (MRC) (2000) Lightning Stakes (2000) Invitation Stakes (1999 and 2000) | |
Awards | |
1999-2000 Australian Champion Sprinter |
Testa Rossa (born 29 September 1996) is an Australian bred Thoroughbred racehorse that is notable for winning six Group One races and later becoming a stud stallion. [1] He was named the Australian Champion Sprinter for the 1999-2000 season.
His major performances were:
He won races over the distances of 900m to 1600m. [7]
When Testa Rossa retired from racing he stood at Vinery Stud in the Hunter Valley, New South Wales.
He is the sire of:
Testa Rossa is the dam sire of Vow and Declare (Declaration of War – Geblitz), winner of the 2019 Melbourne Cup. This made him the first Australian-bred broodmare sire of a Melbourne Cup winner since 1981. [9]
He retired from stud duties in 2019. [10]