WHITTINGTON – A LEADING QTIS SIRE
Grandview Stud in conjunction with the Whittington Syndicate QLD are delighted to announce that outstanding stakes winning sprinter WHITTINGTON will be standing again this season at Grandview Stud.
On the racetrack, WHITTINGTON exploded onto the scene taking out the time-honored 2YO Breeders Plate in dominant fashion by 3L at his first start. He won the Lohnro Plate and achieved another stakes placing as a 2yo.
As a 3yo, WHITTINGTON mixed it with some of the best sprinters in the country taking out the Magic Millions Sprint in blistering fashion, stopping the clock at 1:01.77 for the 1100m smashing the track record.
As a stallion, the striking son of TALE OF THE CAT is an impeccable type and possesses the strength and speed that has been the precedent for sire success in Queensland.
He excelled with his first crop of 2 year olds by finishing 5th by winners in Australia and his progeny have continued to produce exceptional results as 3 year olds.
WHITTINGTON is currently the second-placed QTIS stallion in the Second Season Sires table and third-placed QTIS stallion in the 3YO Sire table (@ 30 April 2020).
In looking for what matings might prove productive with WHITTINGTON, it’s worth reading this article by respected bloodstock writer Tara Madgwick.
Looking more into the success of Tale of the Cat’s close relation Johannesburg, through his son Scat Daddy, it’s possible for Australian breeders to use Whittington to replicate the line breeding that produced undefeated US Triple Crown winner Justify. Tara Madgwick
RACE VISION OF WHITTINGTON
CONTACT
Mark Farmer | Phone: 0431 280 154 Email: [email protected]
RACE RECORD
Age Runs 1st 2nd 3rd Earnings
2 4 2 1 – A$160,000
3 6 1 – 1 A$155,750
4 8 1 – – A$73,800
Totals: 18 4 1 1 A$389,550
At 2 : ATC (Randwick) Breeders’ P., L (1000m beating War and I’m No Phony)
ATC (Warwick Farm) Lonhro 2YO P. (1100m)
2d ATC (Rosehill) Canonbury S., L (1100m to Never Can Tell and beating Criterion)
At 3 : GCTC Magic Millions Sprint H. (1100m)
3d ATC (Randwick) Heritage S., L (1100m to Barbed and Diamond Oasis)
At 4 : BRC Lightning H., L (1050m beating Rocky King and The Storeman)
4th SCTC Bribie H., L (1000m)