SIRE HIGHLIGHTS:
SIRE:
TORONADO |
COLOUR:
BAY |
YEAR OF BIRTH:
2010 |
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN:
IRELAND |
CAREER WINS:
6 |
WINNING DISTANCE:
1300M-1600M |
MAJOR VICTORIES:
Sussex Stakes (GI), Great Britain
Queen Anne Stakes (GI), Great Britain |
AT STUD SINCE:
2015 |
STUD FEE:
AUD$ 88,000 (2023) |
NUMBER OF STAKES WINNERS:
34 |
SAME-SIRE RUNNERS' PERFORMANCE IN HONG KONG:
NO. OF STARTERS:
27 |
NO. OF WINNERS:
17 |
BEST PERFORMER (RATED 80+):
VICTOR THE WINNER (6 wins / highest rating: 119) |
PREFERRED DISTANCE:
1200M-2400M |
SIRE ATTRIBUTES:
Versatile. This middle-distance / cut-back branch features a majority of winners at a mile or under. |
DAM HIGHLIGHTS:
DAM:
TY DASH |
COLOUR:
BAY/BROWN |
YEAR OF BIRTH:
2012 |
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN:
AUSTRALIA |
BROODMARE SIRE:
WRITTEN TYCOON |
RACING CAREER:
2 wins at 1150M. |
PROGENY'S RACING PERFORMANCE:
Dam of two named foals including I AM THE BOSS 3 wins at 1300M and 1400M with Listed race before coming to HK. Also, WANDJITY won at 1000M. |
DAM ATTRIBUTES:
Dam family found G3 Typhoon Tracy Stakes winner WRITTEN DASH won thrice at 1100M and 1200M. ROCKET EMPIRE won thrice from 1112M to 1200M. Through the past two generations, this branch features a host of winners at a mile or under. |
SALES HISTORY:
Sold as a yearling at NZD$ 160,000 in 2021 NZB Karaka Book 1.
COMMENTS AND PROSPECT:
TORONADO, a son of HIGH CHAPARRAL and the former Al Shaqab Racing runner, with a record of 6 wins and 3 seconds in 12 starts while Richard Hughes as his regular jockey, winning distance from 1300M to 1600M. He remained unbeaten when he was 2 until being ran down by DAWN APPROACH in 2000 Guineas and St James's Palace Stakes under the care of Richard Hannon Sr., but he fought back in Sussex Stakes afterwards. He landed Queen Anne Stakes for trainer Richard Hannon as a 5yo. After that, he made his move to Breeders' Cup Mile but failed. He entered stud in 2015, 34 runners of him won the black type contests and his service fee in 2023 is AUD$ 88,000.
I AM THE BOSS was trained by Andrew Forsman in New Zealand with a record of 3 wins, 2 seconds and 1 third in 8 starts. He won a 1300M 3YO maiden event and a 1400M 3YO set weight & penalty contest by racing handy, then he made his way to black type contest including listed Karaka Million 3YO Classic where he led early but weakened late to finish 5th (Dead-heat) with blinkers, then led all the way to win a listed race and sat handy to finish 5th in G1 Levin Classic. The grandson of WRITTEN TYCOON should be most suited over 1400M or upper in distance while good and soft going are fine.
