Shirocco

For other uses, see Shirocco (disambiguation).

Shirocco (foaled 10 April 2001) is a German Thoroughbred racehorse. He was trained in his native Germany by Andreas Schütz up to the end of his three-year-old season before moving to French trainer André Fabre to race as a four and five year old.^[1]

Shirocco
Sire	Monsun
Grandsire	Königsstuhl
Dam	So Sedulous
Damsire	The Minstrel
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	10 April 2001
Country	Germany
Colour	Bay
Breeder	Baron Georg von Ullmann
Owner	Baron Georg von Ullmann
Trainer	Andreas Schütz André Fabre (age 4-5)
Record	13: 7-1-3
Earnings	$2,477,588
Major wins
Deutsches Derby (2004) Gran Premio del Jockey Club (2004) Breeders' Cup Turf (2005) Coronation Cup (2006) Prix Foy (2006) Jockey Club Stakes (2006)
Awards
German Horse of the Year (2005)
Last updated on 20 February 2007

Background

Shirocco was sired by Monsun, a German racehorse and leading sire.^[2] His dam was The Minstrel mare So Sedulous who won two races when trained in England by Geoff Wragg. She was also the dam of Subiaco (winner of the Group 2 Gerling-Preis) and stakes winners Satchmo, Storm Trooper and September Storm.^[3][4]

Racing career

Shirocco is best known for winning the Breeders' Cup Turf in 2005. He also won the 2004 Deutsches Derby.^[2] Overall, he won 6 major group races in 5 countries.

Awards

In 2005 Shirocco was named German Horse of the Year.^{[citation needed]}

Stud record

In October 2006 he was purchased by Darley Stud and retired to Dalham Hall Stud in Newmarket, England.^[1] In seven seasons on the Darley stallion roster he sired Brown Panther (winner of the Group 1 Irish St. Leger), Windstoss^[5] (winner of the Group 1 Deutsches Derby) and Group 2 winners Arrigo, Grand Vent and Wild Coco.^[6] Before the start of the 2014 breeding season he was sold to Glenview Stud in Fermoy, County Cork, Ireland to stand as a National Hunt stallion.^[7] In 2016 his daughter Annie Power won the Champion Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival.

Pedigree

Pedigree of Shirocco (GER), bay horse, 10 April 2001^[8]

Sire Monsun (GER) 1990	Königsstuhl (GER) 1976	Dschingis Khan (GER) 1961	Tamerlane (GB) 1952
			Donna Diana (GER) 1956
		Konigskronung (GER) 1965	Tiepoletto (FR) 1956
			Kronung (GER) 1957
	Mosella (GER) 1985	Surumu (GER) 1974	Literat (GER) 1965
			Surama (GER) 1970
		Monasia (GER) 1979	Authi (IRE) 1970
			Monacensia (GER) 1969
Dam So Sedulous (USA) 1991	The Minstrel (CAN) 1974	Northern Dancer (CAN) 1961	Nearctic (CAN) 1954
			Natalma (USA) 1957
		Fleur (CAN) 1964	Victoria Park (CAN) 1957
			Flaming Page (CAN) 1959
	Sedulous (IRE) 1986	Tap On Wood (IRE) 1976	Sallust (GB) 1969
			Cat O'Mountaine (GB) 1967
		Pendulina (IRE) 1978	Prince Tenderfoot (USA) 1967
			Rosemarin (GB) 1966

References

1. "Shirocco to Enter Stud at Dalham Hall in England". 23 October 2006. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
2. Morris, Tony (8 July 2004). "Shirocco another success story for Classic blend". Racing Post. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
3. "So Sedulous, dam of Shirocco, is put down". Racing Post. 21 February 2008. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
4. "September Storm – Stallion Profile". Racing Post. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
5. "Windstoss emulates his sire to land a first top-level success". Racing Post. 2 July 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
6. "Shirocco Progeny". Racing Post. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
7. "Shirocco on the move to Glenview Stud". Racing Post. 29 October 2013. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
8. "Shirocco Pedigree". Retrieved 4 July 2017.