Unusual Suspect Brochure 2019

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A top son of the champion sire Nureyev
(USA) (Northern Dancer), Unusual Heat Unusual Suspect won seven stakes races
was six-times leading sire in California, 13 in California from 2007-2010, highlighted
times leading turf sire and holds the by the 2010 Gr.1 Hollywood Turf Cup
record for the all-time leading sire by Stakes (2400m). He also placed in 10
Californian progeny earnings (over $24 other U.S. stakes races, five of which were
million). graded. During his time in Califorina he
won stakes races at every major race
Statistically, Unusual Heat's winners to track in the State: Santa Anita Park, Del
runners ratio of 72% is exceptional. Mar, Hollywood Park, Bay Meadows and
Golden Gate Fields.
His 47 stakes winners include two-time
California Horse of the Year, 2011 Eclipse In 2011, Unusual Suspect was sold to an
Champion Older Horse, and six-time Australian ownership group with a view
Grade One winner Acclamation (USA). to his future career as a stallion.

OlJT OF PEl\JPOl\JT (l\JZ): Trained in Australia by Mick Kent, Unsual
Suspect finished fourth in the Gr.2 Dato
Whilst bred in America, Unusual Suspect hails Tan Chin Nam Stakes (1600m) at his Aus­
from a New Zealand family, with his dam Pen­ tralian debut.
pont, a winner in the USA, bred in New Zealand.
He then finished a creditable sixth and
A daughter of Crested Wave, Penpont has pro­ ninth in the Caulfield and Mel­
duced six other winners by Unusual Heat bourne Cups of 2011, respectively,
including the Gr.1 Santa Anita Las Virgenes encouraging Kent to travel him to Dubai.
Stakes winner Golden Doc A (USA) and the He went on to place in the Listed Sand­
stakes-placed Rushen Heat (USA). own Cup (3200m) before winning the
Listed TAB Werribee Cup (2600m).
At stud, Golden Doc A has produced Albert
Dock (JPN) (Deep Impact), a dual Group Three Unusual Suspect showed great versatility
winner in Japan while Rushen Heat is the dam and longevity throughout his career. He
of multiple stakes winner Frank Conversation won 10 races, seven of which were stakes
(USA) (Quality Road). races, and placed in 10 stakes races from
1200-2600m, including a Group Three
Penpont is a half-sister to two metropolitan race over 1200m as a three -year-old,
winners in Australasia: Prince Poser (NZ) and races in four different countries over six
Monte Bay (NZ), whilst her dam Imposing Star years and earned close to $2 million in
(NZ), a winner in Sydney, is a daughter of the prize money.
NZ Group One winner Black Willow (NZ)
(Sobig), also the dam of the dual stakes winner He was stakes performed at every age
English Charm (NZ) (Noble Bijou) and grandam from two-years-old through to his retire­
of the Listed winner Joseph (NZ) (Starjo). ment at eight-years-old.

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Winning the Group One Hollywood Turf
Cup in the second fastest time ever



IMPRESSIVE FIRST FOALS

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