The progeny of Rich Hill Stud's dual Group One winner Shocking are on fire on both sides of the Tasman.
The son of the internationally-successful Street Cry has already been represented by four winners in Australia this week, a new stakes performer Saturday, and yesterday he had a winning double in New Zealand.
"What is exciting is that they are all lightly-tried horses who have come back so much better as four-year-olds," Rich Hill's John Thompson said.
"We always expected his progeny to improve, just as Shocking himself did - he progressed from being a Queensland Derby runner-up at three to winning the Melbourne Cup the following season.
"We look to be in for exciting times as there are any number of his progressive sons and daughters set to appear in the coming weeks and months."
Shocking's hot sequence in Australia began on Sunday when Mr Million struck at Geelong, Little Shocker was then a runaway 4 length winner on Monday and Unsullied was successful at Moe on Tuesday.
Adding to his impressive haul at Gawler yesterday afternoon was his daughter Not So Lady Like, who opened her winning account while Royal Shame finished runner-up at the Sandown meeting.
Shocking also delivered on the home front at Matamata yesterday with the Peter McKay-trained Rodmar (pictured above - courtesy Matamata Race Club) setting the ball rolling with a 3.5 length win, and the job was tidily finished by the Stephen Marsh-prepared Chocante.
"The owners have been very patient and they will get their rewards," Rodmar's trainer Peter McKay said. "This horse has kept improving and I think he's going to be a pretty good stayer. He's strengthened up now."
The winning efforts of Rodmar and Chocante followed the meritorious third placing last weekend of Shocking's daughter Hello M'Lady (number 8, pictured) who finished third in the Listed Wanganui Guineas.
"It was a great effort by our filly, we were further back than we wished for and she didn't get a lot of luck from where she was placed in the running, but she showed her class when the run did come," part-owner and trainer Vicki Prendergast said.
"She wants more ground, but we're biding our time. I'm looking now to the Bonecrusher Stakes and the Soliloquy Stakes for her. We'll give her a freshen-up after and then she will head to Ellerslie for races like the Eight Carat Classic over Christmas."
Shocking stands at Rich Hill Stud for $8500+GST in 2016 (limited noms available).
The son of the internationally-successful Street Cry has already been represented by four winners in Australia this week, a new stakes performer Saturday, and yesterday he had a winning double in New Zealand.
"What is exciting is that they are all lightly-tried horses who have come back so much better as four-year-olds," Rich Hill's John Thompson said.
"We always expected his progeny to improve, just as Shocking himself did - he progressed from being a Queensland Derby runner-up at three to winning the Melbourne Cup the following season.
"We look to be in for exciting times as there are any number of his progressive sons and daughters set to appear in the coming weeks and months."
Shocking's hot sequence in Australia began on Sunday when Mr Million struck at Geelong, Little Shocker was then a runaway 4 length winner on Monday and Unsullied was successful at Moe on Tuesday.
Adding to his impressive haul at Gawler yesterday afternoon was his daughter Not So Lady Like, who opened her winning account while Royal Shame finished runner-up at the Sandown meeting.
Shocking also delivered on the home front at Matamata yesterday with the Peter McKay-trained Rodmar (pictured above - courtesy Matamata Race Club) setting the ball rolling with a 3.5 length win, and the job was tidily finished by the Stephen Marsh-prepared Chocante.
"The owners have been very patient and they will get their rewards," Rodmar's trainer Peter McKay said. "This horse has kept improving and I think he's going to be a pretty good stayer. He's strengthened up now."
The winning efforts of Rodmar and Chocante followed the meritorious third placing last weekend of Shocking's daughter Hello M'Lady (number 8, pictured) who finished third in the Listed Wanganui Guineas.
"It was a great effort by our filly, we were further back than we wished for and she didn't get a lot of luck from where she was placed in the running, but she showed her class when the run did come," part-owner and trainer Vicki Prendergast said.
"She wants more ground, but we're biding our time. I'm looking now to the Bonecrusher Stakes and the Soliloquy Stakes for her. We'll give her a freshen-up after and then she will head to Ellerslie for races like the Eight Carat Classic over Christmas."
Shocking stands at Rich Hill Stud for $8500+GST in 2016 (limited noms available).