Peltzer to stand at Twin Hills
Unbeaten two-year-old and Group 2-winning three-year-old Peltzer (So You Think) has been retired to Twin Hills Stud in southern NSW for the 2021 breeding season. He will stand at a fee of $16,500 (inc GST).
Trained by Gerald Ryan and Sterling Alexiou, Peltzer was the winner of all three of his races as a juvenile and he is the highest-rated two-year-old by his sire.
He returned the following season to win the Stan Fox Stakes (Gr 2, 1500m) and the $1 million Bondi Stakes (1600m) in the spring and returned earlier this year to win the Eskimo Prince Stakes (Gr 3, 1200m) first-up at Randwick.
“He had immense talent. I’ve only had four horses break 30 seconds from the 1500 metres to the 1000-metre (mark) where I clock them from (at Rosehill), said Ryan.
“The first was Snitzel, then Snitzerland, next was Rubick and this colt, Peltzer.
“It’s why I will always have a huge opinion of this horse.’’
Peltzer defeated subsequent Group 3 winner Anders (Not A Single Doubt) over 1000 metres when having his first start at Kembla Grange as an April two-year-old.
Ryan continued his opening campaign at Randwick where he scored two comprehensive victories by two and four lengths respectively.
“He was a fast So You Think,” the trainer said. “He’s a gorgeous looking colt with a great attitude.”
By Coolmore’s champion So You Think (High Chaparral), who covered more mares in Australia last year than any other stallion, Peltzer is out of winning mare Miss Otto (Elusive Quality) who is a half-sister to the stakes-placed Miss With Attitude (Galileo) and Oui Si Attitude (Bianconi).
The half-sisters have produced stakes winners Crown Towers (Camelot) and So We Are (So You Think) respectively. Peltzer descends from the Aga Khan family of French champion Shawanda (Sinndar).
“Peltzer is a glorious looking horse. He has quality, strength and scope. Just lovely,” Twin Hills Stud principal Olly Tait said.
“He was a top sprinter, with the class to get a mile. Furthermore, he was unbeaten in three starts as a two-year-old.
“So, he’s by a great stallion but came to hand earlier and was faster than his pedigree suggested, a bit like Zabeel or Toronado.
“It’s an excellent sign in a stallion prospect. We’re thrilled to have him bought into him and having him standing at Twin Hills. It’s hard to get your hands on a horse with these credentials”.