2023 Gold Coast National Broodmare Sale

Lot: 1133

Type:	Broodmare
Vendor:	Godolphin, Hunter Valley, NSW
Name:	Song Writer (AUS)
Sire:	Medaglia d'Oro (USA)
Dam:	Metastasio (AUS)
Colour:	Brown
Sex:	Mare
DOB:	25 November 2018
Bonus Schemes:
COB:	AUS
Buyer:	Ferguson Bloodstock, NSW $22,500

Broodmare's Breeding Status

In foal:	Yes
Covering sire:	Microphone (AUS)
Date of last service:	11 November 2022

Selling with a foal at foot:	No

Significant Pedigree Updates

Half-Sister to GRAVINA (2017.g. by Sebring-Metastasio, by Street Cry-Libretto).
2nd Scone RC Luskin Star H. L
From the same family as NELSON (2015.g. by Frankel-Moonstone, by Dalakhani-Solo de Lune).
1st Pakenham RC John Adams Memorial Hurdle
From the same family as SOUL SISTER (2020.f. by Frankel-Dream Peace, by Dansili-Truly a Dream).
1st York Musidora S. Gr.3
From the same family as Herman Hesse (2017.g. by Frankel-Dream Peace, by Dansili-Truly a Dream).
3rd Mornington Cup L
From the same family as WELLINGTON (2016.g. by All Too Hard-Mihiri, by More Than Ready-Danoise).
3rd HKJC Chairman's Sprint Prize Gr.1
From the same family as Moya Lass (2019.f. by Caravaggio-Blowin in the Wind, by Danehill-Ho Hi the Moon).
2nd SAJC (Morphettville) South Australia Fillies Classic Gr.3

Account of GODOLPHIN, Hunter Valley, NSW.

Lot 1133 (100% GST) SONG WRITER Stable U 21

Brown mare (Branded : nr sh; 110 over 8 off sh) Foaled in 2018

Sire MEDAGLIA D'ORO (USA) 1999	El Prado	Sadler's Wells	Northern Dancer
	El Prado	Lady Capulet	Sir Ivor
	Cappucino Bay	Bailjumper	Damascus
	Cappucino Bay	Dubbed In	Silent Screen
Dam METASTASIO 2010	Street Cry	Machiavellian	Mr. Prospector
	Street Cry	Helen Street	Troy
	Libretto	Singspiel	In the Wings
	Libretto	Truly Special	Caerleon

MEDAGLIA D'ORO (USA) (1999). 8 wins from 6f to 1¼m, Gulfstream Donn H., Gr1. Sire of 1713 rnrs, 1120 wnrs, 170 SW, 26 G1 wnrs. His SH-bred progeny inc SW Vancouver, etc. His NH-bred progeny inc SW Songbird, etc. Sire of the dams of 1409 rnrs, 905 wnrs, 78 SW, 5 G1 wnrs, inc. SW Olympiad, Santin, Competitionofideas, Rachel's Valentina, Rock Fall, Delight, Arrest Me Red, Brooklyn Strong, Character, Paradee, etc.

1st dam

METASTASIO, by Street Cry. 2 wins at 2 at 1100m, $195,700, MRC Chairman's S., L, VRC Nursery P., 2d MRC Quezette S., Gr.3, 4th MRC Twilight Glow S., L. Half-sister to COLETTE, Librettista (dam of FRENZIFIED). Dam of 6 named foals, 4 to race, 2 winners, inc:-

GRAVINA (g by Sebring). 5 wins-1 at 2-at 1200m, $661,750, to 2022-23, MRC Village S., L, ATC Garvan Institute Sprint H., Wilson Asset Management H., Life Members H., Agency Real Estate 2YO H., 2d ATC Liverpool City Cup, Gr.3, 3d ATC Southern Cross S., Gr.3, Maurice McCarten H., Gr.3, 4th ATC Star Kingdom H., Gr.3, MRC Testa Rossa S., L.

2nd dam

LIBRETTO, by Singspiel. Unraced. Half-sister to TRULY A DREAM (dam of DREAM PEACE), WAREED, Solo de Lune (dam of CERULEAN SKY, MOONSTONE, DINER DE LUNE, L'ANCRESSE). Dam of 8 named foals, 7 to race, 6 winners, inc:-

COLETTE (Hallowed Crown) 8 wins-4 in succession-1400m to 2400m, $7,138,055, to 2021-22, ATC Australian Oaks, Gr.1, VRC Empire Rose S., Gr.1, ATC Apollo S., Gr.2, MRC Tristarc S., Gr.2, ATC Adrian Knox S., Gr.3, Golden Eagle, 2d ATC George Ryder S., Gr.1, Chipping Norton S., Gr.1, Apollo S., Gr.2, 4th ATC Queen of the Turf S., Gr.1, Sky High S., Gr.3.

METASTASIO (Street Cry) 2 wins. See above.

Librettista. 2 wins at 1¼m in GB. Dam of 3 winners-

FRENZIFIED (Yeats) 5 wins 1¼m to 12¼f, Del Mar CTT & Thoroughbred Owners of California H., L, Doncaster Romero Insurance Fillies' H., 3d Santa Anita Rodeo Drive S., Gr.1, Robert J Frankel S., L. Producer.

3rd dam

TRULY SPECIAL, by Caerleon. 2 wins-1 at 2-at 1600m, 2100m, Longchamp Prix de Royaumont, Gr.3, 3d Longchamp Prix de l'Opera, Gr.2. Three-quarter-sister to TRULY GENEROUS, half-sister to MODHISH, RUSSIAN SNOWS. Dam of 14 foals, 9 to race, 8 winners, inc:-

WAREED (Sadler's Wells) 4 wins-1 at 2-1810m to 3118m, Longchamp Prix Hubert de Chaudenay, Gr.2, 3d Royal Ascot Gold Cup, Gr.1. Sire.

TRULY A DREAM (Darshaan) 3 wins-1 at 2, Woodbine EP Taylor S., Gr.2.

Solo de Lune (Law Society) Winner at 2200m in France, 2d München Bayerischer Stutenpreis, L. Dam of 11 winners-

CERULEAN SKY (Darshaan) 3 wins-1 at 2-at 1600m, 2000m, Longchamp Prix Saint-Alary, Gr.1, 2d Woodbine EP Taylor S., Gr.1.

MOONSTONE (Dalakhani) Winner at 1½m, £274,207, Irish Oaks, Gr.1.

Race Record : Raced twice.

Produce Record :

Served by Microphone (AUS). Last service: 11.11.2022.

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