A Very Fine Red, physically she had us from the moment she walked out of the box. Gorgeous, quality mare, with a great action, huge hip to tail, beautiful big deep girth. Tick, she had the looks. She was also a winner on debut at 2, she ran 4th in the Percy Sykes. A further 5 stakes placings and a Listed win. She was a tough, fast, good looking race mare and we just had to have her. We can’t wait to offer her progeny at the yearling sales. -Rob Petith
Winner of the Listed Alinghi Stakes over 1100m at Caulfield defeating Stakes winner Mileva and Lempicka, A Very Fine Red is a three-time Stakes placegetter as a three-year-old, including when she ran second by 0.5 length to Flying Evelyn in the Group 3 Red Roses Stakes at Flemington whilst beating Seradess. She also ran second to Zapateo in the Listed Denise Joy Stakes at Scone with Group winners I Am Me and Comrade Rose in arrears and third to subsequent Group 1 winner Mazu in the Listed Fireball where she defeated Zapateo, Profiteer and Dragonstone.
“By the beautifully bred Deep Field, a son of “Blue-Hen” Listen Here, there is no reason to suggest his daughters will not make the grade as broodmares.” – Brett Howard
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Silverdale Farm is a boutique thoroughbred property developed from the ground up with excellence in mind. There’s no such thing as the finished product at Silverdale; by providing our people with opportunities for growth and development we allow them to fulfil their potential, which lets our horses to do the same.
Situated only 1.5 hours south of Sydney in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, the location provides excellent access for visitors and guests to take advantage of the Lowies Loft guesthouse and experience the beautiful Southern Highlands.
Joining this journey, will give partners instant access to the Silverdale sales process which has enjoyed ongoing success including the 2023 Inglis Easter sale topper; The Autumn Sun x Via Africa who sold for $1.8 million and Madeira (Snitzel x Sweet Sherry) who sold for $1.35 million.
Silverdale success goes beyond the sales ring with our top-performing graduates including Group 1 winner Fireburn, Group 3 winner Subterranean and Group 2-winning two-year-old Eneeza.
At Silverdale, we pride ourselves on educating horses for life. Every horse recieves individualised care to manage their nutrition, health and training in a safe and secure environment.
The results?
They speak for themselves.
