Tassort – Shagra Gelding

TASSORT x SHAGRA 2YO GELDING

Purchased at Magic Millions National Sale for $32,000

This boy is by terrific juvenile sire Tassort;

TASSORT – Stands at Newgate at a fee of AUD$38,500

• 2nd only to Too Darn Hot for Champion 1st Season Sire
• Progeny Include:
  • MANAAL – Winner of the Group 1 ATC Sires’ Produce S., Group 2 Sheraco S., Group 2 Sweet Embrace S. Group 2 Furious S., Group 3 Gimcrack S. & 2nd in the Group 3 Widden S. & 3rd in the Group 2 Silver Shadow S.
  • AMEENA – Winner of the Group 2 Silver Shadow S., 2nd in the Group 1 Sangster, 2nd in the Group 2 Furious S. & Group 3 VRC Thoroughbred Breeders S.
  • AD ASTRA – 2nd in the Listed Cinderella S.
  • GOOD SORT – 3rd in the Listed Reginald Allen H.

• “He has plenty of untapped ability. He is the real deal,” champion jockey James McDonald, Daily Telegraph, November 24, 2018
• In the season Godolphin trifecta’d the Golden Slipper, Tassort stood out from the start – “It’s pretty exciting to have a horse like him that can provide somewhat of a benchmark for the rest of our crop. He’s very promising,” trainer, James Cummings, Sky Racing November 13, 2018
• Won the Golden Gift in a record-breaking time and margin, scorching the turf to win by 5.3L on debut
• An elite 2YO earning a Group 1 class 103 WFA performance rating on debut, a rating that only 0.16% of 2YO colts over the past five seasons have achieved at any stage in the season
• Hails from one of Australia’s truly elite families
• “Tassort is out of one of Australia’s great blue hen mares Essaouira, and from the dominant I Am Invincible sire line. The combination of his genetic excellence and untapped talent is the reason we purchased Tassort. We will be supporting him heavily at stud with many of our quality mares.” Bryan Carlson, Emirates Park General Manager
• Yearlings have sold for $550,000, $500,000, $380,000 $370,000, $350,000, $260,000 $200,000 etc.

From Shagra; Winner and producer of 3 foals to race, all winners.

A solid family of stakes performers and winners. In 4 generations, all foals produced to race are winners. 

Significant Pedigree Updates

Half-Brother to Desert Anthem (2020.g. by Starspangledbanner-Shagra, by Artie Schiller-Russian Babe).
1st Bendigo JC Mazda H.
2nd Bendigo JC Workforce Extensions H.
3rd MRC (Sandown) Sportsbet H.
Half-Brother to Winnie Fortune (2021.f. by Winning Rupert-Shagra, by Artie Schiller-Russian Babe).
3rd Sapphire Coast TC Mark Williams and Robin Gauld Memorial H.

Note:  Prices are inclusive of all costs until the 1st October 2025. They include purchase price, scoping, Magic Millions full race series nomination, BOBS bonus scheme nomination, 12 months insurance from date of auction, vet, acquisition expenses, transport, breaking in, spelling, training and all associated fees.