Merchant Navy
Bay201416.00 hh (1.62 m)
Distance won over: 1200m. to 1400m.
Fastnet Rock - Legally Bay
Fee for 2023: TBA
Unbeaten 2YO & dual Gr.1-winning 3YO sprinter by Fastnet Rock
- Probably the fastest son of FASTNET ROCK
- Full-brother to 1200m Gr.2 winner JOLIE BAY
- Out of 1200m Group-winning 2YO LEGALLY BAY
Just like SNITZEL, he’s a Gr.1-winning sprinter, by a son of DANEHILL and out of a Stakes winner by SNIPPETS
“The 1200m dash down the Flemington straight has long been considered a sire making race… Even better still for connections, Merchant Navy has the pedigree to match his talent for speed.” www.aushorse.com.au, November 6, 2017
His first crop already includes...
- Steel City - winner of the Gr.3 Magic Night Stakes at Rosehill for Ciaron Maher & David Eustace. Runner-up in the Gr.3 Widden Stakes
- Royal Merchant - dual winner for Ciaron Maher & David Eustace. Runner-up in the Gr.2 Angus Armanasco Stakes at Sandown
- Galaxy Affair - 3-time winner for Daniel and Ben Pearce
- In The Navy - impressive debut winner for trainer Phillip Stokes
- Standing Order - led home a 1-2 for his sire when coming from last to first to win at Canterbury for Peter & Paul Snowden
- Navy Black - defeated older horses when winning on debut at Ballarat for Tony & Calvin McEvoy
- High Blue Sea - broke his maiden at Rosehill for Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou
- Rebel Rosai - maiden winner on debut for Paul Murray
- Diana’s Affair - maiden winner at the Sunshine Coast over 1200m. for Kelly Schweida
- Dirty Merchant - maiden winner at Newcastle for Annabel Neasham
- Calico Jack - multiple winner for Ciaron Maher & David Eustace
- Drop the Verse - stylish winner at Ballarat for Matthew Ellerton
- Gold Merchant - maiden plate winner at Grafton
- Naval Trader - maiden winner at Eagle Farm
- Touch of Navy - maiden winner at Geelong
- Sailors Book - maiden plate winner at Werribee for Maddie Raymond
- The Seven Sea - maiden plate winner at Bathurst for J Sargent
- Merchant Boss - broke his maiden winning by 2 lengths at Morphettville Parks
- Gallant Warriors - won easily over 1000m. at Devonport for Adam Trinder
- Cottee - maiden winner over 1000m. for Mark Currie
- Cadetship - winner at Warwick Farm for Chris Waller
- Drisana - runner-up in the Gr.3 ATC Gimcrack Stakes