Hillstar

16.1hh | Bay 2010 | Danehill Dancer - Crystal Star

Dream start with four winners from first five runners

Three-year-olds sold for up to €70,000 in 2022

Top-rated three-year-old in England in 2013 (11-13f)

Group 1, 2 and 3 winner


PERFORMANCES:

  • Won - Pattison International Stakes, Woodbine Gr. 1 1m4f

  • Won - King Edward VII Stakes, Royal Ascot Gr. 2 1m4f

  • Won - The Arc Trial, Newbury Gr.3 11f

  • Won - E.B.F. Maiden Stakes, Leicester 7f

  • 2nd - Hardwicke Stakes, Royal Ascot Gr.2 1m4f

  • 2nd - Princess of Wales Stakes, Newmarket Gr.2 1m4f

  • 3rd - King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes, Ascot Gr.1 1m4f

PROGENY

  • HILLFINCH - Won a bumper impressively on debut & Listed placed

  • SHERODAN - Impressive winner of a Tipperary bumper on debut, with trainer Peter Fahey commenting, “He was doing everything right at home.

  • ANOTHER CHOICE - Won a bumper at Cork and placed twice; all his starts. “Another Choice is a nice horse - Jamie (Codd, rider) was delighted with him.” Matthew Smith, trainer

Sire - Danehill Dancer (IRE)

Sire of successful stallions incl: Jeremy, Mastercraftsman, Choisir etc.

1st Dam - Crystal Star (GB): 2 wins at 2 and £30,341 inc. Reading Evening Post Radley S., Newbury, L., placed once viz. 2nd Dubai Duty Free Fred Darling S., Newbury, Gr.III; dam of 6 winners inc.:

HILLSTAR (GB) (c. by Danehill Dancer (IRE)): subject stallion.

CRYSTAL OCEAN (GB) (c. by Sea The Stars (IRE)): 8 wins at 3 to 5, 2019 and £2,062,400 inc. Prince of Wales’s., Ascot, Gr.I, Harwicke S., Ascot, Gr.II, Gordon S., Goodwood, Gr.III, Gordon Richards S., Sandown, Gr.III (twice) and Al Rayyan Aston Park S., Newbury, Gr.III, 2nd Champion S., Ascot, Gr.I, King George VI & Queen Elizabeth S., Ascot, Gr.I, St Leger S., Doncaster, Gr.I; sire.

CRYSTAL CAPELLA (GB) (f. by Cape Cross (IRE)): 8 wins at 3 to 6 and £322,146 inc. Princess of Wales’s Sportingbet S., Newmarket, Gr.II, Pride S., Newmarket, Gr.II (twice), tote pool Middleton S., Work, Gr.III, Princess Royal EBF Pricewaterhouse S., Ascot, L. and EBF Alice Keppel H., Goodwood, L., placed 7 times inc. 2nd Pride S., Newmarket, Gr.II; dam of a winner.

CRYSTAL ZVEZDA (GB) (f. by Dubawi (IRE)): 2 wins at 2 and 3 and £63,449 inc. Haras de Bouquetot Fillies’ Trial S., Newbury, L., placed 3 times inc. 2nd Dubai Pride S., Newmarket, L. and British Stallion Studs EBF Lyric S., York, L.; broodmare.

Crystal Etoile (GB) (f. by Dansili (GB)): placed twice at 3; dam of: Crystal Hope (GB) (f. by Nathaniel (IRE)): winner at 3 and £18,068, 3rd Haras de Bouquetot Fillies’ Trial S., Newbury, L.

For all enquiries, contact Denis Hickey +353 87 9175744

Hillstar Stallion standing at Garryrichard Stud, Co. Wexford
Hillstar racing
Hillstar Pedigree

Article published in The Irish Field Oct 2021