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  • Dissident Joins Riverdene Stud Roster

    Thursday, 22nd April 2021

    Australian Horse of the Year and five-time Group 1 winner Dissident (Sebring-Diana’s Secret, by Anabaa) has been secured by Dr Kevin Pendergast to continue his stallion career at Riverdene Stud in the Riverina region of NSW. One of the leading 2-, 3- and 4-year-old performers of the past decade, Dissident commenced his racing career as a Listed MRC Blue Diamond Preview-winning juvenile and proceeded to win at Group 1 level in his Classic season as well as an older horse — and on no fewer than four occasions during his third and final season in racetrack competition. The Randwick Guineas (G1) winner and Golden Rose (G1) runner-up of his 3YO generation, Dissident took all before him as a 4YO, claiming the All Aged Stakes (G1) – see below – VRC Makybe Diva Stakes (G1), MRC CF Orr Stakes (G1) and Memsie Stakes (G1) over 1400m-1600m. The phenomenal season saw him decorated as the Horse of the Year, as well as the Champion Sprinter & Older Horse in Australia. Dissident was subsequently retired to Newgate Farm as the most accomplished son of Golden Slipper winner Sebring, the Champion 2YO Colt of 2007/08 himself being the standout domestically-raced son of the worldwide stud phenomenon More Than Ready (USA). Dissident is siring early coming 2YO winners who get even better with age. A good example is Yes Baby Yes, a juvenile winner in season 2019/20 before a current 3YO campaign which has witnessed the filly land both the Moonee Valley Fillies Classic (G2) in the spring and the MRC Angus Armanasco Stakes (G2) this autumn. Other key black-type performers include dual stakes-winner Pancho ($564k earnings), ATC Flight Stakes (G1) placegetter Foxborough, the ATC Ming Dynasty Handicap (G3)-placed Reformist, and dual Listed runner-up Aidensfield. So far this season, Dissident is the sire of 55 winners of $2.8 million in progeny earnings in 2020/21 alone. With a vast number of racing age offspring still to hit the racetrack, Dissident is to stand at a fee of $6,600 (inc GST) – payable on live foal terms – in his first season at Riverdene Stud.