Trapeze Artist (horse)

Trapeze Artist (foaled 17 September 2014) is a four-time Group 1 winning Australian bred thoroughbred racehorse.

Trapeze Artist
Sire	Snitzel
Grandsire	Redoute's Choice
Dam	Treppes
Damsire	Domesday
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	17 September 2014
Country	Australia
Colour	Bay or Brown
Breeder	Bert Vieira
Owner	Vieira Racing (Mgr: B Vieira), B Vieira, SG Vieira, T Vieira, C Vieira-Choy & JA Choy
Trainer	Gerald Ryan
Record	20: 7–1–3
Earnings	A$ 5,568,750[1]
Major wins
Black Opal Stakes (2017) Golden Rose Stakes (2017) Expressway Stakes (2017) TJ Smith Stakes (2018) All Aged Stakes (2018) Canterbury Stakes (2019)

Racing career

As a 2 year old Trapeze Artist won two races including the Black Opal Stakes. He also finished 6th in the Golden Slipper.

As a 3 year old he won his first Group 1 race the Golden Rose Stakes by a record margin of 4 lengths after being backed in from odds of 90/1 into 40/1.^[2]

Further Group 1 success was achieved by winning the TJ Smith Stakes in a race record time, bettering the race time of Black Caviar.^[3]

Three weeks later he won a further Group 1 in the All Aged Stakes, and his last race win came in the Group 1 Canterbury Stakes when ridden by Blake Shinn.

At his final race start in the TJ Smith Stakes, the horse finished unplaced and suffered a shoulder injury throughout the race and was immediately retired.^[4]

Stud career

In 2019, Trapeze Artist commenced stallion duties at Widden Stud. His service fee for a first year stallion was set at an Australian record amount of $90,000 per service.^[5]

Notable progeny

c = colt, f = filly, g = gelding

Foaled	Name	Sex	Major wins
2020	Griff	c	Caulfield Guineas (2023)