Testa Rossa (horse)

Testa Rossa is an Australian bred Thoroughbred racehorse that is notable for winning six Group One races and later becoming a stud stallion. He was named the Australian Champion Sprinter for the 1999-2000 season.

Racing record

His major performances were:

1st - 1999 Sires' Produce Stakes (VRC), beating Dangerous and Downing Street
1st - 1999 Up and Coming Stakes beating Easy Rocking and Align
1st - 1999 Vic Health Cup beating Nina Haraka and Redoute's Choice
1st - 2000 Futurity Stakes (MRC) beating Miss Pennymoney and Redoute's Choice
1st - 2000 Lightning Stakes beating Falvelon and Magic Music
1st - 2000 Vic Health Cup beating Camarena and Porto Roca.

He won races over the distances of 900m to 1600m.

Stud record

When Testa Rossa retired from racing he stood at Vinery Stud in the Hunter Valley, New South Wales.
He is the sire of:

Enzo's Lad, winner of the Group One Telegraph Handicap in 2018 and 2019
Herat Testa, winner of the 2015 Southern Cross Stakes
Ostensia, winner of Group One races in three different countries.

Testa Rossa is the dam sire of Vow and Declare, winner of the 2019 Melbourne Cup. This made him the first Australian-bred broodmare sire of a Melbourne Cup winner since 1981.
He retired from stud duties in 2019.

Testa Rossa Stakes

In his honour a listed race is held at Caulfield.