Wednesday, 16 December 2009: Another exciting prospect by Kitchwin Hills young sire Dane Shadow was unveiled today when the Kris Lees-trained Race The Shadow easily won the Mainstream Taxation Maiden (1100m) at Wyong.

Race The Shadow, out of the Royal Academy mare Ta Ta, was having his third start, and his first for Lees, after starting his career with Mark de Montfort.

The 3YO geldings winning time was a slick 1min 03.19sec, less than a second outside the track record.

The win means 28 per cent of Dane Shadows first crop are already winners, and with more to come – like the exciting Rising Shadow, who at only his second start ran a slashing, strong-finishing third at Moonee Valley (1200m) on Friday night to be beaten less than a length after coming from an almost impossible position on the turn.

Dane Shadows impressive statistics are becoming a real lead indicator of where this brilliant young stallion is headed.

Dane Shadow has an average of 58 live foals running for him in each of his first four seasons at stud, but this spring he has covered a lovely book of 160 mares, including outstanding Group 1 winners Eskimo Queen and La Baraka, and Broodmare of the Year Shady Stream (dam of champion Takeover Target and high-class Predatory Pricer).

The success of his progeny and the support of broodmare owners makes it plainly clear what is beginning to unfold for this blueblood son of champion sire Danehill.

Dane Shadow has 15 yearlings – eight in the Kitchwin Hills draft – in next months Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale.

Following the Gold Coast sale, another 19 Dane Shadow yearlings – 10 in the Kitchwin Hills draft – will sell at the Inglis Classsic Yearling Sale at Newmarket, Randwick.

- Kitchwin Hills Release

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