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The success of classic winner Lope De Vega at stud augers well for the prospects of if Crackerjack King, another son of Shamardal now at stud in Australia.

A fast stayer with an exceptional pedigree, Crackerjack King is standing at Wyndholm Park Stud in Victoria.

He was imported to Australia as a potential Cups horse by Australian Thoroughbred Bloodstock but had only four starts here before his career was curtailed through injury.

His notable effort was a third in the G1 Underwood Stakes at Caulfield behind Foreteller and Happy Trails for the Lindsay park stable.

Shamardal has proven to be a successful sire of sires, most notably through his French Derby winning son Lope de Vega who shuttled to Australia for four seasons.

Lope de Vega has made his mark in spectacular fashion as the sire, his current progeny including high class sprinter Vega Magic, brilliant winner of the G1 Memsie Stakes and second in the $10 million The Everest.

Crackerjack King is one of 110 stakes-winners sired by Shamardal, whose has been prominent in Australia as the sire of G1 winners Faint Perfume, Delectation, Captain Sonador and Maybe Discreet and the Australian-bred Hong Kong champion Able Friend.

Crackrjack King’s female pedigree is top shelf as he is a half-brother to G1 winners Jakkalberry and Awelmarduk and stakes-winners Kidnapping and Joyful Hope.

His dam Claba Di San Jore is a blue hen of the highest order with seven winners from nine foals to race, three of them G1 winners.

Crackerjack King is standing his third season at Wyndholm Park on a fee of $6600.