Following a tried-and-true formula

VICTORIA'S Pangrazio family have had outstanding success with youngsters from the famed Maori Miss family during the past decade, headed by triple Group One winner Moonshine Linda.

Bred in 2014 from Michael and Neville's good trotting mare Maori Sunshine, Moonshine Linda (Tr1.55.7, $237K) was voted Victorian Two-Year-Old Filly of the Year and Australian Three-Year-Old Filly of the Year in 2018.

In 2023, Shesawish (Tr1.57.6, $114K) had a cracking three-year-old season, winning six races including the $50,000 Vicbred Home Grown Fillies' Final.

She was also runner-up in the NSW Trotters' Oaks and the Vicbred Trotting Fillies' Final.

Prince Of Rock (1.57.2, $129K) also had a great three-year-old campaign in 2023, winning the colts sales classic final and finishing second in the Victoria Trotters' Derby.

Shesawish and Prince Of Rock are from the Maori Trump line of the family which has produced Noopy Kiosk (Tr2.00.6, $320K) and Sumthingaboutmaori (Tr2,00.8, $461K).

The Pangrazios have continued to follow a tried-and-true formula, offering five regally-bred yearlings from the Maori Miss family at the 2025 APG Melbourne Yearling Sale on February 2.

Considering the phenomenonal success in 2024 of superstar filly Keayang Zahara, which is unbeaten in 14 starts – including eight Group Ones – there should be buyers queuing up for these youngsters.

Keayang Zahara traces back to the Maori Glory line of the family and could well become as famous as her illustrious relative Maori’s Idol, which won 40 races in the mid-1970s.

The first Pangrazio offering is Lot 15, by Elite Stride from unraced Crazed mare Lu Lu Lola, whose dam is a half-sister to Majestic Maori, dam of nine winners.

This line of the family has produced Moonshine Linda as well as Two and Three-Year-old Australian Trotter of the Year,  Danny Bouchea (Tr1.59.9, $326K).

Lot 24 is a brother to champion filly Moonshine Linda.

Lot 47 is a filly by Elite Stride from Angus Hall mare Severe Storm, a half-sister to Prince Of Rock and the dam of Shesawish.

Lot 53 is a colt by Majestic Son from Sweetasay, which is the dam of 2020 Three-Year-Old Trotting Filly of the Year Pink Galahs (Tr1.54.2, $333K), which won six Group Ones as a three and four-year-old.

Sweetasay’s grandam, Maori Glory won multiple Group One at four and was named Australian Trotter of the Year in 1992.

This leg of the family has also produced top free-for-all trotter Vincennes (1.56.3, $266K).

The third youngster in the dazzling trio is Lot 55, a filly by Pastor Stephen from five-time winner Tequila Bree (Tr2.4.4, $36K), which is a half sister to Moonshine Linda.

In all, the Pangrazios will offer 10 yearlings at the Melbourne sale – six trotters and four pacers.

In keeping with tradition, the family sent all their pacing bred mares to stallions which bred and raced in Australia.

They also have a filly, Lot 21, from boom sire Poster Boy, which sired 23 two-year-old winners from his first crop in 2024, from eight-time winner Major Sea (1.56, $68K).

There are two yearlings by The Storm Inside and one by Soho Tribeca. Both stallions had excellent results with their first crops in 2024.

For full details of the Pangrazio’s entries and all yearlings in the 2025 Melbourne Yearling Sale please visit APG’s Online Sales Catalogue or Register as a Buyer today!

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