Stud Record
Sunline went into retirement at the McKee property near Auckland and produced four foals. Two of her progeny have won races, Sunstrike (2004 filly, by Rock Of Gibraltar) and Sun Ruler (2005 colt, by Zabeel - Sun Ruler now stands at stud in New Zealand). She also left the unraced Sunalta (2006 filly, by Rock of Gibraltar) and the unplaced Sunsett (2007 filly, by Hussonet).
Sun Ruler and Sunstrike met for the first time in a race on 19 December 2009 at Te Rapa with Sun Ruler defeating his older half-sister, Sunstrike, by a nose.
On 1 May 2009 Sunline was put down after suffering from the debilitating hoof disease laminitis for nine months. A memorial has been established at Ellerslie Racecourse where she is buried.
In 2011, Sunline became a grandmother for the first time, when her 3rd foal and 2nd daughter, Sunalta, produced a bay filly by the Danzig stallion, Librettist. In 2012, Sunalta foaled a chestnut filly by the Zafonic stallion, Iffraaj(GB) and Sunstrike foaled a bay colt by the Street Cry stallion, Per Incanto(USA).
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