Strategic, who spent much of his stud life between Darley, Nagambie, and Darley, in the Hunter Valley, where he died earlier last week; he was rising 26 years of age.

Naturally the majority of his life was spent at stud; he retired as a 4 year old and was covering mares up until 2014.

Strategic was a pretty handy sprinter by Zeditave, he inherited much of the speed of his sire, he was an early two year old that came to hand quickly.

Shin soreness didn’t bother him, as it does with some youngsters, he won four races as a two year old, three were at Group level, including the Silver Slipper Stakes.

He had to wait a little longer for that elusive Group 1 that bobbed up in the Australia Day Stakes at Moonee Valley.

His pedigree is more than interesting; it is intriguing, as his dam, Sudden Impulse, is by Luskin Star, from Sweet Embrace, each had won the Golden Slipper Stakes.  

Hence the pedigree has a double cross of Star Kingdom

Strategic in his paddock