Shinzo
Racing colours of Coolmore
Sire	Snitzel
Grandsire	Redoute's Choice
Dam	Samaready
Damsire	More Than Ready
Sex	Colt
Foaled	(2020-08-26) 26 August 2020 (age 4)
Country	Australia
Colour	Bay
Breeder	Katom
Owner	Coolmore, Wynaus, Westerberg, Mr J Poulin, Sir P J Vela, Chris Waller Racing, Lynque, Woppitt Bloodstock, Peachester Lodge Pty Ltd, Mr K J Pooley, Mrs J L Pooley, Rockingham Thoroughbreds, Mr R McClure
Trainer	Chris Waller
Record	4: 2-1-0
Earnings	A$3,018,250[1]
Major wins
Pago Pago Stakes (2023) Golden Slipper (2023)
Awards
Australian Champion Two Year Old (2023)

Shinzo (foaled 26 August 2020) is a Group 1 winning Australian Thoroughbred racehorse who is most notable for winning the 2023 Golden Slipper.

Shinzo was foaled and raised at Coolmore and is by dual Group 1 winning mare Samaready. Samaready was bought by Coolmore in 2020 for $1.8million at the Inglis Chairman's Sale when she was carrying Shinzo in utero.^[2]

Shinzo made his race debut on 25 January 2023 in the Canonbury Stakes when finishing in third position.^[3]

After finishing second at his next start in the Skyline Stakes, Shinzo then won the Pago Pago Stakes with jockey James McDonald on board. This victory assured the horse a start in the Golden Slipper just seven days later.^[4]

On 18 March 2023, Shinzo started at odds of $16/1 in the Golden Slipper at Rosehill. Ridden by Ryan Moore, Shinzo settled midfield in the run before getting a rails run to win by 1¼ lengths. The victory was trainer Chris Waller's first win in the race. It also gave Waller the final leg of Australian racing's “Grand-Slam” having won the big 4 races; the Melbourne Cup, the Caulfield Cup, Cox Plate and the Golden Slipper.^[5]