STARSPANGLEDBANNER was a Group 1 star in Australia and in England, as was his sire Choisir (by Danehill Dancer), and this made him an exciting addition to the Irish stallion ranks in 2011.

His stakes-placed dam Gold Anthem (by Made Of Gold) comes from the immediate family of the Group 1 stars Circles Of Gold (by Marscay), Elvstroem (by Danehill) and Haradasun (by Fusaichi Pegasus), and in 2015 the family got another boost with the emergence of classic-placed dual Grade 1 star Highland Reel (by Galileo), son of Elvstroem’s classic-placed full-sister Hveger.