3yo colt Puchkine – Starspangledbanner (AUS) – Vadyska (IRE) ex- So You Think
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Son of Choisir (AUS) Starspangledbanner stallion went from earlier fertility issues to the fortuitous sire. https://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/the-remarkable-journey-of-starspangledbanner/
His sprinting stars are indescribable. Having often wondered what are the intrinsic roots making their remarkable influence, we went by evaluating close female relationships and came to uncovering a genetic parallelism. And once again by probing Black Caviar and Winx. Further, what went found acquaints old racing stars: Phar Lap, Donatello, Beppo (Marco), Shirley Heights (3x Pitti + 3x William the Third) where their stand-out influence comes helpful to finer appreciating the sire Starspangledbanner through VAIN & 4th dam sire Zamazaan + Gold Sovereign broodmare sire William of Valence (Fr) by Vatout (Fr).
The newer profound influence through 2 closely-related dams (f.f.2-e) Pitti progeny & Gravity dam of William the Third (St Simon) & thereof, Felstead, Carbine male-line descendant. To uncover the complex significance, it is necessary to recover its elite similar arrangement upon four-time Champion Australian Racehorse of the Year, Winx & World champion sprinter of 135 rating, Black Caviar.
Winx – the relevance of William the Third & Pitti
Nassau- a son by **William the Third, his daughter Sebenico grand-dam of Theico, the 3rd dam of Vegas Street. A further gentic-affinity in Donatello as 2nd dam sire in Sovereign Edition, with further affinity-female strains to Tehran + Count Fleet in Voodoo Rhythm (USA). 4x William the Third viz Dutch Mary, Mangalmi, Nassau, Sebenico. 4x Count Fleet – Prince John/Hold Your Peace & Riverman & Mr Prospector. Bahram in Hethersett & son Persian Gulf, Donatello in High Hat & sire Alycidon, Bois Roussel by Vatout to Hornbeam, Bellini (ITY) from Minnow by William the Third to Hoist the Flag, Bellini’s male line descendant.
Black Caviar – the relevance of William the Third & Pitti
2 daughters by William the Third – Third Trick & Comparison in Felstead + Desert Sun/6th dam in Felstead. William the Third sire of Winkipop (thru Court Martial) Bahram sire of Big Game, Donatello sire of Alycidon + grand-sire in Solderini where Solderini’s 2nd dam sire has Atout Maitre (Fr) by Vatout. Bois Roussel by Vatout in Hornbeam + Bois Roussel/Vatout the sire of Migoli with his b/m sire Bahram again in Desert Sun. Bois Roussel by Vatout, sire of Tehran >Kurdistan 4th dam sire Bel Esprit, sire of Black Caviar.
**William the Third (essential detail @ link, William the Third)
More on the sire, Starspangledbanner (AUS) than what can be believed!
With antipodean blessings for breeders, Zamazaan served both Australia and New Zealand to become a Champion sire of Stayers to likes of multiple Gr.1 winner Beau Zam (5x William the Third thru Dutch Mary (Donatello)/Minnow to Bellini (ITY), Mangalmi (Sovereign Edition) + with dominance in Carbine‘s influence. Zamazaan sired Veloso (Sydney Cup Gr.1 & AJC Spring Handicap Gr.1 winner – Good Lord double winner of the Wellington Cup Gr.1. Multiple G1 winner Lord Reims (NZ) & Lord Relic (NZ) sight, b/m sire Bismark > Wilwyn 3×4 William the Third.
Vain/Zamazaan + Gold Sovereign b/m sire William of Valence (Vatout) @Starbangledbanner cross Darshaan son of Shirley Heights (Count Fleet + Vatout) + Tehran/Bois Roussel by Vatout + Felstead, Court Martial in Long Row 2nd dam sire of So You Think. Pinza (b/m sire Donatello). Further evaluated below…
Puchkine’s 3rd dam Patrimony by Cadeaux Genereux, European 3yo champion sprinter. Cadeaux Genereux same female family as Desert Sun, (b/m sire Black Caviar) hence Donatello & Bois Roussel in L’anguissola . Felstead, Tehran/Bois Roussel in Sharpen Up. Tamerlane – male line to Bahram, in Young Generation
4×4 Danehill i) sire Danzig 3rd dam by Felstead, his 2nd dam of William the Third. Danehill b/m sire His Majesty, the 4th sire Bellini (Ity) has 3rd dam Minnow by William the Third.
It is a privilege to show full measure of the St Simon son William the Third, to the dam family in Gravity, Pitti & Contessina – an old classic staying family but perhaps more true its mercurial ‘turn of foot’.
And for the breeding wise – https://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/haras-de-beaumont-buys-into-jean-prat-winner-puchkine/
@janebielski (researcher) The Thoroughbred Link (copyright)
Beauty Waves (Starspangledbanner – Little Sweetheart) as above discussed Vain/Zamazaan & Pitti, the dam conduit in Herbager & Mr Prospector.
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