Unlocking the Stamina-built character are the German bred bloodlines, come the ‘back-bone’ to three-year-old colt Rayif by Sea the Moon (GER) from Rayisa (IRE) by Holy Roman Emperor (Danehill)
Rayif demonstrates a strong ‘kick-on’ ability, to win his G1 performance @ Poule d’Essai des Poulains 1600m. He profiles the core Derby heritage; a type tough constitutional as developed from sire lines, Dark Ronald by Bay Ronald, the Franco Varola classification professional.
German Derby winners stem originally from an offshoot of Isonomy/Isinglass which had taken the deep roots into Germany. It is a powerful dynastic contribution anywhere upon the today & modern pedigree, as built from the outstanding and huge ‘wave’ at the turn of the century. (& to note: Blandford > 3x Isonomy.
It was considered that Dark Ronald was not of an ideal type racehorse yet more than proved himself as the best of sires.
His descendant male line in Birkhahn (GER) by Alchemist i) 4th dam sire of Sea the Moon and overall to Rayif @4x Birkhahn – 5x Alchemist seen to Rayif by broodmare sire of ii) Nebbbiolo (GB)/ Selkirk – iii) 4th dam sire Urban Sea/Sea the Stars – iv) sire line Surumu (Ger) broodmare sire Monsun (Ger)
The stamina integrity chefs stout, rough, professional appears to occur the potent dominance – something like a ‘true’ breeder’s survival kit; only to say, T allele is critical, essential and no superior elite racehorse can be without it. Yes, it’s really proven by the science – stamina gets the pace and resistant to muscle fatigue. (post Modern Bred Modern Bred Fast, just Less so)
Varola stated and broadly commented the Dark Ronald line
seems to have beenborn with a professional mission. Dark Ronald’s where able to breed internationally, the founder of the greatest professional stirp of the century.
Rayif’s professional genotype character inherits to Prince Chevalier. Varola notes of the Prince line, that inbreeding Prince Chevalier was not so common of the times. This well-considered and careful practice was not to overdose.
Prince Chevalier son Charlottesville (Rayif’s 7th dam sire) the Aga Khan bred was a French champion 3 year old colt. Prince Chevalier son Court Harwell (GB) is duplicated as 3rd dam of Selkirk. Prince Chevalier also duplicates as broodmare sire Lombard (GER) to sire, Sea the Stars.
Varola commented the produce of Charlottesville appeared to return to the Type as expressed at the turn of the century by Persimmon’s continuator Prince Palatine and progeny. Charlottesville was not an easy horse to train, and the fact he won five races off the reel as a three-year-old, including the French Derby and Grand Prix de Paris, was a tribute to his trainer.
Prince Chevalier (1943)
Prince Chevalier won the French Derby and six other races. Bought as a stallion to stand in England, he commenced his duties in 1947 & Arctic Prince came from his first and died of a heart attack in 1961. Three of his sons Charlottesville, Court Harwell and Doutelle have had particular importance at stud. His daughter Roal Danseuse won the Irish 1,000 Guineas and another of his fillies La Paiva produced the French Derby, who went to stud in the year his sire died. Court Harwell (1954) just below the highest class. He spent only three seasons at stud in Ireland before being exported to Argentina where he became a leading sire. From his first two crops in Ireland came Christmas Island, winner of the Irish St leger and from his third Meadow Court, whose success in the Irish Sweeps Derby and King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes largely made Court Harwell leading sire in 1965. Meadow Court had the misfortune to meet Sea Bird in the Epsom Derby and given little chance to prove his worth at stud in Europe, being shipped off to Canada after a brief spell in Ireland. Prince Chevaliers sire Prince Rose was bred in England and sold to Belgium as a foal for 260 guineas. He turned out to be the best racer in Europe of his generation winning 14 of his 17 starts.
It was noted that the finest specimens of the 1950’s and early 1960’s went expressed between the Swynford line (son Blandford) and the Prince Rose line. It found itself to the right-wing behaviour of production.
Rayif has 6x Varola classic Blandford. Blandford’s conformation was not considered the atypical thoroughbred type, even unconventional. What goes superior, is superior, became a scion of the most classic dynasty of the British Thoroughbred since Isonomy. Blandford had worked his way up entirely by himself. (by Blandford, Trigo – Blenheim – Windsor Lad – Bahram – Umidwar – Campanula – Isolater – Pasch – Midstream – Brantome – Blue Skies – Mistress Ford – Filarete).
Rayif’s overall depth type runs i) Swynford >> Isonomy ii) 13x Hyperion. Swynford grand-daughter 6x Sister Sarah dam of Lady Angela producer of Nearctic. She is the dam line of Park Appeal (IRE) by Ahonoora, sire Cape Cross. Sister Sarah also is the dam/distaff of St Paddy, 5th dam sire to Rayif.
➡️🏇@ St Paddy Derby S. Gr.1 (GB), St Leger Gr.1 (GB), Eclipse S. Gr.1 (GB) ( in record time), Jockey Club S. (GB), Royal Lodge S. (GB), Great Voltigeur S. (GB), Dante S. (GB-G2), Hardwicke S. (GB-G2), Coombe S. (GB – Dosage Profile reads = 6-0-25-15-8 (54) DI = 0.52 CD = -0.35 – GSV = 82.47 !!
St Paddy was a free-running horse who was a handful for his jockey in his early days and took some restraining. At the Eclipse Stakes he made all ground and broke the course record. He seemed to be more impressive with each race but proved to be a horse who looked to have more in hand that was the case. A handsome horse who grew stronger and more muscular St Paddy retired having won nine races. (Note influential St Paddy son and sire Welsh Saint (IRE) daughter Welsh Garden (IRE) is 2nd dam of Volksraad (FB), an 8-time champion sire in New Zealand, broodmare sire of Shamexpress (NZ) sire of world’s best sprinter Ka Ying Rising (NZ)
Sister Sarah (1930)
Caerlissa was the first of 20 foals produced by Sister Sarah, who had raced only as a two-year old, winning twice over five furlongs. She was not covered as a three-year old, but more than made up for that before she dies six hours after floaling her last produce Welsh Abbot in 1955.
Welsh Abbot was Sister Sarah’s eighth winner and her best since Lady Sybil 15 years earlier. Lady Sybil (by Nearco) won six races and was the lading two-year old filly of 1942. She became the dam of Count Rendered (useful middle-distance horse and champion sire in New Zealand)
Welsh abbot (by Abernant) won five race and a fairly useful sprint sire. Sister Sarah’s other winners include Black Peter by Blue Peter with five wins and Lady Angela (by Hyperion) winner of one race and known as the dam of 13 winners from 15 foals in North American including Nearctic (21 wins) Canadian Horse of the Year 1958 sire of Northern Dancer.
To a further mating with Nearco, Sister Sarah produced Sybil’s Sister another whose importance emerged when she went to the paddock, breeding seven winners including Sybil’s Nephew (leading sire in South Africa) and Sybil’s Niece dam of Grundy’s sire Great Nephew by Honeyway.
references
Typololgy of the Racehorse – Franco Varola
Bloodstock Breeding – Sir Charles Leicester
SEA THE MOON profile the reputation of German-bred racehorses has risen to an all-time high. You almost can’t believe a country which has been producing under 800 foals a year could do this, but this is what happened: ex-Bill Oppenheim
The Thoroughbred Link 