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‘True-Blue’ Pedigree – Soreanga (Ger)

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@ Subject – 3 year old German bred filly Soreanga is a G1 German Oaks winner by Siyouni (Pivotal) – Saltito by Galileo. Soreanga Horse Pedigree, racing with a smooth & consistent fleet action 🏆

The sound German, distaff/Female Family spells, maturity, development with greater distance up to 2400m. The filly’s distaff has interest for Australian racing, the gelding by Zoustar Zoumon Horse Pedigree, 2023 W J McKell Cup (AUS-L,2000m,Rosehill) –
2023 Caloundra Cup (AUS-L,2400m,Sunshine Coast)
2023 Grafton Cup (AUS-L,2350m,Grafton)

And by Australian sire Fastnet Rock Sottovento Horse Pedigree noting sound, competitive at 8 years – 1st Velká cena města Pardubic (cross) (Cze-NL,5800m,Pe); 2nd Cena města Pardubic (cross) (Cze-NL,5800m,Pe)

Further, the 2019 Irish bred colt Sammarco winner Sammarco Horse Pedigree, multiple G1 winner (Derby) in Germany.

This filly’s dam side and broodmare sire Galileo predominately take strains to Alchimist sire of Birkhann & Ticino. This draws an ‘in-type’ ancestor – Hampton sire of Bay Ronald & Ayrshire with ‘X’ to **Isonomy, (Triple Crown sire), its branch-sire line to 🏆Blandford down through Bustino 2nd dam sire of Pivotal, sire of Siyouni.

Mahmoud by Blenheim by Blandford – largely influential Northern Dancer & Danehill. Soreanga’s 4th dam/distaff sire Alpenkonig (Ger) is at male-branch, Blandford descendant ➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️**branch to Isinglass by Isonomy.

More ‘punch’ @ Hampton in-type male-line @ 4×4 Hyperion @ Nureyev ( 8x Hampton)to Siyouni by Pivotal. Continues 6x6x7 Forli (Hyperion), again a male line in Hampton.

Special mention @ subject filly: Asterus by Teddy @ Soreanga – son, Magnat (Ger) & thru Galileo via 7th dam Alameda cross ➡️Pharis & Djedahh sire of dam 2x Lalun, dam of Bold Reason, broodmare sire Sadler Wells & Never Bend, sire of Mill Reef running through to Dashing Blade (GB) 2nd dam sire.

*Quotes below are credited & referenced ex-Ken McLean Quest for a Winner

*Rarely does a modern Derby winner have inbreeding to one specific ancestor. ✅

*Blandford is a classic influence in any pedigree.🏆

*In many of the Aga Khan’s original broodmares, there appears to be a very strong bias towards collecting the strain of Blandford. The Aga Khan won the English Derby four times with Blenheim, Bahram, Mahmoud and Tulyar.

*Marcel Boussac, fascinated by the uncertainties of breeding the racehorse, privately studied all horses bred by Edmond Blanc hoping to find some clue that revealed how Blanc breed with classic winners. The idea of inbreeding to superior ancestors was therefore confirmed as being his goal.

Blanc bred Ajax sire of Teddy (TBL private collection ©️)

*Many of Boussac’s mares are inbred or linebred to Teddy, Tourbillon, Pharis II, Astronomie, Asterus, (5×5 Hampton), Durban and Heldifann. To dilute the valuable genetic influence that has taken years for Marcel Boussac to build-up in those broodmares would seem unjust…..{their produce then returned to stallions with the Tourbillon-Teddy dominance}

*Ghislain Drion and the Aga Khan entrusted with the Boussac mares and we must hope that they understand why it is critical for them to disregard Vuillier dosages when matings are prepared for the Boussac mares with such unique genotype.

With pedigree completion, the Line certainly not to overlook is Buckpasser, Tim Tam, Tompion as sired by Tom Fool. Tom Fool requires deep examination.

Increasingly & noticeably, Tom Fool affecting super-elite profiles to those of Dubawi descedants – Exploring Bloodlines: Madame Fayette filly by Ghaiyyath (IRE) & 2 year old gelding – Tokaido (GB) and he doesn’t stop there.

Tom Fool, sire of Silly Season (USA) huge influence to Australian and New Zealand in Snippets ie Winx (b/m sire Al Akbar Aus) & 5×5 Black Caviar(Aus). To note 2nd dam sire Danehill line.

Tom Fool is impacted by enormous potent exclusive individuals per nicks Domino/Broomstick – Isinglass/Isonomy (dam-side Menow) – Galopin – Bend Or – Sundridge – Plucky Leige

Tom Fool

Hampton‘s two strongest points were gameness and stamina. He could fight out a long-contested finish as well as any racehorse of modern times, and the longer the course the better he ran. Not being a classic winner, he had to make his way at the stud against the feeling which exists with regard to breeding from handicap horses, but he was in capable hands, and he soon made his mark. Three winners of the Derby – Merry Hampton, Ayrshire and Ladas claim his as sire and to note Perdita II (f.f.7-f) the, daughter of Hampton and dam of Persimmon, Diamond Jubilee and Florizel II.

transcribed pre 1920 The New Book of the Horse.

An Insight on Stamina: Rayif (IRE)

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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)

Birkhahn (GER) – Credit – unknown source. 1958 German Derby winner, who once stood at the German National Stud where Dark Ronald was based. Leading sire four times before he died at the age of 20. A distinguished sire of broodmares.

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 been born 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.

Prince Chevalier (photo credit @ Sports Horse Data)

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

Tribalist (GB)

10 Tuesday Sep 2024

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No coincidence when Pivotal comes to champions Pedigree as grand-sire of Prix du Moulin de Longchamp (Fr-G1, 1600m) winner Tribalist. (Tribalist – Farhh (GB) – Fair Daughter (Nathaniel). https://www.pedigreequery.com/tribalist2

https://theownerbreeder.com/stories/exceptional-sire-pivotal-dies-aged-28/

Pivotal was infinitely faster than his pedigree.

So much like grand-sire Pivotal, Tribalist furious in his latest Victory.

credit reference https://x.com/worldsbesthorse

One has to commend sire Farhh – the range as quality sire going across many international bloodlines because all holds further back.

The gain on breeding is with Farhh’s German bred lines working through, bring the great stamina, the soundness and the needed diversity old. Old in the sense – Capital Assets bringing in a Type that decidedly takes the Lead with powerful ease. Farhh’s 4x Birkhahn (Ger) @ 26x Stockwell – 18x Pocahontas – 10x King Tom echoes the depth. Another Birkhahn to 4th dam in sire @ Galileo.

Birkhahn – 6x Farhh’s ped. Birkhan’s dam 7x Bramouse, dam of Birkhahn’s 1/2 brother Burgermeister.

https://www.darleyeurope.com/stallions/our-stallions/farhh

Broodmare Sire, salute Nathaniel known for siring notable horses like Enable, an 11-time Group 1 winner, and Desert Crown, a Classic Group 1 Epsom Derby winner.

A prominent stallion, he has made a significant impact in the racing world. – key statistics about his progeny:

Distaff & Dam

Spy Song 8sx7D and whilst 4th dam Terlingua (Secretariat) thence 3rd dam by Northern Dancer (3x N.D.)

following Northern Dancer find The Saltram Influence post scrutineering how Northern Dancer came-to-be and is possibly parallel to family 1-W, being the Haplotypes connected upon L2b1/a. This would align the Bustino strain seen through Pivotal.

As a descendant of the mare Rose Red, Bustino was related to the British Classic winners Larkspur (IRE) Alycidon and My Babu as well as the Belmont Stakes winner Celtic Ash. https://albatrozusa.blogspot.com/2014/03/chefes-de-raca-bustino.html (n.b. My Babu commentary, The Saltram Influence)

The Saltram stallion (1780) goes deep into the old England and Americas history and well before the 1913 ^Jersey Act and when its re-gathered to see the ‘real’ speed Type in phenotype alongside Haplotypes to contemporary pedigrees. It is to observe yet another & greater dynamic.

Finally, what makes Pivotal sire line brilliant and what generates male generations like Farhh to back-On essential composite lines.

Follow the Type

Additional Information

^The Jersey Act was a regulation introduced in 1913 by the British Jockey Club to prevent the registration of most American-bred Thoroughbred horses in the British General Stud Book. This act was named after Lord Jersey, the senior steward of the Jockey Club at the time1.

The primary reason for the Jersey Act was to maintain the purity of British Thoroughbred bloodlines. During the early 20th century, many American-bred horses were being exported to Europe due to the decline of Thoroughbred racing in the United States, which was caused by the banning of gambling in several states. British breeders were concerned that these American horses might not be purebred, as the American stud book had started later and some breeding records were lost during the American Civil War1.

The Jersey Act required that all horses registered in the General Stud Book had to have all their ancestors registered as well. This regulation remained in force until 1949, when it was relaxed due to the success of American-bred horses in European racing and the impact of World War II on British and Irish breeding1.

The Jersey Act had a profound impact on the Thoroughbred racing and breeding industry, particularly in the early 20th century. Here are some key points about its impact:

  1. Exclusion of American-Bred Horses: The act prevented many American-bred horses from being registered in the British General Stud Book. This was significant because it meant these horses were ineligible to race in many prestigious British races or to be used for breeding in Britain1.
  2. Immediate Consequences: One of the immediate impacts was seen in the 1914 Epsom Derby, where the winner, Durbar II, was ineligible for registration under the Jersey Act because his dam was bred in the United States1.
  3. Long-Term Effects: Over time, the act led to a division between American and British Thoroughbred bloodlines. American breeders had to focus on their own stud book, which eventually led to the development of distinct American bloodlines1.
  4. Relaxation and Repeal: The Jersey Act remained in force until 1949. Its relaxation was influenced by the success of American-bred horses in European racing and the impact of World War II, which disrupted breeding programs in Britain and Ireland. By 1949, the potentially impure ancestors of American bloodlines had receded far back in most horses’ ancestry, making the act less relevant1.
  5. Legacy: The Jersey Act is often cited as an example of how regulations can shape the development of a breed. It also highlights the importance of maintaining accurate breeding records and the challenges of ensuring the purity of bloodlines1