Andrew Caulfield, September 8, 2009-Buzzword (GB) PEDIGREE INSIGHTS We Europeans have the Australian industry to thank for initially highlighting =s exceptional potential BY ANDREW CAULFIELD as a stallion, and history now seems to be repeating itself with regards to the possibilities posed by his Sunday, Longchamp, France broodmare daughters. PRIX LA ROCHETTE-G3, i80,000, Longchamp, 9-6, When the 2008-2009 Australian season came to an 2yo, 7fT, 1:22.83, gd/sf. end July 31, Danehill was in first place on the 1--#@BUZZWORD (GB), 123, c, 2, by (GB) broodmare sires= table, just as he had been in each of 1st Dam: Bustling (GB) (SW & GSP-Fr), by Danehill the previous three years. Danehill has yet to achieve 2nd Dam: Carnival Spirit (GB), by Kris (GB) such a lofty position on the equivalent table in Britain 3rd Dam: Fiesta Fun (GB), by Welsh Pageant (Fr) and Ireland, which has been dominated by Sadler=s O-Godolphin; B-Darley; T-Saeed bin Suroor; J-Ahmed Wells over the last few years. There are signs, though, Ajtebi; i40,000. Lifetime Record: 5-2-3-0, i72,978. that he is going to reach the top before too long. Werk Nick Rating: A+++ *Triple Plus*. Click for the In 2005, when he would have been 19, Danehill=s eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. daughters enjoyed something of a breakthrough year, 2--Siyouni (Fr), 123, c, 2, Pivotal (GB)--Sichilla (Ire), by earning him eighth place on the Anglo-Irish broodmare Danehill. O-H H The Aga Khan; B-H H The Aga Khan=s sires= table, and he went on to finish sixth, 10th and Studs SC; T-Alain de Royer-Dupre; i16,000. third in the next three years. This year he=s a 3--Eightfold Path, 123, c, 2, Giant=s Causeway--Divine respectable fifth, with the G1 Golden Jubilee S. winner Proportions, by . O-Niarchos Family; leading the way. B-Flaxman Holdings Ltd; T-Pascal Bary; i12,000. But if Danehill=s daughters are going to make him a Margins: 1HF, 2, 1 1/4. Odds: 11.00, 1.80, 2.40. champion sire in that department in the Northern Also Ran: Emirates Dream, Barbegal, Colonial (Ire), Hemisphere, which stallions are going to help them Bertie=s Best (GB). bridge the gap?

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www.coolmore.com Caulfield cont. To their credit, Buzzword and Siyouni filled first and Many of Coolmore=s clients have looked to sons of second places, with Buzzword putting up the best Sadler=s Wells, and three of them--, Montjeu and effort of a career that has seen him improve several High Chaparral--have so far sired group winners from pounds for each of his first four starts. The chances are Danehill mares. Galileo, of course, has been easily the he will improve again for his Longchamp victory. most successful of them, notably enjoying Group 1 Buzzword is a Darley homebred, as is his dam success with Teofilo and Cima de Triomphe, and this Bustling. Bustling was one of the Danehills that stayed pairing has also produced this year=s G1 1000 Guineas much better than their sire. Having won the Listed second Cuis Ghaire. Derby du Midi over a mile and a half, Bustling became Another popular option for Danehill=s daughters the mount of Frankie Dettori in the 2002 G1 Prix de among the Coolmore/Ashford stallions has been Giant=s Diane. Although out of her depth in Classic company, Causeway, and there are five black-type winners (13 Bustling later made the first four in two Group 2 percent) among the first 40 foals representing this contests, including one over a mile and three-quarters. cross in both hemispheres. Among them are last year=s No doubt she inherited some stamina via her dam G1 Dewhurst S. winner Intense Focus and the Carnival Spirit. Although this daughter of Kris gained Australian Group 1 winner Just Momente, so it isn=t too her only success over a mile, she was a half-sister to surprising that Giant=s Causeway=s Classic-winning son the Arc winner Saumarez, and her other stakes is making an eye-catching start winners--Exaltation, Baranquilla and Carniola--all scored with Danehill mares. at around a mile and a quarter. The statistics credit Footstepsinthesand with only Bustling isn=t the first granddaughter of Danzig from eight foals of racing age out of Danehill mares, of the Carnival Spirit family to have produced a first-rate which six have raced and four have already won. More winner. Last year we saw Dance for Fun, an importantly, three of them have earned black type, mare out of a daughter of Carnival Spirit, hit the jackpot including the recent G3 Prestige S. winner Sent From via her Galileo filly Lush Lashes, a winner of three Heaven. Perhaps Footstepsinthesand=s success was Group 1 races from a mile to a mile and a half. predictable, as he is out of a good daughter of Rainbow With a background like this, it isn=t easy to pinpoint Quest. When Danehill=s Australian daughters were exactly what Buzzword=s best distance is likely to be. mated with Rainbow Quest=s Derby-winning son Quest Although Pivotal never tackled more than six furlongs, for Fame, they produced the Group 1 winners Unworldly he has proved capable of getting excellent performers and De Beers and the Group 2 winner Sea Battle. over a wide range of distances. This is perfectly has also proved a rewarding demonstrated by his three Group 1 winners this year, destination for Danehill=s daughters, as four members of which comprise , winner of the Betfred the stud=s stallion team--Pivotal, his son , Sprint Cup three days ago; Virtual, winner of the Medicean and the deceased Primo Dominie--have so far Juddmonte Lockinge over a mile; and , who sired group winners from them. completed the Oaks double over a mile and a half in Pivotal stepped into the spotlight as a potential mate Britain and Ireland. Buzzword is better over seven for Danehill=s top daughters when , one of his furlongs than six, and a mile should be no problem. first foals out of a Danehill mare, led home a Pivotal Saoire, the filly who helped the Pivotal-Danehill cross one-two in the 2005 G1 Irish 1000 Guineas. This gather momentum, probably stayed a mile and a Classic success saw numerous daughters of Danehill beat a quarter. path to Pivotal=s door in 2006, including such accomplished It=s worth adding that Pivotal has been in splendid performers as Dress to Thrill, and form recently, with Poet and Emerald Commander also Danehurst, and the result was 14 juveniles of 2009. winning stakes races for him last week. But then This cross inevitably proved popular at the 2008 breeders have every right to expect this excellent yearling sales, with a colt and a filly each selling for stallion to deliver the goods, as his 2006 and 2007 400,000gns. The colt, Bass Rock, finished a close third crops were sired at ,65,000, before his fee rose to on his promising debut in Ireland last month and the ,85,000 for the next two years. filly, Kitty Kiernan, won before finishing second and third at Group 3 level. Caulfield cont. The potential of the Pivotal-Danehill cross has also been well advertised by the colts Buzzword and Siyouni, both of whom contested the Prix La Rochette two days ago. The seven runners in this highly competitive Group 3 event had collectively won 12 of their 18 previous starts. Among them were four Godolphin colts, including a listed winner by Cape Cross and unbeaten sons of Kingmambo and Elusive Quality that had respectively cost $850,000 and $300,000. BUZZWORD (GB), c, 2007 Special Jefferson (GB) Marie d’Argonne (Fr) Mohair (Fr) Pivotal (GB) Caro (Ire) Cozzene Fearless Revival Ride the Trails (GB) (GB) Stufida (GB) Zerbinetta (GB) Northern Dancer Danzig Pas de Nom Danehill His Majesty Razyana Bustling (GB) Spring Adieu SW-Fr, 12-4-2-2 Sharpen Up (GB) 5Fls, 1GSW Carnival Spirit (GB) Kris (GB) 5-1-0-1 Doubly Sure (GB) 11Fls, 1GSW Fiesta Fun (GB) Welsh Pageant (Fr) 3SW 9Fls, 1Ch Antigua (GB)