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Property of Shadwell Farm LLC Hip No. Barn 2362 SEBLA 33 Bay Filly; foaled 2003 Blushing Groom (FR) Nashwan........................... Height of Fashion (FR) Swain (IRE)....................... Key to the Mint Love Smitten..................... Square Angel SEBLA Roberto Red Ransom ..................... Arabia Wishah.............................. (1996) Nijinsky II Ninja Gold ........................ Seeker's Gold By SWAIN (IRE) (1992). Champion older horse in Europe, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Diamond S. [G1] twice, etc. Sire of 5 crops of racing age, 242 foals, 146 starters, 8 stakes winners, 85 winners of 175 races and earning $3,217,136 & $58,539(CAN) in N.A., including Trillion Cut (in Japan), Dimitrova ($1,045,404, in N.A., Flower Bowl Invitational S. [G1] (BEL, $450,000), etc.), Shell Game (in Japan), Nasheej [G2] (in Eng- land), Stanley Park ($272,916, San Luis Rey H. [G2] (SA, $120,000), etc.). 1st dam WISHAH, by Red Ransom. Winner in 1 start at 2 in England. Dam of 3 other registered foals, 2 of racing age, including a 2-year-old of 2007, 1 to race. 2nd dam NINJA GOLD, by Nijinsky II. Unraced. Dam of 3 other winners, including-- Auspicious. Winner at 3, $14,030. Toonsie. Unraced. Sent to New Zealand. Dam of 3 winners, including-- Black Panther (g. by Kaapstad). Winner at 2 in New Zealand, 2nd Speights Great Northern Guineas [G2], Mercedes Championship S. [G2]; 2 wins at 4, 2006 in Australia. 3rd dam SEEKER'S GOLD, by Mr. Prospector. 4 wins to 6 in Australia, EED White Lightning H.-G3, Liverpool City Cup-G3, etc. Dam of 4 winners, incl.-- Triple Strike. 3 wins in 4 starts at 3, $61,992, 3rd Acorn S. [G1]. Dam of-- SWING AND MISS. 4 wins, $163,678, Jersey Shore Breeders' Cup S. [G3], Great Navigator S. (MTH, $24,000), 2nd Valid Space H. (CRC, $4,988). Proper Form. Placed in 1 start at 2, $5,500. Dam of 3 winners, including-- MOUNTAIN RANGE. 8 wins, 2 to 5, $428,314, Miller Genuine Draft Cradle S. [L] (RD, $120,000), 2nd Forty Niner S. [L] (MTH, $14,000), Warfield S.-R (KEE, $16,440), 3rd Holy Bull S. [G3]. Golden Bough. Unraced. Dam of 3 foals, 2 winners, including-- Snowtown (IRE). Winner at 2 in England, 3rd Fillies' Mile [G1], Harvest S.; placed at 3 in Italy, 2nd Premio Carlo Porta [G3]. Producer. 4th dam I UNDERSTAND, by Dr. Fager. 4 wins, $20,165. Half-sister to ROYAL AND REGAL, REGAL AND ROYAL, Native Admiral. Dam of 7 winners, incl.-- AYMAN. Winner at 2 and 3 in England, 3rd Windsor Castel S.; 4 wins to 5, $233,309, in N.A., Canadian Turf H.-G3-ncr, Ocala H.-R, [Q], etc. Other stakes winners: COGNIZANT [L] ($199,023), ALQUAZ (Theo Marks Quality H. [G2], etc.), SEEKER’S GOLD (above), UZI ($34,878). RACE RECORD: Unraced. Foaled in Kentucky. Broodmare prospect. NTRA. KEE 1/07.

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