Andrew Caulfield, September 18, 2012- PEDIGREE INSIGHTS B Y A N D R E W C A U L F I E L D

Saturday, , Britain LADBROKES ST LEGER S.-G1, ,550,000, Doncaster, 9-15, 3yo, c/f, 14f 132ydsT, 3:03.81, gd. 1--#@sENCKE, 126, c, 3, by 1st Dam: (Ire) (G1SW-Ire & Fr, $540,029), by (Ire) 2nd Dam: Shamawna (Ire), by (GB) 3rd Dam: Shamsana, by II O-; B-Darley; T-Mahmood Al Zarooni; J-Mickael Barzalona; ,311,905. Lifetime Record: 6-3-2-1, ,355,974. *Full to Genius Beast, GSW-Eng & GSP-Fr. Werk Nick Rating: B+. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. KY-BRED QUALITY KTA / KTOB So 2012 wasn=t to be the year for Triple Crown winners. Unlike I=ll Have Another (Flower Alley), (GB) ( {Ire}) at least had the chance to chase everlasting glory but his acceleration deserted him when it mattered most. In the circumstances it would be all too easy to overlook the deserving winner Encke, whose victory paid yet another tribute to his high-achieving sire, Kingmambo. The career of the Lane=s End stallion severely compromised by health issues during its latter years. Consequently, Encke is one of only 11 foals sired by Kingmambo from the 19 mares he covered in 2008. I believe there is only one 2-year-old in the stallion=s final crop, so the story is nearing its end. Encke, though, is clearly a very progressive individual, so there may be several more chapters still to be added. In winning the St Leger, Encke has cemented Kingmambo=s position as one of the most prolific sires of Classic winners in Britain this millennium. As a Classic-winning miler with a miler=s pedigree, it was no surprise to see him exert a strong influence on the Guineas races.

ENCKE, c, 2009 Raise a Native Raise You Mr. Prospector Gold Digger Sequence Kingmambo Special Prove Out Pasadoble Santa Quilla (Fr) Chief’s Crown Shawanda (Ire) La Papagena (GB) Sinndar (Ire) Hwt. 3yo Filly-Ire (GB) Sinntara (Ire) at 11-13f, Sidama (Fr) G1SW-Ire & Fr, $540,322 Shamawna (Ire) Darshaan (GB) 4 Fls, 2 Wnrs GSP-Fr Delsy (Fr) 2 GSW 9 Fls, 1 GSW Shamsana Nijinsky II 1 SW 6 Fls, 1 SW Shanizadeh (Ire)

Caulfield cont. Kingmambo took the 2,000 Guineas with King=s Best Sinndar=s daughter was also runner-up in the in 2000 and followed up with in Arc. Another trait which may not have helped Sinndar 2008, and he also landed two editions of the is that he has enjoyed more success with his fillies than 1,000 Guineas, with in 2003 and his colts. Three of his four Group 1 winners are fillies, two years later. as are eight of his 11 Group winners. However, the son of Mr. Prospector and the Mention of Shareta brings us back to Encke, as magnificent Miesque also succeeded in siring a winner Shareta is a three-parts-sister to his dam Shawanda. of the Oaks, thanks to in 2007, and two of Of course both, Shareta and Shawanda were bred the St Leger, Encke=s predecessor being another and raced by the Aga Khan, who sold Shawanda to Godolphin colt, , in 2004. The Derby may Sheikh Mohammed at the end of her racing career. The have escaped Kingmambo=s grasp, but the 2010 Epsom mare has done well for her new owner, as her previous Classic saw King=s Best=s son win most son by Kingmambo was Genius Beast, a Group 3 winner impressively and this year=s dominant winner--none over 1 1/4 miles who contested the 2011 St Leger. other than Camelot--is out of a Kingmambo mare. The Aga has never been afraid to sell a top performer This adds up to a very rich legacy, to which can be in order to help finance his extensive racing and added further classic successes in the U.S. (Lemon breeding operations. This approach reflects his Drop Kid in the Belmont S.), Ireland, France (including confidence that his long-established female lines have with , who proved herself something sufficient strength in depth to produce suitable special) and Japan (the Derby-winning ). replacements. There can be few better examples of this Clearly Encke wasn=t a 25-1 shot on pedigree. In than the emergence of Shareta, who has now won the addition to being by such an influential stallion, he is G1 seven years after her close relation out of a classic-winning dam, Shawanda, whose did so. Shareta has also recently won the G1 Yorkshire sequence of five victories in 2005 featured a five-length Oaks, and this progressive May foal looks poised to add triumph in the and a second Group 1 success another bold showing in the Arc to Sinndar=s record. in the Prix Vermeille. She started as short as 3-1 for the Shawanda=s sale came a year after the Aga had also Arc, even though the opposition included colts of the sold her dam, the Darshaan mare Shamawna, for only caliber of , , , , i32,000 at Goffs. Shirocco and . The explanation is that this group-placed mare was It almost goes without saying that Kingmambo 15 years old and hadn=t produced a foal in three recent usually--but not always--needed a bit of help from his seasons. The Aga already had a replacement for her in mares when he sired group winners over a mile and a her daughter Shawara, a listed winner by , and half or more. You=ll find these group winners= it is Shawara who now figures as the dam of Shareta. broodmare sires include the likes of Seattle Slew, Enckehas no inbreeding in his first four generations, Shirley Heights, Sadler=s Wells, Niniski and Caerleon. but his dam Shawanda is inbred 4x4 to and Encke is no exception, as his first three dams are 5x4 to both Abdos and Northern Dancer. Combining daughters of Sinndar, Darshaan and Nijinsky--all three Mill Reef with Abdos yielded some rich rewards, with winners of the Derby in England or France. Abdos mares producing the Prix du Jockey-Club As you might guess from Sinndar=s current fee of winners and Darshaan to Mill Reef and his son i7,500, this son of Grand Lodge hasn=t been a Shirley Heights, respectively. The Group 1-winning runaway success as a stallion. In the circumstances, it Erdelistan was by Mill Reef=s son Lashkariout of another is easy to forget just how good Sinndar was. In fact, he Abdos mare. was beaten only once in eight starts, and he was giving Shawanda=s third dam, Shanizadeh, produced three seven pounds to the narrow winner on the only group-winning daughters in Sharaya (yet another occasion he tasted defeat. He was chased home by winner of the G1 Prix Vermeille), Sharaniya (G2 Grand and when he won the Derby, he Prix d=Evry) and Shannkara (GIII Nijana S.). However, took the by nine lengths and he had this trio bred nothing special. It is Shanizadeh=s unraced Montjeu back in fourth place when he won the Arc. Nijinsky filly Shamsana who ranks as the second dam of Shawanda. While he hasn=t been as effective as a stallion, The female line traces back to Black Ray, through her Sinndar has certainly had his moments. It is possible to daughter Eclair. Eclair s branch of the family produced argue that he transmits too much stamina to be = , whereas the branch descending from commercially popular, but that hasn=t stopped him Eclair=s sister Infra Red produced the great Mill Reef. siring some excellent middle-distance horses. Apart The Eclair branch has enjoyed previous success with from Shawanda, his best efforts included Youmzain, Kingmambo, producing King Kamehameha--now one of who had the unfortunate record of having finished Japan=s leading sires. runner-up in the Arc on three occasions.

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