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973 Bay Filly Barn 10 Hip No. Consigned by Sparks View Farm LLC, Agent 973 Bay Filly Stormy Atlantic . Storm Cat Get Stormy . {Hail Atlantis {Foolish Gal . Kiri’s Clown Bay Filly . {Galaxy North May 19, 2014 Fast Gold . Mr. Prospector {Sheena’s Gold . {Flack Attack (1990) {Afasheen (GB) . Sheshoon {Aimee By GET STORMY (2006), black type winner of 11 races, $1,606,812, Turf Classic S. [G1], Maker’s Mark Mile S. [G1], Gulfstream Park Turf H. [G1], Bernard Baruch H. [G2], Fourstardave H. [G2], Bryan Station S. [G3], Commonwealth Turf S. [G3], Elkwood S., Lure S., 2nd Turf Mile S. [G1], Bernard Baruch H. [G2], etc. His first foals are yearlings of 2015. 1st dam SHEENA’S GOLD, by Fast Gold. Winner at 3, $8,518. Dam of 16 foals of rac- ing age, 12 to race, 6 8 winners, including-- THE GROOM IS RED (c. by Runaway Groom). 4 wins, $401,153, Cham- pagne S. [G1], 2nd Wm. Donald Schaefer H. [L] (PIM, $20,000). Sire. Baltoro (f. by Red Giant). 4 wins at 2 and 3, $68,173. Laid Back Lady (f. by Hold Me Back). Winner at 3, 2015, $51,390. Blacktieandtux (c. by Hold Me Back). Winner at 2, 2015, $29,125. 2nd dam AFASHEEN (GB), by Sheshoon. Placed in France. Sister to FLAMING HEART, half-sister to AFAYOON L (Prix Edmond Blanc-G3, etc.), ADJARIDA. Dam of 10 foals to race, 9 winners, including-- Antoniazzo (c. by Kashmir II). 4 wins in France, 3rd Prix Rieussec. Future Past. 4 wins, 3 to 5, $33,961. Dam of 6 winners, including-- WHERE OR WHEN (c. by Danehill Dancer). 5 wins, 357,465 pounds in England, Queen Elizabeth II S. [G1], Somerville Tattersalls S. [G3], Vo- dafone Thoroughbred S., 2nd Juddmonte Lockinge S. [G1], 3rd Queen Anne S. [G1]. Total: $556,641. Sire. ALL THE WAY (c. by Shirley Heights). Winner at 3 in England; winner in 1 start at 4 in Singapore, Singapore Derby; winner at 5 in U.A.E.; placed at 9 in Bahrain. Comeraincomeshine. Winner at 3, 6,273 pounds in England. Total: $11,289. Dam of DANEHILL DESTINY (f. by Danehill Dancer) 54,003 pounds in England, J. W. Lees Sandy Lane S., etc., Total: $92,496. Royal Future. Unraced. Dam of Royal Fire (c. by Bin Ajwaad). Grand- dam of Momalorka (f. by Dutch Art) Total: $65,753. On the Tiles. Winner at 3 in Ireland. Dam of 7 winners, including-- AIR DE RIEN (f. by Elegant Air). 3 wins at 2 and 3, 181,908 euro in France, Prix Saint-Alary [G1], Prix Penelope [G3], 3rd Prix de Diane Hermes- French Oaks [G1]. Total: $203,183. Producer. Stiletto Blade (GB) (g. by Dashing Blade). Winner at 2, 36,600 pounds in England, 2nd Royal Lodge S. [G2], 3rd Bonusprint Easter S.; win- ner at 3, $47,550 in N.A./U.S. Total: $104,479. Afamiyya (IRE). Winner in 1 start at 3 in France. Producer. Granddam of Miyyareturn (g. by Violado) 9 wins, $81,196. Abriyna. Unraced. In Ireland. Dam of On the Roof (broodmare of the year). Granddam of BADGER’S DRIFT [G1] (c. by Badger Land), DANCIN IN THE RAIN [G2] (g. by Bashkirov), SECRET HOARD [G2] (g. by Se- cret Prospector), ARCADE (g. by Damascus Gate), ON THE TILES (g. by Damascus Gate), Olympic Bid [G3] (g. by Sportsworld), Scruples (f. by Silvino). Great-g’dam of ASIAN EMPEROR (g. by Tamburlaine-IRE). Breeders’ Cup nominated. Registered Ohio-foaled. 7-15.
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