Karel Miedema’s Pedigree Evaluation egislate Dynasty – Champers by Restructure Commercial breeders have a tough task. The best performers from the female family of Legislate show similarities with the one of On the one hand there’s the objective of breeding a Dynasty (see box, going back to Legislate’s 6th L horse that’ll set the tongues wagging at the sales, an dam Zillah’s Smile, a non-winning full sister to impressive physical specimen with a catalogue page to Cape Derby winner Prince Alfred). Let’s take match. That’s the immediate pay-off for professional it from the top. insight and effort. Drum Beat – one of a bunch of kin relations mentioned earlier. Let’s call them the Drum On the other hand there’s the breeder’s desire to Beat Bunch: Drum Beat, Court Martial, Mixed make headlines when the product reaches the track. Marriage, Farthing Damages, Advocate, Prize That’s the long-term pay-off, both for the breeder’s Court, Dramatic, Field Master, Sansonnet, Tu- reputation and the future family page in the catalogue. dor Minstrel, Aristophanes, Kashmir, Abernant, Aimee. There will be more. To achieve the first objective, breeders will use stallions Ambiopoise by Ambiorix, son of Lavendula. known to throw good looks as well as ability. These are Jan Ekels by Derring-Do, who has Abernant easily recognised. as damsire. To get to the second part, the everlasting fame and Bog Trotter by Irish River, whose damsire glory, a different set of skills is required. Klairon and dam Irish Star’s female line trace And luck, of course. to Lavendula’s dam Sweet Lavender. Irish River is a virtual full brother to the dam of West Man, also with a double of the Sweet Lavender female he surest way to fame and glory is to check the facts, line, the same as in Dynasty’s female line. As an and hope to spot a trend. In pedigree terms that means aside, note Dynasty’s Gr2 stayer Paddy O’Reilly, knowing what works with a stallion, and what has worked whose dam is by West Man out of a mare by with the family of a mare. In other words, analyse the very Irish River (!). best produce of a stallion, and analyse the very best from Western Winter is by Gone West (also sire of West Man), whose female line goes to Mixed a mare’s female line T Marriage. Western Winter’s dam has Court Take Legislate. Legislate’s dam Champers is by Restructure, Martial. whose damsire Thatching is a full brother to Goldmark, by Golden Thatch out of a Royal His sire Dynasty has produced seven Golden Thatch. The brothers have an interesting Prerogative mare. Golden Thatch (and full Gr1 winners to date. Their pedigrees, pedigree, as their sire Thatch and dam Abella are brother Thatching) are by Thatch, a son of at first glance, appear to have little in from the same female line (Dalmary). Thatch is Forli (Advocate, Aristophanes from the Drum common. The names of the successive by Forli (Aristophanes x Advocate mare – see Beat Bunch) out of Abella by Abernant. Sire damsires in the first five generations kin-links above), Abella is by Abernant out of and dam of Golden Thatch are from the same of each (meaning 7x5, or 35 names of a mare by Darius, making her very close kin to female line, going to the mare Dalmary. Golden damsires) throws up just one duplica- stallion Derring Do, who is by Darius out of a Thatch and Royal Prerogative (from female line tion. That is Drum Beat, 3rd damsire of mare by Abernant, tracing to the mare Lost Soul. of Lost Soul) have an affinity. Gold Cup winner Ancestral Fore, and In Legislate’s pedigree Derring Do is sire of Jan 5th damsire of Legislate. Interestingly, Fort Wood is by Sadler’s Wells (Dalmary Ekels, his 3rd damsire. As an aside, Lost Soul female line, like Golden Thatch) out of Fall the apparently significant elements also is ancestress of Royal Prerogative who has from Drum Beat also feature in a Aspen, whose sire Pretense belongs in the Drum shown a strong affinity with Golden Thatch (as Beat Bunch. large number of the whole group of 35 in Goldmark). damsires. Restructure is a son of the mare Twine, by In Legislate, Jan Ekels is sire of the 3rd dam Drum Beat is by Fair Trial, and is Thatching (Forli, Abernant). The 3rd dam is by Classic Art, who is by Ambiopoise out of Amu- Combat, half brother to Forli’s sire Aristophanes. close kin to a host of influential other sette, by Drum Beat. decsendants of Fair Trial. Those in- Royal Chalice by Royal Prerogative. clude Court Martial, Mixed Marriage, The link to Dynasty appears to centre on Western Winter again and again, combined Farthing Damages, Advocate, Prize his grandam Joy Petite, who is by Joy (a with sons of Al Mufti – Captain has Field Master Court, Dramatic, Field Master – the list grandson of the mare Lavendula) out of in female line, Victory Moon’s dam is by Dancing goes on. From half sisters to Fair Trial Lavenda Lady (who has Lavendula as her Champ out of Wild Hyacinth (Royal Prerogative come other kin-links, including San- 3rd dam). Lavenda Lady is by Abernant. x Drum Beat). sonnet, Tudor Minstrel, Aristophanes, Compare this to Legislate’s 3rd dam Classic Foveros is by Averof and belongs to the Drum Kashmir. The elements prominent in Art. Her sire Ambiopoise is by Ambiorix, Beat Bunch. Pas de Quoi is by Roland Gardens the pedigrees listed lead to other close a son of Lavendula. Her dam Amusette is (Derring-Do) and has Court Martial in his dam. kin-linked ones, notably Abernant, and by Drum Beat, the latter very close kin to Forli is Aristophanes x Advocate, both Drum Tudor Minstrel’s daughter Aimee (dam Abernant. of Blushing Groom). Beat bunch. 2016 Sires Handbook 10 RACEFORM 2016 Sires Handbook 11 RACEFORM Dancing Champ is out of Mrs Peterkin, Blushing Groom out of a mare by Lyphard whose dam Legendra is close kin to Tudor (Court Martial as damsire). PICK OF THE BUNCH Minstrel and Sansonnet, and belongs to the Suitable mares for Drum Beat Bunch. All this seems to suggest that what works Legislate could include Kabool’s dam is half sister to Dynasty’s with Dynasty, also works with Legislate’s 1. The Drum Beat Bunch, incl Drum sire Fort Wood. He’s by Shareef Dancer, a family. It seems fair to assume that the Beat (widespread, incl Trocadero, half brother to Dancing Champ, out of Mrs legacy will continue. Jolly Drummer, Victory Moon, etc.); Peterkin. Kabool’s sire Groom Dancer is by Court Martial (widespread, incl Lyphard, Elliodor, Count duBois, Western Winter, Capture Him, Lords, Successful Matings in Legislate’s Family Welsh Harmony, National Emblem, etc.); Mixed Marriage (Sharpen Up, Prince Alfred (Sun Compass) (Cape Derby) Gone West, Western Winter, West Zillah’s Smile (Sun Compass) Man, Count duBois, etc); Farthing Smilin’ Thru (Drum Beat) (SA Guineas, Benoni Guineas) Damages (Pole Position, Mummy’s Amusement (Drum Beat) Pet, Whistler, etc.), Advocate (Forli); Amusette (Ambiopoise by Ambiorix) Prize Court (Mexico, Harry Hotspur); Classic Art (Jan Ekels by Derring-Do) Dramatic, Field Master (Captain Classy Play (Jungle Cove) Al, etc.); Sansonnet, Tudor Minstrel Black Skimmer (Bog Trotter by Irish River) (widespread, incl Mrs Peterkin, Danc- Dunedin Star (Western Winter by Gone West) ing Champ, Kabool); Aristophanes (Forli); Kashmir, Abernant (wide- Champagne ‘n Roses (Goldmark – Golden Thatch) spread, incl Golden Thatch, Thatch- Cashmere ‘n Caviar (Fort Wood) ing, Derring-Do, Roland Gardens, Jan Sauna’s Rose (Tamburlaine) Ekels, Badger’s Drift, etc.), Aimee Asprey (Restructure) (Blushing Groom, Rainbow Quest, Champers (Restructure) Saumarez, Badger’s Drift, etc.); LEGISLATE (Dynasty) Pretense (Fall Aspen, Fort Wood, Jungle Class (Jungle Cove) Kabool); Averof, Foveros; etc. Roxy Café (Royal Chalice by Royal Prerogative) 2. Sweet Lavender descendants, through Roxanne (Western Winter by Gone West) Lavendula, Perfume, Source Sucree, Sting Operation (Captain Al - Al Mufti) Ambiorix, etc. (widespread, incl My Polar Art (Western Winter by Gone West) Babu, Joy, Klairon, Regent Street, Am- Polar Moon (Victory Moon - Al Mufti) biopoise, Irish River, Spectrum, West Going Astray (Foveros) Man, Turn-To, etc.); descendants of Lady Curator (Pas de Quoi – Roland Gardens) Sweet Lavender’s full sister Rose Red Lion In Winter (Western Winter) (dam of Aurora, leading to Alycidon, Party Piece (Jungle Cove) Borealis, Acropolis, Clouds, etc.); etc. Forward Miss (Home Guard by Forli) 3. Dalmary descendants, incl Thatch, Forward Filly (National Assembly) Golden Thatch, Thatching, Waterville Golden Tulip (Rakeen) Lake, Nureyev, Sadler’s Wells, Fairy She’s a Champ (Dancing Champ) King, etc. She’s a Treat (Harry Hotspur by Mexico) 4. Bride Elect descendants, incl Royal She’s All That (Western Winter by Gone West) Prerogative (notably combined with Kilcoy Castle (Kabool) Golden Thatch, as in Goldmark, sire Glorified (Roland Gardens by Derring-Do) of Rebel King; Royal Chalice), Prized, Sunny Smile (Jamaico) Hethersett (sire of Blakeney, sire of Only For You (Drum Beat) Commodore Blake), etc. Street Hawk (Fordham by Forli) Northern Princess (Northern Guest) Stands at: Drakenstein Stud Iceberg (Western Winter) Enquiries: John Freeman Tel: 021 418 0566. Cell: 082 777 8117 email: [email protected] 2016 Sires Handbook 10 RACEFORM 2016 Sires Handbook 11 RACEFORM.