Horizon bay, 2013 • height 16.1hh NORTHERN DANCER - Nearctic Sadler’s Wells RACE RECORD Fort Wood Fairy Bridge - Bold Reason R5.2m yearling 1990 Pretense - Endeavour 3 wins, 1400-1800m at 3 Fall Aspen Change Water - Swaps Rated MR 102 Dynasty 1999 Blakeney - Hethersett At 3 WON Gr3 Politician S. (1800m) Commodore Blake 2nd Jet Master S. (L) (1600m) Blakes Affair Ribamba - Ribocco 3rd Gr1 Daily News 2000 (2000m) 1986 Joy - Djebe Joy Petite Lavenda Lady - Abernant SIRE LINE Nijinsky - NORTHERN DANCER DYNASTY – 9 wins, Gr1 Durban July, Gr1 Daily Niniski News 2000, Gr1 Cape Derby, Gr1 SA Guineas; Lomitas Virginia Hills - Tom Rolfe multiple Gr1 placed. Rated MR 114. 1988 Surumu - Literat La Colorada Champion 3yo Colt, Horse of the Year at 3. La Dorada - Kronzeuge Equus Outstanding Sire x4 - 2010, 2014, 2015, Shina (GER) 2017. Sire of 3 Horses Of The Year (2010, 2014, 2001 Golden Eagle - Right Royal Beaus Eagle 2015), 5 Equus Champions, 23 Gr1 horses Spirit Of Eagles Beaufield - Maribeau Sire of Gr1 winners of both sexes. Sire of sires. 1986 Big Spruce - Herbager Notable progeny incl. Futura (10c - Badger’s Drift, Big Spirit Western Winter) Horse of the Year, Champion Beautiful Spirit - Bold Bidder 2015, sire; Legislate (10c – Restructure, Jungle Cove) Horse of the Year, Champion 2014; Beach STUD ANALYSIS 2nd dam Beauty (07f – Capture Him, Hobnob) Champion First season at stud in 2019 Spirit Of Eagles (86f Beau’s Eagle): 11 wins in twice 2013, 2014; Irish Flame (06c – Flaming USA; Broodmare of the Year in Germany/ Rock, Condorcet) Horse of the Year, Champion; USA; dam of Jackson (08c – Cozzene, Gone West) sire; PEDIGREE SILVANO (96c Lomitas): 7 wins, Gr1 QE Act Of War (11c - Cordoba, Calvados) Cape Horizon’s pedigree is not typical for highclass II Cup, G1 Arlington Million, Gr2 GP Champion; Ancestral Fore (06c – Pole Position, offspring of his sire Dynasty, suggesting greater der Wirthschaft, Gr2 Union Rennen, Lords) Cape Champion; Bela-Bela (12f - Royal influence from his dam Shina. She is a full sister International Cup (L); 2nd G1 Man O’War Academy, Secreto) Champion; It’s My Turn (12c to champion sire and sire-of-sires Silvano, whose S.; Horse of the Year in Germany; sire - Jallad, Elliodor); Eyes Wide Open (14c - Jallad, female line has done well with Nijinsky, as has his (TFR 126) SABIANGO (98c Acatenango): 7 wins, G1 All Fired Up); Lady In Black (14f - Jet Master, damsire Beau’s Eagle. Silvano’s grandam has kinbreeding involving Prince John and Baby La Charlie Whittingham Mem, Gr1 Grosser Flaming Rock); Front And Centre (15f - Alzao Kolner Pokal, Gr1 Deutschland Preis, Gr2 Shirley Heights) Lady Of the House (13f - Arch, (Silvano’s 4th dam). SUITABLE LINES for Horizon could include Union Rennen, G3 Kentucky Cup H,; 2nd Known Fact); Roman Discent (12c - Caesour, Al Gr1 Deutschland Preis, Gr2 Hansa Preis; Mufti); Liege (12c - Jallad, Royal Prerogative); Nijinsky and close kin Storm Bird & The Minstrel, as well as kin-links through Nijinsky’s dam 3rd Gr1 GP von Baden, Gr2 Hansa Preis Run For It (07c – Jallad, Topsider); Alexis (11f Flaming Page, notably Tom Fool and the dam (TFR 120) - Parade Leader, Red Ryder); Dynastic Power of Red God (sire of Blushing Groom). Tom Fool Solola 05f Black Sam Bellamy): 2 wins in (10c - Royal Prerogative, Jamaico); De Kock is sire of Buckpasser (in turn kin to Nijinsky). Germany; dam of (10c – Al Mufti, Quick Turnover); Paddy O’Reilly Buckpasser is especially noted as damsire SMAIH (12c Paco Boy): 3 wins at 2, Gr3 (06c – West Man, Irish River); Blake (06c – of Al Mufti and National Assembly, as well as Horris Hill S.; 3rd Ascendant S. (TFR Nassipour, Century); Dellotto (06c – Averof, Northern Guest. Silvano’s leading sons are Bold 102 at 2) Lyphard); Cracker Jack (06c – Aristis, Mistral Silvano (dam by Al Mufti, who is present in six Sirena (93f Tejano): 5 wins in Germany; dam of Dancer); Sammy Jo (07f – Al Mufti, Hard Up); of Silvano’s Gr1 winners) and Vercingetorix (dam Vinando (01c Hernando): 4 wins; 2nd Prix Squashy Joy (06f – Home Guard, Volcanic); by National Assembly, 2nd dam by Nijinsky’s Denisy (L); 3rd St Leger Italiano (L) Ice Diamond (08c – Elliodor, Where To Dance); son Peacetime). Tom Fool is damsire of Dancing (TFR 108) Shebelia (06f Black Sam Bellamy): did not Demanding Lady (08f – Deputy Commander, Champ (by Nijinsky). Nijinsky is close kin also to Mr Prospector (the pair noted together in major race; dam of Northern Flagship); Taipan (08c – Hermitage, String Theory (10c Medicean): 6 wins; 4th Waterville Lake); Dynamic (09c – Theatrical, pedigrees, for instance Scat Daddy whose dam and paternal grandam both are by Mr P and Gr2 German 2000 Guineas (TFR 107) Lord at War); Blaze Of Noon (10c - Goldkeeper, Strela (08f Lomitas): did not win; dam of Bucks Bid); Just Sensual (13f - Camden Park, have Nijinsky close up – and Scat Daddy’s Triple Crown winner Justify getting another double from Say GOOD BUY (16c Showcasing): 3 wins Dancing Champ); Olma (11f - Danzig, Mujtahid); his grandam!). in Germany, Grosser Herbstpreiss (L); Smiling Blue Eyes (13f - Badger Land, Jamaico); 2nd Gr3 Baden-Wurttemberg Trophy Horizon (13c - Lomitas, Beau’s Eagle); It Is Interesting in this context is Windrush, whose Shina (01f Lomitas): see above sire Seeking The Gold is Mr P x Buckpasser, Written (10c - Northfields, Sir Tristram); etc and whose remote female line is the same as KIN-BREEDING: the sequence of damsires, for Silvano’s. 3rd dam five generations, of Dynasty’s Gr1 winners shows Other notable lines are Tourbillon and Count Fleet, Big Spirit (80f Big Spruce): did not race; dam of Drum Beat appearing more than once, while leading to Lalun (Sadler’s Wells, Mill Reef) and Spirit Of Eagles (86f Beau’s Eagle): - see related names appear. Gone West (in Jackson) is My Babu (Joy, notably in Dynasty whose sire Fort above sire of Western Winter (in Futura). Badger’s Drift Wood is by Sadler’s Wells). LOVELY HABIT (87f Habitony): 10 wins in (in Futura) and Restructure (in Legislate) are both USA, California Cup Distaff, Matron H., out of mares by Thatching who is full brother to Impressive Style S., Campanile Inv H. Golden Thatch (in Futura). These full brothers are FEMALE LINE BIG PAL (89c Beau’s Eagle): 16 wins in USA, out of Abella, by Abernant - who is close kin to 1st dam G3 California Juv S., Gold Rush H. (L), Drum Beat, and to the mare Mixed Marriage, third Shina (01f Lomitas): did not race; dam of Round Table H. (L), San Matean H. (L) dam of Gone West. Another kin-link is to the mare SANTA CLARA (15f Duke Of Marmalade): 3 Farthing Damages, who is doubled in the dam wins, 1200-1600m; won Gr2 KRA Fillies 4th dam of Pole Position (in Ancestral Fore). This leads Guineas, 2nd Kenilworth Fillies Nursery (L), Beautiful Spirit (73f Bold Bidder): did not race; Irridescence S. (L), Gr3 Umzimkhulu S; 3rd dam of to kin-relatives Court Martial and Tudor Minstrel. Gr2 Fillies Championship Dynasty kin-links through his 3rd dam Lavenda BEAUTIFUL GLASS (79f Pass The Glass): 6 HORIZON (13c Dynasty): - subject stallion wins in USA, G3 El Encino S., La Brea S., Lady, by Abernant, and close kin to Drum Beat SOLAPUR (05c Ekraar): 3 wins in Germany and et al, including the mare Popcorn (in Irish Flame). Jan Jessie S.; 3rd Silver Spoon H.; dam of Switzerland, 2100-2150m, Derby Trial (L) JEANNE JONES (85f Nijinsky): 5 wins in Sadler’s Wells line sires in South Africa: Sanskrift (16f Duke Of Marmalade): won, 1250m USA, G1 Fantasy S., Santa Isabel S., Flying The Flag, Global View, New Predator, at 2; 3rd Perfect Promise Sprint (L) Autumn Days H.; 2nd G1 Kentucky The United States (Galileo); Elusive Fort (Fort Sauber (07c Medicean): 7 wins in Germany Oaks, G1 Santa Anita Oaks, Flying Wood); Act Of War, Futura, Horizon, Jackson Sarottis Dream (08f Black Sam Bellamy): 3 wins Paster S.; 3rd G1 Hollywood Starlet S.; Legislate (Dynasty); Potala Palace (Singspiel); in Germany BEAUTIFUL MELODY (86f Alydar): 4 wins Sonixs (11c Sinndar): won in Germany Admiral Kitten (Kitten’s Joy) in USA, G1 Beverley Hills H.; 2nd G2 Silver Dream (12f Tiger Hill): won, 1600m at 3 Wilshire H.; 3rd G1 Gamely H. in SA 2020 FEE: R8.000 live foal Owner: A Syndicate Stud Master: DaVID HEPBURN-BROWN Hemel ‘n AARDE STUD C: 082 898 1231 PO Box 1369, Hermanus 7200 T: 028 312 3509 F: 086 541 2173 www.hnastud.co.za E: [email protected] 2020 Sires Handbook (update) 22 RACEFORM.