Andrew Caulfield, May 31, 2011-Worthadd (Ire) AMr. and Mrs. Taylor Hardin bred for PEDIGREE INSIGHTS nearly three decades at their lovely Newstead Farm in BY ANDREW CAULFIELD Virginia, and there came the couple=s way a series of mares whose quality meant each could have stood Sunday, Milan, Italy alone as foundation matron to a successful operation.@ PREMIO CARLO VITTADINI-G2, i126,000, Milan, Click for the Racing Post chart or the free brisnet.com 5-29, 3yo/up, 1mT, 1:36.80, gd. catalogue-style pedigree. 1--WORTHADD (IRE), 133, c, 4, by (Ire) 1st Dam: Wigman, by Rahy WORTHADD (IRE), c, 2007 2nd Dam: Urjwan, by Seattle Slew Mr. Prospector 3rd Dam: White Star Line, by Seeking the Gold O-Scuderia Incolinx di Romeo Diego; B-Compagnia Con Game (GB) Generale SRL; T-Vittorio Caruso; J-Mirco Demuro; Colorado Dancer (Ire) Fall Aspen i70,000. Lifetime Record: G1SP-Ity & Eng, 11-8-1-2, Dubawi (Ire) (GB) i638,047. Werk Nick Rating: A++. Deploy (GB) Slightly Dangerous Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Zomaradah (Ire) Jawaher (Ire) Back in 1985, the catalogue for the complete High Tern (Ire) dispersal of the Newstead Farm Trust included an Red God Blushing Groom (Fr) enlightening summary by Ed Bowen. Runaway Bride Rahy AHallmark of the professional breeding operation often Halo Glorious Song is that rare and priceless creation--the Blue Hen mare,@ Wigman Ballade 18-3-1-1, $85,024 Bowen wrote. AIf, in a lifetime, a breeder acquires one Bold Reasoning 3Fls, 1GSW Seattle Slew of them, he can count himself blessed. If it happens Urjwan My Poker 2-1-0-0 twice, he can count himself lucky, and if it continues to 12Fls, 7 wnrs White Star Line Northern Dancer happen, we must begin to think the breeder is both of 15Fls, 1GSW, 1SW Fast Line the above--and a little bit smart, too.

" " " Andrew Caulfield Cont.

The dispersal confirmed the truth of Bowen=s words, Urjwan spent the majority of her broodmare career in with six of the 18 mares achieving seven-figure prices, Europe before being switched back to her native U.S., including four which sold for figures between $3 million where she visited Rahy in 1999. She produced a filly and $7 million. which was send to race in Italy after being knocked It was a similar story with the Trust=s weanlings. down to her vendor as a yearling. Named Wigman, the Three of them broke the previous record for a weanling, filly won from a mile to 1 3/8 miles. Wigman=s talented the new figure being $2.5 million, and some of half-brother Jiyush (Generous) stayed even better, one Newstead=s yearling fillies of his wins coming over 2 1/4 miles, and another had earlier sold well at half-brother, Historic (Sadler=s Wells), was a good Saratoga. staying hurdler. These two, though, were by stallions These reminiscences were which stayed a good deal better than Rahy. prompted by another fine Worthadd had only a short head to spare at the end performance from the of the Derby Italiano over 1 3/8 miles, and he seems Italian-trained Worthadd, who much more at home around a mile. Much the same has followed up his fine could have been said of his admirable sire Dubawi, even second to Canford Cliffs in though this son of Dubai Millennium stayed well the G1 Lockinge S. with his enough to fill third place behind Motivator in the Derby. Dubawi (Ire) third victory at Group 2 level. I think it is fair to say that breeders had fleeting The third dam of this winner doubts about Dubawi during those difficult third and of last year=s Italian 2000 Guineas and Derby is fourth seasons. After covering plenty of mares at Newstead=s White Star Line, who was bought by Dalham Hall Stud in his first two years at a fee of Sheikh Mohammed=s Management for $3 ,25,000, Dubawi was switched to Ireland to stand his million. His second dam, Urjwan, was another purchase third season at a fee of i40,000. That season resulted for the Maktoum family, with Sheikh Hamdan investing in 72 foals, as opposed to 118 in his first crop and 115 $850,000 in the yearling daughter of Seattle Slew. in his second. Switching him back to Dalham Hall and White Star Line=s price reflected a first-rate pedigree, reducing his fee to 15,000 in his fourth season didn t combined with sterling achievements on the track. This , = help, as his book totalled 68. daughter of Northern Dancer had recorded Grade I triumphs in the Kentucky Oaks, Delaware Oaks and Fortunately, Dubawi=s first runners quickly dispelled any doubts about his ability and he was greatly in Alabama S. What=s more, she was a daughter of Fast Line, a Mr. Busher mare who surely qualified as a blue demand in 2010. With his fee raised to ,55,000 in hen. Fast Line=s other stakes winners were Filiberto, 2011, following the Group 1 or Group 2 victories of winner of the G1 Prix Morny in 1972, as well as that , Poet=s Voice, Monterosso, Irish Field, Prince fine producer Fairway Fun. Her daughters also produced Bishop, Sand Vixen and Worthadd, there are currently the outstanding French filly Northern Trick (a three- only two English-based stallions standing at a higher parts sister to White Star Line) and the CCA Oaks fee. winner Magazine. America is beginning to see some of Dubawi=s White Star Line also ended up with an admirable progeny, with Dubawi Heights winning the GIII Wilshire number of black-type performers to her credit--six to be H. and yesterday=s GI Gamely S. and Surrey Star the La precise--but Worthadd=s second dam, the mile winner Puente S. His stock continues to shine in Europe, where Urjwan, didn=t rank among White Star Line=s best Perfect Tribute has become his 13th group winner from offspring. However, this daughter of Seattle Slew has his first two European crops (14th if you include the helped maintain the family fortunes, with two of her Hong Kong Group 1 winner Lucky Nine). His 22 stakes daughters producing winners of a European Derby. Her winners also include Dubawi Gold, runner-up in both Shirley Heights filly Dawlah was first off the mark, the English and Irish 2,000 Guineas, and Havane producing Dai Jin (Peintre Celebre), winner of the Smoker, runner-up in the French equivalent. German Derby seven years before Worthadd landed the It looks as though Dubawi is suited by mares from Italian version. the Blushing Groom line. Havane Smoker and Worthadd The family has also enjoyed European classic success are both out of Rahy mares, whereas Surrey Star is out with Northern Trick=s grand-daughter Light Shift of a granddaughter. Dubawi=s surprisingly fast daughter (Kingmambo), winner of the 2007 Oaks, and with Astrophysical Jet is out of a Rainbow Quest mare. White Star Line=s granddaughter Valley of Gold (Shirley Breeders therefore have an alternative route to two Heights), winner of the G1 Oaks d=Italia. Altogether four others which have already proved themselves. One is of White Star Line=s daughters have produced a total of the Danzig line, which has enjoyed stakes success with six group winners, the other Group 1 winner among Poet=s Voice, Makfi, Dubawi Gold, Lucky Nine, Perfect them being Preseli (Caerleon) (Moyglare Stud S.). Tribute and Frankenstein, and the other is the Nijinsky Bernardini is another whose female line traces to Fast line, which has produced three group winners in Anna Line. Salai, Irish Field and Dubawi Heights.

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