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i BREEDING also a stakes winner and was Group One placed, including second in the Longchamp Prix Lupin. NEW SIRES FOR 2012 DALGHAR Daltawa also has a winning daughter Brighthill Farm - $6,000 Stud Fee Daltaiyma, a sister to Daylami, who is PEDIGREE PROFILE dam of Daltaya, winner of the Gr. 3 JOHN RICHARDSON Longchamp Prix de la Grotte over the metric mile. Daltaya is therefore a three- quarter blood sister to Dalghar and she has recently sprung into prominence as I must have been asked half a dozen dam of the unbeaten French filly Dalkala (Giant’s Causeway), winner of the Gr. 3 times over the past few months since Saint-Cloud Prix Cleopatre. Brighthill Farm’s new sire DALGHAR was announced, what one might expect Daltawa’s dam is the stakes-placed to breed from a stamina standpoint if Damana, who is by the French Derby one used the horse, who was himself winner and Champion French sire Crystal a high quality sprinter and yet half- Palace. She is half-sister to stakes brother to a pair of champion middle- winners Dastaan (Arctic Tern) and distance horses. Raykour (Dalsaan), their dam being the Crepello mare Denia, who is also Before addressing that knotty question ancestress of stakes winners including it might be as well to have a good look at the recent American Grade One winner Dalghar’s sire Anabaa, a world champion Belle Royale. older sprinter and winner of the Gr. 1 Newmarket July Cup and Gr. 1 Deauville Denia is three-quarter-sister to the Prix Maurice de Gheest. The son of French Oaks winner Crepellana. This speed influence Danzig and the Gr. 1 is a fantastic female family, French in Prix Robert Papin winner Balbonella did, origin closer up through Astana, Theano however, also win at 1600 metres. and Souryva, but tracing back through great matrons to St. Lucre and her dam He shuttled between France and Fairy Gold, the dam of Fair Play and Australia for 11 years and he ranks as Friar Rock. a most consistent sire that was equally successful in both hemispheres with a I counted no fewer than 177 stakes Brighthill Farm’s speedy newcomer, French-bred Dalghar. total of 81 stakes, 14 of them at elite winners worldwide tracing from Souryva level. DALGHAR (FR.) 2000 Grey Colt Dates supplied by Arion Pedigree – a phenomenal total. The line is one developed to great effect by Marcel It would be fair to say that his Group Nearco Nearctic Boussac using techniques of line and One winners followed their damsires Northern Dancer Lady Angela B. 1961 inbreeding which were his hallmarks so far as their optimum trips were Native Dancer Natalma and today carried on to great effect by concerned. Goldikova, a world champion Danzig Almahmoud B. 1977 H.H. the Aga Khan. with no less than 14 Group One wins, Crafty Admiral Admiral’s Voyage is the queen of his progeny and is from Pas de Nom Olympia Lou The Boussac-bred Astana, who is the Br. 1968 fifth dam of Dalghar, is a daughter of a Blushing Groom mare, in turn from a Petition Petitioner Arbar (also from this same female line) Lyphard mare – she was best at a mile ANABAA (USA) Steady Aim but stayed 1850 metres. B. 1992 and Theano. This latter pair are both Vienna Vaguely Noble bred on the same Tourbillon/Sardanapale The Australian Yell was out of a Gay Mecene Noble Lassie B. 1975 combination. Repetition of these and Bluebird mare and got 1400 metres, Sir Gaylord Gay Missile Arbar’s brother Marsyas may be fruitful. and Headturner, the AJC Derby winner, Balbonella Missy Baba B. or Br. 1984 Their dam is Astronomie, by Teddy, whose was out of a Zabeel mare. The French Never Bend Riverman sire blood abounds in the bottom portion Derby winner Anabaa Blue was out of a Bamieres River Lady B. or Br. 1978 of the new sire’s chart. Riverman mare, and the Grand Prix de Kashmir Saint-Cloud winner Plumania came from Bergamasque Dalghar is sex-balanced line-bred to Bergame a Rainbow Quest daughter of a Lyphard Native Dancer (5 x 5), Nasrullah (4), Native Dancer mare. Closer to home Anabandana and Raise a Native Princequillo (3), Nearco (8), Blenheim Mr. Prospector Raise You Imananabaa both stayed as far as their B. 1970 (7), Tourbillon (4) and Blue Peter. Further Nashua enhancement could be attained through pedigrees suggested they might. Miswaki Gold Digger Sequence further crosses of Hyperion, male lines The average winning distance of Ch. 1978 Tom Fool of Riverman, Crepello, Sir Gaylord, My Anabaa’s get was a stiff miler’s 1610 Hopespringseternal Buckpasser Busanda Babu and female ones of Never Bend, metres, a higher figure than expected Ch. 1971 Princequillo Bold Reason, Fair Trial, Vaguely Noble which may reflect the strength of the Rose Bower DALTAWA (IRE) Lea Lane and members of the Northern Dancer French staying programme. Anabaa was Gr. 1989 Fortino and Mr. Prospector sire lines. twice champion French sire of two-year- Caro Crystal Palace Chambord olds and was the runner-up four times in Gr. 1974 I believe that mares containing the Sicambre blood of Mill Reef, Tourbillon, Teddy, Man a row on the French sires’ list. Damana Hermieres Vieille Pierre o’War, Djeddah, Sir Tristram and Zabeel, As a racehorse Dalghar had the Gr. 1981 Donatello and maybe Danehill, will suit this horse. phenotype of a sprinter with the strength Denia Crepello Crepuscule I expected to find that this horse would and power of his paternal grandsire B. 1973 Charlottesville be difficult to mate, but I discovered that Danzig, and on the track he conformed Rose Ness Astana this was not the case at all and that there to this. He was a juvenile winner over are some enthralling prospective matings 1400 metres at Maisons-Laffitte and ran Stakes and Gr. 3 Maisons-Laffitte Prix Daltawa was a stakes-winning racemare amongst the younger broodmare sires. second that year in the Gr. 2 Criterium Seine-et-Oise, while he was not disgraced over 2100 metres, taking the Saint-Cloud I sorted out for Dalghar, for one on that track over 200 metres less. Prix Ronde de Nuit and finishing second when fifth in the Gr. 1 Royal Ascot Queen reason or another, interesting matings The following year he won both his in the Gr. 3 Prix Penelope at the same Anne Stakes behind Goldikova. with daughters of Captain Rio, Dagger’s starts, including the 1500-metre listed venue. She has been sensational at The dam of Dalghar is Daltawa, a Drawn, Elusive City, Golan, Kilimanjaro, Deauville Prix Luthier and in the other stud, leaving the world champion older Stravinsky, Shinko King, Zerpour, over 1600 metres at Longchamp. He daughter of Miswaki. I regard Miswaki horse and 1999 European Horse of the Bertolini, Bunker, Brilliance, City On A campaigned in the best company at four as one of the most important sons of Year Daylami (by Doyoun, winner of the Hill, Deputy Governor, Ekraar, Faltaat, Mr. Prospector, for he is balanced line- 2000 Guineas and a son of Mill Reef years and his times and sectionals speak His Royal Highness, Howbaddouwantit, bred to Nasrullah, Bull Dog and his sire from a Kashmir mare), who scored eight volumes for his blistering speed. Kaapstad, My Halo, One Cool Cat, Teddy, as well as being bred on a strong victories at elite level. Dalghar won the Gr. 3 Longchamp Prix version of the Nasrullah/Princequillo nick, Personal Escort, Sandtrap, San Luis du Palais Royal in a sensational track He is achieving further accolades and Spectatorial. There are plenty of which might bear repetition in Dalghar’s record time of 1:17.04 for 1400 metres, as damsire of the champion Australian other suitable broodmare sires. A bit mates. with a blistering 9.7 seconds for the two-year-old of 2012, Pierro, who looks of research for each potential mate will last 200 metres. How many horses are Miswaki, a Group One-winning to have next season’s classics at his unquestionably pay off. mercy. capable of running such times? juvenile in France, has long featured To answer the question set in the first He also ran second in the Gr. 2 as a champion sire and broodmare Daltawa, to Mill Reef’s grandson paragraph of this article, I will expect Ascot Diadem Stakes beating the Gr. 1 sire worldwide with a total of 94 stakes Darshaan, left another European champion Dalghar to follow the breeding of his Royal Ascot King’s Stand Stakes winner winners to his credit, including Black in Dalakhani, who was European Horse mates and it will not surprise if he leaves Kingsgate Native, and was also second Tie Affair and Umatilla and the epochal of the Year as a three-year-old in 2003 excellent classic stayers to stouter or in the Gr. 3 Longchamp Prix du Pin and broodmare Urban Sea, an Arc winner and who tasted success in the Prix de miling mares. Conversely, send him Listed Prix de Montretout. Third placings whose eight stakes winners include l’Arc de Triomphe and French Derby. a sprinter and you will get something came in the Gr. 2 Goodwood Lennox Galileo and Sea The Stars. Daltawa’s Caerleon son Daymarti is rather quick. • 24 | THE INFORMANT | FRIDAY, JULY 20, 2012 www.tbpublications.co.nz.