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Karel Miedema’s Pedigree Evaluation Pick of the Bunch ational Emblem Suitable mares for National Emblem include N National Assembly - Title Page by Welsh Harmony 1. Mares with concentrations of any or all of Court (or other Fair Trial or Lady Juror), Not a season goes by without National Emblem throwing up a big winner. (or other In 2006 Gr1 Gold Challenge winner National Spirit, Gr1 Cape Flying ), (or other ), Championship winner Nhlavini, and 2yo SA Nursery winner Rebel King. (Danzig, Danehill), Rockefella, In 2007 3yo Buy And Sell hit the headlines with a striking win in the Gr1 /Graustark, etc - Daily News 2200. this is widespread 2. Mares with Donatello It is from this wealth of talent that a thorough analysis can be made of (, , , National Emblem’s affinities at stud. etc.), Averof, Foveros, Royal Prerogative n the essay on stallion Requiem elsewhere in this issue, the GG affinity concept is explained in detail. Short for ‘Gainsborough Group’, the GG concept explores affinities 3. Mares with any or all of Tom of ancestors who are closely inbred to a variety of stallion Gainsborough’s genetic Fool affinity clan (Buckpasser, siblings. Gainsborough and Son In Law, for instance, make up a major pair, together , , I with . But there are many other members of the Group. Flip to the page of Dinner Partner, etc) Requiem, a son of Danehill, to see how the pedigree of the latter’s sire Danzig is put in 4. Mares with duplications of la perspective. Danzig is also the sire of National Emblem’s sire National Assembly. Significantly, Troienne, Bull Dog/Sir the latter and Danehill are close relatives. Danehill is by Danzig out of a mare whose dam is Gallahad; Mr Prospector by Buckpasser out of . National Assembly is out of a mare who is by Buckpasser out 5. Mares from the Bonza Bay of a close genetic relative to Natalma, Bold Princess. The only real difference between family (and other similarly Danehill and National Assembly is Danehill’s damsire His Majesty - but as the Requiem essay constructed bottom female shows, he fits in with the rest of the pedigree in terms of the GG concept. line ancestors) His Majesty’s pedigree consists of parents and grandparents inbred to GG affinity horses. Interestingly, many of the same GG ancestors can be found in Title Page, the dam of National Emblem. Ambitious as this may sound, there isn’t a great deal of difference between the genetic make-up of Danehill and National Emblem. Let’s see how the latter’s affinities at stud compare to those of the world . Where From Here

ultiple Gr1 winning Rebel King, who was unbeaten National Emblem might be inter- National Emblem seems to sprinter Nhlavini carries a at 2, has a very strong GG esting. That’s just what happened repond well to inbreeding M double whammy of genetic background. Through the female in Gr1 Daily News 2200 winner through GG-elements, of which sibling inbreeding. He’s 3x2 line of his dam’s sire Badger Land, Buy And Sell. His dam Trade En- one subgroup can be described as Renounce (dam of National through his second damsire quiry is by Qui Danzig out of a mare combinations of Fair Trial and Assembly) x Mount Hagen Foveros, and through the damsire by Secret prospector, the pair com- Hyperion. (Nhlavini’s damsire). The one is by of third dam Luciennes, Linacre (by bining Danzig with Secret Prospec- a son of Tom Fool out of a mare by Rockefella out of a Panorama tor’s damsire Graustark on a fe- Inbreeding using Danzig, and Bold , the other by a son of mare). male line background exploding adding His Majesty (the missing Bold Ruler out of a mare by Tom with GG elements. Buy And Sell is link from Danehill, when Interesting also in this context is compared to National Assembly) Fool, with other matches in- talented Pegasus Emblem, whose the second Gr1 winner for his dam between. The second set of siblings - the other was a filly by Among is interesting. His Majesty’s full third dam is inbred 3x3 to Petition. brother Graustark another is Welsh Harmony (damsire of The latter is an important element Men who carries Graustark and National Emblem) with Welsh Bold Lad (3/4 to National option. Keep an eye also on of Danzig’s pedigree, suggesting Rockefella, who has a good Pageant (in Nhlavini’s bottom that inbreeding to Danzig with Assembly’s grandam). female line), who both are by record with Danzig. Tudor Melody out of a mare Averof and Foveros appeal, as NATIONAL EMBLEM’S TOP-EARNERS do representatives of the Bonza by . This dam by grandam by combination carries a sky- bay female line (high GG factor). 2.7m Nhlavini Mount Hagen (Bold Bidder) Roan Rocket high GG-factor. Gr1 placed stakes winner Lady 1.8m National Spirit Model Man (Elliodor) Jamaico Rohena is the from Gr1 winning sprint/miler 823k Buy And Sell Qui Danzig (Danzig) Secret Prospector National Spirit is out of this line for National Emblem. 666k Carnadore Silvino (Our Native) Red Regent Meretrix, a mare by Model A thorough evaluation of any 611k Rebel King Badger Land (Codex) Foveros Man. Meretrix has a strong mare’s female line should give 528k Bay Legend Concertino (Lyphard) background of GG-clan suitable clues. members, through her 458k Princely Heir Royal Prerogative () Le Cordonnier grandam Red Rosette. 434k Rip Curl Concertino (Lyphard) Accipiter Model Man’s sire Elliodor 379k Lady Rohena Hard Up (Hard Fighter) Instrument Landing is equally well endowed. 350k to Peking Northern Guest (N. Dancer) Run Dusty Run 347k Decorated Hero Caerdeon (Crepello) KLAWERVLEI STUD. Carnadore’s dam Tudor Bonnievale, W.Cape 322k Sovereign Beat Steady Beat (Alydar) Kaljerry Vino is by Silvino, whose JOHN KOSTER. elements are very similar to 309k Karnak Jungle Cove (Bold Ruler) Caerdeon Cell: 082 880 7943 those found in National 296k Fez Salaadim (Seattle Slew) Hobnob [email protected] Assembly. Tudor Vino’s 3rd 293k Pegasus Emblem Piaffer (Nijinsky) Amber Rama GRANT KNOWLES dam Tee Off has a dynamite Cell: 082 882 9774 GG factor. Note: Elliodor = Lyphard x Crepello, Caerdeon = Crepello x , Concertino [email protected] = by Lyphard; the dam of Lyphard is by Court Martial, Elliodor = 3x4 Court Martial; Abernant=Court Martial

2007 Sires Handbook - Raceform