Karel Miedema’s Pedigree Evaluation PICK OF THE BUNCH rish Flame Suitable mares for Irish Flame could include Dynasty – Clock The Rock by Flaming Rock Fragrant View (Condorcet, Lavery); The result of the Thornaby All-aged Mexico (Harry Hotspur, Super Ride (4x4x4x3). Popcorn got Candy Magic); I Sweepstakes, run early in 1944 at the now Corn from a mating to Ranjit, Elevation (Rain Forest); defunct Stockton racecourse in the north of whose grandam Jury is kin to all of the above (3x5x5x5x4). Next is Persian Wonder (London News, England, carried little significance at the Cornice, by Oligarchy, whose third Classic Flag, Bush Telegraph, time. The finish was fought between two 3yo dam Feline keeps the fires burning, Crimson Waves); fillies, subsequent 1000 Guineas runner-up by kin-linking to all in the earlier Averof, Foveros (Rebel King, sequence. Warm White Night); Grande Corniche beating Fragrant View by To digress, Cornice’ half sister Royal Prerogative (Victory a short head. Decades later female-line Titbit is by Morland (who gives a Moon, Goldmark, Divine descendants of the two fillies would meet somewhat further removed 6x5 link Force); again, in happy circumstances at Zandvliet with Joyride), but things are pulled Western Winter; Abadan (Full much closer together in Titbit’s Colour); Stud under the African sun. champion son Smackeroo. He’s by Elliodor (Model Man, Special Mexico, who gives close kin- Preview, Jay Peg); rande Corniche and Popcorn established the Corn breeding, 2x2 Minstrel’s Price x Fragrant View had family – think Gr1 winners Candycorn. Behind it, Mexico’s Rich Man’s Gold; Jallad. much in common. Both Smackeroo, Rain Forest, Festive grandam Prize Court is close kin were daughters of Season, Festive Forever, to Joy Ride. Remarkably, the next champion 2yo sprinter Fearless, Three Kings, Shah’s three dams in Mexico’s female line Festive Season, by Persian Wonder, Panorama.G Both were out of mares Star. are all kin to Joy Ride as well. whose grandsire Bahram and 3rd by champion sire and champion From the Popcorn family, Cornice visited sire Dapper to dam Futurity (both by Blandford) are close kin to Joy Ride. broodmare sire Buchan (unlucky Condorcet got one-time winner get Corn. The dam of Oligarchy runner-up both in the 2000 Guineas Crisp Corn, as well as lightly (sire of Cornice) and the grandam Festive Forever & Shah’s Star, by and Epsom Derby). To complete the maiden Cora Dora out of Crisp of Dapper are very close kin, both Foveros, whose sire Averof and picture, the grandam of one was a Corn’s half sister Corn. Crisp Corn with Blue Larkspur and Bull Dog damsire Whistling Wind (grandson daughter of Gay Crusader (a is dam of Gr1 & Gr2 placed SW close up. This gives a different kin- of Panorama) are both close kin to grandson of Bay Ronald), the Miss Doreet (by Elliodor), while link from what was established Cornbelle (Whistling Wind is also grandam of the other came from the Cora Dora is the grandam of Irish earlier. Fear not, however. The 4th close kin to Grande Corniche). same female line as Bay Ronald. In Flame. dam of Dapper is Knockaney Fearless & Carry On Katie & Storm terms of the theory of kin-breeding, Bridge, close kin to Oligarchy’s 3rd Crossing, by Western Winter who Grande Corniche and Fragrant View dam Felina – and to the whole is kinbred bottom female-lines were very, very close kin. Cora Dora, kinbred to the female string of kinships found earlier, Mixed Marriage (from his sire Gone lines of her sire and dam by linking Fragrant View, who was a half ending with Joy Ride. West) x Golden Feast (his female Fragrant View and Grande Cornice, sister to 1946 Epsom Derby winner line) – both these are close kin to visited Flaming Rock to get Clock After that came Corn with Airborne, established a successful Condorcet to give Cora Bella, then Joy Ride. female line. In our context, she’s The Rock, the stakes winning dam Flaming Rock to get Clock The Three Kings, by Royal Prerogative third dam of French 2000 Guineas of Irish Flame. Flaming Rock Rock – all the way with the kin- whose 3rd dam Phase is kin to Joy runner-up Condorcet, who started (whose dam is half sister to sire breeding foundations remaining Ride (Royal Prerogative has strong his stud career in Ireland before Averof) has as his third dam the rock-solid. kin-links with Averof, and also ending up at Zandvliet Stud seven mare Silvery Moon. The latter is with Golden Thatch, the latter years later. His best progeny abroad close kin to the dam of Fragrant Finally, Irish Flame – by Dynasty, noted earlier as significant). was Gr1 winner Condessa (TFR View and very close kin to Grande whose grandam Joy Petite is by Joy 121), whose dam, anecdotally, is Corniche’ dam Joy Ride. The latter out of Lavenda Lady. The two Sound Of Rhum, by Full Colour close kin to the grandam of Golden may seem some way removed from parents have the same female line, whose damsire Abadan is kin to Joy Thatch. the action, but in terms of kin- going to Sweet Lavender who is Ride (also, the dam of Sound of breeding is the Significant close kin to Joy Ride. There’s more. Rhum is by Pentland Firth, whose Condorcet didn’t make it in Ancestor in the bottom female line. Dynasty gives a closer bottom-lines dam Free For All is close kin to Joy South Africa as a sire, and as Such important ancestors kin-link, Lavenda Lady x Popcorn, Ride). broodmare sire is represented by just both daughters of Abernant. two South African stakes winners. extend their influence for many Kale & Miss Doreet, by Elliodor whose Both are from the female line of generations. Little wonder, Everything still solid as a rock! 4th dam Loan is very close kin to Grande Corniche. The latter had perhaps, in this case as Joy Joy Ride. been equally accomplished in Ride herself is kinbred 2x1, Where From Here Kildonan, by Rich Man’s Gold whose establishing a successful female line with her dam White Folly 3rd dam Romanita is close kin to as her former opponent. A daughter, being a virtual full sister to The female family of Irish Flame, Joy Ride. Bebe Grande, who was the best of influential sire Blandford. and its major winners, represents her sex at 2, then placed in both everything that has worked for 1000 and 2000 Guineas the next Joy Ride’s daughter Grande generations in South Africa. The One possibly promising sire not season. Another daughter, the Corniche is kinbred 2x1 Happy sires of the major winners provide spotted with the family is Jallad, unraced Grande Cornette, produced Climax (dam of her sire Panorama) important opportunities to return because of his own kin-breeding (3x3 two fillies by champion sprinter x Joy Ride. Next Grande Cornette, to Irish Flame. Let’s look. Aimee x Ajasco, who both are kin to by sire Kingsway whose grandam Joy Ride), and because of a double Abernant, the unraced Cormorant Smackeroo, by Mexico who gives Yane is close kin to both Happy Dante in his dam (Dante’s dam Rosy and one-raced Popcorn. Both found close kin kin-breeding to Climax and Joy Ride (3x3x2). Next Legend is close kin to Joy Ride, and their way to South Africa. Candycorn. in line are Cormorant and full sister Dante has been significant in another Cormorant is ancestress of Gr1 Popcorn, by Abernant whose 3rd Rain Forest, by Elevation whose 3rd branch of Joy Ride’s descendants, winners Sound Of Rhum, Kale and dam Lady Josephine is close kin to dam Alicante (granddaughter of notably in sire Pieces Of Eight (TFR Kildonan. all of Yane, Happy Climax and Joy Buchan) is close kin to Joy Ride. 128), a son of Relic. 2013 Sires Handbook to date 9 June 2013.