Karel Miedema’s Pedigree Evaluation lack Minnaloushe (USA) BStorm Cat – Coral Dance by Green Dancer Coral Dance, dam of multiple Gr1 winner Black Minnaloushe, is quite some girl. A Gr1 runner-up as a 2yo herself, she excelled at stud, producing three Gr1 winning sons from different sires. Three-time Gr1 winner in the USA Nasr el Arab. Three-time Gr1 winner Pennekamp, unbeaten at 2, winner of the English 2000 Guineas at 3. And Black Minnaloushe, whose Gr1 wins include the Irish 2000 Guineas. That wasn’t all. The trio have a half sister who’s the dam of Gr1 Breeder’s Cup Distaff winner Round Pond, and there are two other half siblings, one won a stakes, the other produced a stakes winner. oral Dance is a daughter of Nijinsky- Carvin, and who was sired by Diatome. The sire Green Dancer, and comes from latter’s fourth dam Lanette had all of Sans a French female line with an Souci, le Sancy and Rabelais, and added the C interesting make-up. The pedigree of third genetic leg to the double of Zanetta and Coral Dance shows inbreeding 4x4 to close Viridiflora already present in Casserole, the genetic relatives Vieux Manoir and Casserole. earlier mentioned mare in the bottom female Following on to Casserole, she’s closely line. inbred, 3x2 to close genetic relatives Viridiflora The next mating, which resulted in Coral and Zanetta. The latter pair are both by Sans Dance, was an inspired one. It came through Souci out of mares by Le Sancy, and one of sire Green Dancer, whose damsire Val de them, the mare Zanetta has a pedigree Loir was by Casserole’s genetic equivalent background which strongly resembles Mumtaz Vieux Manoir, further enhancing the strong Mahal. foundation which now included six lines of This relationship was exploited when Rabelais and his full sister Simone. Coral Joker’s Wild, champion 2yo Dance was fully set up to hit the big time. Casserole visited sire Loliondo, a stallion by from the first crop of Black Minnaloushe Badruddin (Blandford x Mumtaz Mahal), to get - his dam carries six lines of Coral Dance’ Gr1 winning son Pennekamp a daughter, Copelina. Casserole herself was by Mumtaz Mahal was by Bering, who doubled many of the Brantome (Blandford x Vitamine, whose dam salient lines from the female pedigree. Viridiflora was a genetic sibling Lyphard and Le Fabuleux played their part Coral Dance was fully set union was a filly, Coraline, of Zanetta). Badruddin and in this, but the thrust may well have come up to hit the big time. who went on to produce Brantome, for that reason, three stakes winners, of which from Sea Bird’s dam Sicalade, whose become very close in their genetic make-up. Black Minnaloushe’s grandam Carvinia was pedigree construction makes her a genetic The upshot is that Copelina has Badruddin one. Another was the colt Carvin (TFR 127), sibling of Carvinia, the grandam of and Brantome 2x2 , and Mumtaz Mahal x who as a sire got champion filly Pawneese (TFR Pennekamp (and Black Minnaloushe). Zanetta 3x3. 131), winner of the English and French Oaks Another Gr1 winning son of Coral Dance, Apart from being the dam of Badruddin, and the King George. Nasr el Arab, was by Lyphard’s son Al Nasr. Mumtaz Mahal is mostly found in modern The dam of Pawneese was by Le Haar, a son Lyphard brought suitable elements, while Al pedigrees as the dam of Mumtaz Begum and of Vieux Manoir – giving the same Casserole x Nasr‘s damsire Caro, a grandson of Grey Mah Mahal. Descendants of this pair include Vieux Manoir genetic sibling cross as found in Sovereign, introduced Nasrullah for the first Nasrullah, Royal Charger and Mahmoud, all Black Minnaloushe’s dam Coral Dance. The time into the mix, be it remotely. influential sires. Conventional wisdom has it explosive part was that the dam of Pawneese Nasrullah was closer when Black that the addition of a diversity of these relatives was already inbred 2x3x2 to Minnaloushe was conceived, Mumtaz Mahal had would enhance the achievements of the family Vieux Manoir and two other of from a mating to Storm Cat. finally arrived. of Coral Dance. Surprisingly, it would be a while his genetic siblings, Cannelle The latter’s damsire before any bulking up of this kind materialized. (grandam of Le Haar) and Nordiste (the mare’s Secretariat is by Bold Ruler (Nasrullah), while Copelina was sent to Fine Top, a stallion whose damsire). Pawneese, in other words, had a Storm Cat’s sire Storm Bird is inbred 4x4 to pedigree doubled up on elements highlighted fourway cross of genetic siblings, 4x3x4x3. genetic siblings Mahmoud and Preciptic. earlier in the mare’s background: Le Sancy, Sans Back to Black Minnaloushe’s grandam Mumtaz Mahal had finally arrived. Souci, Bruleur and Blandford. The result of the Carvinia, who is a half sister to Pawneese’ sire 2007 Sires Handbook - Raceform Mumtaz Mahal - best 2yo of her generation; her descendants include Nasrullah, Mahmoud and Royal Charger, who seem to be important to Black Minnaloushe In his very first New Zealand crop Black Minnaloushe got champion 2yo colt Jokers Wild. The champion’s dam is by Rory’s Jester (Nasrullah male line), his grandam by Rancher (Nasrullah male line), his third dam by Grey Sovereign (grandson of Nasrullah). The female half of the pedigree has six lines of Mumtaz Mahal in all. Where From Here Black Minnaloushe got Gr2 placed Black Charmer in Tying in with the bottom female line of Black Minnaloushe appears to be the Ireland, and stakes winner Act Of God in the USA. key. This can be done through doubling up on existing lines, such as Continents apart, they were born in the same year, both Brantome, notably through son Vieux Manoir and the next generation, le Haar. out of mares by Robellino. The latter’s grandam Isobella There are many more combinations. An alternative is to make use of genetic is by Bold Ruler siblings who tie in with bottom female line elements, expressed through (Nasrullah) out of “Tying in with the bottom female Casserole. This leads to Mumtaz Mahal and her descendants. On the face Monarchy, who is a full line of Black Minnaloushe of it, mares by male-line descendants have done well (eg from sire-lines of sister to Round Table appears to be the key” Nasrullah, Royal Charger). On the whole, a strong background of these (Princequillo). The Bold Ruler different ancestors x Princequillo double can also (Nasrullah & full sisters, be found in Storm Cat’s Royal Charger & full damsire Secretariat. sister, Mahmoud, Robellino’s damsire is Badruddin, etc) in a mare Pronto, a sire from the may pay off well. The two Tourbillon male line (Bruleur good progeny of mares by & Rabelais), with Badruddin Robellino should be kept as his second damsire. And, in mind - it also points in not to forget, Robellino is by the direction of Roberto’s Roberto whose dam is by Al Mufti. Nashua (Nasrullah). There are 9 lines of Mumtaz Mahal Multiples of Rabelais in Black Charmer’s dam. Act and full sister Simone of God gets better, as his third appear to have a dam is inbred 3x3 to beneficial effect as well. Nasrullah. In fact, the dam of They are quite well Act of God has Mumtaz Mahal spread; for example, six times. Wild Risk, Rialto (Sicambre), Biribi Australian Gr3 performer (Lyphard, Sea Bird), Stormpede has a dam whose Black Minnaloushe Charlottesville/Sheshoon sire is inbred to Nasrullah and are carriers. who is from the My Babu male line PICK OF THE BUNCH Blushing Groom and especially (My Babu is out of Perfume, a Suitable mares for daughter of Badruddin), while the Black Minnaloushe could include Jamaico might be interesting in the local context, as might Counter grandam is from the Royal Charger 1. Mares with combinations of Brantome, Bruleur, Sans male line and inbred to Nasrullah Souci, le Sancy (which will appear beyond the first three Action and Captain Al. and his full sister Rivaz. generations in pedigrees) 2. Mares with multiples of Rabelais and full sister Simone - Stakes placed Yates Black Cat eg Wild Risk (Blushing Groom), Rialto (Sicambre, (USA) is out of a mare inbred 4x3 to Jamaico), Biribi (Lyphard, Sea Bird), Charlottesville/ standing at: Bold Ruler. His fourth dam Now Sheshoon, Tourbillon x Asterus combo’s, etc. MAINE CHANCE FARM, Robertson Stud Manager: John Slade Voyager is by Naskra, whose sire 3. Mares with multiples of descendants of Mumtaz Mahal - Cell: 083 630 0433 Nasram is by Nasrullah and whose eg Nasrullah & sisters Rivaz, Malindi; Royal Charger & Tel: 023 626 2342 sister Tessa Gillian; Mahmoud; Badruddin, etc. Fax: 023 626 2585 dam is by Le Haar. eMail: [email protected] 2007 Sires Handbook - Raceform.