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16 Wednesday, June 9, 2010 racingpost.com BLOODSTOCK PEDIGREE ANALYSIS

Derby winner TONY MORRIS Workforce

HE build-up was more like a thwarting no less a rival than Giant’s knock-down. It could only Causeway, who subsequently be an anti-climax after Sea advertised the form as top drawer. The Stars. It had to be a Although he was a son of miler T Ballydoyle benefit, even Phenomenal talent Kingmambo, King’s Best allowed without the stable’s star. The trials those closest to him to believe that he had been all about easy winners over would prove effective over 1m4f, and average opposition. It was an open he was trained with the Derby in race, because it was obvious that the view. A muscle problem scotched that 2010 three-year-olds were moderate. plan, but belief in his capacity to get But the Derby has never been about the distance persisted and he was sent confirming impressions and, more confirms King’s Best to the Curragh as third favourite for often than not, what it provides is a Ireland’s premier Classic. revelation. That is exactly what we The extent of King’s Best’s stamina got on Saturday in a contest that remained unproven, as only five developed as nobody could have furlongs into the race he suffered a predicted and ended with the fracture of his off-fore cannonbone unveiling of an outstanding as a big-time player and was obliged to pull champion. him up. There was no way back after Well into the straight there was an such a drastic injury, which unconsidered 100-1 shot scooting The story so far necessitated surgery for the insertion away eight lengths clear of 11 rivals of four screws, but his subsequent sale who were all off the bridle, and only Runner-up behind to Darley and his installation at one was even promising to make Cape Blanco in Kildangan at a fee of Ir£25,000 inroads into his advantage. But such Dante despite promised him an auspicious start for was the momentum that Workforce his second career. was able to maintain that he forced At problems with bit First Sight into submission before the TTRACTING mares was furlong pole, and continued to pull Assessment not a problem and when away all the way to the line. Easily reeled in Galileo, from his We do not often see a Derby won by immediate family, came seven lengths. We had never before pacemaker when A along to demonstrate his seen a Derby won in the sensational rest of the field class, his popularity with breeders was time of 2min 31.33sec. Workforce naturally reinforced. He had more careered over the hill and dale of were struggling than 130 mares in each of his first Epsom’s switchback in quicker time What now? three seasons, 150 in his fourth. than it took Drosselmeyer to complete King’s Best has compiled a the dead-flat 1m4f of the Belmont Exceptional somewhat uneven record as a sire. He Stakes on a fast track later in the day. Epsom display had Sussex Stakes hero Maybe Workforce is not the in his first crop and Lockinge victor world-beater that Sea The Stars on only his third in his third, those stars proved to be a year ago; that is for the outing hints at exemplifying his greater success with future to disclose. But this sons than with daughters. None of the phenomenal display came on just the greatness 108 foals from his fifth crop – the colt’s third competitive experience current four-year-olds – has yet scored and his first at Group 1 level. Who in Pattern company, and three seasons can doubt that he will progress and spent in Australia yielded a total of deliver more exciting performances? 245 foals, yet to date not a single Just as in 1971 we had cause to winner as high as Listed level. regret that Nijinsky had not remained King’s Best was moved to the in training to be tested against Mill Haras du Logis in France last year, Reef, now we can but conjecture how receiving an immediate boost there a clash between Workforce and Sea SIRE KING’S BEST WORKFORCE b c 14-3-2007 when his son King’s Apostle collected The Stars would have resulted. But Bred by M3 Elevage in Kentucky. Ff2.3 million Deauville a Group 1 win in the Prix Maurice de Native Dancer hopefully we will see the new yearling. Won 3 (7f-1m) of 6 races, viz. 2 out of 3 at 2 years, Raise A Native Gheest. He has been covering at only champion pitted against a Fame And 1 (2,000 Guineas S.-Gr1) out of 3 at 3 years. RPR 117 at 2, Raise You e15,000 in 2010, when his profile has 131 at 3. Earned £210,349. Mr Prospector Glory who appears to be better now Nashua risen to new heights; Workforce’s Strong, individual, 16.1hh. Top miler on Guineas run, Gold Digger Sequence Derby win came less than a week than last year, and that is a prospect beating Giant’s Causeway, but could be headstrong. Below to savour in the months to come. par in Dewhurst and Craven S. Missed Derby through muscle Kingmambo after the victory of Eishin Flash in the Northern Dancer Workforce was touted as a problems, fractured cannonbone in Irish Derby. Stamina for Japanese equivalent event, the Tokyo Special prospective Classic winner after an 1m4f unproven. Seemingly indifferent to ground conditions. Yushun. Simon De Montfort, a late Extremely well bred. By a leading international sire, Miesque impressive wide-margin win in a 7f Prove Out withdrawal from Sunday’s Prix du half-sister to Arc winner Urban Sea (herself dam of Gr1 Pasodoble Goodwood maiden last September, winners Galileo, Black Sam Bellamy, My Typhoon and Sea The King’s Best Santa Quilla Jockey Club, is another with Group 1 but every year throws up two or three Stars, Gr3 winners Urban Ocean and All Too Beautiful, and aspirations. (b 1997) Tantieme Gr1-placed Melikah), to Gr3 winner Allez Les Trois (dam of Agio Workforce is a representative of the such examples, so prudence seemed Aralia advisable. Besides, which Classic Gr1 winner Blue), and to the dams of Anzillero (Gr1) renowned family tracing to Pretty and Tertullian and Terek (both Gr3). Lombard Prince Chevalier Polly, the fillies’ Triple Crown heroine would prove most suitable? His sire Dam Gr3-placed, sister and half-sister to Gr2 winners. Promised Lady had been a tip-top miler and his best Stands at Haras du Logis, France at a fee of e15,000. Sire Belle Sauvage of 1904 and hails from the branch of 7 crops of racing age, inc. notable winners: Dubai Surprise Allegretta which produced, among many others, products to date had also excelled up Acropolis (Premio Lydia Tesio-Gr1), Notability (Gr2), Oiseau Rare (Gr2), Espresso to and at a mile; his unraced dam, by Babylon Nearctic, the sire of Northern Dancer. Proclamation (Sussex S.-Gr1), Best Alibi (Gr2), Best Name The family has been in the contrast, was sister to a St Leger (Gr3), Queen’s Best (Gr3), Creachadoir (Lockinge S.-Gr1), Anatevka Birkhahn winner. It was a pedigree that could King’s Apostle (Prix Maurice de Gheest (Gr1), Not Just Swing Almyra fold since 1984, when that season’s be interpreted in more than one way, (Gr3), Spice Route (Gr3), Vincennes (Gr3), Albabilia (Gr3), Alameda Oaks runner-up, the talented but Ancien Regime (Gr3), Eishin Flash (Yokyo Yushun-Gr1), Simon and it was not impossible that he Nearco inconsistent Media Luna, was de Montfort (Gr3), Workforce (Derby S.-Gr1) Nearctic would fall between two stools. Lady Angela acquired. As it turned out, the Guineas passed Northern Dancer Half-sister to another Oaks-placed DAM SOVIET MOON Native Dancer without Workforce, who was sent to Natalma filly in Suni, Media Luna became the Almahmoud the Dante to establish his Derby Bred by Juddmonte Farms Ltd in Ireland. Unraced. granddam of Flute, a daughter of Sadler’s Wells Very well bred. Sister to St Leger winner Brian Boru, Listed credentials. He did that effectively Hail To Reason Seattle Slew, who won the Kentucky winner Kitty O’Shea, and Gr3-placed winner Kushnarenkovo, Bold Reason with a respectable second place in Lalun Oaks and Alabama Stakes in the half-sister to Gr2 winner Moon Search (by Rainbow Quest). By Fairy Bridge spite of equipment failure, but Cape a top-class runner, exceptional sire and outstanding Khalid Abdullah colours in 2001, and Forli Blanco appeared to beat him readily broodmare sire. Dam small, sparely made individual, plagued Special of Brian Boru, bred by Juddmonte in Thong enough. He supposedly had more with lameness, made late start, soon developed smart staying Soviet Moon partnership with Coolmore and formidable Ballydoyle colts to tackle form, won Gr3 Park Hill S. Consistent athlete, effective on (b 2001) Tom Rolfe successful for the Ballydoyle team in Hoist The Flag good to firm and soft ground, stayed 2m well. Suffered Wavy Navy the 2002 Racing Post Trophy and the at Epsom, yet now it is hard to career-ending severe tendon injury late June at 5 years. imagine that even a cherry-ripe Alleged following season’s St Leger. Half-sister to Rougeur (dam of dual US Gr1 winner Flute). Prince John St Nicholas Abbey would have proved Granddam unreliable, but capable of high-class effort Princess Pout Determined Lady Brian Boru and his unsound sister a match. (winner, 2nd in Oaks, 4th in Irish Oaks). Half-sister to Oaks 3rd Eva Luna Soviet Moon were out of Eva Luna, Workforce comes from the sixth Suni (by Crepello). From renowned Classic family. Appiani who overcame physical problems to To stud at 3 years and dam of: Rocket Launch (2005 c by Star Appeal crop of King’s Best, who had only six Sterna prove herself a high-class stayer, with ; winner in Greece), Extreme Impact (2006 c by Media Luna starts and won three of them. His Rock Of Gibraltar; placed in 2 starts in Ireland), Workforce Vimy a victory in the Park Hill Stakes to her Sounion glory day came at Newmarket in the (2007 c by King’s Best; Derby winner), unnamed (2008 f by Esquire Girl credit, and now has the rare 2,000 Guineas, when he scored under Dalakhani; unraced to date). She has a yearling colt by distinction of being both dam and a brilliant Kieren Fallon ride, Halling, and was covered by Rail Link in 2009. Bred by Juddmonte Farms Ltd in England granddam of Classic winners.