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i BREEDING NEW SIRES FOR 2011 BRIEFS PEDIGREE PROFILE JOHN RICHARDSON Son of two PACO BOY – Waikato Stud $12,500 champions to I have always believed that the prime stud attribute that a stallion can transmit to his progeny is the ability to quicken with a decisive turn of foot in the JOHN RICHARDSON closing stages of a race, and this is true in no country more than is so in New Zealand and Australia, where we Royally bred MAN OF POWER race in tight quarters and rely on last has retired to stud and will stand 200 speed to win races. Some of the the coming season at Barbara more spectacular stud failures have Brough’s Riverlea Lodge Stud been talented racehorses, who relied on just outside Huntly, where she destroying their opposition by keeping stands the now elderly successful up a relentless gallop right from the sire Lowell. start, as for some reason this talent does not seem to have a high degree Man of Power is a fine upstanding of heritability. son of the great Australian sire It was, I think, H.H. the Aga Khan Redoute’s Choice and stands back in the 1930s, who, when asked just over 16.2 h.h., whilst what he considered the most important his dam is the fine racemare attributes, replied, perhaps tongue in Mannerism, the Champion Older cheek, “Speed, Speed and more Speed”. Mare on the 1992/1993 Australian This great breeder had it about right, Classification. but I would add to that, acceleration, which is not quite the same thing. His sire Redoute’s Choice is one The greatest influence for such speed Waikato stud’s new sire for 2012, Paco Boy. of Australia’s premier sires and in the modern thoroughbred, and by that has been Champion Sire twice I mean class and not just ‘whoa to go’ metres). Off the back of this he was Champion Sire of 2YOs. She bred four and Champion Sire of 2YOs twice. sprinting speed, is the Lady Josephine considered by some pundits to be just black type getters including Cape Town He is currently second on the branch of the No. 9 female family through a sprinter, but back on track at four (Desert Style) a three quarter relative to Australian Sires List. He has 76 such as Mahmoud, Nasrullah, Tudor years he caused many red faces at Paco Boy and winner of the Newmarket stakes winners to date including Minstrel, Royal Charger and Fair Trial. Royal Ascot when he destroyed a crack European Free Handicap and Ascot 20 Group One winners and many It is the latter, Fair Trial, whom I consider field in the Gr. 1 Queen Anne Stakes Silver Trophy. Third dam Palestra, by champions, and his early sons at holds much of the key to Waikato Stud’s following up with the Gr. 2 Sandown Palestine, is half sister to stakes winner stud are already making their mark. latest acquisition PACO BOY. Fair Trial, Mile both over a mile. He also defeated T V, left seven winners and is ancestress Not A Single Doubt, Snitzel and a son of four times Champion British classic winner Ghanaati decisively of Brazilian Group One winner Irving. Stratum are all in the top ten on Sire Fairway, was foaled back in 1932 when a creditable second in the Gr. 1 Paco Boy’s sire Desert Style is sex the 2YO sires list, whilst Nadeem and whilst a very good racehorse at Goodwood Sussex Stakes after Rip Van balanced line bred to Petition and and Duelled have both got major around a mile with wins which included Winkle got first run on him. the Royal Ascot Queen Anne Stakes, Nearco; grandsire Green Desert is winners. Clearly Redoute’s Choice he was not by any means a champion. At five years he scored a Group One the same to Mahmoud and Hyperion, is going to follow his sire Danehill, Line bred to speed through brother and victory for the third successive year in and Desert Style’s dam likewise to as a major sire of sires. sister Sainfoin (damsire of Phalaris) and landing the Newbury Lockinge Stakes Nearco. On the distaff side the damsire Sierra (dam of Sundridge), he became over a mile and again took the Gr. 2 Sandhurst Prince is similarly endowed Man of Power is out of Mannerism, incredibly successful at stud in spite Sandown Mile. It was world record to Hyperion and Nearco, whilst the who won the Caulfield Cup, of a truncated career which spanned holding Group One winner Goldikova grandam, significantly, is sex balanced Australasian Oaks, VATC Futurity World War Two, siring a number of who denied him further successes in to Fair Trial and to that horse’s dam Stakes. and Show Day Stakes all classic winners and being Champion the Queen Anne Stakes and Prix de la Lady Juror. Paco Boy’s chart displays a at Group One level, and ranks number of patterns involving Hyperion, British Sire in 1950. Foret amongst other top rank places in among the very best racemares world company. Nearco, Owen Tudor, Fair Trial and his But before we delve further into Paco dam. of the modern era. She has had Boy’s background may I suggest that His annual Timeform rating of 129 nine foals to the races and they you obtain a copy of Waikato Stud’s testifies as to his class and he was rated Sex balanced line breeding in Paco have all been winners including promotional DVD and carefully watch his the Champion Older Miler of 2009. Boy is as follows; Fair Trial (seven lines), two Group winning three quarter races. I cannot recall seeing a horse Lady Juror (eight), Nearco (11), Hyperion brothers to Man of Power, sired His sire Desert Style is another topnotch (six), Owen Tudor (three) and Abernant’s that was able to produce a comparable by Danehill. These are Dandify, sire son of Green Desert to join the likes dam Rustom Mahal. Most telling of all finishing burst of speed that can only be of Volksraad, Cape Cross, Invincible winner of the Gr. 2 Moonee described as devastating. His regular will be the 18 lines of Lady Josephine. Spirit, Oasis Dream and Desert Sun. Added balance can be obtained through Valley Oaks and Gr. 2 STC Peter jockey Richard Hughes riding for his Desert Style won three times in Group Pan Stakes, and Manner Hill, father-in-law trainer Richard Hannon’s sons of Sir Ivor, Never Bend, High Top, company in Ireland and was placed to Grey Sovereign, Native Dancer, Palestine winner of the Gr. 3 AJC Craven stable, can almost always be seen Group One level and was second in the Plate and Gr. 3 STC N.E. Manion sitting motionless right in the thick of and Court Martial, especially the last Hong Kong International Bowl. He has pair, and through daughters of Green Cup. Her daughter, the Sydney all the traffic until, with only a furlong sired 19 stakes winners so far including Desert and his sire line, Sir Gaylord, juvenile winner Mammoth, is dam to go and Hughes still unmoving, the the elite winners; Champion European Turn-to, Dante, Darius, Derring-Do, horse seems to work himself unaided of the stakes placed Tobique (by 3YO Filly Mandesha (Prix Vermeille, Red God, Buisson Ardent, Bahram, into a challenging position and then – Redoute’s Chocie). The grand- Prix de l’Opera and Prix d’Astarte, Fairway and Tudor Minstrel especially whoosh – with scarcely 100 metres to dam of Man of Power is three race all Group One), Bachir (French 2000 the latter two. There is, unusually, just run Hughes suddenly asks him to go. winner Northwood Manner, a half Guineas, Irish 2000 Guineas), Next the single line of Northern Dancer in Head down and showing the utmost sister to Always Welcome (AJC Desert (German Derby) and Caradak the fourth remove. class, gameness and unrivalled speed, All-Aged Stakes, VRC Craven ‘A’ (Prix de la Foret). he is suddenly well clear and the race It is not hard to source suitable matings Stakes, VATC Futurity Stakes, all is won. This pattern occurs in most of The dam of Paco Boy is Tappen Zee, for Paco Boy, although I feel sure it will Group Ones). his scintillating victories. who won twice and has bred six winners. not have escaped Waikato Stud’s notice She is by Sandhurst Prince, winner of as to the potential with O’Reilly mares. Man of Power was a winner over His race record is impressive, racing the Goodwood Waterford Crystal Mile, Other sires that appealed were Bachelor 1400 metres and offers New 24 times in five countries for 11 wins and a son of Pampapaul, who will be Duke (yet again), Justice Prevails, from two to five years. He scored twice Zealand breeders the opportunity remembered for besting The Minstrel Jungle Pocket, Danske and D’Cash, from three starts as a juvenile and the to breed to a horse with a pedigree to win the Irish 2000 Guineas after a also City On A Hill, Elusive City, Golan, following year won five stakes races at full of quality on both sides of stirring tussle. Johar, Kaapstad, Kilimanjaro, Pentire, seven furlongs or 1400 metres viz. the his pedigree, a recipe which has Quorum, Sakura Seeking, Stravinsky Gr.1 Longchamp Prix de la Foret with Pampapaul is line bred to Mumtaz provided this country with many and Thorn Park. some ease, Gr. 2 Goodwood Lennox Begum. The grandam of Paco Boy of its sire stars – and all this for Stakes, Gr.

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