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Karel Miedema’s Pedigree Evaluation D upont (GB) - June Moon by Sadler’s Wells

The sting is in the tail. groups), while ’s sire Conventional wisdom is that a good is made by the male line, but without is a strong representative of the Family 8. For Winged a suitable foundation things seldom work out. Palaces and fortresses are built from d’Argent, all of , Gold the bottom up, one layer at a time. A well constructed female line, in other words, Bridge, Happy Warrior are doing is of the essence. In the case of Dupont there can be no question about the the business for Family 8. background quality, nor the way the building blocks were placed over time. o get to Dupont, Rosy Dolly was mated to e go back to 1931, and the mare Rosy Legend. Bred in France, where she won T Mossborough (by ) four races, Rosy Legend came to as a 5yo. She produced fifteen foals in to get 3-time winner Rimosa, who a lengthy stud career. Midway through, after her owner died, she changed in turn is the dam of Dupont’s W hands at a dispersal sale as a ten-year-old for 3500 guineas. At the time she was third dam Rimosa’s Pet, a carrying her sixth foal, by Nearco. That turned out to be , unbeaten at 2, winner highclass winner by . of the Derby at 3, when also runner-up to Court in the 2000 Guineas. Two years Petingo is a grandson of Fair later came Dante’s full brother , sold as a yearling for a then record price of Trial (out of Lady Juror) and in- 28.000 guineas, no doubt because of the exploits of his full brother. Sayajirao finished bred to Lady Juror. Petingo’s third in the 2000 Guineas and Derby, won the and the St Leger. At stud, damsire is , by Donatello the full brothers left a lasting legacy. Of interest in this context is Rosy Legend’s last () - a noted Family 8 foal, born when she was 22 years old - that was The Leopard Story, who found his way progenitor. as a stallion to South Africa. Rosy Legend’s second last foal, born two years earlier, was Rimosa’s Pet visited Diesis to a filly by , named Rosy Dolly. get topclass filly Kerrera, grandam Rosy Dolly couldn’t run a yard, nor could her daughter Rosy Myth, by Nearco (and a of Dupont. Kerrera won the 3-part sister therefore to Dante & Sayajirao). Some inspired thinking, however, saw Stakes at 2 and Rosy Myth visit stallion Sound Track, whose third dam Double Rose was half sister (by ran second in the 1000 Guineas. ) to Rosy Legend, the pair being out of the mare Rosy Cheeks. The mating Diesis was a great choice. His sire produced highclass racehorse and later sire Track Spare. He was inbred 4x3 to the two is by Atan, a son of half sisters out of Rosy Cheeks. Mixed Marriage. His grandam The female line background of Rosy Cheeks and her daughters is a pedigree Soft Angels is by . Both peeler’s delight. Rosy Cheeks’ grandam Sanctimony, by St Serf out of Golden Mixed Marriage (who carries Bois Iris, combines two of the most influential background elements in modern Roussel, Lady Juror and Solario) . and Crepello (with Donatello and Solario) are strong Family 8 dis- ciples. Better still, Mixed Mar- anctimony’s sire St Serf New Zealand pedigree ack to Track Spare. His riage and Rimosa are genetic sib- is a son of the mare analyst Clive Harper identifies sire Sound Track was by lings, appearing 4x2 in Kerrera. S Feronia, who with her full Teddy, Bull Dog, Sir Gallahad B Whistler, who combines The dam of Dupont, Kerrera’s sister Violet, grandam Honey- and La Troienne as powerful Happy Warrior, Lady Juror and daughter June Moon, is by suckle and that one’s full modern representatives of the Solario. From the damline comes Sadler’s Wells. The latter’s brother make up ‘ Mac’ group, with Mr another line of Solario, and of damsire generally is one group, Family 8, generally Prospector and its course Sanctimony. Track regarded as the driving force be- known as the ‘Sundridge/ leading lights. Spare’s grandam Rosy Dolly is hind his pedigree. Bold Reason is /’ configuration. For the ‘Sundridge/Melton/ inbred to Sanctimony, one line by (Turn To), whose Sanctimony’s dam Golden Ayshire pattern Harper coming from her sire Bois grandsire is a Fam- Iris is by Bend Or out a Maca- identifies Robert le Diable, Roussel, through Vatout. And ily 8 key horse. the next dam Rosy Legend added roni mare, the combination Blenheim, Solario, Lady Juror, June Moon bred three Graded more, as she was inbred 3x3 to which represents another ma- Happy Warrior, Sun Briar, Stakes winners, full brothers (in- Sanctimony and her 3-part sis- jor group, generally described Sunreigh, Mint Briar (and cluding Dupont) from matings to ter St Lucre (grandam of her sire as ‘Bend Or Mac’. others). This translates, for Zafonic, who is by Gone West out Dark Legend). That gave Track Such is the strength and so example, into the pedigree of of the mare Zaizafon. A daughter Spare 4 lines of Sanctimony (and widespread the influence of ’s damsire Victoria of The Minstrel (Family 8 key 3-part sister) plus all the rest! these two groups that their ef- Park, explaining why The horse), Zaizafon’s grandam Wold Track Spare’s lasting influence fects are in full force even to- Minstrel ‘throws’ so differently Lass is inbred to Gold Bridge 2x3. as a stallion was modest, but from day. In general terms, the key compared to his 3-part brother Zaizafon’s whole pedigree, in fact, his daughters and to success is to identify which Nijinsky. has Family 8 written all over it. grandaughters did come two sires and mares perpetuate the is interesting, That leaves Zafonic’s sire Gone topclass runners, Terimon (by influence of their respective as his background goes many ways, West, whose third dam is Mixed Bustino) and in 2005 Winged group, and accumulate as many his descendants carrying on the af- Marriage - giving three crosses of d’Argent (by In The Wings). of those (and as many different finity one way, or another (or a third Mixed Marriage and genetic sib- Terimon’s female line had Gold ones) as possible. or even fourth). Which may well ex- ling Rimosa in Dupont. Bridge (like Sanctimony plain his continued influence. strongly infused with both 2008 Sires Handbook - Raceform Dupont’s grandam Kerrera (shown here in training at 2), was bought for a million pounds by Sheik Mohammed ten days before she made her racecourse debut as a 2yo in 1988. Her best career effort was running second in the 1000 Guineas as a 3yo (rated 115). In Kerrera’s pedigree, her sire Diesis pulled together the impor- tant elements from her bottom female line. Kerrera is inbred 4x2 to two mares who are genetic siblings: Mixed Marriage and Rimosa. Zafonic’s pedigree shows concentrated inbreeding to similar elements, including another line of Mixed Marriage (from his sire Gone West). The mating of Zafonic with Kerrera’s daughter June Moon produced three stakes winning full brothers, including Dupont.

Dupont’s grandam Kerrera, sold for a million pounds at 2, Where From Here holds the key to the pedigree

Dupont’s pedigree shows him to be a Family 8 horse from top to bottom. The sensible way to make him work should be to stick with the theme. Working from Dupont’s bottom pedigree upwards, notable are Solario, Lady Juror, Happy Climax - translating in the current context into Panorama, Whistler, Sound Track, Track Spare. The latter two are rare in South Africa: Sound Track is the damsire of Piaffer, Track Spare the damsire of the mare Petrillia (grandam of 2004 Green Point Stakes winner Royal Opinion MR 102, by Jallad, a suitable mating). Aside, Sound Track is also the second damsire of English sire Royal Applause, who traces in the bottom female line to a sister of Solario. Royal Applause is by Tate Gallery, full brother to Sadler’s Wells and . Whistler is more readily found, as are Panorama, Lady Juror () and Solario. The latter is the damsire of Royal Charger, a potent force for Family 8, notably through son Turn To (leading to The right elements - Zafonic sired Dupont and two full brothers: all Graded stakes winners Hail to Reason, Bold Reason, , ) and daughter Gay Hostess (leading to , ). In this context Kerrera’s half brother Rock City needs to be men- Of great interest might be Rosy Dolly’s talented half brothers tioned. A topclass racehorse, Rock City is by Ballad Rock, also known Dante and Sayajirao. Dante is widespread, with Golden , in South Africa as the sire of Flaming Rock. Ballad Rock has Blenheim, National Emblem, and Jallad (who’s inbred to Dante) of interest. Solario, , Alycidon and Fair Trial. Not surprisingly, per- Another half brother to Dante, The Leopard Story, might still be haps, the female line of Flaming Rock (which is the same as the one of found in local female lines. Divine King looks interesting, as he has Averof) is noted for its Family 8 affinity as well. Sayajirao in his sire, is out of a mare by Whistler and doubles Dupont’s damsire Sadler’s Gold Bridge. Pick of the Bunch Suitable mares for Dupont include Wells has done well in European Moving up further into 1. Mares with concentrations of Family 8 classic fillies in 2005, when com- Dupont’s pedigree, there are bined with his 3-part brother Dark Legend, Bois Roussel, a) from Gone West: Mixed Marriage (genetic sibling of Rimosa) (widespread, through Atan, Tamerett) . Generally, Sadler’s Alycidon. The latter is by Wells has an affinity with Lalun b) from The Minstrel: Storm Cat, Flares (Nantallah, Thong, Donatello, who also is the sire (, ). Crepello, which leads to Nureyev), (Nijinsky), Bunty Lawless (Deputy Minister) Finally Dupont’s sire Zafonic. (and his full sister, in Elliodor). His dam is a half sister to the dam In the Alycidon camp also c) from the female line of Zafonic: Gold Bridge, Umidwar, Ballyogan, , , Denturius (nice one: Rocky of Modern Day, with all the ben- belong Aureole, Herculaneum, Marriage), etc. efits the female line brings for the Borealis, Queen Of Light, d) Diesis: Sharpen Up (Kris, Crystal de Roche, Dominion Family 8. Zafonic’s damsire The Dastur, (and others). Royale, Fine Edge, etc) Minstrel is an important element Next Diesis, the sire of e) Royal Charger: Turn To, Hail to Reason, Halo (Rakeen), for Family 8. A stallion with simi- Kerrera. There’s his full brother Bold Reason, (), Francis S. (Qui Danzig), lar tendencies is Storm Cat. Kris, also a major sire. They Gay Hostess (Majestic Prince, ), etc. have Sharpen Up, with Mixed f) Blenheim: Mahmoud, Donatello (Alycidon, Aureole, Standing at Marriage. The latter mare Crepello, Busted, Elliodor, etc) - widespread KLAWERVLEI STUD locally found in Gone West g) Solario, Whistler: Averof, Foveros, Flaming Rock Robertson, Western Cape (West Man, Western Winter), All enquiries and bookings: h) Dante, Sayajirao: Divine King, Golden Thatch, Jallad, JOHN FREEMAN - Syndicate Manager Krusenstern, and My Earl. National Emblem, etc. PO Box 26, Sea Point 8060 Sharpen Up is more widespread: i) Sound Track: Track Spare, Piaffer Cell: 082 777 8117 email: [email protected] Fine Edge, Dominion Royale, 2. To tie in with Sadler’s Wells: mares with Lalun (Mill Reef, website: www. freemanstallions.co.za etc. Shirley Heights), Nureyev

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