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Andrew Caulfield, March 21, 2006– P EDIGREE INSIGHTS Instead it left to his son Polish Navy to fill the void, when he sired the 1993 winner , and BY ANDREW CAULFIELD 's influence also shone through in 2000, when Danzig's daughter Angel Fever was responsible for REBEL S.-GIII, $300,000, OPX, 3-18, 3yo, 1 1/16m, , and in 2003, when -- 1:44, ft. another out of a Danzig mare--sired . Now 1--LAWYER RON, 122, c, 3, by there seems to be a growing possibility that Danzig 1st Dam: Donation, by could also make his mark on the 2006 Derby, this time 2nd Dam: Reddy Change, by Mr. Redoy via his son Langfuhr, sire of the very progressive 3rd Dam: Coin Changer, by Rambunctious Lawyer Ron. O-Estate of James T Hines Jr; B-James T Hines Jr Langfuhr did well in the Derby two years ago, when (KY); T-Robert E Holthus; J-J McKee; $180,000. his son Imperialism chased home Smarty Jones and Lifetime Record: 13-6-1-3, $620,008. Lion Heart, having warmed up with victories in the San Vicente and San Rafael, plus a third-place finish in the Click for the brisnet.com chart, Video, sponsored by Taylor Santa Anita Derby. Lawyer Ron's qualifications are at Made or the free brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree. least as impressive as Imperialism's and he has surely added to his appeal by proving in the GIII Rebel S. that When the great Danzig died at the start of the year, he doesn't need to go off in front to produce his best there weren't many major races missing from the form. He has now followed Smarty Jones's example of 29-year-old stallion's wide-ranging résumé. The most winning the Southwest S. and Rebel S. and will next glaring omission was undoubtedly the , try to emulate the 2004 Derby hero in the GII Arkansas the only Triple Crown event to slip through Danzig's Derby. net. The question is whether Lawyer Ron will have When his first-crop sons Stephan's Odyssey and enough gas left in the tank by the time he lines up at Chief's Crown filled the place and show spots behind Downs, when--all being well--he will be racing in the 1985 Derby, it seemed only a for the 15th time. matter of time before a son of Danzig received the rose garland, but it wasn't to be. Caulfield cont.

www.coolmore.com Such a heavy campaign isn't unprecedented among Lawyer Ron is also out of a mare, Donation, who recent Derby winners, as was racing for struggled to find a buyer. She was bought back by the the 15th time--and eighth time as a three-year-old-- late James T. Hines Jr for only $1,000 at Fasig- when he sprang his surprise in 1999. and Tipton's 2003 December mixed sale, and was then Sea Hero had been kept busy, too, the Derby being sold privately. She visited Hines' stallion Elhayq in their 13th and 11th starts, respectively, but such an 2004. aggressive approach is pretty unconventional Donation is by Lord Avie, a champion two-year-old nowadays, as and were racing who probably never quite succeeded in shaking off the for the eighth time; Smarty Jones, Funny Cide, stigma of being a son of the minor winner Lord and for the seventh; and Gaylord. Even so, Lord Avie, who just about stayed Fusaichi Pegasus and for the sixth. 1¼ miles, sired some very good winners, with much On the plus side, Lawyer Ron's races this year have of his success coming through his daughters. Among been quite well spaced and he has some pretty tough them were the Grade I or Grade II winners Magical individuals among his immediate ancestors, including Maiden, Ode, Fly For Avie, Metamorphose, Witchful Langfuhr. In competing 11 times as a three-year-old Thinking, Feasibility Study, Avie's Fancy and Avie's and 23 times in all, Langfuhr showed that he had Gal. inherited an ample measure of the durability displayed by three of his four grandparents. LAWYER RON, c, 2003 was born as late as May 27, but that didn't stop him racing nine times as a juvenile and Northern Dancer his victory in the Kentucky Derby came on his 15th Danzig Admirals Voyage start--16th if you include an exhibition race in Florida. Pas de Nom Petitioner (GB) Those starts were packed into a 10-month period, so Langfuhr Nearctic Northern Dancer was as tough as he was talented. Briartic Sweet Lady Briar Danzig's dam Pas de Nom raced 42 times over four Sweet Briar Too Gummo seasons, whereas Langfuhr's broodmare sire, Briartic, Prima Babu Gum Princess Babu raced at least 13 times in each of his first four years on the track, ultimately retiring as a veteran of 63 Lord Gaylord Miss Glamour Gal Lord Avie races. We shouldn't forget either that Langfuhr is * Avie inbred 3x3 to Nearctic, who packed 47 starts into four Donation Evilone 4-0-1-1, $8,155 years of action. *Grey Dawn II In view of this background, is it any surprise that 3Fls, 1MGSW Reddy Change Mr. Redoy SP, 57-8-3-8, Near Gold many of Langfuhr's progeny are admirably tough? His $86,759 Coin Changer Rambunctious principal earners, and , raced 23 times 4Fls, 3wnrs 11Fls, 1SP Little Mortgage and 29 times respectively, with both winning over the Kentucky Derby distance. In view of this lengthy list of talented distaffers, it Those two came from Langfuhr's second crop, and isn't surprising that Lord Avie is occasionally making their two-year-old exploits contributed to some his mark as a broodmare sire, with such as Miss excellent figures in 2002, when Langfuhr's first-crop Houdini, Our New Recruit, St Averil and Lawyer Ron daughter completed a Grade I double among his daughters' best efforts. The interesting one in the Beldame S. and Gazelle H. here is Miss Houdini, as this winner of the Del Mar The promise of these first two crops was sufficient Debutante was also sired by a son of Danzig, Belong to produce a surge in Langfuhr's popularity. He to Me. covered 144 mares at Vinery in 2003, for 105 live Although Lawyer Ron's first three dams are by foals, and his continued success resulted in a book of none-too-fashionable stallions in Lord Avie, Mr Redoy 141 mares, for 115 live foals, in 2004, when he stood (a Grade I winner over 1¼ miles) and Rambunctious, at an increased fee of $25,000 in his first season at his female line traces to Obedient, a half-sister by Lane's End Farm. Although demand for his services to Missy Baba. This famous mare is fell quite steeply when his fee was raised to $30,000 ancestress of A.P. Indy, and Lemon in 2005, there is every reason to think that Langfuhr Drop Kid, so Triple Crown success is nothing new for is heading for a profitable few years, with his crops of this female line. 2004 and 2005 being his largest so far. Lawyer Ron's emergence from his sire's fifth crop maintains Langfuhr's record of having sired at least one graded winner per crop. These graded winners are out of a wide variety of mares. Imperial Gesture was foaled when her dam was a veteran of 24, while Imperialism is out of a mare who once changed hands for $4,500, and the GIII winner is out of a mare sold for the equivalent of $5,363 in 2003.