Ato(SAF) bay, 2007 • height 16hh NORTHERN NEARCTIC - Nearco Nijinsky DANCER Natalma - Native Dancer 1967 Bull Page - Bull Lea Flaming Page RACE RECORD Flaring Top - Menow In Singapore, 9 wins, 1200-1600m Royal Academy (USA) 1987 Spy Song - Balladier at 3 to 5, Crimson Satan earned S$1.6 million Crimson Saint Papila - Requiebro Rated 116 1969 Bolero - Eight Thirty Bolero Rose At 3 3rd Gr1 Singapore Guineas First Rose - Menow (1600m) NORTHERN DANCER - NEARCTIC At 4 WON Gr1 Krisflyer Sprint (1200m) Lyphard WON Gr1 Patron’s Bowl (1600m) Lyphard Wish Goofed - Court Martial WON Gr3 Woodlands Hcp (1200m) 1976 Sensitivo - Sideral Sally’s Wish 2nd Gr3 Kranji Sprint (1200m) Garden Clubber - Intent 2nd Gr2 EW Barker Trophy Another Legend (USA) 1992 NORTHERN DANCER - NEARCTIC (1400m) Lombardi 2nd Gr3 Merlion Trophy (1200m) Packer Legend Julia - Herbager 3rd Gr3 Garden City Trophy 1986 Explodent - NEARCTIC (1200m) Explodable Bonnie Kiltie - Duc De Fer At 5 WON Gr3 Saas Fee S. (1400m) 3rd Gr1 Kranji Mile (1600m) Ahonoora); Deferential (04c - Quest ATO (07c, Royal Academy): subject stallion SIRE LINE for Fame, Luskin Star); Bel Esprit (99c Another Giant (06c, Giant’s Causeway): 3 ROYAL ACADEMY - won 4 races, 1000- - Vain, Adios) sire of Black Caviar; etc. wins, 1600-1800m; 3rd Gr3 Chairman’s 1600m. Champion 3YO colt in England Kin-breeding: Royal Academy is kinbred Cup and Ireland. Won Gr1 Breeders’ Cup 3x2 Flaring Top x Bolero Rose (First Boadicea (98f, Celtic Swing): won at 2 in Mile, Gr1 July Cup; 2nd Gr1 Irish Two Rose). France Celtic Legend (99c, Celtic Swing): 4 wins in Thousand Guineas, Gr1 Ladbroke Nijinsky line sires in South Africa: Silvano France (at 2) & UK Sprint Cup (TFR 130). (Lomitas); Bold Silvano (Silvano); Flower Drum (01f, Celtic Legend): won in Sire of Champions. Sire of Gr1 winners of Gitano Hernando (Hernando); Ato Ireland both sexes. Sire of sires. (Royal Academy) La Fortalesa (05c, Rock of Gibraltar): won in Notable progeny incl. Bullish Luck (99c UK - Alysheba, Foolish Pleasure) - Horse STUD ANALYSIS Soviet Legend (03c, Soviet Star); won, 1000m Of The Year, Champion Miler HK; First season at stud in 2014 at 2 in UK (AW) Oscar Schindler (92c - Northfields, Sea Hawk) - Champion 3yo Colt IRE, Champion Older Male IRE (2x); sire; PEDIGREE 2nd dam Ali-Royal (93c - Chief Singer, Alleged) Ato’s G2 winning dam Another Legend is Packer Legend (86f, Lombardi): did not win; - Champion Older Male UK; sire; and kinbred 3x3 Garden Clubber x Bonnie dam of his full sister Sleepytime (94f ) - One Kiltie (grandams of her sire and dam). ANOTHER LEGEND (92f, Lyphard’s Wish): 6 Thousand Guineas; Avorado (98c - Main contributors to the kin-breeding wins – see above Sadler’s Wells, Tibaldo) - Champion are their respective dam Locust Time Greenbaypacker (97c, Meadowlake): 3 wins Older Male IRE; Dream Impact (01c - and sire Duc de Fer, both by Spy in USA; 2nd Maheras S.-(L) Storm Cat, In Reality) - Champion Older Song, and close kin. This relationship Euroclydon (95c, Momsferrari): 17 wins in Male ITY; Tiger Royal (96c - Bold Lad, is echoed in Ato’s sire Royal Academy, USA Sea Hawk) - Champion Older Male IRE; whose dam Crimson Saint is by Fifty Yard Line (98c, Deposit Ticket): 2 wins El Maimoun (95c - Robellino, Habitat) - Crimson Satan, a son of Spy Song, and in USA Champion 2yo Colt GER; Zalaiyka (95f - close kin to the two other Spy Song Side To Side (04c, Talk Is Money): 5 wins in Akarad, African Sky) - Poule d’Essai des offspring. USA Pouliches; Val Royal (96c - Bikala, Halo) SUITABLE LINES for Ato could include Goldmart Girl (03f, Broken Vow): 2 wins in - Breeders’ Cup Mile; sire; Carmine Spy Song, notably through Crimson Canada Lake (94f - Diesis, Lypheor) - Prix de Saint and Locust Time. The latter is Explosive Petrone (93c, Gold Crest): 2 wins l’Abbaye de Longchamp; National dam of Liloy and grandam of Rambo in USA Anthem (96c - Blushing Groom, Dancer. Crimson Saint is grandam Lyphard); Express Way (02c - Roi of Storm Cat (widely represented 3rd dam Normand, Sassafras); Eyeofthetiger in SA through sons, notably Giant’s Explodable (77f, Explodent): did not win; dam of (02c - Ghadeer, Waldmeister) - sire; Causeway who is sire of Atso Gr3 POPPY’S LEGEND (84c, Bold As Blade): 7 Tamburlaine (98c - Auction Ring, Pall placed half brother Another Giant) and wins in USA, New Jersey Futurity-(L); 3rd Mall) - sire; Kenwood Melody (95c - of Overlord. Crimson Saint is third dam G3 Morven S. Bletchingly, Arctic Explorer); Serious of Goldkeeper. Spy Song also appears Wild Explo (95c, Once Wild): 8 wins in USA; Speed (04f - Kendor, Sir Tristram); in the female line of Camden Park (sire 3rd Primer S.-(L) Centaine (92f - Shirley Heights, of Jay Peg), whose 3rd dam Who’s To Reform); Lavery (96c - Dominion, Great Know is very close kin to Bonnie Kiltie Nephew) - sire; Royal Suzuka (93c - and Garden Clubber (noted above). 4th dam Gyr, Grey Sovereign); Molengao (01c Bonnie Kiltie (66f, Duc de Fer): won in USA; - Locris, Crepello); Oprah Winney (03f dam of FEMALE LINE Pipe Major (75c, Fast Hilarious): 8 wins in - Woodman, Lyphard’s Wish); Sarson 1st dam Trail (97c - Three Legs, Bold Aussie); USA; 3rd G3 Clarendon S. ANOTHER LEGEND (92f, Lyphard’s Tartan Tam (76c, Hold Your Peace): 11 wins Mananan McLir (99c - St. Jovite, Wish): 6 wins, 1300-1700m (turf) at Majestic Prince); Quero Quero (00f,- in USA; 2nd Carry Back S.-(L) 2 to 4 in USA, G2 All Along S., Lady Bonnie Melody (73f, Amazing): 2 wins in Great Above, New Prospect); Phoenix Dean S.-(L); 2nd G3 Miss Grillo S., Bal Park (97c - Bletchingly, Vice Regal); USA; dam of Harbor S.-(L); 3rd Patricia S.-(L), Navajo BONNIE BLUE SKY (81f, Great Above): 7 Bolshoi (92c - The Brianstan, Vigo); Princess S.-(L), Spicy Living Hcp-(L); Prince Of War (98c - Palace Music, wins in USA, Hannah Dustin Hcp-(L); dam of 3rd Novi S.-(L) 2014 FEE: R15.000+VAT (R5.000 nom; R10.000 guaranteed live foal) Owners: Newbury Racing; SUMMERHILL STUD Maine Chance Stud; M Berzack (Greig Muir / Linda Norval) Mooi River, KwaZulu-Natal Enquiries: Greig Muir / Linda Norval www.summerhill.co.za Tel: 033 263 1081, Fax: 033 263 2818 email: [email protected] 2014 Sires Handbook 14 RACEFORM.