Talk Of The Town chestnut, 2014 • height xxxhh Storm Bird - NORTHERN DANCER Storm Cat Forest Wildcat Terlingua - Secretariat 1991 Bold Native - RAISE A NATIVE RACE RECORD Victoria Beauty 3 wins, 1400-1600m, plus one 2nd & one 3rd from Var (USA) Abifaith - Seaneen 5 starts at 3 1999 Nureyev - NORTHERN DANCER Zilzal Injured near-fore at 3 in Jan 2018 after hattrick of French Charmer - Le Fabuleux wins, and did not race again Loma Preata 1994 Key To The Kingdom - Bold Ruler Halleys Comeback SIRE LINE Promised Princess - Promised Land MR PROSPECTOR - RAISE A NATIVE VAR – 7 wins, 1000-1200m, Gr1 Prix de l’Abbeye Machiavellian de Longchamp; European Champion Sprinter; Street Cry Coup De Folie - Halo rated Timeform 124. Sire of Gr1 winners of both 1998 Troy - Pettingo sexes. Sire of Champions of both sexes. Sire-of- Helen Street sires. Street Wise (NZ) Waterway - Riverman Notable progeny incl. Variety Club (08c - Secret 2010 MR PROSPECTOR - RAISE A NATIVE Woodman Prospector, Northern Guest) – SA Horse Of Playmate - Buckpasser The Year (2x), international Gr1 winner rated Silk Slipper 1998 Nijinsky - NORTHERN DANCER Timeform 131; Via Africa (09f - Qui Danzig, Dancing Show Quick Turnover) – Champion Sprinter; Val de Show Lady - Sir Ivor Ra (06f - Elliodor, Tilden) – Champion Sprinter; Vardy (15c - Jet Master, Badger Land); Eden Roc (16c - Captain Al, Dominion Royale); Talk Of The Town’s pedigree shows a notable PLATINUM SCISSORS (99c, Danehill): Contador (09c - Fort Wood, Roland Gardens); similarity to the one of Var’s champion son Variety 5 wins, 1400-2000m, Gr1 Champion Sommerlied (13f - Pentire, Dashing Blade); Club. S., Gr2 Norman Robinson S., Gr2 Villandry (06c - Complete Warrior, Capture SUITABLE LINES for Talk Of The Town could Hollindale S.; 2nd Gr1 Doomben Cup; Him); Normanz (10c - American Chance, Roy); include sire August Rush (06c - Huntingdale, Sparkler); MANHATTAN RAIN (06c, Encosta de Speedpoint (14c - Casey Tibbs, Goldmark); -multiples of descendants of La Troienne, often through Buckpasser and close relatives, which Lago): 2 wins, 1200-1400m, Gr1 Sires Rivarine (13c - Jet Master, Prince Florimund); Produce S., Gr3 Skyline S.; 2nd Gr1 Princess Of Light (07f - Foveros, Mariache); are widespread – Lassie Dear (Al Mufti, Captain Al, Duke Of Marmalade, AP Indy, Tiger Ridge, Cox P.; 3rd Gr1 Golden Slipper S., Schiffer (09f - Jallad, Argosy); Varallo (14c - Gr1 Champagne S., Gr1 Caulfield Western Winter, Bush Telegraph); Our Destiny Mambo In Seattle, Jay Peg, etc.), Best In Show (Pathfork, Northern Guest, El Gran Senor, Guineas; sire (12f - Sapieha, Del Sarto); Valdivia (09f - Irish ECHOES OF HEAVEN (07c, Encosta de River, The Minstrel); Valeta (06f - Goldmark, Redoute’s Choice, Atso, etc), Numbered Account (Secret Prospector, Elusive Fort), National Lago): 3 wins, Port Adelaide Guineas Truely Nureyev); Cavivar (16f - Tamburlaine, (L); 2nd Gr1 SA Derby Complete Warrior); Schippers (14f - Count Assembly, Danehill (Oratorio, Duke Of Marmalade, Redoute’s Choice Capture Him, Complete Monsoon Wedding (01f, Danehill): Dubois, Thunder Gulch); William The Silent placed; 3rd Gr2 Magic Night S.; dam (15c - Captain Al, Elliodor); Exquisite Touch Warrior, Qui Danzig, Quick Turnover, Seattle Slew (Ashaawes, Atso, Houston Connection, of (13f - Elliodor, Golden Thatch); Happy Forever PRECIOUS LORRAINE (07f, Encosta (08c - National Assembly, Pompeii Court); Dollar etc); -Nijinsky (Dancing Champ, Lecture, Silvano, Victory Moon, Parade Leader, etc); de Lago): 3 wins, 1600-2400m, Gr3 Dazzler (10c - Joshua Dancer, Dancing Champ); SA Fillies Classic Miss October (08f - Huntingdale, Sparkler); -Graustark/His Majesty (Caesour, Danehill, Secret The Broken Shore (09f, Hussonet): won, Vacherin (06c - Golden Thatch, Fluorescent Prospector, etc) 1100m; dam of Light); Ghaalla (15f - Captain Al, Elliodor); Harry -Change Water/Fall Aspen descendants incl SHOALS (14f, Fastnet Rock): 7 wins, Lime (11c - Alami, Jallad); Purple Diamond Fort Wood & sons Dynasty, Elusive Fort, Horse 1100-1600m, Gr1 Surround S., (14c - Jallad, Centaine); Varikate (09f - Modern Chestnut; Kabool, Hinton Wells, Hobb Alwatan, Gr1 Empire Rose S., Gr1 Robert Day, Badger Land); Twitter (09c - Confidential Medaaly, Martinelli, etc. Sangster S.; 2nd Gr1 Thousand Talk, Storm Bird); Rule The Night (15c - Victory Guineas, Gr1 Canterbury S.; Moon, Argosy); A Womens Way (13f - Windrush, FEMALE LINE Champion 3yo Filly Elliodor); Delta Queen (17f - Jet Master, Prince 1st dam Groundswell (16c, Fastnet Rock): Florimund); etc. Street Wise (10f, Street Cry): did not race; dam of won; 3rd Gr1 Caulfield Guineas KIN-BREEDING: Several of Var’s best progeny Talk Of The Town – subject stallion SLIDING CUBE (04f, Rock Of Gibraltar): 3 appear to have dams who carry direct female On The Bright Side (15f, Ideal World): won, wins, 1000-1200m, Gr3 San Domenico line descendants of La Troienne, or descendants 1600m at 3 S.; dam of of La Troienne in other combinations, notably RUBICK (11c, Encosta de Lago): 3 2nd dam through Buckpasser (Numbered Account/Sex wins, 1000-1100m, Gr2 Schillacci Silk Slipper (98f, Woodman): placed at 2; dam of Appeal & descendants, Woodman, etc.) S., Gr3 Blue Diamond Prelude; Opulent (11f, Keeper): 3 wins, 1200-1600m sire Storm Bird line sires in South Africa: Smokin Oak (14c, Burgundy): 2 wins, 1200- Show Dancing (93f, Don’t Say Halo): 2 wins, Rabada (Storm Cat): Var (Forest Wildcat); 1400m 1550-1600m; dam of Talk Of The Town (Var); Louis The King (Black Napier (05c, Zabeel): 2 wins, 1750-2200m AL MAHER (01c, Danehill): 5 wins, 1200- Minnaloushe); The Apache (Mogok) Institute (07c, Zabeel): won, 1600m 1800m, Gr1 Australian Guineas, Gr2 Street Wise (10f, Street Cry): - see above Gloaming S., Gr3 Carbine Club S.; STUD ANALYSIS 3rd dam sire First season at stud in 2020 Dancing Show (83f, Nijinsky): won, 1700m in USA; SALAMEH (99f, Secret Savings): won, dam of 1600m at 2, Gr3 Fernhill Hcp; dam of PEDIGREE UMATILLA (88c, Miswaki): 7 wins, 1000-1200m, Salma (09f, Encosta de Lago): did not Talk Of The Town hails from a potent sire- Gr1 Karrakatta P.; 2nd Gr1 Lightning S., Gr1 race; dam of producing female line, going to the mare Best Blue Diamond S.; sire TROJAN HARBOUR (14c, In Show. This is also the female line of Nijinsky, HURRICANE SKY (91c, Star Watch): 6 wins, Harbour Watch): 2 wins, 1000- sire of Dancing Show (3rd dam of Talk Of The 1100-1800m, Gr1 All Aged S., Gr1 Blue 1400m in SAf, Gatecrasher S. Town, and grandaughter of Best In Show). Diamond S.; sire Twyla (95f, Danehill): Nijinsky’s 4th dam and the grandam of Best In Shanta’s Choice (92f, Canny Lad): won at 2; MURJANA (04f, Giant’s Causeway): won, Show are very close kin. The female line has a dam of 1200m at 2, Gr3 Breeder’s S. strong presence of descendants of the mare La REDOUTE’S CHOICE (96c, Danehill): 5 Celebria (01f, Peintre Celebre): 3 wins to Troienne, who is notable in several of Var’s best wins, 1100-1600m, Gr1 Blue Diamond 1400m; dam of runners. In modern pedigrees La Troienne is S., Gr1 Caulfield Guineas, Gr1 CF Orr GATHERING (06c, Tale Of The Cat): 4 often found in her male descendant Buckpasser S., Gr1 Manikato S.; 2nd Gr1 Australia wins, 1400-1600m, Gr1 Railway S.; and his close female relatives, in combination S.; 3rd Gr1 Health Cup, Gr1 Futurity S.; 2nd Gr1 Champion S. with each other. multiple Champion Sire in Australia 2020 FEE: TBA Owner: a syndicate AVONTUUR Enquiries: Pippa Mickleburgh • C: 083 658 4404 PO Box 1128, Somerset West 7129, W. Cape T: 021 855 1442. F: 021 855 4600 www.avontuurestate.co.za email: [email protected].