Brave Tin Soldier(USA) bay, 2004 • height 16.1½hh Nearctic - Nearco RACE RECORD NORTHERN DANCER In Ireland, UK, France, USA and UAE Storm Bird Natalam - NATIVE DANCER - 4 wins, 1200-1700m, from 2 to 5 1978 New Providence - Bull Page Timeform 115 at 2 South Ocean Shining Sun - Chop Chop At 2 WON Blenheim S. (L) (1200m) Storm Cat (USA) 5th Gr1 Middle Park S. (1200m) 1996 Bold Ruler - NASRULLAH Secretariat “He has the class to step up to Group One Terlingua Somethingroyal - Princequillo company” Racing Post 1976 Crimson Satan - Spy Song At 5 WON Gr3 Cliff Hanger S. (1700m) Crimson Saint 3rd Gr3 Knickerbocker S. (1800m) Bolero Rose - Boldero 4th Gr3 Zabeel Mile (1600m) NATIVE DANCER - Polynesian “Strong form” Racing Post Raise A Native Mr Prospector Raise You - Case Ace 1970 Nashua - NASRULLAH SIRE LINE Gold Digger Sequence - Count Fleet STORM CAT – champion sire (twice), champion Bless (USA) 1999 NORTHERN DANCER - Nearctic 2yo sire (3x); sire of 100+ Graded SW’s, Danzig progeny earnings of over $110 million. AEI Angel Fever Pas de Nom - Admirals Voyage 3.38. Sire-of-sires. 1990 Halo - Hail To Reason Notable progeny includes Giant’s Causeway Rowdy Angel (97c – Rahy, Roberto) – Horse of the Year, Ramhyde - Rambanctious Europe; Storm Flag Flying (00f – Easy Goer, Private Account) – Champion US 2yo; Sweet The lines converge in Brave Tin Soldier. 2nd dam Catomine (02f – Kris S., Flying Paster) – His 3rd dam Rowdy Angel is by Halo. Angel Fever (90f, Danzig): won, 2nd Colleen S.-(L) in Champion US 2yo; Hold That Tiger (00c She’s dam of Gr1 winner & sire Pine 2 starts at 2; dam of – Caveat, Tom Cat) – Champion European Bluff (by Danzig), full brother to Angel Bless (99f, Mr Prospector): see above 2yo; Aljabr (96c – Baillamont, Kalamoun) – Fever, the 2nd dam of Brave Tin Soldier. FUSAICHI PEGASUS (97c, Mr Prospector): 6 Champion European 2yo; One Cool Cat (01c Angel Fever is dam of Gr1 winner & sire wins in USA, Gr1 Kentucky Derby, Gr2 Wood – Mr Prospector, Northern Dancer) – Champion Fusaichi Pegasus (by Mr Prospector), full Memorial S., Gr2 San Felipe S., Gr3 Jerome European 2yo; Black Minnaloushe (98c – brother to the dam of Brave Tin Soldier – Hcp; 2nd Gr1 Preakness S.; sire of Gr1 winners Green Dancer, Diatome) – Champion Irish who is by Storm Cat. Blisful (96f, Mr Prospector): ran 3 times; dam of 3yo; Denebola (01f – Mr Prospector, Halo) Fusaichi Pegasus is sire of Gr1 winner One Great Cat (05c, Storm Cat): 2 wins – Champion French 2yo; Ambitious Cat (01f and 2009 top US freshman sire Roman in Ireland; 2nd Nijinsky S.-(L); 3rd Gr2 – Roberto, Nijinsky) – Champion Canadian Ruler (kinbred Bold Irish x Dusty Vixen) Champagne S., Gr2 Richmond S. turf mare; Catrail (90c – Majestic Light, and Australian & English Gr1 winner Where’s That Tiger (03c, Storm Cat): won in Buckpasser) – Champion English 3yo; Sardula Haradasun (kinbred Rowdy Angel x Ireland, 2nd Gr3 UAE Guineas, 4th Aubigny (91f – Hoist The Flag, Mr Brick); Desert Toyama, the latter a daughter of Tulyar S.-(L); sire Stormer (90f – Damascus, New Providence); and the dam of Haradasun’s 2nd damsire Dutchess Mojo (01f, Deputy Minister): unraced; Tale Of The Cat (94c – Mr Prospector, Honest Zamazaan – in SA Tulyar can be found dam of Pleasure); High Yield (97c – Forty Niner, in Lecture, through his damsire Honest Sweetnothings (09f, Street Cry): 3 wins; Nijinsky); Hennesy (93c – Hawaii, Tom Cat); Pleasure who is close kin to Toyama). 2nd California Oaks, Corte Madera S. Munaaji (91c – Blushing Groom, Grenfall); Other stallions produced from the female Bonus Fever (03c, Seeking The Gold): 4 wins in Mistle Cat (90c – Maribeau, Decidedly); etc. line include Icecapade, Buckfinder, Japan Storm Cat is kinbred 4x4 Solar Display x First Private Terms, Green Forest.Brave Tin Fortyniner Fever (95f, Forty Niner): did not race; Rose, and 6x5 Mother Goose x Rare Bloom. Soldier’s pedigree build-up gives a dam of TEXAS FEVER (05c, Victory Gallop): 2 wins in Sadler’s Wells line sires in South Africa: wealth of opportunity for him to succeed Fort Wood, Doowaley, King Of Kings (Sadler’s as a sire. US, Gr3 Kentucky Cup Juv S. Wells); Dynasty, Elusive Fort, Horse Chestnut, SUITABLE LINES for Brave Tin Soldier BOLD ANGEL (04f, Cat Thief): 2 wins in US, Whitechapel (Fort Wood); Jackson, Irish will probably result in inbreeding to Sam Houston Oaks-(L); 3rd Assiniboia Flame (Dynasty); The Assayer (Galileo); Mr Prospector, Danzig, Halo, Northern Oaks-(L) Golden Sword (High Chaparral), Lateral, Dancer, Buckpasser, Seattle Slew. In SAINT ISABELLE (07f, Saint Liam): 4 wins in Potala Palace (Singspiel), King’s Chapel this context Lecture looks interesting, US, Time to Leave S-(L), Kalookam Queen (King Of Kings), Stagelight (Montjeu) especially if he can be had in the already Hcp-(L); 2nd Palomares S successful combo with Al Mufti. Any 3rd dam mare whose bottom female line provides Rowdy Angel (79f, Halo): 5 places; dam of STUD ANALYSIS close links to Bold Irish must be taken Angel Fever (90f, Danzig): see above First season at stud in 2010 seriously. Given the geographical PINE BLUFF (89c, Danzig): 6 wins in US, Gr1 location, Brave Tin Soldier will probably Preakness S., Gr2 Remsen S., Gr2 Arkansas SALES ANALYSIS get mares with Northern Guest and/or Derby, Gr3 Nashua S., Gr3 Rebel S; 3rd Gr1 BORN colt avg sold SI filly avg sold SI Coastal, who both fit the bill. It may pay Belmont S., Gr1 Champagne S., Gr1 Futurity ’11 120,500 10 0.48 100,455 11 0.62 to keep an eye on successful offspring of S.; sire of Gr1 winners ’12 197,500 2 0.52 200,000 3 0.66 Fusaichi Pegasus and the way they are DEMONS BEGONE (84c, Elocutionist): 7 wins in bred, for further ideas. US, Gr1 Arkansas Derby, Gr3 Rebel S.; 2nd PEDIGREE Gr1 Champagne S., Gr1 Futurity S.; 3rd Gr2 This is a solid sire producing female line, with FEMALE LINE Razorback Hcp; sire bottom female line ancestor Bold Irish the key. Yoonevano (95c, Seattle Slew): did not race; sire 1st dam of stakes winners in Canada The remarkable make-up of this mare makes Bless (99f, Mr Prospector): did not race; her kin to a selection of key-ancestors in major dam of 4th dam sires. Bold Irish is from the same female line BRAVE TIN SOLDIER (04c, Storm RAMHYDE (72f, Rambunctious): 7 wins in US, Virginia as Storm Cat (Fam 8) and is close kin to First Cat): subject stallion Belle S.; dam of Bloom and Rare Bloom in Storm Cat’s female Fusaichi Giga Dia (03c, Storm Cat): 3 Rowdy Angel (79f, Halo): see above line. Bold Irish is close kin to Miss Dogwood, wins in Japan RAMTEN (82c, Smarten): 16 wins in US, Mr Prospector’s key female line ancestors. A Shin Sapphire (10f Giant’s Pensylvania Fut.; 2nd Iroquois Hcp (2x); 3rd Bold Irish is close kin to Pas de Nom, dam of Causeway): 2 wins in Japan Nick Shuk Mem. Hcp Danzig. Bold Irish is close kin to Mother Goose, Stormy Blessing (05f Storm Cat): dam Rambitony (80f, Habitony): 3 wins in USA, 3rd grandam of Almahmoud (female line ancestor of Blue Mountain Fut.-(L); dam of of Northern Dancer, Halo, Danehill), and to One Pekan (10c Hard Spun): won, Perfect Habit (c, Parfaitement): won in Flaring Top, grandam of Nijinsky. The list goes 1700m in UK (TFR 91) USA, 3rd Heritage S.-(L) on. 2014 FEE: R30.000+VAT (R10 000 nom; R20 000 guaranteed live foal) Owner: Summerhill Stud and R Plersch SUMMERHILL STUD Enquiries: Greig Muir / Linda Norval (Greig Muir / Linda Norval) Mooi River, KwaZulu-Natal www.summerhill.co.za Tel: 033 263 1081 • Fax: 033 263 2818 email: [email protected] 2014 Sires Handbook 23 RACEFORM.