Dan de Lago(AUS) bay, 2005 • height 16.1 hh RACE RECORD Nearctic - Nearco A$480.000 yearling NORTHERN DANCER Natalma - Native Dancer In South Africa, 5 wins, 1400-2400m, Fairy King at 3 to 4 (MR 111) 1982 Bold Reason - Hail To Reason Fairy Bridge At 3 WON Gr2 Natal Derby (2400m) Encosta De Lago Special - FORLI 2nd Gr1 Daily News 2000 (2000m) (AUS) 1993 Star Appeal - Appiani At 4 3rd Gr3 London News S. (1800m) Star Way Shoal Creek New Way - Klairon 1988 Mr Prospector - Raise A Native SIRE LINE Rolls ENCOSTA DE LAGO - Gr1 placed Gr1 winner, Grand Luxe - Sir Ivor 1200-1600m, in Australia; sire of 20 individual Northern Dancer - Nearctic Danzig Gr1 winners of both sexes. Twice Champion Pas De Nom - Admirals Voyage Sire in Australia 2008, 2009 and runner-up a Danehill further 4 times. Stud in Ireland in 2007. 1986 His Majesty - Ribot Razyana Notable progeny incl Mutahadee (08c – Shirley The Golden Dane Spring Adieu - Buckpasser Heights, Luthier); Racing To Win (02c – (AUS) 1996 Nijinsky - NORTHERN DANCER Kenny’s Best Pal, Kenmare); Alinghi (01f Yeats - Monde Bleu, Shirley Heights); Princess Yeatsina Lisadell - FORLI Coup (03f – Sovereign Red, Arch Sculptor); 1987 Blazing Saddles - Todman Sear Sacred Kingdom (03c – Zeditave, Sir Wiley Trade - To Market Tristram); Manhattan Rain (06c – Canny Lad, Nijinsky); Aloha (06f – Danehill, Bletchingly); Mnemosyne (02f – Canny Lad, Whiskey Road); This kin-link is extended is Dan de Lago’s Poet’s Breeze (89f Zephyr Bay): did not win; Sirmione (03c – Defensive Play, Danzatore); grandam Yeatsine, who is by Yeats, a son of dam of Lashed (99f – Salieri, Boucher); Delago Brom Lissadel who is full sister to Special. The latter BRINDABELLA (00f Bellotto): 7 wins, (99c – El Qahira, Sir Godfrey); Road To Rock is the grandam of Encosta de Lago’s sire Fairy 1050-1800m, Gr3 How Now S., (04c – Midyan, Welsh Saint); Northern Meteor King (full brother to Sadler’s Wells), from the Challenge S.-(L), Classic Mile-(L) (05c – Fappiano, Forli); Ultra Fantasy (02c – Dalmary female line. This line provides the kin- LAWSON’S STORM (99c Bellotto): 6 Sir Ivor, Protanto); Delzao (01c – Alzao, Storm link in Encosta de Lago kin-breeding, and from wins, 1200-2000m, Birthday Cup-(L); Ruler); Newport (02c – Nishapour, Rheffic); Our there to the female line of Dan de Lago. 2nd Gr2 Sandown Guineas; 3rd Gr3 Smoking Joe (00c –Blazing Sword, Taj Rossi); SUITABLE LINES for Dan de Lago could include Adelaide Guineas, Gr3 Spring S., Douro Valley (02c - Lord Seymour, Noalcholic); Dalmary female line descendants Sadler’s Wells Classic Mile-(L) PEACEMAKER (03c Brief Truce): 5 wins, Liberator (07c - Alzao, Glint of Gold); Manhattan (notably Fort Wood, whose remote female line 1200-1600m, Hayes Mem. Cup-(L), JD Rain (06c - Canny Lad, Nijinsky); Titanic Jack is the same as Dan de Lago’s), Golden Thatch, Lee S.-(L);2nd Adelaide S-(L); 3rd Gr3 (99c - Stage Door Johnny, TV Commercial); Waterville Lake, Ahonoora, etc; Second Empire; G Corporation S. Ultra Fantasy (02c - Sir Ivor, Protanto); Palacio Marscay, To Market (Bold Bidder/Del Sarto); De Cristal (05f - Palace Music, Zephyr Bay); strong background combinations of Selene 3rd dam Delago deLuxe (08c – Flying Spur, Success (dam of Hyperion, Sickle, Pharamond, etc.). Sear (79f Blazing Saddles): dam of Express); Brom Felinity (01f - El Qahira, Sir Yeatsina (84f Yeats): won – see above Godfrey); Count Encosta (06c - Sovereign Red, 4th dam Cerreto); Von Costa De Hero (05c - Scenic, FEMALE LINE Wiley Trade (67f To Market): did not race; dam of Brave Salute); Admiration (07c - Redoute’s 1st dam Ease And Comfort (78f Vain): did not race; Choice, Last Tycoon); etc. THE GOLDEN DANE (96f Danehill): 4 wins, 1200- 1400m, in Australia, Munro S,-(L), Reginald dam of KIN-BREEDING: The female line of Encosta de Allen Hcp-(L); 2nd Gr1 Flight S.; 3rd Gr3 CENTRO (87c Century): 4 wins, Gr1 Lago shows a consistent build-up of kinlinks Vanity S., Schweppes Cup-(L); 4th Gr1 VRC Caulfield Guineas; 2nd Gr1 Victoria to a remote significant female line ancestor. Oaks, Gr2 Wakeful S.; dam of Derby; sire in NZ Signposts to the kin-breeding are represented DAN DE LAGO (05c Encosta de Lago): Fixed Star (81f Biscay): won, 1500m; dam of by the continuation of broodmare sires along subject stallion Twiggy Kima (87f Twig Moss): 4 wins; dam of the bottom-line, which include Star Way, Mr Booba (02c Fusaichi Pegasus): 2 wins, 1200- Kaapstad Glamour (94f Kaapstad): Prospector, Sir Ivor, Northern Dancer. The 1400m, in Australia dam of significant female line ancestor is close kin to GROUT (99c Gold Brose): 5 Selene, dam of Hyperion (Selene also is female 2nd dam wins, Gr1 Sire’s Produce S.; line ancestress of Star Way). Combinations of Yeatsina (84f Yeats): won, 900m at 2, in Australia; Champion NZ 2yo these lines (and their kin-lines) are found in dam of Curvaceous (97f, Zabeel): won; Encosta de Lago’s best runners. In the South THE GOLDEN DANE (96f Danehill): 4 wins – dam of African context they include the female line of see above CURVED BALL (06c, Fastnet Mount Hagen. SETO FLOWERIAN (90f Bellotto): 5 wins, Rock): 3 wins; Gr2 Dingaans; 1200-2100m, Gr3 Adrian Knox S.; 2nd Gr1 Encosta de Lago’s sire Fairy King has, like his sire AJC Oaks; 3rd Bendigo Cup-(L), Belle of SUBZERO (88c Kala Dancer): 6 wins, 1600- full brother Sadler’s Wells, an apparent affinity the Turf S.-(L); dam of through damsire Bold Reason with Never Bend 3200m, Gr1 Melbourne Cup, Gr1 South TIGER CAFÉ (99c Sunday Silence): 4 wins, Australian Derby, Gr1 Adelaide Cup (in Mill Reef, Shirley Heights), who appears 1800-2000m, in Japan, April S.-(L); 2nd often in Encosta de Lago’s best progeny. CONFEDERATE LADY (86f Rancher): 3 wins, Gr1 Satsuki Sho; 3rd Gr2 Yayoi Sho 1000m at 2, Gr3 Blue Diamond Prelude Fairy King sire-line in South Africa: FUSAICHI JUNK (03c Fusaichi Pegasus): Market Garden (73f King Of Babylon): 3 wins, Tropical Empire (Second Empire); 4 wins, 2000m, in Japan, Wakaba S.- 900-1000m at 2; dam of Dan de Lago (Encosta de Lago). (L); 3rd Gr1 Satsuki Sho Country Garden (87f Biscay): won, 1250m; PRESINA (92f Prego): 6 wins, 1200-1350m, dam of STUD ANALYSIS PJ Bell Hcp-(L), Wadley Hcp-(L), Slipper BRACKEN BANK (92f Sir Tristram): 5 First season at stud in 2012 S.-(L); 3rd Quezette S.-(L); dam of wins, 1000-1400m, Gr2 Champagne Faster Pussycat (01f Flying Spur): won at S.; dam of 2; 2nd Illawarra 2yo Classic-(L); dam of NIAGARA FALLS (00f Danehill): 5 PEDIGREE GAI’s CHOICE (07f, General wins, 1000-1700m, Gr3 Carlyon Dan De Lago’s 4th dam Wiley Trade is 3-part Nediyum): 7 wins; 3rd Gr1 Tiara S., Cup; 4th Gr1 Australasian Oaks; sister to Heart Of Market, the dam of Australian Waterhouse Classic -(L) dam of champion sire Marscay. Both mares are Desina (99f Desert King): won, 100m; dam of ELITE FALLS (08f More Than daughters of US sire To Market. The dam of EAGLE FALLS (05c Hussonet): 8 wins, Ready): 2 wins, Gr2 Reisling Heart of Market is out of the mare Accroche 1000-1200m, Gr1 Oakleigh P., Gr2 S; 2nd Gr1 Oakleigh P., Gr2 Coeur, whose sire and broodmare sire are half Salinger Hcp, Gr3 Rubiton S.; 2nd Silver Slipper; 3rd Gr1 Golden brothers, which reinforced the kin-breeding Gr1 Newmarket Hcp; Gr2 A Clark Slipper already present in the bottom female line. S.; 3rd Gr1 Manikato S. (TFR 119) JOHN KOSTER 2014 FEE: FOA Cell: 082 880 7943 Owner: Klawervlei Stud [email protected] Email: [email protected] Grant Knowles THE ALCHEMY Stud Master: Morne de Villiers (Phillip Kahan) Robertson, W Cape Cell: 082 882 9774 Cell: 083 680 2471 [email protected] Email: [email protected] 2014 Sires Handbook 33 RACEFORM.