Fort Wood(USA) bay, 1990 • height 16.3hh Nearco - Pharos Nearctic RACE RECORD Northern Dancer Lady Angela - HYPERION in France; won 3 races, 2000m - 2200m, 1961 Native Dancer - Polynesian Natalma Timeform 117 Almahmoud - Mahmoud at 2 unraced Sadler's Wells 1981 Hail To Reason - Turn To at 3 WON Gr1 Grand Prix de Paris (2000m) Bold Reason WON Gr2 Prix Noailles (2200m) Fairy Bridge Lalun - Djeddah 1975 Forli - Aristophanes SIRE LINE Special SADLER’S WELLS – 6 wins, 1400-200m, Gr1 Irish Thong - Nantallah 2000 Guineas, Gr1 Eclipse S., Gr1 Irish Champion S. British Empire - Colombo (TFR 132). Sire of Gr1 winners of both sexes. Sire of Endeavour II Champions. Champion Sire. Sire of sires. Himalaya - Hunter's Moon Notable progeny incl. Galileo (98c – Miswaki, Pretense 1963 HYPERION - Gainsborough Lombard); Montjeu (98c – Top Ville, Tennyson); El Imitation Prado (89c – Sir Ivor, Tom Fool); In The Wings Flattery - Winalot (86c – Shirley Heights, Sea Hawk); High Chaparral Fall Aspen (99c – Darshaan, Kris); Refuse To Bend (00c – 1976 Khaled - HYPERION Swaps Gulch, Grenfall); Fort Wood (90c – Pretense, Iron Reward - Beau Pere Swaps); Yeats (01c – Top Ville, Sparkler); Scenic Change Water (86c – Foolish Pleasure, Raise a Native); Salsabil 1969 War Admiral - Man O'War (87f – Artaius, Welsh Pageant); Carnegie (91c – Portage Riverman, Sunny Boy); Yesterday (00f – Darshaan, Carillon - Case Ace Crystal Palace); King Of Kings (95c – Habitat, Crowned Prince); Barathea (90c – Habitat, * Kimberley Mine (96f - Mogambo US, Bold Forbes; MR 101) * Monyela (98f - Plugged Nickle, Col Pickering; MR 93) Runnymede); Alexandrova (03f – Shirley Heights, * Wendywood (04f - Foveros, Boot Camp; MR 100) * Acacia Woodland (96c - Royal Prerogative, Linacre; MR 92) Ahonoora); Doyen (00c – Kris, Mill Reef); Dream * Shadow Dancing (01f - Complete Warrior, Jamaico; MR 100) * Olympic Storm (02f - Foveros, Dancing Champ; MR 91) Well (95c – Alleged, Northfields); Islington (99f – * Heir Apparent (00c - Al Mufti, Gatecrasher; MR 98) Darshaan, Homeric); etc, * Dog Wood (95f - Elliodor, Roland Gardens; MR 0) SALES ANALYSIS KIN-BREEDING: Sadler’s Wells is kinbred 3x5 Lady Angela x Dalmary. Gr1 placed BORN colt avg sold SI filly avg sold SI * Saddlewood (00c - Gay Fandango, Regent Street; MR 111) ’95 178,333 3 5.30 170,833 3 4.18 Sadler’sWells line sires in South Africa: * Syon (96c - Harry Hotspur, Free Ride; MR 111) Fort Wood, King Of Kings (Sadler’s Wells); Dy- ’96 395,556 9 3.93 465,000 2 6.93 nasty, Elusive Fort, Horse Chestnut, Whitechapel * Chesalon (07c - Goldmark, Truely Nureyev; MR 110) Service Ace (06c - Bush Telegraph, Mexico II; MR 107) ’97 575,000 2 6.44 205,000 6 3.61 (Fort Wood); Jackson, Irish Flame (Dynasty), ’98 268,750 8 2.62 347,500 6 4.37 Golden Sword (High Chaparral), Lateral * Superwood (99c - Peacetime, Regent Street; MR 107) (Singspiel), King’s Chapel (King Of Kings). Hilti (99c - Plugged Nickle, Col Pickering; MR 105) ’99 308,077 13 3.01 160,625 8 2.21 Fort Danzig (99c - Shoe Danzig, Lost Chord; MR 105) ’00 163,214 14 1.34 250,000 6 2.28 * Ilha Bela (08f - Candy Stripes, Equalize; MR 104) ’01 403,077 13 2.59 286,250 12 3.04 PEDIGREE * My Choice (00c - Elliodor, Jan Ekels; MR 103) Fort Wood’s grandam Change Water is kinbred 2x1 ’02 449,722 18 2.98 329,063 16 2.79 * Cover Look (96f - Ringaro, Good Manners; MR 103) Iron Reward x Portage. She was mated to Pretense, ’03 600,294 17 2.71 353,333 6 2.38 who is kinbred 2x1 Himalaya x Imitation. The re- * Big Bad John (99c - Del Sarto, Northfields; MR 102) * Rememberance (02f - Main Man, Golden Thatch; MR 101) ’04 675,000 13 2.37 494,412 17 2.52 sulting progeny, Fort Wood’s dam Fall Aspen, is ’05 677,222 18 2.11 329,667 15 2.16 kinbred 3x2x1 Himalaya x Imitation x Change Hold The Fort (00c - Elliodor, Welsh Saint; MR 101) Water, making for a very solid base. * Dog Rose (96f - Shirley Heights, Raffingora; MR 101) ’06 772,632 19 2.07 823,846 13 2.82 Fort Wood sire Sadler’s Wells is kinbred 3x5 Lady * Noblewood (04c - Dancing Champ, Harry Hotspur; MR 100) ’07 410,938 16 1.40 367,174 23 1.52 Angela x Dalmary. Lady Angela and Dalmary are * Cycad (00c - Last Tycoon, Queen’s Hussar; MR 100) ’08 613,571 14 1.68 253,000 5 1.47 both kin to Imitation, in Fall Aspen. * Carolina Cherry (97f - Home Guard, Persian Wonder; MR 99) ’09 273,182 11 0.97 331,667 15 1.34 Fort Wood also sports a kin-link of Hail To Reason to Patache (96c - Super Concorde, Dr. Fager; MR 99) ’10 440,000 9 1.61 250,556 9 1.28 Zanzamar (07c - Doyoun, African Sky; MR 98) Change Water’s dam Portage. Hail To Reason and ’11 344,091 11 0.94 317,500 4 1.17 Dalmary are kin-linked in Sadler’s Well’s dam Fairy * Secret Heart (99f - Bush Telegraph, Regent Street; MR 96) Bridge, a daughter of Hail to Reason’s son Bold Star Of The Sea (03f - Coastal, Clever Trick; MR 94) Reason. * Sequoia (95c - Commodore Blake, Joy II; MR 94) FEMALE LINE The thrust of Fort Wood’s pedigree comes from kin- * Reef Road (95c - Northern Guest, Royal Prerogative; MR 93) 1st dam links to Sadler’s Wells’ Bold Reason (Hail to Rea- Chinchuna (97f - Shirley Heights, Raffingora; MR 92) FALL ASPEN (76f, by Pretense) - won 8 races in US, Gr1 Matron son), and from Imitation (dam of Pretense) in his S., Gr3 Astarita S.; dam of Gr2/Gr3 winners NORTHERN ASPEN (82f, Northern Dancer) - 5 wins, Gr1 bottom female line. Gamely H., Gr2 Prix d’Astarte; 2nd Gr1 Santa Barbara * Fort Vogue (05c - Model Man, Foveros; MR 109) H., Gr3 Prix Quicy; dam of STAMINA * Cask (06c - Danehill, Bletchingly; MR 107) CYPRIATA (01f, Seeking The Gold) - 2w in US, SW, SP highest distance of individual winners, 3yo & up * Kestrel (99c - Shirley Heights, Raffingora; MR 106) HAMAS (89c, Danzig) - 5 wins, Gr1 July Cup, Gr2 Duke of 800/1399m 14/1600m 16/1999m 20/2399m 2400m+ * Queen’s Bay (05f - Golden Thatch, Roberto; MR 105) York S. (TFR 125); sire 15% 34% 24% 16% 12% * Iron Curtain (05c - Plugged Nickle, Col Pickering; MR 105) FORT WOOD (90c, Sadler’s Wells) - Gr1 winner in France; subject stallion * Dunsinane (01c - Full Colour, Pentland Firth; MR 104) TIMBER COUNTRY (92c, Woodman) - 5 wins in US, * Wonder Lawn (03c - Roy, Ghadeer; MR 103) (*SW) Champion 2yo Colt, Gr1 Breeders Cup Juvenile, Gr1 NOTABLE PROGENY * Hundred Acre Wood (00c - N.Guest, Harry Hotspur; MR 103) Preakness S., Gr1 Champagne S., 3rd Gr1 Kentucky Gr1 winners * Bedloe’s Island (05f - Qui Danzig, Secret Prospector; MR 101) Derby, multiple Gr2/3 placed; sire * Horse Chestnut (95c - Col Pickering, Grey Sovereign; TFR 125) * Cork Wood (97f - Plugged Nickle, Col Pickering; MR 101) PRINCE OF THIEVES (93c, Hansel) - 2 wins, SW in US, * Dynasty (99c - Commodore Blake, Joy II; MR 114) * Sweetie Pie (06f - Exile King, Clackson; MR 100) 3rd Gr1 Kentucky Derby; sire BIANCONI (95c, Danzig) - 3 wins in UK, Gr2 Diadem S, * Elusive Fort (02c - Secret Prospector, Oak Dancer; MR 113) * National Banker (02f - Al Mufti, Lord Henham; MR 100) 2nd Gr3 Phoenix Sprint (TFR 123); sire * Hunting Tower (02c - Royal Chalice, Super Concorde; MR 112) * Blue White (00c - Northfields, Mount Hagen; MR 99) MAZZACANO (85c, Alleged) - 3 wins, Gr3 Goodwood Cup, * Fort Defiance (95c - Home Guard, Regent Street; MR 112) * Quickwood (02f - Al Mufti, Gatecrasher; MR 98) 2nd Gr1 Gold Cup (TFR 117) * Celtic Grove (97c - Welsh Saint, Prince Regent; MR 110) * Over Bearing (02c - Highborn Harry, Prince Tor; MR 98) COLORADO DANCER (86f, Shareef Dancer) - Gr2/Gr3 * Forest Path (05c - Northern Guest, Royal Prerogative; MR 107) * East Wind (97c - Harry Hotspur, Brigadier Gerard; MR 98) wins, Gr1/2 placed in France, US (TFR 122); dam of * Urabamba (04f - Our Casey’s Boy, Perou; MR 102) * Banker’s Gold (01c - Al Mufti, Lord Henham; MR 97) DUBAI MILLENNIUM (96c, Seeking The Gold) - 7 wins in Europe & UAE, Gr1 Dubai Cup, Gr1 Prince * Thundering Star (03c - Foveros, Dancing Champ; MR 102) * Golden Oriole (00c - Freedom Land, Free Ride; MR 96) of Wales S., Gr1 Queen Elizabeth S., Gr1 Prix * Ginkgo (96c - Jacinto, Quadrangle; MR 96) Jacques le Marois (TFR 140); sire STUD ANALYSIS Colts: SSI 1.83 (stamina 1818m) 11% SW; 18% BType;Fillies: SSI 1.96 (stamina 1635m) 9% SW; 16% BType. First season at stud in 1994. Multiple champion sire colt filly born foals rnrs wnrs w/r% SWSW/r% BT BT/r% wins SSI AR stamina born foals rnrs wnrs w/r% SWSW/r% BT BT/r% wins SSI AR stamina ’95 23 18 16 89% 4 22% 6 33% 59 6.17 93 1984m ’95 18 13 13 100% 2 15% 5 38% 35 4.59 92 1592m ’96 18 15 12 80% 3 20% 6 40% 47 1.68 91 1808m ’96 20 17 14 82% 4 24% 4 24% 36 2.59 84 1686m ’97 21 20 17 85% 3 15% 6 30% 62 1.81 88 1979m ’97 20 16 10 63% 2 13% 5 31% 37 2.34 78 1770m ’98 27 21 15 71% 0 0% 1 5% 57 0.66 78 1843m ’98 23 18 14 78% 3 17% 3 17% 37 1.80 79 1821m ’99 33 28 21 75% 4 14% 6 21% 85 3.17 82 1912m ’99 23 14 12 86% 2 14% 2 14% 34 1.59 80 1667m ’00 36 29 25 86% 8 28% 10 34% 117 2.19 86 1962m ’00 20 17 12 71% 0 0% 1 6% 27 1.58 75 1567m ’01 22 19 16 84% 2 11% 3 16% 54 1.56 82 1722m ’01 33 21 18 86% 3 14% 6 29% 49 2.38 81 1703m ’02 34 29 24 83% 3 10% 5 17% 107 2.39 81 1919m ’02 37 33 29 88% 4 12% 5 15% 70 1.63 80 1760m ’03 35 27 22 81% 4 15% 4 15% 80 1.70 84 1927m ’03 24 19 14 74% 0 0% 2 11% 26 1.47 77 1576m ’04 24 24 16 67% 1 4% 4 17% 52 1.03 80 1816m ’04 32 28 19 68% 2 7% 4 14% 39 2.36 81 1726m ’05 33 29 19 66% 3 10% 6 21% 62 1.60 83 1776m ’05 34 29 23 79% 3 10% 5 17% 45 1.61 80 1590m ’06 36 33 28 85% 3 9% 7 21% 65 1.14 81 1623m ’06 39 36 24 67% 2 6% 4 11% 48 1.35 77 1581m ’07 35 32 22 69% 1 3% 3 9% 62 1.45 78 1614m ’07 40 35 23 66% 2 6% 4 11% 49 1.11 74 1700m ’08 25 24 16 67% 0 0% 1 4% 28 1.10 76 1688m ’08 15 14 12 86% 1 7% 4 29% 29 2.06 81 1571m ’09 22 19 8 42% 0 0% 0 0% 12 0.99 73 1700m ’09 35 26 16 62% 0 0% 1 4% 18 1.17 74 1472m ’10 17 3 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0.62 70 ’10 25 8 2 25% 0 0% 0 0% 2 1.77 67 1380m 2013 FEE: BOOK FULL MAURITZFONTEIN STUD Enquiries: Guy Murdoch - Cell: 083 308 4002 (Mrs BD Oppenheimer) PO Box 354, Kimberley 8300, Northern Cape [email protected] Tel: 053 833 7095.