Fort Wood (USA) bay, 1990 • height 16.3hh RACE RECORD Nearco - Pharos in France; won 3 races, 2000m - 2200m, Timeform 117 Nearctic at 2 unraced Lady Angela - HYPERION at 3 WON Gr1 Grand Prix de Paris (2000m) Northern Dancer WON Gr2 Prix Noailles (2200m) 1961 Native Dancer - Polynesian Natalma SIRE LINE Sadler’s Wells(USA) Almahmoud - Mahmoud 1981 Hail To Reason - Turn To SADLER’S WELLS – 6 wins, 1400-200m, Gr1 Irish 2000 Bold Reason Guineas, Gr1 Eclipse S., Gr1 Irish Champion S. (TFR 132). Lalun - Djeddah Sire of Gr1 winners of both sexes. Sire of Champions. Fairy Bridge Champion Sire. Sire of sires. 1975 Forli - Aristophanes Notable progeny incl. Galileo (98c – Miswaki, Lombard); Special Montjeu (98c – Top Ville, Tennyson); El Prado (89c – Sir Thong - Nantallah Ivor, Tom Fool); In The Wings (86c – Shirley Heights, Sea Hawk); High Chaparral (99c – Darshaan, Kris); Refuse To British Empire - Colombo Bend (00c – Gulch, Grenfall); Fort Wood (90c – Pretense, Endeavour Swaps); Yeats (01c – Top Ville, Sparkler); Scenic (86c – Pretense Himalaya - Hunter’s Moon Foolish Pleasure, Raise a Native); Salsabil (87f – Artaius, 1963 HYPERION - Gainsborough Welsh Pageant); Carnegie (91c – Riverman, Sunny Boy); Imitation Yesterday (00f – Darshaan, Crystal Palace); King Of Flattery - Winalot Kings (95c – Habitat, Crowned Prince); Barathea (90c – Fall Aspen(USA) Habitat, Runnymede); Alexandrova (03f – Shirley Heights, 1976 Khaled - HYPERION Ahonoora); Doyen (00c – Kris, Mill Reef); Dream Well Swaps (95c – Alleged, Northfields); Islington (99f – Darshaan, Change Water Iron Reward - Beau Pere Homeric); etc, 1969 War Admiral - Man ‘O War KIN-BREEDING: Sadler’s Wells is kinbred 3x5 Lady Angela Portage x Dalmary. Carillon - Case Ace Sadler’s Wells line sires in South Africa: Fort Wood, Doowaley, King Of Kings (Sadler’s Wells); Dynasty, Elusive Fort, * Rememberance (02f - Main Man, Golden Thatch; MR 101) Charnwood (01f - Northern Guest, Averof; MR 88) Horse Chestnut, Whitechapel (Fort Wood); Jackson, Irish * Cycad (00c - Last Tycoon, Queen’s Hussar; MR 100) Fire Practice (02c - Rocky Marriage, Harry Hotspur; MR 88) Flame (Dynasty); The Assayer (Galileo); Golden Sword * Noblewood (04c - Dancing Champ, Harry Hotspur; MR 100) Santiago (02f - Roy, Unknown; MR 88) (High Chaparral), Lateral, Potala Palace (Singspiel), King’s Patache (96c - Super Concorde, Dr. Fager; MR 99) Requista (97f - Top Ville, Sea Hawk II; MR 86) Chapel (King Of Kings), Stagelight (Montjeu). * Strelitzia (96f - Home Guard, Regent Street; MR 99) Arboreal (04c - Silvino, Free Ride; MR 82) * East Wind (97c - Harry Hotspur, Brigadier Gerard; MR 98) Sawubona (97f - Rainbow Dream, Free Will; MR 80) Zanzamar (07c - Doyoun, African Sky; MR 98) Kyllachy (00f - Free Ride, Pentland Firth; MR 76) PEDIGREE * Secret Heart (99f - Bush Telegraph, Regent Street; MR 96) Meranti (95f - Elliodor, High Frequency) Fort Wood’s grandam Change Water is kinbred 2x1 Iron * Sequoia (95c - Commodore Blake, Joy II; MR 94) Woodland Charmer (95f - Golden Thatch, Auction Ring) Reward x Portage. She was mated to Pretense, who is Star Of The Sea (03f - Coastal, Clever Trick; MR 94) Yew Tree (95f - Danzig, Caro) kinbred 2x1 Himalaya x Imitation. The resulting progeny, * Reef Road (95c - Northern Guest, Royal Prerogative; MR 93) Fort Wood’s dam Fall Aspen, is kinbred 3x2x1 Himalaya x Chinchuna (97f - Shirley Heights, Raffingora; MR 92) Imitation x Change Water, making for a very solid base. SALES ANALYSIS Fort Wood sire Sadler’s Wells is kinbred 3x5 Lady Angela x Gr2/Gr3 winners BORN colt avg sold SI filly avg sold SI Dalmary. Lady Angela and Dalmary are both kin to Imitation, * Fort Vogue (05c - Model Man, Foveros; MR 109) ’95 178,333 3 0.72 168,125 4 3.15 in Fall Aspen. * Cask (06c - Danehill, Bletchingly; MR 107) ’96 395,556 9 3.93 465,000 2 7.01 * Kestrel (99c - Shirley Heights, Raffingora; MR 106) ’97 575,000 2 6.44 205,000 6 3.64 Fort Wood also sports a kin-link of Hail To Reason to Change * Iron Curtain (05c - Plugged Nickle, Col Pickering; MR 105) Water’s dam Portage. Hail To Reason and Dalmary are kin- ’98 268,750 8 2.62 347,500 6 4.38 * Queen’s Bay (05f - Golden Thatch, Roberto; MR 105) ’99 308,077 13 3.01 160,625 8 2.20 linked in Sadler’s Well’s dam Fairy Bridge, a daughter of Hail * Dunsinane (01c - Full Colour, Pentland Firth; MR 104) to Reason’s son Bold Reason. ’00 189,000 15 1.64 235,714 7 2.00 * Hundred Acre Wood (00c - Northern Guest, Harry Hotspur; MR 103) ’01 403,077 13 3.05 293,077 13 3.84 The thrust of Fort Wood’s pedigree comes from kin-links to * Magic Smoke (08f - Western Winter, Harry Hotspur; MR 103) ’02 449,722 18 2.83 329,063 16 2.82 Sadler’s Wells’ Bold Reason (Hail to Reason), and from * Wonder Lawn (03c - Roy, Ghadeer; MR 103) ’03 600,294 17 3.07 335,000 7 2.49 Imitation (dam of Pretense) in his bottom female line. * Bedloe’s Island (05f - Qui Danzig, Secret Prospector; MR 101) ’04 675,000 13 2.50 494,412 17 2.64 * Cork Wood (97f - Plugged Nickle, Col Pickering; MR 101) ’05 677,222 18 2.11 329,667 15 2.16 STAMINA * Close The Gap (10f - Plugged Nickle, Col Pickering; MR 100) ’06 772,632 19 2.07 783,571 14 2.67 * National Banker (02f - Al Mufti, Lord Henham; MR 100) ’07 410,938 16 1.40 367,174 23 1.52 highest distance of individual winners, 3yo & up * Sweetie Pie (06f - Exile King, Clackson; MR 100) 800/1399m 14/1600m 16/1999m 20/2399m 2400m+ ’08 613,571 14 1.68 253,000 5 1.47 * Blue White (00c - Northfields, Mount Hagen; MR 99) ’09 273,182 11 0.97 331,667 15 1.33 15% 14% 44% 15% 12% * Over Bearing (02c - Highborn Harry, Prince Tor; MR 98) ’10 440,000 9 1.61 250,556 9 1.28 * Quickwood (02f - Al Mufti, Gatecrasher; MR 98) ’11 356,818 11 1.01 317,500 4 1.17 * Banker’s Gold (01c - Al Mufti, Lord Henham; MR 97) ’12 462,500 8 1.26 343,333 6 1.07 NOTABLE PROGENY (*SW) * Ginkgo (96c - Jacinto, Quadrangle; MR 96) Gr1 winners * Golden Oriole (00c - Freedom Land, Free Ride; MR 96) * Horse Chestnut (95c - Col Pickering, Grey Sovereign; TFR 125) HOY * Acacia Woodland (96c - Royal Prerogative, Linacre; MR 92) FEMALE LINE * Dynasty (99c - Commodore Blake, Joy II; MR 114) HOY * Olympic Storm (02f - Foveros, Dancing Champ; MR 91) 1st dam * Elusive Fort (02c - Secret Prospector, Oak Dancer; MR 113) * Sky Rise (09c - Elliodor, Politician; MR 88) * Fort Defiance (95c - Home Guard, Regent Street; MR 112) FALL ASPEN (76f, by Pretense) - won 8 races in US, Gr1 Matron * Hunting Tower (02c - Royal Chalice, Super Concorde; MR 112) Gr2/Gr3 placed S., Gr3 Astarita S.; dam of * Celtic Grove (97c - Welsh Saint, Prince Regent; MR 110) HOY Pylon (08c - Goldkeeper, Bush Telegraph; MR 121) NORTHERN ASPEN (82f, Northern Dancer) - 5 wins, Gr1 * Forest Path (05c - Northern Guest, Royal Prerogative; MR 107) * Brown Penny (06c - Machiavellian, Nureyev; MR 108) Gamely H., Gr2 Prix d’Astarte; 2nd Gr1 Santa Barbara * Thundering Star (03c - Foveros, Dancing Champ; MR 102) Tigray (01c - Rocky Marriage, Harry Hotspur; MR 103) H., Gr3 Prix Quicy; dam of * Urabamba (04f - Our Casey’s Boy, Perou; MR 102) Red Fort (08c - Elliodor, Jallad; MR 101) CYPRIATA (01f, Seeking The Gold) - 2w in US, SW, SP * Athina (10f - Rich Man’s Gold, Al Mufti; MR 101) Al Kindi (09f - Al Mufti, Secret Prospector; MR 100) HAMAS (89c, Danzig) - 5 wins, Gr1 July Cup, Gr2 Duke of * Kimberley Mine (96f - Mogambo US, Bold Forbes; MR 101) First Honour (04c - Secret Prospector, Peacetime; MR 100) York S. (TFR 125); sire * Shadow Dancing (01f - Complete Warrior, Jamaico; MR 100) Flame Tree (95c - Royal Prerogative, Preamble II; MR 98) FORT WOOD (90c, Sadler’s Wells) - Gr1 winner in France; * Wendywood (04f - Foveros, Boot Camp; MR 100) Clandestine (03f - Commodore Blake, Joy II; MR 95) subject stallion * Heir Apparent (00c - Al Mufti, Gatecrasher; MR 98) * Loupe (05f - Sportsworld, Singh; MR 95) TIMBER COUNTRY (92c, Woodman) - 5 wins in US, * Dog Wood (95f - Elliodor, Roland Gardens; MR 0) Madiba (00c - Kenmare, Vain; MR 95) Champion 2yo Colt, Gr1 Breeders Cup Juvenile, Gr1 Montezuma (97c - Royal Chalice, Super Concorde; MR 95) Preakness S., Gr1 Champagne S., 3rd Gr1 Kentucky Gr1 placed * Caron (95f - Northfields, Royal Affair; MR 94) Derby, multiple Gr2/3 placed; sire * Saddlewood (00c - Gay Fandango, Regent Street; MR 111) Fly To Freedom (96c - Arctic Tern, Sassafras; MR 94) PRINCE OF THIEVES (93c, Hansel) - 2 wins, SW in US, 3rd * Syon (96c - Harry Hotspur, Free Ride; MR 111) * Limerick (99f - Kenmare, Taj Rossi; MR 94) Gr1 Kentucky Derby; sire * Chesalon (07c - Goldmark, Truely Nureyev; MR 110) Make A Martyr (97c - Slewpendous, Audley End; MR 94) BIANCONI (95c, Danzig) - 3 wins in UK, Gr2 Diadem S, 2nd Service Ace (06c - Bush Telegraph, Mexico II; MR 107) Rose Lipped Maiden (04f - Northfields, Commodore Blake; MR 94) Gr3 Phoenix Sprint (TFR 123); sire Hilti (99c - Plugged Nickle, Col Pickering; MR 105) * Stormy Coast (07f - Kilconnel, Peaceable Kingdom; MR 94) MAZZACANO (85c, Alleged) - 3 wins, Gr3 Goodwood Cup, * Ilha Bela (08f - Candy Stripes, Equalize; MR 104) Red Beech (95c - Harry Hotspur, Brigadier Gerard; MR 91) 2nd Gr1 Gold Cup (TFR 117) * Cover Look (96f - Ringaro, Good Manners; MR 103) Royal Exchange (96c - Col Pickering, Grey Sovereign; MR 90) COLORADO DANCER (86f, Shareef Dancer) - Gr2/Gr3 * My Choice (00c - Elliodor, Jan Ekels; MR 103) Sonic Boom (97c - Full Colour, Pentland Firth; MR 90) wins, Gr1/2 placed in France, US (TFR 122); dam of * Big Bad John (99c - Del Sarto, Northfields; MR 102) Annawood (04f - Gallic League, Shirley Heights; MR 89) DUBAI MILLENNIUM (96c, Seeking The Gold) - 7 wins * Dog Rose (96f - Shirley Heights, Raffingora; MR 101) Aspen Secret (01f - Secret Prospector, Nureyev; MR 88) in Europe & UAE, Gr1 Dubai Cup, Gr1 Prince of Hold The Fort (00c - Elliodor, Welsh Saint; MR 101) Bastille Belle (05f - Jallad, Peacetime; MR 88) Wales S., Gr1 Queen Elizabeth S., Gr1 Prix Jacques le Marois (TFR 140); sire STUD ANALYSIS Colts: SSI 1.73 (stamina 1827m) 11% SW; 18% BType; Fillies : SSI 1.70 (stamina 1656m) 9% SW; 16% BType.