Mastercraftsman proved himself one of the outstanding juvenile's of his generation in 2008 winning the Group one Pheonix Stakes and the National Stakes Group one at the Curragh and the Group two Railway Stakes, he signed off his two year old campaign when finishing fourth to Naaqoos in the Prix Jean Luc Lagadere at Longchamp.
Mastercraftsman proved himself to be an outstanding miler at three though he was unlucky to be born in the same era as the great Sea The Stars. At three Mastercraftsman won the Group one Irish 2000 guineas and then went to Ascot where he won the St James Palace Stakes, always finding another gear when under pressure from Delegator, he ran a superb race when just touched off by Sea The Stars in the Juddmonte International at York over ten furlongs. He was placed third in a vintage renewal of the Irish Champion Stakes following that placed effort up with a win in the Group three Diamond Stakes he started favorite for the Breeders Cup Mile running a fine fourth to Furthest Land after two seasons that saw him capture four Group one races Mastercraftsman was retired to stud.
Mastercraftsman is by Danehill Dancer, widely regarded as Danehill's best sire son in Europe having sired over fourteen group one winners. Mastercraftsman is out of Starlight Dreams a winner of two races and placed eight times in the USA, she is a daughter of Breeders Cup winner Black Tie Affair.
Mastercraftsman's 2nd dam is Reves Celestes she is the the dam of Matahif a multiple Listed winner in Denmark and US Listed winner Nobilissme. She is also grand dam of Pressing a dual Group one winner and also Mazuna who was placed in the Group two Park Hill Stakes.
His 3rd dam Tobira Celeste won two races in France and was placed in a Listed race and the Group three Prix De Minerve , she turned out to be a very good broodmare being the dam of champion older horse Celestial Storm, and Thawakhib a Group two winner, she went on to become the dam of outstanding world champion Sakhee. Tobira Celeste also produced minor winner Le Vague A L'ame who went on to produce multiple US Group one winner River Memories.
Mastercraftsman received a strong book of mares in 2010, a very big imposing looking individual his first yearlings stamped quality, and were in demand at the sale's with his highest priced yearling selling for E230,000 this was followed by other six figure lots including E185,000, E160,000, E135,000 £120,000, etc Mastercraftsman's fee for 2013 stands at E12,500. Being a son of Danehill Dancer already proven to be a sire of sires Mastercraftsman has to be considered as one of the favorites for First Season Sire honors. He is expected to have one hundred and thirty five registered two year olds this year.
He should be the type to get nice two year old horses that train on Mastercraftsman was an outstanding three year old and with some top class older horses featured in his pedigree, I would not be surprised to see him sire a major older horse in time
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