By one of the most successful sires and sire of sires of all time in Danzig, War Front is out of Starry Dreamer a daughter of Rubiano. Starry Dreamer is also dam of three other US Black-type winners including Grade III winner Ecclesiastic (by Pulpit), twice Grade II winner and Grade I placed Teammate (by Ap Indy) and Stakes Winner Riviera Cocktail (by Giants Causeway). Starry Dreamer has a yearling brother to Riviera Cocktail.
War Front never won a Grade I, but was a SW and Graded winner in the states and was second in the Grade I Forego Stakes.
Retiring to Claiborne Farm in 2007, War Front has been flying the flag in the states and in Europe. From his first two crops he has sired 16 SW's and 9 GSW's as well as Grade I winners The Factor, Data Rail, Warning Flag (Hong Kong Grade I winner) and European Group 1 winner Declaration Of War. As well as multiple Grade and Group winners in the US and Europe including Royal Ascot Group 2 winner War Command and Lines Of Battle winner of the Grade III UAE Derby and also a Listed winner in Ireland.
War Fronts owner and breeder Joseph Allen has heavily supported his young stallion at stud. War Front has well repaid the faith by producing Group 1 winner Declaration Of War and Group winners Lines Of Battle and War Command all three are also owned in partnership by Coolmore Stud, who have been said to export some of their young fillies to visit War Front this season. A cross that excites me is War Front crossed with Galileo mares.
Galileo has had outstanding success when crossed with Danehill mares. Danehill like War Front is also a son of Danzig. Some of the fillies believed to be have been exported to America include Together, Soon, Misty For Me, Kissed, BetterBetterBetter each of these fillies are all by Galileo. And each have been said to have visited War Front from the Coolmore broodmare band. Zenyatta is also another top class mare in foal to him this year.
No other American stallion has made a bigger impact in both continents then War Front for quite some time. With European breeding and racing reaping the rewards with the worlds best sires and dams and racehorses. American racing and breeding is somewhat lacking behind. However the impression War Front has made with his first two crops suggest he could be the sire to attract Europeans to come and race more of his stock in Europe, just like past leading US sires Northern Dancer, Ap Indy, Danzig, Woodman etc have done before him.
War Command, his unbeaten 2 year-old son has already been given Quotes for the 2,000 Guineas, having sauntered the field in the Group 2 Coventry stakes at Royal Ascot recently. Declaration Of War was also a second SW for his sire at Royal Ascot winning the Group 1 Queen Anne Stales and subsequently being runner up in the Group 1 Eclipse Stakes.
At only 11 years old War Front looks a sire capable of becoming the next big American Sire.
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