Stakes Races: 12/04/2014 Winners Pedigree:

Navan Racecourse, Ireland

3:00pm Irish Stallion Farms EBF  Salsabil Stakes

Dazzling (IRE)
3yo Bay Filly by Galileo x Secret Garden

This well related filly made all in this moderate listed race. The step up to 10 furlongs seems to bring out the best in her & it seems the step up to 12F in the Oaks would suit her quite well. Dazzling didn't come cheap as Coolmore had to part with £925,000 to acquire her at the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale. Coolmore had enjoyed classic success with her full brother Roderic O'Connor, he won the Gr1 Gran Criterium as a 2yo before finishing second to Frankel in the Dewhurst, and going on to land the Irish 2000 guineas as a 3yo. Dazzling is the second stakes winner produced by her dam Secret Garden. A daughter of Danehill she was a stakes winner herself and was placed at Grade 3 level in America. Dazzling's third dam Durtal was a champion at two. She produced Gr1 Ascot Gold Cup winner Glidoran at stud. Secret Garden was purchased for £900,000 at the 2012 Tattersalls December Mare Sale to Hugo Lascelles Bloodstock, she has a 2yo and yearling brother to Dazzling & Roderic O'Connor.


3:35pm Ballysax Stakes Group 3

Fascinating Rock (IRE)
3yo Bay Colt by Fastnet Rock x Miss Polaris

This colt prvided his sire with his first stakes winner in Europe. Fascinating Rock is the third foal out of maiden winner Miss Polaris, a daughter of Polar Falcon. He is a half brother to minor winner Secretsubstitute and hurdle winner Quick Jack. His dam is a winning sister to Slovakian stakes winner Euro Falcon. Further back in the family is Italian Group winners Gothenberg & Omaha City. This is from the immediate family of champion Japanese 3yo filly Cesario & Group 2 placed Anna Pavlova.


Newbury Racecourse, Britain

1:50pm Dubai Duty Free Surprise Stakes Group 3

Cubanita
3yo Chesnut filly by Selkirk x Caribana

This well bred filly is the first foal of her dam. Her third dam is Group 1 yorkshire oaks winner Key Change. She produced Grade 1 hurdler Pittoni, as well as Listed winner & Group placed Calorand. This is the family of Group winner Discreet Belief.


2:20pm Dubai Duty Free Stakes (Fred Darling) Group 3

J Wonder
3yo Bay Filly by Footstepsinthesand x Canterbury Lace

This filly is also superbly bred & cost connections $300,000 as a yearling. Her full sister is Chachmaidee who won the Group 1 Matron stakes & was also placed in the Group 1 Sun Chariot. Her dam is the unraced Canterbury Lace. She is a sister to Irish Derby runner up Alexander Of Hales and is also a sister to Group 1 Gran Criterium runner up Chevalier. Canterbury Lace is a 1/2 sister to classic heroine Virginia Waters, they are out of Legend Maker, a Group 3 winner. This is from the family of Group 1 winner & sire In The Wings & also to stakes winner Alive Alive Oh.

2:55pm Aon Greenham Stakes Group 3

Kingman
3yo Bay Colt by Invincible Spirit x Zenda

Kingman certainly stamped his authority in this Guineas trial event. A homebred of Juddmonte Farms, he is outstandingly bred. Kingman is by champion stallion Invincible Spirit and is out of Group 1 french guineas heroine Zenda. Before Kingman burst on the scene Zenda had already supplied a stakes winner courtesy of Remote. She is a 1/2 sister to champion sprinter and sire Oasis Dream. Their dam Hope is an own sister to Irish Oaks winner Wemyss Bight, she in turn is the dam of multiple Group/Grade 1 winner and sire Beat Hollow. This is from the family of Reefscape. Zenda has a 2yo full sister to Remote and foaled a filly by Juddmonte's first season sire Bated Breath.