Classic hopefuls Pedigree Analysis: Australia

Australia's impressive run in the guineas at a mile prompted bookmakers to make him the clear favourite for this years Epsom Derby, a race which since the day this regally bred colt made his debut has been edged in the minds of Coolmore. 

Australia's pedigree suggests he is the 'clear' derby winner. A son of derby winner Galileo whose progeny have won this race twice, he is out of dual Oaks winner Ouija Board. Australia is bred on very similar lines to Epsom Derby hero Sea The Stars. Sea The Stars is Galileo's half brother, while his sure Cape Cross is the broodmare sire of Australia. 

Ouija Board got off to a slow start as a broodmare. While her first two foals to race Voodoo Prince (Kingmambo) & Aegaeus (Monsun) were both winners, the distance which they both won 1m-1m4F suggests that Australia will undoubtedly be a better horse over 1m2F. Australia's full sister Felia Regina was also a winner at 1m6F. Australia is her first black type winner. 

The second dam Selection Board was twice placed & is a full sister to champion miler Teleprompter. Their half sibling Chatoyant was placed in the Prince of Wales stakes at 1m2F, a race which Ouija Board won. They are from the immediate family of Ibn Yay a dual Gr1 winner including the 12F Irish Leger. He is a half brother to Roseata Turn a winner of the Gr1 Yorkshire Oaks at 1m4F & was also second in the Epsom equivalent. This is also the immediate family of Gr1 2yo Red Bloom. 

Ouija Board has a yearling colt by champion sire Dubawi, and returned to Australia's sire Galileo last year. 

Australia as a foal with his multiple Gr1 winning dam Ouija Board. 

Miss France 2014 1000G winner Pedigree Analyst

Miss France has risen through the ranks from coming 9th of 10 on her debut to winning a European classic. However she improved drastically from that performance to beat subsequent Group one winner Indonesienne. She also won the Group three Oh So Sharp stakes at two. 

Miss France is the 17th individual Group one winner for her sire Dansili & is also his first classic winner. Miss France is superbly bred. She is a half sister to stakes winners Mer De Coreil & Alsace Lorraine, while another sibling was stakes placed. Another half sister is Miss Hawai, she was unraced but has had success at stud producing stakes winner & Group one placed filly Beach Bunny. 

They are out of champion 2yo Prix Marcel Boussac winner Miss Tahiti. She went on to be placed in the French Oaks & Prix Vermeille as a 3yo. She is a half sister to the dam of Grade one winner England's Legend.   

Night Of Thunder 2014 2000G winner Pedigree Analyst

Night Of Thunder provided his sire Dubawi with a 15th Group one winner since his retirement to stud. He is the first foal of his dam, who sadly passed away in 2012. Night Of Thunder was bought for just 32,000gns at the 2012 Tattersalls Book 1 yearling Sale. He has raced four times winning three of them, his only defeat came when a well beaten second to Kingman in the Group 3 Greenham stakes. 

His dam Forest Storm, a daughter of champion sire Galileo was herself placed in the Listed flame of tara stakes. 

The second dam Quiet Storm was also a dual listed placed runner & is a half sister to a pair of stakes performers in Safarando & Castillian. 

The fourth dam Forest Flower won the Irish 1000 guineas and was also a multiple Group winner. At stud she produced Hill of Dreams who was stakes placed. Forest Flower is also grand dam of another black type performer in Best Of Me.