Broodmare Career: Ventura

Ventura was also a minor winner on the race course, however she has certainly cemented herself as a considerable broodmare to note. A daughter of Spectrum, she is out of the Group/Grade 3 winner Wedding Bouquet. The second dam is Doff The Derby, thus making this mare a close relatation to some high class horses including dual Derby winner Generous and Oaks heroine and Group 1 producer Imagine. Ventura was bought by Coolmore at the 2011 Tattersalls December Mare Sale for 900,000gns.

The following is the full list of current progeny out of Ventura.

2003 CEDAR MOUNTAIN B.C by Galileo
Winner at Listed level in America, he has placed five times including second in a Grade 2 handicap.

2004 SARAFSA B.F by Selkirk
This filly was unraced.

2005 LAKUTA B.F by Pivotal
This filly was a winner of two races in France.

2007 EXTREME GREEN B.F by Motivator
A winner of a race and placed.

2008 MOONLIGHT CLOUD B.F by Invincible Spirit
This mare became a true high class miler. Moonlight Cloud won six times at the highest level. She won the Group 1 Prix Maurice de Gheest a record three times. Other wins included the Jacques les Marois. Prix de la Foret and the Prix du Moulin. She is also best remembered as the horse who came the closest to defeating unbeaten Australian superstar Black Caviar when just touched off in the Golden Jubilee. Moonlight Cloud recently foaled a colt by Galileo and will be bred back to him.

2010 SATIN BOX CH.F by Manduro
This filly was a €400,000 yearling at the Arqana sale. She was unraced. She foaled a filly by world champion Frankel last year.

2011 WHEN IN DOUBT B.F by Montjeu
This filly ran four times in France, placing twice.

2012 STARS AND CLOUDS B.F by Makfi
This filly was a €360,000 yearling at Arqana. She won her debut and only start by 1/2 a length last October. She has an entry in he 1000 guineas. This filly is also trained by Freddy Head.

2014 Unnamed B.C by Galileo

Broodmare Career: Ezima

Ezima proved herself a top filly from a mile to a mile six furlongs. By Sadler's Wells, she was bred to be a stout stayer. Ezima was not a prolific racemare but she was a triple listed winner and Group 3 placed. Trained by Jim Bolger she won the Savel Beg Stakes, Trigo stakes & the Rathbarry Finale stakes, all at listed level. Ezima is out of the unraced Ezilla. She is a full sister to Ebaziya, a listed winner and later the dam of Ascot gold cup winners Enzeli & Estimate and Irish and French Oaks winner Ebadiyla, she in turn is the grand dam of Grade 1 hurdler Ebaziyan. Another close relation is Edabiya, winner of the Group 1 Moyglare stud stakes. Ezima was sold to her current owners Shadwell for 320,000gns at the 2008 Tattersalls December Mare Sale.

The following is the current list of progeny produced by Ezima since her retirement to stud

2010 Unnamed B.C by Tamayuz

2011 TAGHROODA  B.F by Sea The Stars
Taghrooda became her dams flag-bearer. An unbeaten 2yo, she came back as a 3yo winning her debut in the listed pretty polly stakes by 6 lengths. She then went to epsom for the Oaks winning by 3 lengths before going on to win the King George by 3 lengths. She ran good races in defeat when   running a fine second to Tapestry in the yorkshire oaks and third in the Arc. She has now been retired and will be covered by leading miler Kingman.

2012 MAKTABA B.F by Dansili
This filly is currently unraced.

2013 TAQAAREED  B.F by Sea The Stars

2014 HALAALHY BR.F by Raven's Pass