Coolmore America Handbook 2017
family, plus the Ashland S. and American Oaks winner Room Service from a mare by A.P. Indy’s son OLD TRIESTE . Mares by other sons of A.P. INDY , such as BERNARDINI and STEPHEN GOT EVEN , are other possibilities, as are mares by Pulpit’s excellent son TAPIT . As Verrazano’s two lines of MR PROSPECTOR will be well back in his foals’ pedigrees, there is plenty of scope for other lines. More Than Ready’s Gr.1 Champagne Stakes winner Daredevil is out of a mare by FORTY NINER , while his 2016 2yo Gr.2 winner Boynton has a dam by DISTORTED HUMOR . More Than Ready also has a 2016 2yo Gr.2 winner, Made You Look, and the 2016 Gr.3 winner Life Imitates Art out of daughters of UNBRIDLED’S SONG . The GONE WEST branch also suits More Than Ready, as he has Graded/Group winners out of daughters of CAME HOME , MR GREELEY and ZAFONIC . More Than Ready, with his two lines to Almahmoud, has been considered a natural match in Australia for mares by DANEHILL , who is closely inbred to Almahmoud’s daughter Natalma. This has paid big dividends, producing five Gr.1 winners. Mares by DANEHILL therefore have plenty to offer Verrazano. More Than Ready also sired Graded/Group winners from mares by PINE BLUFF , REDOUTE’S CHOICE , LURE and WAR CHANT , plus a Gr.3 winner from a daughter of DANEHILL DANCER . Mares by other sons of DANZIG , such as WAR FRONT , BELONG TO ME , EXCHANGE RATE and LANGFUHR , are possibilities. The SADLER’S WELLS line merits plenty of respect, as Verrazano’s family has produced the Gr.2 winner Al Khali to MEDAGLIA D’ORO . More Than Ready sired the very speedy Regally Ready and the Breeders’ Cup winner Pluck from grand-daughters of SADLER’S WELLS , so daughters of EL PRADO and KITTEN’S JOY also come into the picture. More Than Ready has done well with mares by sons of DEPUTY MINISTER , including DEHERE (Gr.2 winner More Than Real), FRENCH DEPUTY and SALT LAKE (Gr.1-placed Mata Karanjang). Deputy Minister sired the second dam of 2016 Gr.2 winner Tom’s Ready. Mares by AWESOME AGAIN and SILVER DEPUTY are other options. All four of More Than Ready’s foals out of INDIAN CHARLIE mares are winners, including the Gr.2-placed Galientos. More HAIL TO REASON blood ought to suit Verrazano, an obvious route being sons of ROBERTO , including DYNAFORMER , LEAR FAN , RED RANSOM and SILVER HAWK . Mares with SUNDAY SILENCE blood would be interesting, as More Than Ready sired the top Australian mare More Joyous from one of his daughters.
❝ vERRAzANO [more than Ready] won the 2013 g1Wood memorial and g1 haskell - the latter in an off-the-graph Beyer 116.... i’d say i’m not alone in thinking verrazano could be a real top prospect ~
Bill Oppenheim’s value Sire, tdn, 17th dec. 2015
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