Coolmore Handbook 2017

Starspangledbanner’s pedigree and conformation will allow breeders to experiment with inbreeding to the great DANEHILL , the many-times champion sire in Europe and Australia. His sire Choisir already has an Australian Gr.3 winner and a Hong Kong Derby winner inbred 3x3. There is also plenty of scope with other branches of the DANZIG line, most notably the GREEN DESERT line. Mares by CAPE CROSS , DESERT PRINCE , DESERT STYLE , INVINCIBLE SPIRIT and OASIS DREAM create only 5x4 to DANZIG . More mares by NIGHT SHIFT are called for, as they have also enjoyed success with Choisir and several sons of Danehill. MARJU mares are an option, as they have produced Group-placed Listed winners to Choisir and Danehill Dancer. Choisir has a Gr.2 winner in Australia out of a mare by CATRAIL , a son of STORM CAT . Danehill Dancer sired the Gr.1 winner Miss Beatrix from another CATRAIL mare and the high-class Planteur from a GIANT’S CAUSEWAY mare. Starspangledbanner’s pedigree rules out very few European mares. Mares by AHONOORA , INDIAN RIDGE and INCHINOR look a sure-fire means of producing smart juveniles and sprinters. SHARPEN UP is so far back in Starspangledbanner’s pedigree that there is no obstacle to sending him mares from this male line, which has worked so well with Danehill and his sons. Starspangledbanner could be an interesting match for mares by several MR PROSPECTOR line stallions, such as MACHIAVELLIAN , WOODMAN and ZAFONIC . The faster members of the BLUSHING GROOM male line represent another option for this top sprinter. He sired the useful filly Meliora from a NOVERRE mare.

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