Coolmore Ireland Breeders' Handbook 2019

Ivawood’s sire Zebedee had a 2017 Gr.2 2yo winner inbred 3x3 to GREEN DESERT . This colt, Barraquero is out of an OASIS DREAM mare. This also opens the door to daughters of CAPE CROSS (which create 4x3 to Green Desert and 5x4 to Ahonoora) and DESERT STYLE . Ivawood’s grandsire Invincible Spirit is one of two sons of Green Desert which have sired a pair of Gr.1 winners from MACHIAVELLIAN mares. He also has Gr.1 winners out of daughters of GULCH , KINGMAMBO , SEEKING THE GOLD and ZAMINDAR . Ivawood could suit mares by Machiavellian’s son MEDICEAN , broodmare sire of Invincible Spirit’s smart daughter Local Time. Other options are daughters of LOPE DE VEGA (inbred 3x3 to Machiavellian) or mares by DARK ANGEL (out of a Machiavellian mare). KING’S BEST mares also appeal. Dark Angel creates 5x5 to AHONOORA . Ivawood’s family has produced a Gr.3 winner to DUBAWI . The AHONOORA line is likely to be an effective means of reinforcing Ivawood’s juvenile talent. Invincible Spirit has a tremendous 15% stakes winners with his 46 foals out of INDIAN RIDGE mares, with Profitable, Swiss Spirit and Tickled Pink among his seven stakes winners. Invincible Spirit’s son Lawman has Gr.3 winners out of daughters of INCHINOR and INDIAN RIDGE . COMPTON PLACE , a son of INDIAN RIDGE , sired the Irish 2,000 Guineas second Shifting Power from Ivawood’s family. Another option would be mares by ACCLAMATION , who is out of a fast AHONOORA mare. Invincible Spirit sired the 2018 Commonwealth Cup winner Eqtidaar from an ACCLAMATION mare and his sons have several talented performers out of mares by Acclamation’s sire ROYAL APPLAUSE . Ivawood has already sired a 105,000gns first crop foal out of a ROYAL APPLAUSE mare. Ivawood’s sire Zebedee sired the very useful 2018 Listed winning 2yo Barbill from a MONTJEU mare. Invincible Spirit has Group winners out of daughters of SADLER’S WELLS , MONTJEU and GALILEO , while sons of Invincible Spirit have Group winners with dams by SADLER’S WELLS , MONTJEU and TEOFILO . Ivawood has a €60,000 first- crop filly out of a GALILEO mare. Mares from the NUREYEV line could also suit, in view of Invincible Spirit’s fine record with mares by PIVOTAL and FASLIYEV . Daughters of KYLLACHY are another option. PEINTRE CELEBRE sired a good winner from Ivawood’s family in the form of the smart Salford Mill, who became a top winner in Hong Kong as Helene Mascot. Plenty of Invincible Spirit’s Group winners have pedigrees containing NIJINSKY , via the likes of KINGS LAKE , GREEN DANCER , ROYAL ACADEMY and CAERLEON . Sons of Invincible Spirit have Group winners out of grand-daughters of STORM CAT , by GIANT’S CAUSEWAY and TALE OF THE CAT . Mares by FOOTSTEPSINTHESAND and SHAMARDAL could help Ivawood sire good 2yos, with SHAMARDAL having the added appeal of being out of a MACHIAVELLIAN mare. The BLUSHING GROOM line demands respect. Lawman has two Gr.1 winners with dams by RAINBOW QUEST , while Invincible Spirit’s Prix Maurice de Gheest winners Moolight Cloud and Signs of Blessing respectively have a dam by SPECTRUM and a second dam by NASHWAN . A son of Invincible Spirit has two Group winners out of LINAMIX mares. Ivawood’s sire, the very fast and precocious Zebedee, has also sired the smart sprinter Magical Memory from a CADEAUX GENEREUX mare.

The nicest foal I saw all last year was an Ivawood which I bought for Fiona Carmichael to race... I think there’s no reason he shouldn’t be a seriously good sire. || || Amanda Skiffington , purchaser of his 105,000gns first crop colt foal (who goes to Richard Hannon ) and a yearling colt for €40,000 who will be trained by Roger Varian

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