Coolmore Ireland Handbook 2023

Scat Daddy and his sons No Nay Never and Sioux Nation have all sired Group/Stakes winners that are inbred to STORM CAT . It was LOPE DE VEGA who sired the dual Gr.3 winner Max Vega from Blackbeard’s family. No Nay Never has a Gr.2-winning 2YO over 6f. with a dam by SADLER’S WELLS and he has the 2YO Gr.3 winner Midnight Mile and two 2YO Listed winners out of GALILEO mares. Mares by HIGH CHAPARRAL have already produced two Gr.3 winners (11%) to No Nay Never. Sadler’s Wells’ full-brother FAIRY KING sired the second dam of Gr.1 winner Alcohol Free. The SHIRLEY HEIGHTS male line has quickly made its mark with No Nay Never. His smart son Wichita had a dam by DASHING BLADE , while the Gr.1-winning 2YO Meditate and Gr.3-winning 2YO Midnight Mile respectively have a dam by DALAKHANI and a grandam by DARSHAAN . Mares from the ROYAL APPLAUSE line should help Blackbeard pass on his considerable juvenile ability. ROYAL APPLAUSE sired the second dam of No Nay Never’s 2YO Gr.2 winner Trillium. No Nay Never has a Gr.3 winner out of an INDIAN RIDGE mare and his Group winners Wichita, Land Force and Love Locket all have second dams by INDIAN RIDGE . BLUSHING GROOM’s sons RAINBOW QUEST , NASHWAN and RAHY collectively sired the second dams of five of No Nay Never’s black-type winners.

Cartier Champion 2YO Colt

❝ Ifwinning a first career Group 1 can ever be considered a straightforward exercise then Blackbeard at least gave the impression ofwinning the Darley Prix Morny in the style of a routine breeze. ❞ RACING POST reporting on the ease of his win in the Prix Morny-Gr.1

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