US Bloodlines Boost Edinburgh Park Success

Sponsored Content - by Tara Madgwick - Wednesday March 30

Astute breeder Ian Smith of Edinburgh Park Stud has placed a lot of faith in US bloodlines to upgrade his broodmare band with happy results highlighted by Group I performer Glenfiddich and $2.8million earning stakes-winner Eleven Eleven.

Bred and sold by Edinburgh Park, Group I performer Glenfiddich highlights the quality of this outstanding female family.

Smith achieved early success for Edinburgh Park when producing a Fastnet Rock colt from Rose of Cimarron in 2010 that topped the 2012 Magic Millions Yearling Sale. He fetched $960,000 and achieved racetrack success as Group II winner Bull Point before retiring to a career at stud.

Rose of Cimmaron was a sister to Group III winner Mica’s Pride, who emerged as a blue hen through the deeds of her Group I winning sons Criterion and Comin’ Through, prompting Smith to delve deeper into the North American origins of the family to secure more female descendants of influential producer Adarling and her stakes-winning daughter Darling Alice.

The fruits of his endeavour are plain to see with careful and considered matings producing burgeoning success for the family which is represented in four of the Edinburgh Park Inglis Easter yearlings as listed below:

Lot 322 Filly Exceed and Excel x Nothin But a Dream (USA), by First Defence


Half-sister to Group I placed Group II winner Glenfiddich, who has won over $400,000 and is on the comeback trail following tendon injury and has been pleasing Peter Moody in his current preparation.

Lot 347 Filly Medaglia D’Oro x Piacenza (Ven), by League of Nations

Conceived in the Northern Hemisphere, she is the only filly by Medaglia D’Oro in the sale and is the first foal of stakes-winner Piacenza, a grand-daughter of stakes-winner Darling Alice, who is also grand-dam of both Glenfiddich and Eleven Eleven.


Lot 370 Colt Zoustar x Quiet Kitten (USA), by Kitten’s Joy
 

Second foal of multiple Group III placed and seven time winner Quiet Kitten, another grand-daughter of Darling Alice.

Lot 430 Colt Trapeze Artist x Smokin Alice (USA), by Smoke Glacken

Half-brother to multiple stakes-winner and $2.8million earner Eleven Eleven and stakes-placed War Memorial from a half-sister to the dam of Glenfiddich and daughter of Darling Alice.

Edinburgh Park will also offer:

Lot 262 Colt Not a Single Doubt x London Lolly, by Charge Forward
 

From the last crop of yearlings by outstanding sire Not a Single Doubt and is one of only four colts in this sale by the now pensioned stallion. He a half-brother to three winners from Group III winner London Lolly, a half-sister to Champion Sprinter and four time Group I winning $8million earner Chautauqua.

Lot 177 Filly More Than Ready (USA) x Flying Single, by Flying Spur
 

From the last crop of yearlings by champion sire More Than Ready and is a half-sister to five winners including the dam of stakes-winner Lady Jivago, dam of promising 2YO Zamborghini. Bred on the same cross More Than Ready x Flying Spur cross as Golden Slipper winner Sebring and nine other SW’s .

Lot 87 Filly Charm Spirit (IRE) x Bryony, by Fastnet Rock

Sister to multiple Group III winner and $500,000 plus earner Sansom from a winning sister to Group I winner Heroic Valour and three-quarter sister to $2.2million earning Group I ATC Doncaster Handicap winner Triple Honour.

See the draft at Barn D Stables 65 – 68, 78 – 80.



 

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