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Deceased
Stallions
Honor
Grades
Warsaw Pact
The Jogger
Muhayaah
Mukddaam
Dauberval
DANZIG
War Chant, Lure, Dance Smartly, Brahms, Golden Snake,
Mujahid, Agnes World, Elnadim, Military, Pas de Reponse, Yashmak, Blue
Duster, Anabaa, Langfuhr, Yamanin Paradise, Dispute, Maroof, Strolling Along,
Tribulation, Zieten, etc.
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Danzig is one of Northern
Dancers greatest sire sons. He has had an enormous impact on world and
Australasian horse racing through sire sons like Anabaa, Maroof, Bianconi,
Grand Royale, Langfuhr, Green Desert and his sons Desert Sun, Volksraad, and
of course the mighty Danehill who with his sons almost rule Australian
racing. I really see the domination being more the overall Danzig breed. They
seem to have an uncanny will to win at
the end of races plus their consistency at top level is out of this world.
Most of the breed excel up to 2000m but they tend to struggle beyond this
even his mighty son Danehill progeny have trouble with 2400m. I much prefer
the Danzigs other than Danehills progeny from 1000m to 1400m.
The death in the
US of Danzig, the sire responsible for giving the world a host of champions
including Danehill, has ended an era in international thoroughbred breeding.
The son of a champion sire and the father of another, Danzig was euthanased
on January 3 at Claiborne Farm, the Kentucky stud that had been his home for
most of his 29 years. Unbeaten in his only three startsIn 1991 Danzig became
North America's leading sire for the first time, repeating the effort in the
next two years to become the first horse since Bold Ruler almost 30 years
earlier to win the title for three years on end
In all, he sired
the winners of a North American record of 188 stakes races
In all, Danzig
sired 1,074 foals who have won more than $US101 million.
A comparative bargain when sold for $310,000 at the 1978 Saratoga yearling
sale
LEADER OF
THE PACK
Danehill
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Danzig
1977
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Northern
Dancer
1961
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Nearctic
1954
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Nearco
Lady Angela
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Natalma
1957
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Native Dancer
Almahmoud
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Pas De Nom
1968
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Admiral's Voyage
1959
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Crafty Admiral
Olympia Lou
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Petitioner
1952
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Petition
Steady Aim
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LATEST
NEWS
Danzig is
one of the most dominant modern speed influences and also has had a number of
his progeny become strong middle distance performers.
However none of the great sire's 43 Group1 winners have been successful in a
Derby at 2400m, something his sons and grandsons are rectifying.
In the past fortnight two 2400m classic in Australia have been won by Danzig
descendants.
The first leg of this double was provided when Cats Fun was successful in the
WA Derby at Ascot on April 8.
The winner is by Catbird, the Golden Slipper winner by Danzig's champion son
Danehill.
Cats Fun was followed by the dominating win by a grandson of Danzig,
Headturner in the AJC Derby at Randwick on Easter Saturday.
A son of the world class Danzig sprinter Anabaa, Headturner had not won a
stakes race prior to the Derby but he had shown up as a top class performer
with an unlucky third in the Victoria Derby and a fourth in the Rosehill
Guineas won by De Beers.
BIANCONI
Consistent four-year-old gelding Above Deck, winner of the Listed
Japan Racing Association Plate at Randwick on Easter Monday, could be a
budding Group One prospect for his sire Bianconi.
Above Deck's easy win took the record of the Victorian bred and trained
stayer to eight wins from 24 starts and his earnings to just under $400,000.
Bianconi, a son of Danzig, had so much inherant speed he was recognised as
the champion three-year-old sprinter in Ireland for 1998. Above Deck's
Randwick victory gave the first crop progeny by Bianconi his third feature
race success for April.
The other two wins were both provided in Perth by the mare Valparaiso,
successful on April 1 in a Listed event over 1400m and then the Kentiara
Classic at 1600m.
ANABAA
One of the great qualities of Danzig's descendants has been their
capacity to generate brilliant horses when put over speed influenced mares
and stouter performers when matched with those with stamina in their backgrounds.
Cats Fun and Headturner are examples of this nick as both are from daughters
of Zabeel.
The gelded Headturner is the second Derby winner for Anabaa to go with Anabaa
Blue, now at stud in France where he won their Derby in 2001.
Headhunter is the first stakes winner at 2400 metres in six generations in
his family and his first six dams never won beyond 1600m.
The following are some of the Danzig progeny and
their racetrack performances who are carrying on the Danzig success story.
WAR CHANT (97c, Kris S, Mr. Prospector).Breeders' Cup Mile S., Gr.1.
LURE (89c, Alydar, Relic).
Breeders' Cup Mile S., Gr.1-twice, Atlantic City Caesars H., Gr.1.
CHIEF'S CROWN* (82c,
Secretariat, Swoon's Son). Breeders' Cup Juvenile S., Gr.1.
ANABAA* (92c, Gay Mecene, Riverman).
Top of The 1996 International 4YO+ Classification (Sprint). Newmarket Darley
July Cup, Gr.1.
DANEHILL* (86c, His Majesty,
Buckpasser). Top of The 1989 European 3YO Classification (1000m - 1300m).
Haydock Sprint Cup, Gr.1.
DAYJUR (87c, Mr. Prospector,
Illustrious). Head of The 1990 European 3YO Classification. Prix de l'Abbaye
de Longchamp, Gr.1.
LANGFUHR* (92c, Briartic,
Gummo). Aqueduct Carter H., Gr.1, Belmont Vosburgh S., Gr.1.
MUJAHID* (96c, Storm Cat,
Fappiano). Head of The 1998 European 2YO Classification. Newmarket Dewhurst S., Gr.1.
SHAADI (86c, Hoist the Flag,
Johns Joy). Airlie Coolmore Irish Two Thousand Guineas, Gr.1.
GREEN DESERT (83c, Sir Ivor, Never Bend). Newmarket Norcros July Cup, Gr.1.
POLISH PRECEDENT (86c,
Buckpasser, Bold Lad). Prix du Moulin de Longchamp, Gr.1.
POLISH PATRIOT* (88c,
Filiberto, Successor). Top of The 1991 European 3YO Classification (1000m -
1300m). Newmarket July Cup, Gr.1.
MAROOF* (90c, Bustino,
Venture). Ascot Queen Elizabeth II S., Gr.1, 2d Curragh National S., Gr.1.
ELNADIM* (94c, Exclusive
Native, Pretense). Joint top of The International 3YO Classification
(sprint). Newmarket July Cup, Gr.1.
POLISH NAVY* (84c, Tatan, War
Admiral). Belmont Champagne S., Gr.1, Woodward S., Gr.1.
ZIETEN* (90c, Habitat, Tourangeau).
Newmarket Newgate Stud Middle Park S., Gr.1.
AGNES WORLD* (95c, Seattle
Slew, Lyphard). Newmarket Darley July Cup, Gr.1.
HAMAS* (89c, Pretense, Swaps).
Newmarket July Cup, Gr.1, Duke of York S., Gr.3.
DANZIG CONNECTION* (83c, Sir
Ivor, Princequillo). Belmont S., Gr.1, Belmont Peter Pan S., Gr.1.
His sire sons include:
Danehill* (171 SW), Green Desert (56 SW), Chief's Crown* (48 SW), Polish
Numbers (29 SW), Ascot Knight* (26 SW), Danzig Connection* (21 SW), National
Assembly (20 SW), Belong to Me* (19 SW), Polish Precedent (18 SW), etc.
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