FIRST WINNER FOR ARROW Summerhill Stud’s beautifully bred and well performed young stallion, A.P. Arrow, recently got off the mark when Flight Check scored a facile victory at Turffontein on Saturday. A.P. Arrow is one of the best bred, and performed, sons of the legendary A.P. Indy ever to stand at stud in the Southern Hemisphere. He won over $1 000 000 during his career, and won or placed in no fewer than 10 US graded stakes races. A P Arrow’s victories included the Gr2 Clark Handicap (now a Gr1 contest), and the Gr3 Skip Away Stakes. He was also placed twice in the prestigious Gr1 Donn Handicap, and, during his career, accounted for numerous top-class Gr1 winners, including Daaher, Political Force, Brass Hat, Purim, Einstein, and Premium Tap. A.P. Arrow is one of over 150 stakes winners produced by Horse of the Year and dual champion sire A.P. Indy. The latter is a great sire of sires, whose sons include world leading sires Bernardini, Malibu Moon and Pulpit – as well as Judpot, last season’s Equus Outstanding Stallion. Summerhill’s exciting young sire is out of a mare by the mighty Mr Prospector – like world leading sires Silver Deputy, Tale Of The Cat, Malibu Moon and Pulpit. A.P. Arrow is thus bred on the same potent A.P. Indy/ Mr Prospector nick which produced two of North America’s top recent sires! A half-brother to Grade One winner and Breeders Cup Mile runner up Geri, A.P. Arrow is out of a three parts sister to one of Mr Prospector’s top sire sons – Hussonet. This blue blooded young horse is well represented on the 2013 Emperors Palace Ready To Run Sale. He has 23 lots on offer: Lot 3 is a half-sister to two winners, out of a full sister to the top-class racemare Rambo’s Jewel. The latter won seven, including the Gr2 Drill Hall Stakes. Lot 10 is a colt out of a five time winner by leading Argentinian sire Mutakddim. This colt is thus inbred to the great sire and racehorse Seattle Slew, and has a lovely pedigree. Lot 16 is a half-brother to 6 winners, two of whom are stakes placed. This is a great British family, whose members include Epsom classic winners Dr Devious and Dancing Rain. Lot 18 is a filly, whose dam is a winning half-sister to the Grade Three winner of seven, Lion In Winter. Lot 26 is a colt, whose dam is a half-sister to two feature race winners – one being former Met winner Angus. This is also the family of last season’s feature winner Distinguished. Lot 28 is a half-sister to a winner. Her dam is a winning half-sister to talented Frogwatch, and this is the family of Group one winners Sleepytime, Ali-Royal and Taipan. Intriuguingly, this is the same Bourtai family which produced A.P. Arrow himself! Lot 53 is a colt, whose dam is a winning daughter of the Grade One racemare My Squeeza. The family of champion Bold Cherry. Lot 81 is a half-sister to the exceptionally talented 3yo, Winter Star. Her dam won three times, and this is the family of Canadian champion Added Edge. Lot 103 is a half-brother to 3 winners. He is out of a winning sister to the brilliant juvenile Hell’s Angel, and this is the family of champion sprinter Mythical Flight. Lot 107 is a colt, whose dam is a winning half-sister to Grade One hero Orbison. His second dam is an own sister to SA Oaks heroine Fast Break. Lot 115 is a half-sister to 3 winners, out of a winning half-sister to Gr3 winner Smangaliso. She is from a top family, whose members include top British 2yo Fallow, and Australian Group One winner Road To Rock. Lot 119 is a half-sister to 4 winners, one of whom won six. She is from a great filly family, whose members include former G1 Cape Fillies Guineas winner Sparkling Gem. Lot 120 is a half-sister to no fewer than seven winners. Her dam was a stakes winner of three, and is a half-sister to the top-class, Grade One performer, Rusty Pelican. Lot 126 is a half-brother to 3 winners, and is out of a half-sister to seven winners – two of whom were stakes winners. This is the great Drohsky family, whose members include champion Senor Santa, and Grade One winners Majestic Crown and Flight Alert. Lot 128 is a half-sister to seven winners, one of whom won four. She is out of a Northern Guest daughter of Fillies Guineas runner up Dahlia’s Legacy, from the family of international superstar Starcraft. Lot 133 is a full brother to recent winner Flight Check. The colt is out of a Kahal half-sister to two stakes winners, and his dam is a three parts sister to former Gold Cup hero, Desert Links. Lot 158 is a filly, whose dam is a half-sister to five stakes horses. This is the great US family responsible for numerous top horses, including champion sire Exclusive Native and 2013 Grade One winning filly, Dance To Bristol. Lot 161 is a colt, whose dam is a winning half-sister to two stakes winners. >From the family of stakes winner Springing Guest. Lot 178 is a filly out of a winning Jet Master. This is a great filly family, responsible for high-class females Precedent, Legality and Legal Find. Lot 181 is a half-brother to a useful three time winner. His dam is a three time winning sister to the dam of stakes winner Calanish, and is from the great US Exclusive family responsible for Grade One winners Gold Fever, Bellamy Road, Versailles Treaty and George Vancouver. Lot 188 is a colt, out of a daughter of the top-class stakes winner, Electric Elegance. This is the family of champion In The Woods, and smart local performer, Elegant Al. Lot 203 is a colt, out of a mare who won six. This is the family of Grade One winner Sparkling Gem and US legend Davona Dale. Lot 225 is a colt out of a mare who won winner. His second dam, by legendary broodmare sire Southern Halo, was a Grade 2 winner in Argentina, and this is an outstanding South American female line. Keep up with our latest news on tba.co.za or Visit and interact with us on twitter/bloodstocksa And Facebook/tbaofsa
Posted on: Mon, 21 Oct 2013 10:31:43 +0000
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