101 / 108
99
come lower down the distance scale.
One notable aspect of Silver Hawk’s legacy has been the exceptional results that his daughters have achieved with
GALILEO
. They have 45% black-type winners. Add to this the fact that War Command is by a son of
DANZIG
and he
becomes an obvious choice as a mate for
GALILEO
mares. Silver Hawk’s daughters also produced Gr.1 winners to
SADLER’S WELLS
and
EL PRADO
. War Command should also suit daughters of
MONTJEU
and
HIGH CHAPARRAL
.
War Front already has two Gr.1 2yo winners out of a daughter of
SADLER’S WELLS
.
Grandsons of
DANZIG
have numerous Gr.1 winners from mares by
PEINTRE CELEBRE
, plus others from daughters of
STRAVINSKY
and
THEATRICAL
, all sons of
NUREYEV
. There is another Gr.1 winner out of a daughter of
PIVOTAL
.
Inevitably, inbreeding to
DANZIG
will have to be tried with War Command. Mares by sons of
DANEHILL
and
GREEN
DESERT
create only 3x4 to
DANZIG.
The
STORM CAT
branch of the
NORTHERN DANCER
male line has supplied several Gr.1 winners to grandsons of
Danzig, via daughters of such as
GIANT’S CAUSEWAY
,
HENNESSY
and
CATRAIL
.
Other stallions bred on the Danzig-Roberto cross sired Graded winners from daughters of
RAHY
and
GROOM
DANCER
. Declaration of War, another of War Front’s top sons, is also out of a
RAHY
mare, as is his Gr.3 winner
War Correspondent, so mares with
BLUSHING GROOM
blood look sure to do well with War Command.
The Danzig sire line has proved hugely successful when crossed with mares from the
SHARPEN UP
line with daughters
of
KRIS
,
TREMPOLINO
and
SELKIRK
leading the way.
The
MR PROSPECTOR
line has potentially the most to offer War Command. War Front has Graded stakes winners out
of mares by four sons of
MR PROSPECTOR
, including
SMART STRIKE
,
MISWAKI
and
FORTY NINER
. He also has a
top-class son, Air Force Blue, with a second dam by
SEEKING THE GOLD
. War Front also has a couple of very useful
sons out of
UNBRIDLED’S SONG
mares. Another branch of the
RAISE A NATIVE
male line helped supply War Front
with his triple Gr.1 winner Air Force Blue. His dam is by
MARIA’S MON
.
Danzig line stallions have a large number of Group 1 winners with mares from the
MILL REEF
line, doing especially
well with daughters of
DARSHAAN
.
Other grandsons of Danzig have numerous Gr.1 winners out of mares by
INDIAN RIDGE
and
INCHINOR
. Mares with
some
AHONOORA
blood therefore appeal.
...Ireland’s commercial breeders love a horse with a
high-class record at two years and War Command certainly
meets that standard...Few colts possess the necessary
blend of class, precocity and durability to complete the
Coventry-Dewhurst double, other examples being
the great Mill Reef....
Andrew Caulfield
, TDN, 25/02/15