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MATING SUGGESTIONS:
It was by only three-quarters of a length that Camelot failed to become the first Triple Crown winner since Nijinsky in
1970. His sire Montjeu has been one of the greatest classic influences of modern times, with Camelot ranking as one of
his four winners of the Derby and four winners of the Irish Derby. Montjeu also sired three winners of France’s top
mile-and-a-half test for three-year-olds, the Grand Prix de Paris, and two of the AJC Australian Derby. It was his speed
which makes Camelot so exceptional. Not only did he cruise to victory in the Gr.1 Racing Post Trophy at two, but he
also defeated 17 rivals to become Montjeu’s only classic winner over a mile, in the 2,000 Guineas.
With Montjeu as his sire and a grand-daughter of Mr Prospector as his dam, Camelot is bred on a similar pattern to
Motivator, sire of the brilliant Treve. As Treve is out of a grand-daughter of
DANZIG
, by
ANABAA
, this line merits
serious consideration with Camelot. Therefore consider mares by such as
GREEN DESERT
,
POLISH PRECEDENT
and
WAR FRONT
. Three sons of Montjeu have Group winners out of
ANABAA
mares, so this is a compelling option.
Montjeu sired Gr.1 winner Bracelet and Gr.2 winner Wading from a mare by
GREEN DESERT
. Camelot should be ideal
for
OASIS DREAM
,
INVINCIBLE SPIRIT
and
CAPE CROSS
mares. Daughters of
SEA THE STARS
should reinforce
Camelot’s classic potential. Camelot’s first yearlings included a 260,000gns colt out of an
OASIS DREAM
mare.
Several of Camelot’s high-priced yearlings were inbred 4x3 to
DANEHILL
. They included a 400,000gns colt out of a
DANSILI
mare, while
DANEHILL DANCER
sired the dams of yearlings which sold for 330,000gns and 270,000gns.
Montjeu sired Gr.1 winners in both hemispheres from
GRAND LODGE
mares.
Expect excellent results when Camelot is combined with the
SHIRLEY HEIGHTS
line. Montjeu’s accomplished son
Fame And Glory has a
SHIRLEY HEIGHTS
dam, a mare by
DARSHAAN
produced the Derby winner Pour Moi and
another produced the Australian Gr.1 winner Offer. Two of Montjeu’s sons have Gr.1 winners with
DARSHAAN
mares.
Montjeu has four Gr.1 winners from the
ZEDDAAN
line. The stallions involved are
KALAMOUN
, his sons
BIKALA
and
KENMARE
and his grandson
KENDOR
.
Sons of Montjeu have sired Gr.3 winners from
RAINBOW QUEST
mares, plus others from daughters of
RAHY
and
QUEST TO FAME
. Montjeu sired Authorized from a mare by
SAUMAREZ
, a son of
RAINBOW QUEST
, and also had
stakes winners with mares by
ARAZI
,
NASHWAN
,
RAHY
and
RAINBOW QUEST
. Camelot’s first yearlings included a
300,000gns colt with a dam by
SPECTRUM
.
A second line of
MR PROSPECTOR
is attractive in view of the scale of Montjeu’s success with that line. Motivator and
Leading Light are from
GONE WEST
mares, Gallante and Geoffrey Chaucer from
MACHIAVELLIAN
mares and Frozen
Fire from a
WOODMAN
mare. Montjeu has three Group winners from
ZAFONIC
mares.
LYPHARD
sired the second dam of Authorized, while his sons
PHARLY
and
BELLYPHA
also sired the second dams of
some of Montjeu’s Gr.1 winners.
LINAMIX
is the broodmare sire of the high-class Montmartre and also of the very
smart Ectot, a son of Hurricane Run.
Authorized has two black-type fillies out of
GALILEO
mares, including the classic-placed Rehn’s Nest, which are inbred
3x3 to
SADLER’S WELLS
. There is also a Gr.1 winning juvenile whose grandsires are Galileo and Montjeu. Camelot’s
first yearlings out of
GALILEO
mares included a €320,000 filly and a €200,000 colt.
Montjeu also had three talented winners out of mares by
PEINTRE CELEBRE
, a son of
NUREYEV
.
The similarly-bred Motivator is showing promise with the
STORM BIRD
line, siring a Gr.2 winner from a
BLUEBIRD
mare and a Gr.3 winner from a
CAT THIEF
mare.
SHARPEN UP
is a path to follow with Camelot, as he sired the second dams of Motivator and Hurricane Run. Montjeu’s
sons have Group winners out of mares by
SELKIRK
,
TREMPOLINO
,
DIESIS
and by Diesis’ son
ELMAAMUL
. Montjeu’s
top son St Nicholas Abbey was out of a mare by Kris’s son
SURE BLADE
.
HALLING
mares are another option.
Mares by
PENNEKAMP
, a son of
BERING
, produced the Gr.1 winner Jan Vermeer to Montjeu. Another son of Montjeu
has a Gr.3 winner out of a
BERING
mare. Camelot’s €360,000 yearling colt haS a dam by
BERING
.
AHONOORA
line mares could be a good match, as three other sons of Montjeu have Group winners from them.
The stallions involved include
INCHINOR
,
INDIAN RIDGE
and
DR DEVIOUS
.