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If he throws foals in his mould I can see
plenty of breeders gaining a fine return.
~
nancy Sexton,
RACING P
O
ST
, 28th Dec. 2015
bloodlines. His second dam Kinnaird won the Gr.2 May Hill Stakes at two and the Gr.1 Prix de l’Opera at four.
In addition to Ivawood’s winning dam Keenes Royale, Kinnaird is the dam of Berkshire, a Group-winning miler
at two and three.
Ivawood’s grandsire Invincible Spirit is one of two sons of Green Desert which have sired a pair of Gr.1 winners from
MACHIAVELLIAN
mares. He also has Gr.1 winners out of daughters of
GULCH
,
KINGMAMBO
,
SEEKING THE GOLD
and
ZAMINDAR
. Ivawood could suit mares by Machiavellian’s son
MEDICEAN
and
KING’S BEST
mares also appeal,
while it’s also worth noting that Ivawood’s family has produced a Gr.3 winner to
DUBAWI
.
The
AHONOORA
line is likely to be an effective means of reinforcing Ivawood’s juvenile talent. Invincible Spirit has a
tremendous 18% stakes winners with his 38 foals out of
INDIAN RIDGE
mares, with three Group winners among
seven stakes winners. Invincible Spirit’s son Lawman has Gr.3 winners out of daughters of
INCHINOR
and
INDIAN
RIDGE
.
COMPTON PLACE
, a son of
INDIAN RIDGE
, sired the Irish 2,000 Guineas second Shifting Power from
Ivawood’s family.
Another option would be mares by
ACCLAMATION
. Invincible Spirit has several talented performers out of mares by
Acclamation’s sire
ROYAL APPLAUSE
, plus a Gr.2 winner from a mare by Royal Applause’s sire
WAAJIB
.
DANZIG
will be back in the fifth generation of Ivawood’s foals, which opens the door to mares from this line. Invincible
Spirit’s top-class son Shalaa and his very smart sprinter Muthmir are inbred 3x3 to
DANZIG
. Ivawood has the potential
to thrive with mares by fast sons and grandsons of
DANEHILL
, such as
CHOISIR
,
CLODOVIL
,
DANEHILL DANCER
,
DANETIME
,
EXCEED AND EXCEL
,
FASTNET ROCK
,
HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR
,
KODIAC
,
MOZART
and
ROCK OF
GIBRALTAR
.
Invincible Spirit has Group winners out of daughters of
SADLER’S WELLS, MONTJEU
and
GALILEO
. Sons of Invincible
Spirit have Group winners with dams by
SADLER’S WELLS
and
TEOFILO.
Mares from the
NUREYEV
line could also suit, especially in view of Invincible Spirit’s fine record with mares by
PIVOTAL
and
FASLIYEV
.
PEINTRE CELEBRE
sired a good winner from Ivawood’s family in the form of the smart Salford
Mill, who became a top winner in Hong Kong as Helene Mascot.
Plenty of Invincible Spirit’s Group winners have pedigrees containing
NIJINSKY
, via the likes of
KINGS LAKE
,
GREEN
DANCER
,
ROYAL ACADEMY
and
CAERLEON
.
Sons of Invincible Spirit have Group winners out of grand-daughters of
STORM CAT
, by
GIANT’S CAUSEWAY
and
TALE OF THE CAT
. Mares by
FOOTSTEPSINTHESAND
and
SHAMARDAL
could help Ivawood sire good 2yos.
The
BLUSHING GROOM
line demands respect. Lawman has two Gr.1 winners with dams by
RAINBOW QUEST
,
while Invincible Spirit’s Prix Maurice de Gheest winners Moonlight Cloud and Signs of Blessing respectively have a
dam by
SPECTRUM
and a second dam by
NASHWAN
.
A son of Invincible Spirit has two Group winners out of
LINAMIX
mares.
Ivawood’s sire, the very fast and precocious Zebedee, has also sired the smart sprinter Magical Memory from a
CADEAUX GENEREUX
mare.