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Starspangledbanner’s pedigree and conformation will allow breeders to experiment with inbreeding to the great
DANEHILL
, the many-times champion sire in Europe and Australia. His sire Choisir already has an Australian Gr.3
winner and a Hong Kong Derby winner inbred 3x3.
There is also plenty of scope with other branches of the
DANZIG
line, most notably the
GREEN DESERT
line. Mares by
CAPE CROSS
,
DESERT PRINCE
,
DESERT STYLE
,
INVINCIBLE SPIRIT
and
OASIS DREAM
create only 5x4 to
DANZIG
.
More mares by
NIGHT SHIFT
are called for, as they have also enjoyed success with Choisir and several sons of
Danehill.
MARJU
mares are an option, as they have produced Group-placed Listed winners to Choisir and
Danehill Dancer.
Choisir has a Gr.2 winner in Australia out of a mare by
CATRAIL
, a son of
STORM CAT
. Danehill Dancer sired the Gr.1
winner Miss Beatrix from another
CATRAIL
mare and the high-class Planteur from a
GIANT’S CAUSEWAY
mare.
Starspangledbanner’s pedigree rules out very few European mares. Mares by
AHONOORA
,
INDIAN RIDGE
and
INCHINOR
look a sure-fire means of producing smart juveniles and sprinters.
SHARPEN UP
is so far back in Starspangledbanner’s pedigree that there is no obstacle to sending him mares from
this male line, which has worked so well with Danehill and his sons.
Starspangledbanner could be an interesting match for mares by several
MR PROSPECTOR
line stallions, such as
MACHIAVELLIAN
,
WOODMAN
and
ZAFONIC
.
The faster members of the
BLUSHING GROOM
male line represent another option for this top sprinter. He sired the
useful filly Meliora from a
NOVERRE
mare.