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Group 1 star War Command is related to a classic sire

5/11/2016

 
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WAR COMMAND (USA) - 2011 bay horse
Danzig (by Northern Dancer) was one of the world's greatest stallions and there are two major branches of his line dominant in Europe, those forged by Danehill and Green Desert.

It is too early yet to know a third one might develop from among his final sons to go to stud, but with an ever-growing list of pattern winners on both sides of the Atlantic, and with his initial stallion sons including The Factor - one of four current freshman sires with a Group/Grade 1 winner to their name so far, in Europe or the USA, in 2016 (the others are Gemologist, Helmet, and Union Rags) - there is a chance that War Front could achieve that feat.

War Command was among his early racing stars in Europe and the Timeform 120p-rated juvenile star was one of the most popular new stallions last year, covering 152 mares at Coolmore Stud.

He made a winning debut over seven furlongs at Leopardstown in early June, took the Group 2 Coventry Stakes by six lengths, added a three-length score in the Group 2 Futurity Stakes and rounded off the year with defeat of Cable Bay in the Group 1 Dewhurst Stakes. His only defeat that year was a shock third-place finish to Sudirman in the Group 1 Phoenix Stakes.
War Command ran only three times as a three-year-old, earning a Timeform rating of 119 despite not making the frame in any of those appearances. His best placing was fourth behind Kingman in the Group 1 St James's Palace Stakes at Ascot, in which he was beaten by three and three-quarter lengths.

A half-brother to the Group 3 Prix de Conde scorer Naval Officer (by Tale of The Cat), War Command is the best of nine winners out of the Grade 2 E P Taylor Stakes scorer Wandering Star (by Red Ransom), a full-sister to the dam of New Zealand's 2011/12 juvenile champion and subsequent classic star Rollout The Carpet (by Holy Roman Emperor).

His grandam, Beautiful Bedouin (by His Majesty), was an unraced daughter of the Prix Jacques le Marois heroine Gris Vitesse (by Americo) and that made her a half-sister to the dual Derby-placed pattern scorer and leading sire Silver Hawk (by Roberto).

Having a successful stallion in the family augurs well for War Command's prospects, especially when that classic sire is somewhat closely related to his dam, Wandering Star, and, of course, this is added to the attraction of him being a Group 1-winner by a leading son of Danzig.

War Command looks like a leading candidate for 2018's champion freshman sire title race and, if he lives up to the promise of his pedigree, he could become a source of classic and other top performers at around eight to 10 furlongs.

WAR COMMAND (USA) – b.2011 – War Front – Wandering Star, 4 wins inc Dewhurst Stakes (Gr1), Futurity Stakes (Gr2), Coventry Stakes (Gr2), 3rd Phoenix Stakes (Gr1). Sire in Ireland. First foals in 2016.
FOALS CATALOGUED (updated)
bf – Acts Out Loud (by Mr Greeley)     Goffs     Nov     not sold
bc – Aguinaga (by Machiavellian)     Goffs     Nov     withdrawn
bc - Alland (by Teofilo)     Tattersalls     Nov     55,000gns
bc – Amor Fatal (by Kheleyf)     Goffs     Nov     not sold
bc – Amzara (by Montjeu)     Goffs     Nov     withdrawn
bf – Areeda (by Refuse To Bend)     Tattersalls     Nov     100,000gns
bf – Art Fair (by Alzao)     Goffs     Nov     €9,000
bc – Asgardella (by Duke of Marmalade)     Tattersalls     Nov     22,000gns
bf – Boundless Joy (by Montjeu)     Goffs     Nov     withdrawn
bc – Celestial Dream (by Oasis Dream)     Goffs     Nov     €26,000
grf – China In My Hands (by Dark Angel)     Goffs     Nov     €9,000
bf – Corps de Ballet (by Fasliyev)     Tattersalls     Nov     12,000gns
bf – Darsan (by Iffraaj)     Goffs     Nov     not sold
bf – Deora De (by Night Shift)     Goffs     Nov     €10,000
bc – Dialma (by Songandaprayer)     Tattersalls     Nov     11,000gns
bc – Divine Grace (by Definite Article)     Tattersalls     Nov     withdrawn
bc – Divisme (by Elusive Quality)     Tattersalls     Nov     50,000gns
bc – Emeralds Spirit (by Rock of Gibraltar)     Tattersalls     Nov     not sold
bc - Fabulouslyspirited (by Selkirk)     Arqana     Dec      €16,000
bc – Final Opinion (by King's Theatre)     Goffs     Nov     not sold
bf – Flying Finish (by Priolo)     Tattersalls     Nov     not sold
bc – Folle Blanche (by Elusive Quality)     Tattersalls     Nov     not sold
bf – Foreplay (by Lujain)     Goffs     Nov     €18,500
grc – Glowing Star (by Clodovil)     Goffs     Nov     €32,000
bc – Glympse (by Spectrum)     Goffs     Nov     withdrawn
bc – Gold Bubbles (by Street Cry)     Tattersalls     Nov     not sold
bf – Hazarista (by Barathea)     Goffs     Nov     €20,000
bf – Highindi (by Montjeu)     Goffs     Nov     not sold
bc – Icing (by Polar Falcon)     Tattersalls     Nov     10,500gns
bf – Intapeace (by Intikhab)     Goffs     Nov     €32,000
bc - Kotdiji (by Mtoto)     Tattersalls     Nov     32,000gns
bc – Laka (by Oasis Dream)     Tattersalls     Nov     not sold
bf – Lisselan Diva (by Barathea)     Goffs     Nov     withdrawn
bf – Mad About The Girl (by Excellent Art)     Goffs     Nov     not sold
bf – Megaspiel (by Singspiel)     Tattersalls     Nov     withdrawn
bc – Miss Crystal (by Montjeu)     Tattersalls     Nov     not sold
bf – Mubkera (by Nashwan)     Goffs     Nov     withdrawn
bc – Natural Choice (by Teofilo)     Tattersalls     Nov     15,500gns
bc – New Plays (by Oratorio)     Tattersalls     Nov     not sold
bc – Pearl Magic (by Speightstown)     Tattersalls     Nov     42,000gns
bf – Pina Colada (by Sabrehill)     Goffs     Nov     €30,000
bc – Shalamzara (by Tiger Hill)     Goffs     Nov     €5,000
bf – Silkenveil (by Indian Ridge)     Tattersalls     Nov     (p/s) 13,000gns
bf - Skysweeper (by Hurricane Run)     Arqana     Dec      €5,000
bc – Spanish Sun (by El Prado)     Goffs     Nov     withdrawn
bf – Starlight Princess (by Mastercraftsman)     Tattersalls     Nov     not sold
bc – Todber (by Cape Cross)     Tattersalls     Nov     30,000gns
bf - Tohaveandtohold (by Pivotal)     Tattersalls     Nov     not sold
bf – Xarzee (by Xaar)     Goffs     Nov     not sold
bc – Zeyran (by Galileo)     Tattersalls     Nov     not sold

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