The US champion three-year-old of 2011 won five of his dozen starts, was runner-up in another five of them, and he earned just short of $8.4 million. A large chunk of those earnings came from his victory in the Group 1 Dubai World Cup, at the age of five, and this great-grandson of Blushing Groom (by Red God) has been very popular since retiring to Jonabell Farm in Kentucky. He covered 148 mares in his first season and 137 in his second.
One of the things that makes him a particularly interesting member of this group of stallions is the strong European influence in his pedigree. His sire, Leroidesanimaux (by Candy Stripes) is from the immediate family of Banstead Manor Stud's outstanding stallion Dansili (by Danehill), and after several years in Kentucky and Florida, the Brazilian-born US star joined the team at Lanwades Stud in Newmarket. His first European-sired offspring are yearlings.
Animal Kingdom is the best of several winners out of German Group 3 scorer Dalicia (by Acatenango) and that mare, whose siblings include the dam of German listed scorer and US Grade 2 Ballston Spa Stakes winner Daveron (by Black Sam Bellamy), is a grand-daughter of Diasprina (by Aspros). That mare won one of Germany's top juvenile contests and was later placed in the Oppenheim-Rennen and Preis von Koln.
Diasprina was also the dam of the Group 2 Henkel-Rennen (German 1000 Guineas) heroine Diacada (by Cadeaux Genereux), of Group 3 Grosser Preis von Berlin scorer Desidera (by Shaadi) and of talented sprinter Diable (by Big Shuffle), and her string of blacktype descendants include the classic-placed stakes winner Dickens (by Kallisto). Although he stands in Kentucky, Animal Kingdom looks a likely candidate to have quite a few representatives racing in Europe. He ran twice as a two-year-old, winning a nine furlong maiden special weight at Keeneland, so any juvenile winners he has here may emerge mostly in the latter half of the season. An interesting prospect. ANIMAL KINGDOM (USA) – ch.2008 – Leroidesanimaux – Dalicia, 5 wins inc Kentucky Derby (Gr1), Dubai World Cup (Gr1), Spiral Stakes (Gr3), 2nd Preakness Stakes (Gr1), Breeders' Cup Mile (Gr1), Gulfstream Park Handicap (Gr1). Sire in USA & Australia. First foals in 2015.
YEARLINGS CATALOGUED (updated)
c – Alyssum (by Storm Cat) Keeneland Sept $90,000 c – Anea (by Unbridled's Song) Keeneland Sept not sold f – Angel Craft (by A.P. Indy) Keeneland Sept not sold c – Away (by Dixieland Band) Keeneland Sept $42,000 c - Bandora (by Dixieland Band) Barretts Sales Del Mar Oct $45,000 f – Banyan Street (by Gone West) Fasig-Tipton KY July not sold f - Banyan Street (by Gone West) Fasig-Tipton KY Oct $70,000 c – Beautiful Treasure (by Unbridled) Keeneland Sept $20,000 f - Behaving (by Rubiano) Fasig-Tipton KY Oct $25,000 c – Belva (by Theatrical) Keeneland Sept not sold f – Blumen (by Dynaformer) Keeneland Sept $210,000 c – Catch That Song (by Unbridled's Song) Keeneland Sept withdrawn c - Catch The Song (by Unbridled's Song) Fasig-Tipton KY Oct withdrawn c – Catstar (by Storm Cat) Keeneland Sept $15,000 f – Chilukki's Song (by Elusive Quality) Keeneland Sept $30,000 c – Ciao (by Lear Fan) Keeneland Sept $90,000 f – Codetta (by Giant's Causeway) Keeneland Sept $130,000 c – Cotton Bay (by El Corredor) Keeneland Sept not sold f – Coup de Coeur (by Exchange Rate) Keeneland Sept not sold f – Cukee (by Langfuhr) Keeneland Sept $175,000 c – Dharana (by Street Cry) Keeneland Sept withdrawn f – Dynamite Cocktail (by Dynaformer) Fasig-Tipton NY Aug $100,000 f – Eltimaas (by Ghostzapper) Keeneland Sept $400,000 f – Ever So (by Medaglia d'Oro) Keeneland Sept $70,000 c – Flash Dance (by Roi Normand) Keeneland Sept $10,000 f – Forest Heiress (by Forest Wildcat) Keeneland Sept $65,000 c – Four Bears (by Hennessy) Keeneland Sept not sold c - Four Bears (by Hennessy) Fasig-Tipton KY Oct not sold f – Four Gifts (by Even The Score) Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Aug $310,000 f – Garden District (by Dixie Union) Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Aug not sold f – Gharbiah (by Bernardini) Keeneland Sept $7,500 c – Golden Mean (by Mt Livermore) Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Aug not sold c - Golden Mean (by Mt Livermore) Fasig-Tipton KY Oct $175,000 f – Greenstreet (by Street Cry) Keeneland Sept $170,000 c – High Finance (by Entrepreneur) Keeneland Sept $45,000 c - House Of Grace (by Limehouse) Barretts Sales Del Mar Oct $30,000 c – I'm Always Hopeful (by Arch) Keeneland Sept $110,000 c – Ice Cream Silence (by Street Sense) Keeneland Sept $120,000 f - Island Bound (by Speightstown) Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Oct $30,000 c – Isobel Baillie (by Lomitas) Keeneland Sept not sold c – Late Romance (by Storm Cat) Keeneland Sept $20,000 f – Lophorina (by King's Best) Keeneland Sept not sold f – Love Of Dubai (by More Than Ready) Keeneland Sept $4,000 c – Magical Theater (by Smart Strike) Keeneland Sept $50,000 c – Mari's Thunder (by Thunder Gulch) Keeneland Sept not sold c – Mesa Fresca (by Sky Mesa) Keeneland Sept $140,000 c – Miss Lombardi (by Unbridled Jet) Keeneland Sept $100,000 f – Misty Sixes (by Summer Squall) Keeneland Sept not sold c – Mooji's Empire (by Empire Maker) Keeneland Sept withdrawn f – No Curfew (by Curlin) Keeneland Sept $160,000 c - Ocicat (by Storm Cat) Tattersalls Nov 1,500gns f – Oregon Lady (by Shamardal) Keeneland Sept not sold f – Preach It (by Saint Ballado) Keeneland Sept $150,000 f – Precision Farming (by Smart Strike) Keeneland Sept not sold c – Private Dining (by Royal Academy) Keeneland Sept not sold f – Putyourdreamsaway (by Put It Back) Keeneland Sept $100,000 c – Queens Carousel (by Afternoon Deelites) Keeneland Sept $350,000 c - Raise Up (by Henrythenavigator) Fasig-Tipton KY Oct withdrawn f – Revered (by Dixie Union) Fasig-Tipton NY Aug not sold f - Royal Crystal (by Tapit) Tattersalls Oct not sold f - Royal Order (by Medaglia D'Oro) Tattersalls Nov withdrawn c – Serena's Joy (by Forestry) Keeneland Sept $37,000 f – Set'n On Ready (by More Than Ready) Fasig-Tipton KY July $145,000 c – Shadow Cast (by Smart Strike) Keeneland Sept $50,000 c – Shady Reflection (by Sultry Song) Keeneland Sept not sold f – Shoe Queen (by E Dubai) Keeneland Sept $90,000 f – Silk n' Sapphire (by Smart Strike) Keeneland Sept $125,000 c – Sira (by Capote) Keeneland Sept withdrawn f – Skyscrape (by Marquetry) Keeneland Sept not sold f – Somethingaboutbetty (by Forestry) Keeneland Sept $300,000 c – Southern Truth (by Yes It's True) Keeneland Sept $30,000 c – Spanish Empiress (by Empire Maker) Keeneland Sept not sold f – Speedy Escape (by Aptitude) Keeneland Sept $80,000 c – St. Malo's Gate (by Dynaformer) Keeneland Sept not sold c – Street Dancer (by Street Cry) Keeneland Sept $30,000 c – Street Scene (by Zafonic) Keeneland Sept not sold c – Subeen (by Caerleon) Keeneland Sept $75,000 c – Superb (by Arch) Keeneland Sept $52,000 c – Sweet Dreamer (by Tiznow) Keeneland Sept withdrawn f – Taboo (by Forestry) Keeneland Sept $125,000 c – Tulipmania (by Empire Maker) Fasig-Tipton NY Aug $70,000 f – Vegas Trip (by Aldebaran) Keeneland Sept not sold f – Warrior Prinzessa (by Pleasantly Perfect) Ocala Breeders' Sales Co Aug not sold f – Yachats (by Forest Camp) Keeneland Sept $100,000 Comments are closed.
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