We have, for a long time now, been able to talk about there being two major branches of the mighty Danzig (by Northern Dancer) sire line, and there are no signs yet that those Danehill and Green Desert lines may be dimming. There was, however, always the possibility that one of his late sons might step forward to join that pair, and both Hard Spun and War Front emerged as the likeliest contenders.
It is still a bit early to claim either is the progenitor of a line, but with Group/Grade 1-siring stallions The Factor and Declaration Of War among his early sire sons, and his current freshmen including the promising War Command, the signs are positive that Claiborne Farm’s Grade 2-winning sprinter War Front may indeed achieve the feat. Due Diligence is another of his talented sons, achieving a 120 rating from Timeform as a three-year-old despite never winning in pattern company, and the Whitsbury Manor Stud resident has been a popular choice with breeders. There are 79 in his first crop.
He began his career in the USA and was an eight-length debut winner over five and a half furlongs on turf at Saratoga in mid-August of his juvenile season. He was beaten by that same margin when fourth to subsequent Grade 1 star Bobby’s Kitten in an eight-and-a-half-furlong Grade 3 at Belmont Park on his only other outing for the Todd Pletcher stable, and a few months later he crossed the Atlantic to join the team at Ballydoyle.
He was third in a seven-furlong listed contest at Dundalk first time out, followed a six-furlong Naas handicap score with an easy listed success over that course and distance almost three weeks later, and then chased home Slade Power in the Group 1 Diamond Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot. That was to prove a career highlight as he finished unplaced in four runs at four, on his return from a lengthy absence. A $190,000 Keeneland September Yearling Sale graduate whose dam, Bema (by Pulpit), won an eight-and-a-half-furlong listed contest at Aqueduct, Due Diligence is out of a half-sister to the dam of mile Grade 2 scorer Dancinginherdreams (by Tapit) and to the grandam of this year’s Group 1 2000 Guineas runner-up Tip Two Win (by Dark Angel). His grandam, Dhaka (by Icecapade), is one of three stakes winners out of Cloudy Day Sunny (by Buckaroo), who is a winning half-sister to Grade 1 Oak Tree Invitational Handicap and Grade 1 Hollywood Invitational Handicap scorer Both Ends Burning (by Nalees Man), and so comes from a branch of the family of New Zealand champion Sangster (by Savabeel) whose Group 1 wins include the Victoria Derby. If you go back another generation then you will find that Star Game (by Pia Star) – the fourth dam of Due Diligence – was a half-sister to Grade 1 Swaps Stakes winner Hyperborean (by Icecapade), who was somewhat closely related to Dhaka. Due Diligence looks a likely candidate to get most of his juvenile winners in the second half of the season and to become a source of horses who prove best in the broad five to 10-furlong range as three-year-olds and older horses. DUE DILIGENCE (USA) - b.2011 - War Front - Bema, 3 wins inc Lackan Stakes (L), 2nd Diamond Jubilee Stakes (Gr1), 3rd Patton Stakes (L). Sire in England. First foals in 2017.
YEARLINGS CATALOGUED
Bc - Ahwahnee (by Compton Place) Tatts IRE September not sold Bc - Amazed (by Clantime) Tattersalls October 95,000gns Bc - Amber Heights (by Kyllachy) Tattersalls October 800gns Bf - Amitola (by Choisir) Tattersalls October 12,000gns Bc - Aubrietia (by Dutch Art) Goffs UK August not sold Bc - Audrey Brown (by Mind Games) Goffs February €1,000 (p/s) Bc - Audrey Brown (by Mind Games) Goresbridge July not sold Bc - Audrey Brown (by Mind Games) Goffs November €1,000 Bc - Belle Of Honour (by Honour And Glory) Tatts IRE September not sold Bc - Bling Bling (by Indian Ridge) Goffs October withdrawn Bc - Bling Bling (by Indian Ridge) Tattersalls November not sold Bc - Brick Tops (by Danehill Dancer) Tatts IRE September €30,000 Bf - Bright Morning (by Storm Cat) Tattersalls October 8,000gns Bc - Chicklade (by Firebreak) Tatts IRE Ascot September £10,000 Bf - Chili Run (by Hurricane Run) Tattersalls October 2,000gns Bc - Crystal Moments (by Haafhd) Tatts IRE September €14,000 Bc - Delantera (by Lawman) Arqana August €30,000 Bf - Diapsaon (by Mull Of Kintyre) Tattersalls October not sold Bc - Dubai Legend (by Cadeaux Genereux) Tattersalls October not sold Bc - Elysee (by Fantastic Light) Tatts IRE September not sold Brc - Eve (by Rainbow Quest) Tatts IRE September €3,000 Bc - Fifty (by Fasliyev) Goffs November withdrawn Bf - Free Entry (by Approve) Arqana August €5,000 Bc - Frequent (by Three Valleys) Tattersalls October 36,000gns Bf - Frozen Princess (by Showcasing) Tatts IRE September €5,000 Bc - Her Honour (by Shamardal) Tattersalls October 5,500gns Bf - Investiture (by Invincible Spirit) Goffs UK October not sold Bf - Jollification (by Acclamation) Tattersalls October 5,500gns Bc - Jules (by Danehill) Tatts IRE Ascot September £3,500 Bc - Kointreau (by Desert King) Arqana August €16,000 Bf - Kozmina Bay (by Notnowcato) Goffs November €2,000 Bc - Lady Sledmere (by Barathea) Tattersalls February not sold Bc - M’selle (by Elnadim) Tatts IRE Ascot September not sold Bc - Malelane (by Prince Sabo) Goffs UK August £20,000 Bc - Midnight Pearl (by Woodman) Goffs UK August £2,500 Bc - Miss Meticulous (by Bahamian Bounty) Tattersalls October not sold Bc - Molly Mello (by Big Shuffle) Tattersalls October withdrawn Grc - Moss Likely (by Clodovil) Tatts IRE September not sold Bf - Motheeba (by Mustanfar) Osarus September €9,000 Bf - Nizhoni (by Mineshaft) Goffs UK August £10,000 Bf - Nolas Lolly (by Lomitas) Tattersalls February 2,200gns Bc - Our Faye (by College Chapel) Goffs UK August £35,000 Bc - Peyto Princess (by Bold Arrangement) Tattersalls October 23,000gns Bf - Phantom Spirit (by Invincible Spirit) Tattersalls October 10,000gns Bc - Primo Lady (by Lucky Story) Tattersalls October 65,000gns Bc - Queens Park (by King’s Best) Tattersalls October withdrawn Bf - Random (by Shamardal) Goffs UK August not sold Bc - Red Mischief (by Red Clubs) Goffs UK August £30,000 Brc - Risk A Look (by Observatory) Goffs UK August £16,000 Bf - Roodle (by Xaar) Tattersalls October not sold Bc - Rosa Luxemburg (by Needwood Blade) Goffs UK August £3,000 Bf - Satsuma (by Compton Place) Goffs UK August £35,000 Bf - Serene Dream (by Oasis Dream) Goffs February €1,000 Bc - Shifting Moon (by Kheleyf) Goffs UK August Bc - Silent Secret (by Dubai Destination) Tattersalls October 40,000gns Grf - Skiing (by Sakhee’s Secret) Goffs UK August not sold Bc - Small Fortune (by Anabaa) Goffs UK August not sold Bf - Solfilia (by Teofilo) Goffs February €5,000 (p/s) Bf - Solfilia (by Teofilo) Goffs October €15,000 Bc - Spritzeria (by Bigstone) Goffs UK August £10,000 Bf - Starbotton (by Kyllachy) Goffs February €3,000 Bf - Strawberry Leaf (by Unfuwain) Goffs November €6,000 Bc - Sugar Beet (by Beat Hollow) Tattersalls October 7,000gns Bf - Sunny York (by Vale Of York) Tattersalls October 6,000gns Bc - Sweet Alabama (by Johannesburg) Tatts IRE September not sold Bf - Szabo’s Art (by Excellent Art) Goffs UK August £10,000 Bc - Tafawut (by Nayef) Tattersalls October 1,000gns Bc - Think Snow (by Giant’s Causeway) Goffs October not sold Bf - Three Ducks (by Diktat) Tattersalls October 1,500gns Bc - Triveni (by Lando) Goffs UK August £4,000 Bc - Unwrapit (by Tapit) Goffs UK August £10,000 Bf - Weisse Socken (by Acclamation) Goffs UK August £22,000 Bf - Yankee Belle (by Yankee Gentleman) Tatts IRE Ascot September not sold Comments are closed.
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