Pedigree
Patapan's Sire Line Stravinsky – Champion Racehorse, Champion Sire
The Champion 1999 European Sprinter Stravinsky comes from the powerful Nureyev line that worldwide is legendary. To date at stud Stravinsky, the Champion First Season Sire (USA & NZ) has produced 7 Individual Group One winners worldwide and no less than 47 individual Stakes winners. Currently his 202 Australasian winners have amassed in excess of $14 million between them with outstanding race horses Serenade Rose Gr.1, Captivate Gr.1, Mr. Baritone Gr.1 and of course Stravinsky’s young speed stallion Keeninsky Gr.1. On the rise this dominant sire line is not only extremely influential but also proven and and in demand in Australasia.
Dam Sire Indian Ridge
High class English sprinter Indian Ridge retired to the Irish National Stud after winning the King Stand Stakes Gr.2, Jersey Stakes Gr.3 and the Duke of York Stakes Gr.3. His impact at stud was immediate, leaving a celebrated sprinting legacy of outstanding racehorses including, Ridgewood Pearl 1995 Cartier Horse of the Year, 4 Group 1 wins inc. Breeders’ Cup Mile. French Champion Miler Domedriver Breeders Cup Mile Gr.1, English Champion Compton Place Newmarket July Cup Gr.1, Indian Ink Chevely Park Stakes Gr.1, Coronation Stakes Gr. 1, Italian Champions Pappa Reale, Bardonecchia, Cameron & Indian Mary. Irish Champions Aretha, Caumshinaun and Namid. German Sprint Champion Linngari.
Indian Ridge (GB)
Indian Ridge is an equally successful broodmare sire including Nahoodh 2008 Newmarket Falmouth Stakes Gr.1. Wilco Breeders Cup Gr.1, Airwave Cheveley Park Stakes Gr.1, Reel Buddy Sussex Stakes Gr.1, Halfway to Heaven Irish 1000 Guineas Gr.1, Kingsgate Native Royal Ascot Golden Jubilee Stakes Gr.1, Nightime Irish 1000 Guineas Gr.1.
Patapan Pedigree Analysis
Champion miler Patapan boasts a pedigree ripe with promise. By a Champion sire and out of a Champion race mare, Patapan holds great appeal as a sire combining high class racecourse performance and potent bloodlines. On the racetrack Patapan displayed a speed phenotype and his genetics indicate that he should throw very true to type.
Patapan’s sire Stravinsky (Nureyev – Fire the Groom) is a true dual hemisphere success with 47 stakeswinners to date : seven in the premier Group One level. A Champion Sprinter, Stravinsky has franked that form at stud stamping his progeny with speed, class and precocity. His best performers give a strong indication of mares who will suit Patapan at stud.
In Australasia Stravinsky’s primary cross has been over Zabeel mares. This gives the progeny a variety of duplications including inbreeding to Nureyev and to Nureyev’s female family, along with the well known Blushing Groom/Sir Ivor cross. Pure Harmony (MVRC Woodstock Classic Oaks G2), La Sizeranne (Winter Stakes G2), and Estelle Collection (MVRC Champagne Stakes G3) are all out of Zabeel mares. Patapan’s third dam Water Frolic is by Sir Ivor, while Group One winning mare Captivate, and Silver Slipper victress Plagarize are also bred on the Sir Ivor/Blushing Groom cross. New Zealand is the best source of Sir Ivor worldwide so there will be a plethora of suitable mates for Patapan utilizing this duplication.
As a grandson of Nureyev, Patapan’s pedigree combines well with mares containing lines of the Fairy Bridge/Dalmary family. This nick has worked several times with Stravinsky producing Oaks heroine Serenade Rose and Golden Jubilee Stakes (G1) winner Soldiers Tale. Broodmare sires such as Encosta de Lago, Casual Lies, Gold Brose, Victory Dance, Carnegie, Mellifont, Montjeu, Shinko King, Four Seasons, Yeats and Zabeel, Johar and Desert Fox will be used to good effect.
Other lines that have crossed successfully with Stravinsky include Vain, Ahoonora, Affirmed, Northern Dancer, Polynesian, Tudor Minstrel, Alydar, Mr Prospector, Bull Dog/Plucky Liege and Gold Bridge. Mares containing a line of Secretariat such as Volksraad, Postponed, Gone West, Elusive City, and Storm Cat also combine attractively on paper with Patapan.
Patapan’s maternal pedigree is a treasure trove for Australasian breeders. His dam Papa Reale, a Champion in her native Italy, is by the high class Irish stallion Indian Ridge. A son of Ahonoora, Indian Ridge is out of the Swing Easy mare Hillbrow. His closest duplication is 3 x 3 to the half brothers Martial and Skymaster (both out of the mare Discipliner). Broodmares by Cape Cross, Towkay and further back Last Tango will reinforce this cross. Indian Ridge was a tail female descent of the reine-du-course Cinna via her lesser known daughter Life Belt (by Hurry On). New Zealand is a hot bed of Cinna bloodlines ready to be crossed with Patapan. Cinna’s sons and daughters Beau Pere, Balloch, Mr Standfast, Sunset, Cineraria, Buchna and Belle Mere all have a wealth of descendants here.
For breeders wanting a powerhouse maternal cross Patapan himself is a direct descendant of Orama, the second dam of Todman, Noholme, Shifnal and Faringdon. Orama also features as the dam of Respite in the pedigrees of Kenmare, Maroof, Chianti, Lucky Ring, Crossways, and Pevero. Other sires to maximize this potent cross include Centaine, Jungle Pocket, Strategic Image, Top Innings, Don Eduardo, Rustington, River Rough, Ron’s Victory, Roughcast, Blazing Keel, Rubiton, and Imposing.
Another prepotent link in the pedigree of Patapan is represented by his second damsire Try My Best. Try My Best is by Northern Dancer out of Sex Appeal, a Buckpasser daughter of Best in Show. This is a wonderful female family to duplicate and some top class examples of this include Hong Kong Cup (G1) winner Ramonti, Cambridge Stud sire Lucky Unicorn, Derby winner Redoute’s Dancer, US G2 winner Strong Hope and South African group winner Firebolt. Dam sires utilizing this cross include Towkay, Rodrigo de Triano, Al Hareb, Masterclass, Umatilla, Redoute’s Choice, Gielgud, Marju, Colonel Collins and any with lines of El Gran Senor.
Patapan is a superb physical type with superior racetrack performance and a pedigree which crosses powerfully with local and international bloodlines. The time is right for a horse of Patapan’s physical and genetic makeup to have a significant impact in the Australasian breeding scene.
Jenni Tomlins
The Champion 1999 European Sprinter Stravinsky comes from the powerful Nureyev line that worldwide is legendary. To date at stud Stravinsky, the Champion First Season Sire (USA & NZ) has produced 7 Individual Group One winners worldwide and no less than 47 individual Stakes winners. Currently his 202 Australasian winners have amassed in excess of $14 million between them with outstanding race horses Serenade Rose Gr.1, Captivate Gr.1, Mr. Baritone Gr.1 and of course Stravinsky’s young speed stallion Keeninsky Gr.1. On the rise this dominant sire line is not only extremely influential but also proven and and in demand in Australasia.
Dam Sire Indian Ridge
High class English sprinter Indian Ridge retired to the Irish National Stud after winning the King Stand Stakes Gr.2, Jersey Stakes Gr.3 and the Duke of York Stakes Gr.3. His impact at stud was immediate, leaving a celebrated sprinting legacy of outstanding racehorses including, Ridgewood Pearl 1995 Cartier Horse of the Year, 4 Group 1 wins inc. Breeders’ Cup Mile. French Champion Miler Domedriver Breeders Cup Mile Gr.1, English Champion Compton Place Newmarket July Cup Gr.1, Indian Ink Chevely Park Stakes Gr.1, Coronation Stakes Gr. 1, Italian Champions Pappa Reale, Bardonecchia, Cameron & Indian Mary. Irish Champions Aretha, Caumshinaun and Namid. German Sprint Champion Linngari.
Indian Ridge (GB)
Indian Ridge is an equally successful broodmare sire including Nahoodh 2008 Newmarket Falmouth Stakes Gr.1. Wilco Breeders Cup Gr.1, Airwave Cheveley Park Stakes Gr.1, Reel Buddy Sussex Stakes Gr.1, Halfway to Heaven Irish 1000 Guineas Gr.1, Kingsgate Native Royal Ascot Golden Jubilee Stakes Gr.1, Nightime Irish 1000 Guineas Gr.1.
Patapan Pedigree Analysis
Champion miler Patapan boasts a pedigree ripe with promise. By a Champion sire and out of a Champion race mare, Patapan holds great appeal as a sire combining high class racecourse performance and potent bloodlines. On the racetrack Patapan displayed a speed phenotype and his genetics indicate that he should throw very true to type.
Patapan’s sire Stravinsky (Nureyev – Fire the Groom) is a true dual hemisphere success with 47 stakeswinners to date : seven in the premier Group One level. A Champion Sprinter, Stravinsky has franked that form at stud stamping his progeny with speed, class and precocity. His best performers give a strong indication of mares who will suit Patapan at stud.
In Australasia Stravinsky’s primary cross has been over Zabeel mares. This gives the progeny a variety of duplications including inbreeding to Nureyev and to Nureyev’s female family, along with the well known Blushing Groom/Sir Ivor cross. Pure Harmony (MVRC Woodstock Classic Oaks G2), La Sizeranne (Winter Stakes G2), and Estelle Collection (MVRC Champagne Stakes G3) are all out of Zabeel mares. Patapan’s third dam Water Frolic is by Sir Ivor, while Group One winning mare Captivate, and Silver Slipper victress Plagarize are also bred on the Sir Ivor/Blushing Groom cross. New Zealand is the best source of Sir Ivor worldwide so there will be a plethora of suitable mates for Patapan utilizing this duplication.
As a grandson of Nureyev, Patapan’s pedigree combines well with mares containing lines of the Fairy Bridge/Dalmary family. This nick has worked several times with Stravinsky producing Oaks heroine Serenade Rose and Golden Jubilee Stakes (G1) winner Soldiers Tale. Broodmare sires such as Encosta de Lago, Casual Lies, Gold Brose, Victory Dance, Carnegie, Mellifont, Montjeu, Shinko King, Four Seasons, Yeats and Zabeel, Johar and Desert Fox will be used to good effect.
Other lines that have crossed successfully with Stravinsky include Vain, Ahoonora, Affirmed, Northern Dancer, Polynesian, Tudor Minstrel, Alydar, Mr Prospector, Bull Dog/Plucky Liege and Gold Bridge. Mares containing a line of Secretariat such as Volksraad, Postponed, Gone West, Elusive City, and Storm Cat also combine attractively on paper with Patapan.
Patapan’s maternal pedigree is a treasure trove for Australasian breeders. His dam Papa Reale, a Champion in her native Italy, is by the high class Irish stallion Indian Ridge. A son of Ahonoora, Indian Ridge is out of the Swing Easy mare Hillbrow. His closest duplication is 3 x 3 to the half brothers Martial and Skymaster (both out of the mare Discipliner). Broodmares by Cape Cross, Towkay and further back Last Tango will reinforce this cross. Indian Ridge was a tail female descent of the reine-du-course Cinna via her lesser known daughter Life Belt (by Hurry On). New Zealand is a hot bed of Cinna bloodlines ready to be crossed with Patapan. Cinna’s sons and daughters Beau Pere, Balloch, Mr Standfast, Sunset, Cineraria, Buchna and Belle Mere all have a wealth of descendants here.
For breeders wanting a powerhouse maternal cross Patapan himself is a direct descendant of Orama, the second dam of Todman, Noholme, Shifnal and Faringdon. Orama also features as the dam of Respite in the pedigrees of Kenmare, Maroof, Chianti, Lucky Ring, Crossways, and Pevero. Other sires to maximize this potent cross include Centaine, Jungle Pocket, Strategic Image, Top Innings, Don Eduardo, Rustington, River Rough, Ron’s Victory, Roughcast, Blazing Keel, Rubiton, and Imposing.
Another prepotent link in the pedigree of Patapan is represented by his second damsire Try My Best. Try My Best is by Northern Dancer out of Sex Appeal, a Buckpasser daughter of Best in Show. This is a wonderful female family to duplicate and some top class examples of this include Hong Kong Cup (G1) winner Ramonti, Cambridge Stud sire Lucky Unicorn, Derby winner Redoute’s Dancer, US G2 winner Strong Hope and South African group winner Firebolt. Dam sires utilizing this cross include Towkay, Rodrigo de Triano, Al Hareb, Masterclass, Umatilla, Redoute’s Choice, Gielgud, Marju, Colonel Collins and any with lines of El Gran Senor.
Patapan is a superb physical type with superior racetrack performance and a pedigree which crosses powerfully with local and international bloodlines. The time is right for a horse of Patapan’s physical and genetic makeup to have a significant impact in the Australasian breeding scene.
Jenni Tomlins