By BURGUNDY (NZ) out of LA VIENNE (NZ) Yearling bay colt - Blackiston Racing

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By BURGUNDY (NZ) out of LA VIENNE (NZ) Yearling bay colt - Blackiston Racing
Yearling	
  bay	
  colt	
  
                         by	
  BURGUNDY	
  (NZ)	
  out	
  of	
  LA	
  VIENNE	
  (NZ)	
  
                                                                Foaled	
  22-­‐Oct-­‐2014	
  

                     To	
  be	
  trained	
  by	
  Nigel	
  Blackiston,	
  Flemington	
  

Nigel	
  Blackiston	
  	
  	
  |	
  	
  	
  0409	
  252	
  280	
  	
  	
  |	
  	
  	
  racing@blackistonracing.com.au	
  	
  	
  |	
  	
  	
  www.blackistonracing.com.au	
  
By BURGUNDY (NZ) out of LA VIENNE (NZ) Yearling bay colt - Blackiston Racing
A	
   well-­‐balanced,	
   well-­‐conformed	
   son	
   of	
   BURGUNDY,	
   out	
   of	
   the	
  
consistent	
  group-­‐placed	
  mare	
  LA	
  VIENNE.	
  

                                                    Account of CAMBRIDGE STUD, Cambridge.
                        Lot 368                                    BAY COLT                                                     Box I 25
                        Foaled 22nd October 2014                                              Branded :             nr sh; 90 over 4 off sh
                        Sire                             Redoute's Choice                     Danehill ........................................... Danzig
                        Burgundy                                                              Shantha's Choice .....................Canny Lad
                        2008                             Grand Echezeaux                      Zabeel ...................................... Sir Tristram
                                                                                              Richebourg ............................... Vice Regal
                        Dam                              Thorn Park                           Spinning World ............................. Nureyev
                        La Vienne                                                             Joy.................................................Bluebird
                        2007                             Trio                                 Deputy Governor ...................Master Willie
                                                                                              Court .......................................Prince Echo
                         BURGUNDY (NZ) (Bay 2008-Stud 2013). Second on the 2011-12 NZ 3YO
                         Free H. (1200m-1600m). 7 wins from 1200m to 1600m, NZ$214,125,
                         Cambridge Breeders' S., Gr.3, ARC Mr Tiz Trophy, L, Manawatu RC Flying
                         H., L, Levin S., L, North Canterbury RC Canterbury S., L, 3d WRC
                         Telegraph H., Gr.1. Half-brother to SW Darci Brahma (New Zealand Two
                         Thousand Guineas, Gr.1). His oldest progeny are yearlings.

                        1st dam
                        La Vienne, by Thorn Park. 3 wins from 1600m to 2100m, ARC George FM H.,
                            Matamata RC Mills Reef Winery Ltd H., 2d Hawke's Bay Gold Cup, Gr.3,
                            WRC Zephyr IT Can be a Breeze Cup, 3d ARC Brinks H. Half-sister to SALE
                            OF CENTURY, Greenstone (dam of AFFLECK). This is her second foal.
                            Her first foal is a 2YO.

                        2nd dam
                        TRIO, by Deputy Governor. Placed in Aust. Three-quarter-sister to (KIWI)
                             HERO, Dominant, Desert Wine (dam of LA ETOILE), half-sister to
                             GIMMICK (dam of LINKY DINK), Don Tristram. Dam of 9 named
                             foals, 8 to race, all winners, inc:-
                          SALE OF CENTURY (Prized). Second on The 2000-01 Australasian 3YO
                                Classification (intermediate). 5 wins-2 at 2-from 1200m to 3200m,
                                A$601,790, STC Rosehill Guineas, Gr.1, AJC Windsor H., STC Blackwood
                                Group 2YO H., 2d AJC Stan Fox S., Gr.2, 3d VATC Caulfield Guineas,
                                Gr.1, MVRC AAMI Vase, Gr.2, Ballarat Cup, L, 4th STC Ranvet S., Gr.1.
                          La Vienne (Thorn Park). 3 wins. See above.
                          Triple Force. 3 wins at 1600m, 1750m, 3d SAJC Steadfast Insurance Group H.
                          Lim's Grosvenor - Lim's Galaxy (Sing.). 6 wins at 1600m, 1800m in Malaysia
                                and Singapore, Singapore TC Class 3 H., Class 4 H., Benchmark 62 H.
                          Sean. 4 wins at 1200m, 1700m, S$225,361, Singapore TC Class 4 H.-twice.
                          Nozomi Zoom. 4 wins at 1200m, 1400m, Singapore TC Class 4 H.-twice.
                          Greenstone. Winner at 1000m. Dam of-
                             AFFLECK (Battle Paint). Champion 2YO in Singapore in 2014. 7 wins from
                                  1200m to 1600m, S$808,750, to 2015, Singapore Guineas, Sgp-1,
                                  Singapore TC Juvenile Championship, Sgp-3, More Magic 3YO
                                  Championship, Sgp-3, Premier Racing Partnerships S., Premier
                                  Racing Bloodstock S., Stepitup 2YO S., 2YO Open H., 2d Singapore
                                  3YO Classic, Sgp-2, Singapore TC Aushorse Golden Horseshoe,
                                  Sgp-2, Singapore 3YO Sprint, Sgp-3.
                             Joy Together. 3 wins to 1400m, HK$2,356,700, to 2015-16, HKJC Lung Kong
                                  H., Tour Service H., Homestead H., 2d HKJC Kowloon H.

                        3rd dam
                        COURT, by Prince Echo. Winner at 2, HBJC Okawa Stud H., 2d ARC Batmobile
                            Sprint H., Badminton Juvenile H. Half-sister to DOMINO (dam of (KIWI)
                            HERO), SUPER NATURAL, Brown Eyed Girl (dam of HALIBERY). Dam
                            of 12 named foals, 11 to race, 7 winners, inc:-
                          GIMMICK (Sir Tristram). 2 wins-1 at 2-at 1200m, 1400m, A$77,180, AJC
                               Reginald Allen H., L, 2d BTC Doomben Classic, Gr.3. Dam of-
                            LINKY DINK (Keeper). Winner at 2, QTC TJ Smith Classic, Gr.1.
                          Don Tristram (Sir Tristram). 8 wins-1 at 2-from 1100m to 1900m, A$170,120,
                               AJC Final H., Seven Hills Toongabbie RSL H., Just Ideal H., STC Cyron H.,
                               3d Gosford Guineas, L, 4th AJC ….                       	
  
                                                                Spring Champion S., Gr.1. Sire.

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  Racing	
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The	
  Sire	
  and	
  Dam	
  

The	
  sire:	
  BURGUNDY	
  (NZ)	
                                                                         The	
  dam:	
  LA	
  VIENNE	
  (NZ)	
  
                                                                                                           LA	
  VIENNE,	
  by	
  NZ	
  Champion	
  Sire	
  THORN	
  PARK,	
  won	
  
                                                                                                           three	
  races	
  in	
  her	
  short	
  11	
  start	
  race	
  career.	
  
                                                                                                           Trained	
   by	
   renowned	
   NZ	
   trainer	
   Roger	
   James,	
   LA	
  
                                                                                                           VIENNE	
   won	
   her	
   maiden	
   at	
   her	
   fourth	
   start	
   and	
  
                                                                                                           won	
   her	
   second	
   and	
   third	
   races	
   over	
   2000m	
   and	
  
                                                                                                           2100m	
  shortly	
  aXer.	
  
                                                                                                           Placings	
   at	
   metropolitan	
   level	
   at	
   Wellington	
   and	
  
                                                                                                           Ellerslie	
   followed,	
   before	
   her	
   best	
   race	
  
                                                                                                           performance	
  in	
  the	
  Group	
  3	
  Hawke’s	
  Bay	
  Gold	
  Cup	
  
                                                                                                           (2200m)	
  when	
  beaten	
  by	
  a	
  short	
  head.	
  
                                                                                                           She	
   usually	
   raced	
   midfield,	
   showed	
   a	
   good	
   turn	
   of	
  
                                                                                                           foot,	
   and	
   fought	
   hard	
   at	
   the	
   finish	
   on	
   both	
   Good	
  
                                                                                                           and	
   wet	
   tracks.	
   She	
   re`red	
   due	
   to	
   injury	
   just	
   as	
   she	
  
BURGUNDY	
   is	
   impeccably	
   bred,	
   being	
   by	
   the	
                                        was	
   reaching	
   her	
   peak	
   performance	
   level,	
   with	
   a	
  
Champion	
  Australian	
  Stallion	
  (2013/14)	
  REDOUTE’S	
                                             respectable	
  performance	
  ra`ng	
  of	
  88.	
  
CHOICE	
   out	
   of	
   the	
   Group	
   1	
   winner	
   GRAND	
  
ECHEZEAUX.	
  	
                                                                                           LA	
   VIENNE	
   is	
   a	
   sibling	
   to	
   seven	
   other	
   runners	
   (all	
  
                                                                                                           winners)	
   from	
   the	
   good	
   producer	
   TRIO,	
   including	
  
GRAND	
   ECHEZEAUX	
   is	
   by	
   Australia’s	
   leading	
                                            SALE	
  OF	
  CENTURY	
  (G1	
  STC	
  Rosehill	
  Guineas,	
  2nd	
  G1	
  
Broodmare	
   Sire	
   ZABEEL.	
   She	
   is	
   a	
   three-­‐quarter	
                                  VATC	
  Caulfield	
  Guineas).	
  	
  
mul`ple	
   Group	
   winner	
   sister	
   to	
   ROMANEE	
   CONTI,	
  
the	
   dam	
   of	
   Caulfield	
   and	
   Melbourne	
   Cup	
   winner	
                                 LA	
   VIENNE’s	
   third	
   dam	
   is	
   COURT,	
   another	
   good	
  
ETHEREAL.	
   As	
   a	
   broodmare,	
   she	
   has	
   already	
                                        producer	
   of	
   seven	
   winners.	
   She	
   is	
   matriarch	
   of	
   39	
  
                                                                                                           runners,	
  27	
  winners	
  (69%)	
  and	
  four	
  stakes-­‐winners	
  
produced	
   Champion	
   two-­‐year-­‐old,	
   three-­‐year-­‐old	
  
                                                                                                           (10%	
   of	
   runners):	
   LINKY	
   DINK	
   (G1	
   QTC	
   TJ	
   Smith	
  
and	
  leading	
  sire	
  DARCI	
  BRAHMA.	
  
                                                                                                           Classic),	
   AFFLECK	
   (Champion	
   2yo	
   in	
   Singapore),	
  
Bred	
   by	
   Sir	
   Peter	
   and	
   Philip	
   Vela,	
   BURGUNDY	
   was	
                          GIMMICK	
   (Listed	
   winner	
   and	
   Group	
   placed),	
   and	
  
sold	
   as	
   a	
   yearling	
   for	
   NZ$1.3m,	
   so	
   he	
   was	
   clearly	
   an	
             SALE	
  OF	
  CENTURY.	
  
outstanding	
   type.	
   He	
   became	
   a	
   high	
   class	
  
racehorse.	
   He	
   won	
   his	
   first	
   three	
   starts,	
   and	
   ran	
   a	
                   The	
  damsire:	
  THORN	
  PARK	
  
close	
  6th	
  in	
  the	
  Group	
  1	
  Two	
  Thousand	
  Guineas	
  (NZ)	
  
at	
   his	
   fourth	
   start	
   (behind	
   Rock	
   ‘N’	
   Pop).	
   He	
   then	
                  THORN	
   PARK	
   is	
   sire	
   of	
   24	
   stakes-­‐winners	
   including	
  
placed	
   in	
   the	
   Group	
   2	
   Great	
   Northern	
   Guineas	
   at	
                         OCEAN	
  PARK	
  and	
  JIMMY	
  CHOUX	
  who	
  both	
  won	
  five	
  
his	
   fiXh	
   start	
   (Ocean	
   Park	
   was	
   2nd),	
   and	
   again	
   in	
   the	
            Group	
  One	
  events	
  each,	
  and	
  both	
  won	
  the	
  WS	
  Cox	
  
Group	
  3	
  Wellington	
  Stakes	
  (won	
  by	
  Ocean	
  Park).	
                                     Plate.	
   He	
   has	
   also	
   sired	
   our	
   own	
   Group	
   1	
   winner	
  
                                                                                                          SUAVITO,	
   and	
   other	
   great	
   fillies/mares	
   such	
   as	
  
Later	
   in	
   his	
   three-­‐year-­‐old	
   seasons,	
   BURGUNDY	
  
won	
   the	
   	
   Group	
   3	
   Cambridge	
   Breeders’	
   Stakes	
                                 NORZITA	
  (G1	
  ATC	
  Flight	
  S.	
  and	
  G1	
  ATC	
  Vinery	
  S.).	
  
(1200m).	
   He	
   trained	
   on	
   as	
   a	
   four-­‐year-­‐old	
   to	
   win	
                    He	
  was	
  crowned	
  Champion	
  NZ	
  Sire	
  in	
  2011.	
  
four	
   other	
   Listed	
   events	
   up	
   to	
   1600m,	
   and	
   placed	
  
                                                                                                          His	
  daughters	
  have	
  so	
  far	
  only	
  produced	
  39	
  runners	
  
fourth	
   placing	
   in	
   the	
   Group	
   1	
   WRC	
   Telegraph	
  
Handicap	
  (1200m).	
                                                                                    on	
   the	
   track.	
   So	
   it	
   is	
   s`ll	
   early	
   days	
   for	
   his	
  
                                                                                                          broodmare	
   sire	
   career.	
   But	
   based	
   on	
   his	
   own	
  
Injury	
  forced	
  his	
  re`rement	
  aXer	
  only	
  12	
  starts.	
  Ten	
                            performance	
  as	
  a	
  sire,	
  the	
  quality	
  of	
  his	
  daughters	
  
of	
  his	
  race	
  starts	
  were	
  in	
  Group	
  or	
  Stakes	
  company,	
                          now	
   in	
   the	
   breeding	
   barn,	
   and	
   the	
   success	
   of	
   his	
  
many	
   against	
   New	
   Zealand’s	
   best	
   three-­‐year-­‐old	
                                  sire	
   SPINNING	
   WORLD	
   and	
   grandsire	
   NUREYEV,	
   he	
  
colts,	
  resul`ng	
  in	
  seven	
  wins	
  and	
  three	
  placings.	
                                  should	
  prove	
  to	
  be	
  a	
  very	
  good	
  broodmare	
  sire.	
  
	
                                                                                                 	
  
                                                                                                          	
  
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  Racing	
  Pty	
  Ltd	
  	
  	
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Pedigree	
  insights	
  

Relevant	
  pedigree	
  crosses	
  and	
  nicks	
  

Mares	
  by	
  NUREYEV	
  and	
  his	
  sons	
  and	
  grandsons	
  (like	
  THORN	
  PARK),	
  have	
  produced	
  well	
  when	
  mated	
  to	
  
REDOUTE’S	
  CHOICE,	
  BURGUNDY’s	
  sire.	
  
Redoute’s	
  Choice	
  has	
  sired	
  39	
  runners	
  out	
  of	
  mares	
  from	
  the	
  NUREYEV	
  sire	
  line.	
  Four	
  are	
  stakes-­‐winners	
  
(10.4%	
  of	
  stakes-­‐winners),	
  including	
  LANKAN	
  RUPEE	
  (G1	
  ATC	
  TJ	
  Smith	
  S.,	
  G1	
  VRC	
  Newmarket	
  H.,	
  G1	
  VRC	
  
Ligh`ng	
  S.,	
  G1	
  MRC	
  Oakleigh	
  P.,	
  G1	
  MVRC	
  Manikato	
  S.),	
  KING'S	
  ROSE	
  (G1	
  NZ	
  One	
  Thousand	
  Guineas),	
  
and	
  FLORENTINA	
  (G3	
  Gold	
  Coast	
  Guineas).	
  
THORN	
  PARK’s	
  sire	
  SPINNING	
  WORLD,	
  is	
  out	
  of	
  IMPERFECT	
  CIRCLE.	
  She	
  is	
  the	
  second	
  dam	
  of	
  Group	
  3	
  
winner	
  GLOBAL	
  BALANCE	
  (G3	
  Auraria	
  S.)	
  who	
  was	
  by	
  REDOUTE’S	
  CHOICE.	
  So	
  this	
  nick	
  is	
  notable.	
  
THORN	
   PARK’s	
   second	
   dam	
   is	
   CHRISTMAS	
   SPIRIT.	
   She	
   is	
   also	
   the	
   second	
   dam	
   of	
   Group	
   3	
   winner	
   WORLD	
  
PEACE	
   (G3	
   Blue	
   Diamond	
   Preview)	
   who	
   was	
   by	
   DANEHILL	
   (BURGUNDY’s	
   grandsire).	
   	
   Again,	
   another	
  
notable	
  nick.	
  

The	
  G1	
  Goldmine	
  Age	
  &	
  Distance	
  ApQtude,	
  and	
  Common	
  Similarity	
  Index	
  
Thanks	
  to	
  G1	
  Goldmine,	
  the	
  below	
  graph	
  shows	
  the	
  age	
  and	
  distance	
  range	
  of	
  all	
  stakes-­‐winners	
  that	
  are	
  bred	
  
on	
  a	
  similar	
  pedigree	
  papern	
  as	
  this	
  horse.	
  The	
  larger	
  the	
  red	
  circle,	
  the	
  more	
  stakes	
  winners	
  in	
  that	
  category.	
  

                                                                                                                                     Stakes	
  horses	
  bred	
  on	
  a	
  similar	
  
                                                                                                                                       pa2ern	
  are	
  predominantly	
  
                                                                                                                                                    milers.	
  

Stakes-­‐winners	
  with	
  the	
  closest	
  pedigree	
  papern	
  to	
  this	
  horse	
  are	
  shown	
  below.	
  The	
  Common	
  Similarity	
  Index	
  
(CSI)	
  gives	
  an	
  indica`on	
  on	
  the	
  pedigree	
  similarity	
  to	
  this	
  horse.	
  

                                                                                                     G1	
  Goldmine	
  class	
  this	
  horse’s	
  pedigree	
  as	
  20/20.	
  
                                                                                             A	
  20/20	
  ma1ng	
  occurs	
  when	
  a	
  paBern	
  has	
  two	
  or	
  more	
  Stakes	
  
                                                                                             Winners	
   with	
   CSI	
   values	
   above	
   20.	
   This	
   indicates	
   that	
   this	
  
                                                                                             pedigree	
   is	
   excep1onal	
   as	
   there	
   are	
   at	
   least	
   two	
   superior	
  
                                                                                             horses	
  with	
  a	
  very	
  similar	
  paBern.	
  

                                     Special	
  thanks	
  to	
  Kinema1c	
  Thoroughbred	
  Services,	
  Arion	
  Pedigrees	
  and	
  G1	
  Goldmine	
  

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  Racing	
  Pty	
  Ltd	
  	
  	
  |	
  	
  	
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