SECOND SEASON SIRES UPDATE 2003

This section will provide updates on how the current cohort of second season sires are faring. Updates will also include those second season sires standing in America.

DATE STALLION COMMENT
01 June



BAHHARE (USA)
by Woodman (USA)


The filly Katdogawn took a 5 and a half furlong Listed race at Hollywood Park to give her sire a first Stakes winner. Bahhare, who stands at Derrinstown Stud in Maynooth, Co Kildare, is a half-brother to Sakhee's sire Bahri.
25 May



DANETIME (IRE)
by Danehill (USA)


Good Day Too came within a head of giving his young sire a fourth first crop Stakes winner in the 10f Airlie Stud Silver Stakes (L) in soft ground at the Curragh. The colt is now set to continue his career in America.
25 May

PARTNER'S HERO (USA)
by Danzig (USA)
Private Chef, a 3yo gelding, won the 1m Will Rogers Stakes (Gr3) on turf at Hollywood Park.
24 May

DISTORTED HUMOR (USA)
by Forty Niner (USA)
Go Rockin' Robin won the 9f Peter Pan Stakes (Gr2) at Belmont Park.
24 May



DESERT PRINCE (IRE)
by Green Desert (USA)


Kalanisi's half-brother Kalaman was a comfortable winner of the one mile Heron Stakes (L) on fast ground at Kempton while France was second in the Irish 2,000 Guineas (Gr1) on soft ground at the Curragh.
24 May

DANETIME (IRE)
by Danehill (USA)
The Kiddykid gave his young sire a third Stakes winner when taking a 6f Listed Rated Stakes on heavy ground at Haydock.
18 May


OXALAGU (GER)
by Lagunas (GER)

Multiple Group 1 winner Oxalagu was represented by Royal Price, runner-up in the Mehl-Mulhens-Rennen (Gr2) over a mile at Cologne, the German equivalent of the 2,000 Guineas.
17 May


LOUP SAUVAGE (USA)
by Riverman (USA)

Now standing as a National Hunt sire in Northern Ireland, Loup Sauvage is responsible for Derby du Midi (L) winner Jazz Sweep.
17 May


DISTORTED HUMOR (USA)
by Forty Niner (USA)

Kentucky Derby hero Funny Cide ran away with the Preakness Stakes (Gr1) at Pimlico and is now on course for the Triple Crown.
13 May

KING OF KINGS (IRE)
by Sadler's Wells (USA)
Group winner Geminiani chased home Cassis in the Tattersalls Musidora Stakes (Gr3) over an extended 10 furlongs at York.
13 May

SWAIN (IRE)
by Nashwan (USA)
Irtahal, placed on her only previous outing, took third in the Tattersalls Musidora Stakes (Gr3) at York.
12 May


PEINTRE CELEBRE (USA)
by Nureyev (USA)

Vallee Enchantee, a Listed winner last year, took a close third in the Prix Cleopatre (Gr3) over 10 and a half furlongs at Saint-Cloud.
11 May

TAIKI SHUTTLE (USA)
by Devil's Bag (USA)
Group winner Win Kluger took the NHK Mile Cup (Gr1) on firm ground at Tokyo.
11 May


PEINTRE CELEBRE (USA)
by Nureyev (USA)

Group winning colt Super Celebre chased home Dalakhani in the 10 and a half furlong Prix Lupin (Gr1). He now heads for the Prix du Jockey-Club (Gr1) at Chantilly next month.
05 May


STARBOROUGH (GB)
by Soviet Star (USA)

Fillies Star Valley and Whortleberry were both Listed placed at Toulouse in France over a mile and 10 furlongs respectively.
03 May






DISTORTED HUMOR (USA)
by Forty Niner (USA)





A speedster by a top class son of Mr Prospector, Distorted Humor has achieved the very rare feat of siring the Kentucky Derby (Gr1) winner from his first crop. Funny Cide will now attempt a Classic double in the Preakness Stakes (Gr1) in two weeks time. The gelding is his second Grade 1 winner - Awesome Humor won the Spinaway Stakes (Gr1) and Humorous Lady was a Grade 2 winner last year.
02 May


CAPE TOWN (USA)
by Seeking The Gold (USA)

A new star emerged in the fillies' division when Bird Town ran out a three and a half length winner of the Kentucky Oaks (Gr1) at Churchill Downs.
27 April


DESERT PRINCE (IRE)
by Green Desert (USA)

Another Group winner for the Irish National Stud's rising star with France staking his Classic claims by winning the Tetrarch Stakes (Gr3) at the Curragh.
26 April

TOUCH GOLD (USA)
by Deputy Minister (CAN)
Another Graded win for Midas Eyes, this time the one mile Derby Trial Stakes (Gr3) at Churchill Downs.
19 April

ELUSIVE QUALITY (USA)
by Gone West (USA)
Masaka Stakes (L) winner Nasij became the ninth Stakes winner from the first crop of the former high class miler.
19 April

DANETIME (IRE)
by Danehill (USA)
Stakes winner two for the former high class sprinter when No Time took the Field Marshal Stakes (L) over 5f at Haydock.
18 April

CYBERSPACE (USA)
by Forty Niner (USA)
Cyber Secret won her second Graded race when taking the one mile Comely Stakes (Gr3) at Aqueduct.
13 April

SWAIN (IRE)
by Nashwan (USA)
Dimitrova stamped herself a potential Irish 1,000 Guineas filly when taking the Leopardstown 1,000 Guineas Trial Stakes (L).
12 April


SWAIN (IRE)
by Nashwan (USA)

Muqbil showed himself to be a potentially top class miler when taking the Lane's End Greenham Stakes (Gr3) over 7f at Newbury.
05 April


DEPUTY COMMANDER (USA)
by Deputy Minister (CAN)

Yet another son of leading sire Deputy Minister to show promise as a sire, Deputy Commander is responsible for Illinois Derby (Gr2) winner Ten Most Wanted.
05 April



PEINTRE CELEBRE (USA)
by Nureyev (USA)


Brilliant Arc winner Peintre Celebre notched up another Stakes winner when his colt Super Celebre ran out an impressive two and a half length winner of the 11f Prix Noailles (Gr2) at Longchamp. This race is often won by a future Group 1 star.
22 March





CYBERSPACE (USA)
by Forty Niner (USA)




A minor 7f winner, Cyberspace is a three-parts brother to Gr1 winner Scan (by Mr Prospector) and is out of a full-sister to Gr1 winners Caerleon and Vision and Gr2 winner Merce Cunnigham. Cyberspace stands for $1,000 in Florida and is the sire of Cyber Secret, winner of the 7f Cicada Stakes (Gr3) for fillies at Aqueduct.
22 March


DESERT PRINCE (IRE)
by Green Desert (USA)

Pattern winner number four for the former mile champion as the two-year-old colt Kusi won the Skyline Stakes (Gr3) over 6f at Canterbury in Australia.
22 March




PARTNER'S HERO (USA)
by Danzig (USA)



Gr2 winning sprinter whose half-sister Safely Kept (by Horatius) was one of the best American sprinters of modern times, Maryland-based Partner's Hero is responsible for New York Hero, winner of the 9f Lanes's End Stakes (Gr2) at Turfway Park.
16 March


TOUCH GOLD (USA)
by Deputy Minister (CAN)

Yet another Graded winner for the former Belmont Stakes (Gr1) winner as Region Of Merit takes the eight and a half furlong Tampa Bay Derby (Gr3) at Tampa Bay Downs.
15 March

TOUCH GOLD (USA)
by Deputy Minister (CAN)
Midas Eyes won the 7f Swale Stakes (Gr3) at Gulfstream Park.
08 March


TOUCH GOLD (USA)
by Deputy Minister (CAN)

Composure, winner of the Las Virgenes Stakes (Gr1) last month, was an impressive winner of the eight and a half furlong Santa Anita Oaks (Gr1).
08 March






TALE OF THE CAT (USA)
by Storm Cat (USA)





Gr1 placed, Gr2 winning sprinter Tale Of The Cat has sired 6 Stakes winners from his huge (149 foals) first crop. These include My Trusty Cat who won her second Listed race when taking the eight and a half furlong Honeybee Stakes at Oaklawn Park. She was Gr2 placed as a juvenile. This same afternoon his colt Catalissa won a one mile Listed race in Texas.
01 March




ELUSIVE QUALITY (USA)
by Gone West (USA)



US Champion Freshman Sire Elusive Quality notched up a remarkable 8th individual Stakes winner from his first crop when Great Notion ran away with a one mile Listed race at Oaklawn Park And that's 8 black-type winners from just 39 runners. Not bad!
01 March


TAIKI SHUTTLE (USA)
by Devil's Bag (USA)

International multiple Gr1 winner Taiki Shuttle is the sire of Win Kluger, winner of the one mile Arlington Cup (Jpn-III) on soft ground at Hanshin.
15 February


WILL'S WAY (USA)
by Alydar (USA)

Gr1 winner Will's Way got his first Stakes winner when the colt Lion Tamer ran out a six length winner of the seven furlong Hutcheson Stakes (Gr2) at Gulfstream Park.
09 February


TOUCH GOLD (USA)
by Deputy Minister (CAN)

Gr2 winner and Breeders' Cup (Gr1) runner-up Composure notched up her first Gr1 victory when taking the 1m Las Virgenes Stakes at Santa Anita Park.


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