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MASTER OF MY FATE Nelson’s Bred by Varsfontein Column Stud, Master Of My Fate
brought to you by was a magnificent yearling Varsfontein Stud
selling for R3-million at the 2011 National Yearling Sale. The mating of the Champion 3yo Classic Filly Promisefrommyheart, to the Champion Sire Jet Master proved to be a major attraction, and ultimately was the highest priced colt on the sale. Purchased by the relatively unknown Mr Andrew Papageorgiou, who had come from the depths of Africa to buy this horse, with the pedigree page covered with yellow highlights - and nothing noted on any other pedigree. He spent hours just looking at him over the stable door. After the sale, he went into training with master-conditioner Dennis Drier. Injured early, Master Of My Fate only started racing as a late 3yo and finished 2nd first time out at Clairwood over 1200m. Subsequently he won his following 6 starts by a cumulative margin of MASTER OF MY FATE - by Jeremy Nelson
12 lengths which included the G2 Premier Trophy and the G2 Peninsula Handicap. At his final and 8th start, he ran 5th in the G1 J&B Met where he was hampered and cut into 3 times during the race. Thereafter, a tendon injury early in May 2014 brought a premature end to a promising career. Varsfontein Stud negotiated the purchase of Master Of My Fate with Mrs Papageorgiou, who’s husband Andrew had unfortunately passed away in 2013. There was a high demand for the son of Champion Sire Jet Master, and he was syndicated within 24 hours. SIRE - JET MASTER The strapping 17 hand Jet Master is one of the most influential locally bred stallions to have stood at stud in SA. Bred in Kwa-Zulu Natal by Hugh Jonsson, he was born in 1994 and was selected by Patricia Divine at the 1995 Natal Mare & Weanling Sale in Pietermartizburg. Even though Henry didn’t
agree with the purchase of the weanling, Patricia insisted, and it turned out to be the most fortuitous purchase they ever made, for just R15 000. Jet Master initially went into training with Tony Millard, but after Tony left for Hong Kong Geoff Woodruff took over. Jet Master had an astounding racing career despite being plagued by breathing problems for which he was operated on. He won 17 of his 24 starts including the G1 Cape Guineas, G1 Queen’s Plate (twice), G1 Golden Spur (twice), G1 Nissan Challenge, G1 Cape Flying Championship and the G1 Mercury Sprint. Twice Horse-Of-TheYear in SA, he became 7 times Champion Sire and has produced numerous sire sons as well as a multitude of successful and Champion broodmares. 78% of his runners were winners which include 22 G1 winners and 73 stakes winners including the incredible Pocket Power (Prince Florimund) who won the G1 Met 3 times and the G1 Queen’s Plate 4 times. He was also the winner of the G1 Durban July. His full-sister River Jetez (Prince Florimund) also won the G1 Met and was placed in a multitude
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of G1 races including the G1 Dubai Duty Free, the G2 Darley Cape Verdi Stakes in Dubai, the G1 Singapore Airlines International Cup, and the G1 Beverly D Stakes at Arlington in the USA. JJ The Jet Plane (Northern Guest) won the G1 Hong Kong Sprint at Sha Tin, as well as the G2 Al Quoz Sprint in Dubai. He was also placed in one of the UK’s most prestigious sprint races, the G1 July Cup at Newmarket.
RIVER JETEZ
Jet Master’s other G1 winners include: Floatyourboat (Foveros) Soft Landing (Golden Thatch) Stratos (Golden Thatch) Little Miss Magic (Al Mufti) Mythical Flight (Harry Hotspur) Ravishing (Royal Prerogative) Love Is In The Air (Jungle Cove) All Afire (Coastal) Gluwein (Our Casey’s Boy) Past Master (Western Winter) Ebony Flyer (Badger Land) Master Plan (Royal Chalice) Pomodoro (Northern Guest) Thunder Dance (Fort Wood) Viva Maria (Badger land) Fly By Night (Model Man) Master Sabina (Sportsworld) Yorker (Al Mufti) In The fast Lane (Northern Guest)
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JJ THE JET PLANE
Jet Master’s daughters have produced the G1 winners: Ronnie’s Candy (King Of Kings) Vardy (Var) Hawwaam (Silvano) Rainbow Bridge (Ideal World) Golden Ducat (Philanthropist) Silvano’s Pride (Silvano) Jet Dark (Trippi) Rivarine (Var) Lady In Black (Dynasty) Edict Of Nantes (Count Dubois) Kilindini (Silvano) Jet Master’s size and strength made him a colossal presence, and he will prove to be a lasting influence on the SA breeding industry.
DAM - PROMISEFROMMYHEART Born late in the year 2000, Promisefrommyheart missed the 2002 National Yearling Sale, was subsequently withdrawn from the National 2yo Sale and was wisely retained to race by Varsfontein. Trained by Geoff Woodruff, she won the G2 Thekwini Fillies Stakes by 2,25 lengths at her 3rd start at 2, beating top fillies Emerald Beauty (ARG) and Ilha Da Vitoria (BRZ). She went on to win the G2 Ipi Tombe Challenge, G1 Triple Tiara 1600, G2 KZN Fillies Guineas and G2 Woolavington Stakes at 3 years. She became the Equus Champion 3yo Classic Filly of 2003-04. It was during preparations for the 2005 G1 Met when Promisefrommyheart suddenly collapsed in her stable. She was immediately retired from racing and it was found that she was suffering from endocarditis and a blood clot had lodged on one of her heart valves. After the clot got infected, she went backwards very quickly and months of aggressive medical treatment and loving attention followed. She pulled through and went on to do great things
ELLIODOR (FR) in a relatively short career in the breeding paddock. Promisefrommyheart was by Champion Broodmare Sire Elliodor (FR) out of Secret Pact (Bush Telegraph), an own-sister to International G1 winner and Horse-Of-The-Year London News. The multiple G1 placed Secret Pact was purchased at a dispersal sale in 1998 by Carl de Vos (with John Kalmanson on the phone) for a then record price of R750,000 - John was determined to purchase her - an educated decision indeed. Secret Pact sired the G1 fillies Covenant (Western
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SECRET PACT Winter), Promisefrommyheart (Elliodor) and Secret Heart (Fort Wood) - all of them are top producers. • G1 winner Covenant has produced: Erik The Red (Captain Al) Varallo (Var) - exported to Hong Kong Scandola (Fort Wood), dam of Gimme’s Lassie. • G1 winner Promisefrommyheart has produced: Master Of My Fate (Jet Master) Justthewayyouare (Fort Wood) - dam of Malmoos (Captain Al) Captain Splendid (Captain Al) Fidelity (Captain Al) - dam of Due Diligence (Silvano) Ghaala (Var) My Guiding Star (Jallad) - dam of Hashtagyolo (Dynasty) La Revere (Var) - dam of Karangetang (Erupt) Allez Moris (Dynasty) Vermentino (Var) - dam of Favorita (Gimmethegreenlight) • G1 placed Secret Heart has produced (in the USA): Pluck (More Than Ready) Three Hearts (Hat Trick) • Secret Mission (Fort Wood) - dam of Hack Green (Gimmethegreenlight) Promisefrommyheart’s sire Elliodor (FR) is by Northern Dancer’s multiple Champion Sire son Lyphard, out of Ellida, an own-sister to Busted (Crepello) - Timeform 134, Horse-Of-The-Year in MASTER OF MY FATE - by Jeremy Nelson
PROMISEFROMMYHEART England, and the sire of Bustino, Mtoto and Erins Isle. Lyphard was a 15,2 hand bay horse who was very like his sire in stature, but lighter in colour. He gained a reputation as a first-rate miler with a Timeform rating of 132. He won the G1 Prix de la Foret (1400m, Longchamp), the G1 Prix Jacques le Marois (1600m, Deauville), the G2 Prix Daru (2100m, Longchamp), and was 2nd in the G1 Prix du Moulin de Longchamp (1600m, Longchamp). Lyphard had much of the cocky attitude of his sire but loved human attention. He was muscular, athletic and well-balanced, with strong hindquarters and exceptional finishing speed. Following his racing career, Lyphard became an excellent sire in France and the United States. Lyphard sired 115 stakes winners (13.6% to named foals) and 25 G1 winners. He has 84% starters and 60% winners from his foals. He was Champion FirstSeason Sire in France & England (1976), Champion Sire in France (1978 & 1979), Champion Broodmare Sire in France (1985 & 1986) and Champion Sire in North America (1986). He ranks as one of the halfdozen great sons of Northern Dancer, alongside Nijinsky II, Danzig, Sadler’s Wells, Nureyev and El Gran Senor. Lyphard’s great-grandson Linamix was the leading stallion in France in 1998 and 2004, and is Lyphard’s most prominent male-line influence today. His best progeny include: Alzao (Sir Ivor) Bellypha (Le Fabuleux)
a 4-y-o he won the G1 Coronation Cup in record time and finished second to Grundy in the G1 King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes in what is often described as the ‘Race of the Century’.
Dahar (Vaguely Noble) Dancing Brave (Drone) Dancing Maid (Val de Loir) Durtal (Sunny Boy III) Ghadeer (Habitat) Jolypha (Drone) Lichine (Bagdad) Lyphard’s Wish (Sensitivo) Lypheor (Sing Sing) Manila (Le Fabuleux) Monteverdi (Match III) Pharly (Boran) Queens Court Queen (Stop The Music) Rainbows For Life (Halo) Sabin (Vaguely Noble) Ski Paradise (Royal Ski) Three Troikas (Dual) Elliodor’s dam’s own-brother Busted was trained at first in Ireland, but was moved to England, where he was undefeated in four races, winning the G1 Eclipse Stakes and the G1 King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes and was voted Horse-Of-TheYear. After his racing career was ended by injury, he was retired to stud, where he proved to be a highly successful sire. Busted’s best son Bustino ran nine times for five wins. He was the leading British 3-y-o of 1974, winning the G1 St Leger, the Sandown Classic Trial, Lingfield Derby Trial and Great Voltigeur Stakes. As MASTER OF MY FATE - by Jeremy Nelson
STUD CAREER Master Of My Fate is a tall, leggy, athletic horse with a noble, handsome head. He is a ‘classic’ individual and his offspring often have his white blaze and speckled white hair in their coats. Generally his progeny show their best form from 3 years of age, and are sound, tough horses that train-on. ‘Master’ is a very intelligent horse and has a cheeky and playful nature and is very easy to handle. He enjoys teasing his handler without being nasty, and he loves entertaining an audience and tends to shows off. He is confident and has a very professional manner in the covering barn, while being kind and gentle to his mares. ‘Master’ retired to stud in 2014 and has been highly consistent siring the stakes winners: AFRICAN ADVENTURE (Fort Wood) AMERICAN PRINCESS (Badger Land) BARAK (Captain Al) BASADI FAITH (Captain Al) GEM KING (Damascus Gate) GIFT FOR THE GAP (Fort Wood) HAN SOLO (Model Man) INDI ANNA (Argonaut) LADY OF POWER (Fort Wood) MASTER SUPREME (Kahal) NATIVE TONGUE (Silvano) PRETTY BETTY (Captain Al) SEA MASTER (Spectrum) SENTBYDESTINY (Badger Land) TEMPTING FATE (Var) TWIST OF FATE (Counter Action) ULTRA EDGE (Jallad) ZAPATILLAS (Mogok) ZARINA (Kitalpha) He has a very high percentage of winners to runners (67%) with 14,6% stakes performers to
SUCCESSFUL MALE LINE CROSSES NORTHERN DANCER Nureyev Polar Falcon Pivotal Noordhoek Flyer STRIKE A MATCH - F (G2p) Sadler’s Wells In The Wings Singspiel Lateral SCENTED MISTRESS - F (G1p; Lp) Fort Wood AFRICAN ADVENTURE - G (G3w; Lw; G3p; Lp) GIFT FOR THE GAP - G (Lw) LADY OF POWER - F (G2w; G2p) Dynasty BROADWAY GIRL - F (Lp) Storm Bird Storm Cat Mogok ZAPATILLAS - C (G2w; Lw; G1p; G3p) Forest Wildcat Var TEMPTING FATE - G (G1w; G3w; Lp) MY MASTER - G (Lp) STREET OUTLAW - C (Lp) Tiger Ridge MASTER KEYS - F (G2p; G3p) DRIVING MISS DAISY - F (G1p; G3p; Lp) Lyphard Elliodor Model Man HAN SOLO - G (Lw; G2p; Lp) Nijinsky II Niniski Lomitas Silvano SILVA MAGIC - F (G2p) NATIVE TONGUE - C (Lw; Lp) Rambo Dancer MISS ELEGANCE - F (G2p; G3p)
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ROYAL CHARGER Turn To Hail To Reason Sir Gaylord Habitat Hard Fighter Hard Up TARANTINO - (Lp) Roberto Red Ransom: DESTINYS GAME - F (G3p) Al Mufti HOLY WARRIOR - C (G2p; G3p; Lp) TOP SAIL - C (Lp) Captain Al BARAK - C (Lw; Lp) BASADI FAITH - F (G2w; Lw) MASTER OF ILLUSION - C (G3p) PRETTY BETTY - F (G3w; Lw) PEUT ETRE MOI - F (Lp) MISS MARGUERITE - F (Lp) NASRULLAH Red God Blushing Groom Jallad ULTRA EDGE - F (Lw) HOLLYWOODBOUND - F (G2p; G3p) Rainbow Quest Spectrum DREAM DESTINY - C (G3p) SEA MASTER - C (G3w; Lw) JOY AND PEACE - F (Lp) Grey Sovereign Zeddaan Kalamoun Kenmare Highest Honour Medaaly AFTER THE RAIN - C (G2p) Bold Ruler Dewan Complete Warrior Counter Action TWIST OF FATE - C (G2w; G3w; Lw; G1p; G2p)
ZARINA Northern Dancer Rakeen (USA) Glorious Song Jet Master Rollins (USA) Jet Lightning Jolly Laughter
Master Of My Fate Lyphard Elliodor (FR) Ellida Promisefrommyheart Bush Telegraph Secret Pact Soho Secret
Raise A Native Mr Prospector Gold Digger Kitalpha (USA) Nureyev Miesque Pasadoble
Mamalushka Vaigly Great Hallgate (GB) Beloved Mistress Breezing On Cover Note Gold Leaf Gold Laurel
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Nearctic Natalma Halo Ballade Damascus Glorious Spring Jolly Drummer Lets Laugh Northern Dancer Goofed Crepello Sans Le Sou Jungle Cove (USA) Maiden Over Regent Street (ARG) Secret Landing (USA) Native Dancer Raise You Nashua Sequence Northern Dancer Special Prove Out Santa Quilla Great Nephew Dervaig Rarity Fizzy Drum Beat (IRE) Cover Girl Laureate (GB) Gold Cocktail (GB)
Nearco Lady Angela Native Dancer Almahmoud Hail To Reason Cosmah Herbager Miss Swapsco Sword Dancer Kerala Hail To Reason Bramalea Drum Beat (IRE) Joy’s Delight Joy II (GB) Laughter Nearctic Natalma Court Martial Barra II Donatello II Crepuscule Vimy Martial Loan Bold Ruler Santorin Persian Wonder (GB) No Ball (GB) Gulf Stream Fair Spoken First Landing Smart Secret Polynesian Geisha Case Ace Lady Glory Nasrullah Segula Count Fleet Miss Dogwood Nearctic Natalma Forli Thong Graustark Equal Venture Sanctus II Neriad Honeyway Sybil’s Niece Derring-Do Babucon Hethersett Who Can Tell Gala Performance Thyra Lee Fair Trial Respite Prince Tor Urban Lass Aureole Sundry Denturius Nenagh
MR PROSPECTOR Kingmambo Ideal World KINKY BOOTS - F (G3p) Seeking The Gold Windrush ECHO OF LIFE - F (Lp) Kitalpha ZARINA - F (G1w; G3w; G2p) Gone West Western Winter MALEDIMO - F (G3p) TOP ME UP HOLLY - F (G3p) Argonaut INDI ANNA - F (G3w) CALLMEWHENUNEEDME - F (Lp) Forty Niner End Sweep Trippi TRIPLE FATE LINE - C (G3p) MEDLERS TART - F (Lp) Machiavellian Kahal MASTER SUPREME - C (Lw) Strike Smartly FIND ME UNAFRAID - C (Lp) RIBOT Arts And Letters Codex Badger Land AMERICAN PRINCESS - F (Lw) SENTBYDESTINY - F (G1w; G2p) DAMASCUS Damascus Gate GEM KING - G (G3w)
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runners. He has consistently featured on the sires lists: 2023 Current 2nd Leading Sire of 3yo’s (to 26/6/23) 2022 3rd Leading Active Sire 2021 2nd Leading Sire 2020 3rd Leading Active Sire of 3yo’s 2019 Leading Active Sire of 3yo’s Master Of My Fate has 3 G1 horses from mares descending in male line from Storm Cat. One each from mares descending in male line from Sadler’s Wells, Mr Prospector and Ribot. Looking closer at his G1 winners we find the following:
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ZARINA won the G1 Garden Province Stakes and is out of Mamalushka - by Kingmambo’s own-brother Kitalpha (Mr Prospector - Miesque). Mamalushka brings the predominant male lines of: Mr Prospector (through Kitalpha) Northern Dancer (through Nureyev) Nasrullah (4 - through Nashua, Thong, Thyra Lee, Prince Tor) Fair Trial (2 - through Drum Beat and Forli) Fairway (6 - through Honeyway, Thyra Lee, Fair Trial (2), Prince Tor (2)) Teddy (8 - through Case Ace, Segula, Thong, Miss Dogwood, Who Can Tell (2), Respite, Urban Lass) Native Dancer (3 - through Raise A Native, Natalma, Gala Performance) Swynford (19 - through Nasrullah, Nearctic, Natalma, Thong (2), Graustark, Equal Venture, Sanctus II, Sybil’s Niece, Babucon, Hethersett, Who Can Tell (2), Thyra Lee, Respite, Prince Tor
TEMPTING FATE Northern Dancer Rakeen (USA) Glorious Song Jet Master Rollins (USA) Jet Lightning Jolly Laughter
Master Of My Fate Lyphard Elliodor (FR) Ellida Promisefrommyheart Bush Telegraph Secret Pact Soho Secret
Storm Cat Forest Wildcat Victoria Beauty Var (USA) Zilzal Loma Preata Halley’s Comeback
Miss October Double Form Huntingdale (GB) Abbeydale Bushgirl Sparkler Devon Air (GB) Vicomtesse
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Nearctic Natalma Halo Ballade Damascus Glorious Spring Jolly Drummer Lets Laugh Northern Dancer Goofed Crepello Sans Le Sou Jungle Cove (USA) Maiden Over Regent Street (ARG) Secret Landing (USA) Storm Bird Terlingua Bold Native Abifaith Nureyev French Charmer Key To The Kingdom Promised Princess Habitat Fanghorn Huntercombe Lucky Maid Hard Tack Diamond Spur Relko Victorina
Nearco Lady Angela Native Dancer Almahmoud Hail To Reason Cosmah Herbager Miss Swapsco Sword Dancer Kerala Hail To Reason Bramalea Drum Beat (IRE) Joy’s Delight Joy II (GB) Laughter Nearctic Natalma Court Martial Barra II Donatello II Crepuscule Vimy Martial Loan Bold Ruler Santorin Persian Wonder (GB) No Ball (GB) Gulf Stream Fair Spoken First Landing Smart Secret Northern Dancer South Ocean Secretariat Crimson Saint Raise A Native Spring Beauty Seaneen Sherry Jen Northern Dancer Special Le Fabuleux Bold Example Bold Ruler Key Bridge Promised Land Crafty Princess Sir Gaylord Little Hut Crocket Honeymoon House Derring-Do Ergina Acropolis Mor’a Bai Hard Sauce Cowes Preciptic Diamond Princess Tanerko Relance III The Phoenix Dryad
(2), Aureole, Nenagh) Fair Play (9 - through Geisha, Lady Glory, Segula, Northern Dancer, Equal Venture, Neriad, Gala Performance (2)) Nearco (9 - through Northern Dancer, Thong, Sybil’s Niece, Derring-Do (2), Hethersett, Thyra Lee, Prince Tor, Sundry) Gainsborough (15 - through Nearctic, Natalma Forli, Graustark, Sanctus II, Sybil’s Niece, Derring-Do (3), Who Can Tell, Prince Tor, Urban Lass (2), Aureole, Sundry). I refer you to the article on Gimmethegreenlight for reference to the ‘Blue Hen’ mares listed below.
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Female clusters in Zarina’s pedigree show the following within 10 generations: Lady Josephine - 32 Gondolette - 22 Plucky Liege - 10 Canterbury Pilgrim - 10 Marchetta - 7 Pretty Polly - 7 TEMPTING FATE won the G1 Golden Horse Medallion and is out of the Var mare Miss October, a winner of 5 races over 1000m including the G3 Tommy Hotspur Hcp. She is an own-sister to August
SENTBYDESTINY Northern Dancer Rakeen (USA) Glorious Song Jet Master Rollins (USA) Jet Lightning Jolly Laughter
Master Of My Fate Lyphard Elliodor (FR) Ellida Promisefrommyheart Bush Telegraph Secret Pact Soho Secret
Arts And Letters Codex Roundup Rose Badger Land (USA) Racing Room Gimieroom Mime
Princess Tobin Never Bend J O Tobin Hill Shade Alice B Tobin (USA) Windy Sands Gipsy Jet Gipsy Queen II
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Nearctic Natalma Halo Ballade Damascus Glorious Spring Jolly Drummer Lets Laugh Northern Dancer Goofed Crepello Sans Le Sou Jungle Cove (USA) Maiden Over Regent Street (ARG) Secret Landing (USA) Ribot All Beautiful Minnesota Mac Minnetonka Restless Wind Crowding In Pretense Avignon Nasrullah Lalun Hillary Penumbra Your Host Samoa Winds King’s Bench Water Gipsy
Nearco Lady Angela Native Dancer Almahmoud Hail To Reason Cosmah Herbager Miss Swapsco Sword Dancer Kerala Hail To Reason Bramalea Drum Beat (IRE) Joy’s Delight Joy II (GB) Laughter Nearctic Natalma Court Martial Barra II Donatello II Crepuscule Vimy Martial Loan Bold Ruler Santorin Persian Wonder (GB) No Ball (GB) Gulf Stream Fair Spoken First Landing Smart Secret Tenerani Romanella Battlefield Parlo Rough N Tumble Cow Girl II Chieftain Heliolight Windy City II Lump Sugar Mister Gus Pin Oak Endeavour II Imitation Khaled Bastogne II Nearco Mumtaz Begum Djeddah Be Faithful Khaled Snow Bunny Imperium Moonrise Alibhai Boudoir II Polynesian Windmill Court Martial Kings Cross Alluvial Zingarella
Rush (Var), winner of the G1 Mercury Sprint, and half-sister to the very smart 2yo filly October Morn (Trippi) - winner of the 2023 Perfect Promise Sprint (L) by 6 lengths. The third dam is ARCSA Champion Stayer Devon Air (GB), a winner of 6 races including the G1 July H. Miss October brings these predominant male lines to Master Of My Fate: Northern Dancer (2 - through Storm Bird and Nureyev) Bold Ruler (3 - through Secretariat, Bold Example, Key To The Kingdom) Royal Charger (2 - through Seaneen and Sir Gaylord) Native Dancer (2 - through Northern Dancer, Raise A Native) Gainsborough (20 - through Northern Dancer (2), Special, Seaneen (3), Promised Land, Crafty Princess, Sir Gaylord, Crocket, Honeymoon House, Derring Do (3), Ergina (2), Acropolis,
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Cowes, Preciptic, Diamond Princess) Swynford (18 - through Northern Dancer (2), Secretariat, Seaneen, Special, Le Fabuleux, Bold Example, Bold Ruler, Promised Land, Little Hut, Crocket (2), Acropolis (2), Mor’a Bai, Diamond Princess, Tanerko (2)) Teddy (14 - through South Ocean (3), Crimson Saint, Raise A Native, Spring Beauty, Promised Land, Crafty Princess (2), Little Hut, Crocket, Mor’a Bai, Ardan, Tanerko) Nearco (11 - through Northern Dancer (2), Secretariat, Seaneen, Special, Bold Example, Key To The Kingdom, Habitat, Derring Do (2), Mor’a Bai) Fairway (9 - through South Ocean, Special, Crafty Princess, Crocket, Honeymoon House, Ergina (2), Cowes, Tanerko) Miss October also brings 2 lines of the great mare Somethingroyal (through Secretariat and Sir Gaylord). There are some interesting female clusters
to consider in Tempting Fate’s pedigree within 10 generations: Lady Josephine - 39 Gondolette - 22 Plucky Liege - 13 Marchetta - 10 Canterbury Pilgrim - 9 Pretty Polly - 8 La Troienne - 2
SENTBYDESTINY was bred at Varsfontein and won the G1 Premier Champion Stakes at her 4th start at 2 years. She is out of Princess Tobin, a daughter of twice Champion Sire and Champion Broodmare Sire Badger Land (USA). Badger Land is the sire of Badger’s Drift the broodmare sire of Futura. Princess Tobin is out of the imported mare Alice B Tobin (USA), a daughter of JO Tobin (Never Bend). Princess Tobin was stakes placed and is the dam of 5 stakes winners: BADGER’S COVE (Joshua Dancer) PRINCESS ALBERTA (Captain Al) PRINCESS PEACH (Captain Al) AMERICAN PRINCESS (Master Of My Fate) SENTBYDESTINY (Master Of My Fate). Sentbydestiny was sold for R80,000 at the 2019 2yo Sale and was recently bought back by Varsfontein. Princess Tobin brings these predominant male lines to Master Of My Fate within 10 generations: MASTER OF MY FATE - by Jeremy Nelson
Ribot (through Arts And Letters) Nasrullah (3 - through Mister Gus, Never Bend, Bold Ruler) Pharos (4 - through Romanella, Cow Girl II, Mister Gus, Nearco) Gainsborough (13 - through Parlo, Cow Girl II, Heliolight, Mister Gus, Imitation (2), Khaled (2), Moonrise, Alibhai, Boudoir II, Court Martial, Zingarella) Teddy (14 - through Rough N Tumble, Chieftain, Heliolight, Lump Sugar, Pin Oak, Endeavour II, Bastogne II, Djeddah (2), Be Faithful, Snow Bunny (2), Imperium, Quatre Bras II) Swynford (9 - through Parlo, Heliolight, Windy City II, Lump Sugar, Mister Gus, Bastogne II, Mumtaz Begum, Snow Bunny, Boudoir II) Fair Play (3 - through Battlefield (2), Heliolight) Fairway (3 - through Pin Oak, Imperium, Court Martial) These are the predominant female clusters in Sentbydestiny’s pedigree within 10 generations: Lady Josephine - 28 Gondolette - 25 Plucky Liege - 15 Canterbury Pilgrim - 15 Marchetta - 6 Pretty Polly - 3 La Troienne - 2 CONCLUSION Master Of My Fate has 3 G1 horses from mares descending in male line from Storm Cat - Zapatillas, Tempting Fate, and Driving Miss Daisy. Zapatillas has an interesting pedigree that doubles up on a pattern with his sire and dam, as well as showing inbreeding to great mares. Zapatillas is out of a mare by the very well related Mogok. Mogok’s pedigree has the same male line cross as Jet Master’s sire Rakeen (Northern Dancer x Halo). Mogok is inbred to Northern Dancer’s dam Natalma (4x3) and Natalma’s dam Almahmoud (7x6x6). Jet Master’s dam is by Rollins (Damascus) while Zapatillas’ grandam is by Damascus Gate
(Damascus). Damascus Gate’s grandam is Natalma which means that Zapatillas’ pedigree reveals the following - Northern Dancer (4x5x5), Damascus (5x4), Halo (5x4), Hail To Reason (6x6x5), Bold Ruler (6x6x6), Natalma (5x6x6x5x5) and Almahmoud (6x7x7x7x6x6x6). Driving Miss Daisy is out of a mare by Tiger Ridge (Storm Cat), whose dam Weekend Surprise is by Secretariat (Bold Ruler x Princequillo). Storm Cat is out of a mare by Secretariat which makes Tiger Ridge inbred to Secretariat (3x2). Secretariat brings 2 lines of his dam Somethingroyal to the alliance, as in Tempting Fate’s pedigree. There are a further 2 lines of Somethingroyal through Sir Gaylord, the sire of Gay Missile, who appears twice in Driving Miss Daisy’s dam - through Tiger Ridge and Sportsworld, which totals 4 lines of Somethingroyal. Driving Miss Daisy’s grandam is by Sportsworld, a descendant of Ribot. Ribot lines have combined well with Jet Master, producing G1 winners Ebony Flyer (Badger Land), Viva Maria (Badger land) and Master Sabina (Sportsworld). Master of My Fate himself has produced Sentbydestiny (Badger Land). Driving Miss Daisy’s pedigree shows the following: Northern Dancer (4x5x5x6), Nearctic (5x6x6x7x6), Hail To Reason (6x6), Crepello (5x6), Secretariat (5x4), Bold Ruler (6x6x5) and Gay Missile (4x4). Looking at Jet Master’s stakes winners, one gets
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an impression of what might work with Master Of My Fate. La Troienne has shown an affinity with Jet Master through mares carrying the following in their pedigrees: Al Mufti, Northern Guest, Coastal, Argosy and Complete Warrior. Lady Josephine has also shown an affinity through her descendants, especially through Nasrullah, Tudor Minstrel, Fair Trial and Royal Charger. Pocket Power, River Jetez, Viva Maria and Jet Past show line-breeding to Tourbillon, Marchetta, Herbager and Pretty Polly. When looking at Champion Sire Deep Impact, there is a pattern of Halo x Lyphard x Busted: Hail To Reason Halo Cosmah Sunday Silence Understanding Wishing Well Mountain Flower Lyphard Alzao Lady Rebecca Wind In Her Hair Busted Burghclere Highclere The Same pattern appears in Master Of My Fate’s pedigree - through Rakeen (ex Halo mare) and Elliodor (by Lyphard ex own-sister to Busted). It might prove beneficial to duplicate this pattern by sending Master Of My Fate mares to Danon Platina (Deep Impact).