A Champion Miler by Danehill, out of a three-quarter-sister to Might and Power, Lucky Owners is a horse with an intriguing pedigree. By a sire inbred to Natalma, the dam of Northern Dancer, he is out of a mare who is from the immediate family of Sir Tristram, and who is linebred to that female line and to Round Table. Out of a mare by Sir Tristram’s son, Kaapstad, Lucky Owners should cross very well back over Sir Tristram line mares. Particularly interesting sources include Zabeel, Octagonal and Sovereign Red, as well as Military Plume, Marauding, Grosvenor and Dr. Grace.
Other domestic strains that have worked well under Danehill are Crown Jester and Rory’s Jester; Century through Centaine and Rubiton; Zeditave and Vain.
Combining Danehill and Sir Tristram, Lucky Owners should cross particularly well over mares from the Star Kingdom line. This includes mares descending from Biscay (through Bletchingly and his sons Canny Lad, Best Western and Star Watch, and grandsons Kingdom Bay and Hurricane Sky; and through Marscay), Kaoru Star (through Luskin Star and his son Covetous).
Even though Danehill is a Northern Dancer line horse, he and his sons have worked well back over certain branches of that line, including Nijinsky II (through Caerleon, Royal Academy, Whiskey Road); Nureyev, Try My Best and his son Last Tycoon; Sadler’s Wells and his brother, Fairy King; and Night Shift.
The Danehill/Mr. Prospector has been a successful one, through Bellotto, Woodman, Miswaki, Gone West (and his son, Zafonic), Machiavellian and Straight Strike.
