A Champion Miler by Danehill, out of a three-parts-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 both the female line of Sir Tristram and Round Table.
Lucky Owners has enjoyed a strong 12 months highlighted by two of the best juvenile colts in Australasia. Champion NZ 2yo The Heckler and the unbeaten Gr 2 Todman Slipper winner Masquerader. The likes of Gr 1 performer Lucky Thunder and the talented Lucky Kentucky have also been strong performers.
The Heckler is out of a mare by Rory’s Jester (by Crown Jester), with a second dam by Without Fear (bringing in a third cross of Round Table). Masquerader, Lucky Thunder and Lucky Kentucky are products of the very successful Danehill/Mr. Prospector cross, being out of mares by Geiger Counter, Thunder Gulch and Woodman. Mares by this sireline appear to be extremely well suited. Other sources of Mr. Prospector that have worked well under Danehill include Bellotto, Miswaki, Gone West (and his son, Zafonic), Machiavellian and Straight Strike.
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 (a three-parts-brother to Kaapstad, and giving inbreeding to Eight Carat) and Sovereign Red, as well as Military Plume, Marauding, Grosvernor and Dr. Grace.
Other domestic strains that have worked well under Danehill are 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) and 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, Niniski and Kahyasi); Nureyev; Try My Best and his son Last Tycoon; Sadler’s Wells and his brother, Fairy King; and Night Shift.
Danehill line stallions have also worked well with mares descending from Blushing Groom and Sharpen Up, and Lucky Owners could also be interesting with mares descending from Halo through More Than Ready and Don’t Say Halo.
