 Strada was a dual stakes winning sprinter with recordbreaking speed. A brother to Group One winner Shinzig, he is bred on the Danehill/Mr. Prospector cross that also produced Flying Spur.
Strada is free of two of the Australian broodmare sire lines that have done particularly well with Danehill, Sir Tristram and Star Kingdom. Sir Tristram can be brought in through Zabeel and his son Octagonal, Kaapstad, Sovereign Red, Military Plume, Marauding (particularly good with Flying Spur), Grosvenor and Dr. Grace.
Star Kingdom can be brought in through Biscay (through Bletchingly – who does very well with Flying Spur – 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).
Other Australian strains that have worked well under Danehill are Crown Jester and Rory’s Jester; Century through Centaine and Rubiton; Zeditave; and Vain.
Danehill is a Northern Dancer line horse, but he and his sons have worked well back over certain branches of that line, including Nijinsky II (through Royal Academy, Whiskey Road and Kahyasi); Nureyev; Try My Best and his son Last Tycoon; Sadler’s Wells and his brother, Fairy King (who look particularly promising here; and Night Shift.
Strada is an example of the Danehill/Mr. Prospector cross, but could be bred back over mares descending from Mr. Prospector such as Bellotto, Woodman, Miswaki, Gone West (and his son, Zafonic), and Machiavellian. |
