The staying prowess of European thoroughbreds can be attributed to many factors, but none more significant than one stallion from the 1980s, who was curiously bred in America.
MISWAKI is his name and he’s the dam sire of two of Europe’s most prolific staying producers this century in GALILEO and SEA THE STARS.
That’s pretty significant but the real money ball is the inbreeding of MISWAKI across generations.
Unfortunately, the MISWAKI duplication is not commonly seen in this part of the world but it’s lethal when it does appear, particularly with colts and geldings as they account for 61.3% of winners bred this way. Just this spring:
• SIR DELIUS emerged as perhaps the best stayer in the country
• OBSERVER became our best staying 3yo colt
And in recent years, there has also been…
• DURSTON a Caulfield Cup winner
• IL PARADISO a tragedy beaten when 3rd in the Melbourne Cup
The 2yo colt by ARMORY from ZUMA, acquired in NZ and trained by Kerry Parker, also has these elite staying genetics. Indeed a strikingly similar pedigree to IL PARADISO…
• Exact same duplication of MISWAKI (URBAN SEA x BLACK TIE AFFAIR)
• Same GALILEO paternity
• Same DANEHILL DANCER maternity
• IL PARADISO’s dam FAMOUS is a full sister to MASTERCRAFTSMAN, the dam sire of this colt
And physically speaking, they are both chestnuts, one of the hallmarks of MISWAKI descendants.
So if you are interested in a colt with bona-fide staying bloodlines, CLICK HERE.