Pedigree

VON COSTA DE HERO

ENCOSTA DE LAGO

FAIRY KING

NORTHERN DANCER

NEARCTIC

NATALMA

FAIRY BRIDGE

BOLD REASON

SPECIAL

SHOAL CREEK

STAR WAY

STAR APPEAL

NEW WAY

ROLLS

MR PROSPECTOR

GRAND LUXE

PIAVONIC

SCENIC

SADLER'S WELLS

NORTHERN DANCER

FAIRY BRIDGE

IDYLLIC

FOOLISH PLEASURE

WHERE YOU LEAD

PIAVE GIRL

BRAVE SALUTE

WITHOUT FEAR

HOW NOW

BLACK SERENADE

BLACK OPAQUE

SERENADING

By ENCOSTA DE LAGO (1993) MRC Vic Health Cup (G1), Ascot Vale S (G2), etc. Sire of 1,160 foals aged three and up, 77% starters, 51% winners, 5% Black Type winners, including ALINGHI, APERCU, DELAGO BROM, DOURO VALLEY, LASHED, MANHATTAN RAIN, MNEMOSYNE, NEWPORT, NORTHERN METEOR, PRINCESS COUP, RACING TO WIN, ROAD TO ROCK, SACRED KINGDOM, SHADOWAYS, SIRMIONE, TITANIC JACK, VON COSTA DE HERO, etc.

1st dam: PIAVONIC by Scenic. 9 wins (1000m-1200m), 3 to 6, Manikato S (G1), Carlyon S (G2). Dam of 6 foals, 3 to race, 3 winners:

VON COSTA DE HERO (c Encosta De Lago) G2 winner, see Race record.
KHATAAF (g Grand Lodge) 8 wins (1000m-1400m), 3 to 6, 2009.
AL YAMAMA (f Fusaichi Pegasus) Winner (1200m) at 3.


2nd dam: Piave Girl by Brave Salute. 4 wins (1000m-1100m) at 2 and 3, 2nd The Laurent-Perrier S (G2). Dam of 3 winners:

PIAVONIC (f Scenic) G1 winner, see above.
STENNAR (g At Talaq) 3 wins at 3 and 4.
BACCIOU (g Redding) Winner at 3.


3rd dam: BLACK SERENADE by Black Opaque. 3 wins at 3 and 4. Dam of 8 winners:

Piave Girl (f Brave Salute) G2 placed, see above.
Rubra Lass (f Alzao) 2nd Balcrest S. Dam of:

EMLOZZA (f Encosta De Lago) Thoroughbred Club S (G3), Lightning S (G3).
DOPPIO (g Umatilla) Macau Derby, Macau Winter Trophy.

Segusino (c Habituate) 2nd Balcrest S.
MY SERENIC (g Scenic) 7 wins, 3 to 6.
TREVISO (g At Talaq) 5 wins, 4 to 7.
ROYAL RUBRA (g Rory's Jester) 3 wins at 2 and 3.
BELLE UNO (f Delgado) 2 wins at 3. Dam of:

BELLONIC (f Redding) SAJC St Leger.

BLUE MUSIC (f Bluebird) 2 wins at 3.


4th dam: SERENADING by Star Of Heaven. Winner. Half-sister to CLASS ABOVE (Gimcrack S). Dam of 6 winners:

DARK RHYTHM (f Black Opaque) Champion three-year-old filly in Australia (1000m-1200m), Leilani S (G3), 2nd

SAJC Breeders' S (G2), 3rd Moomba Plate (G3). Dam of:

RAISE A RHYTHM (f Raise A Cup) Maribyrnong Plate (G2), Blue Diamond Prelude (G3). Dam of:

OAMARU RHYTHM (g Dehere) Leslie Froggatt S.

BIRA (g Bluebird) Andersen Consulting S.