The first northern hemisphere foals by New Approach, the exceptional European Champion at both two and three, have now begun to arrive.
Amongst the six foals by New Approach now on the ground is a bay colt out of H M The Queen’s winning Daylami mare Daring Aim, who was born at The Royal Studs on 21 January.
The colt was clearly quick to make a good impression, with stud manager Joe Grimwade commenting, ‘I am delighted with this colt - he is already showing a lot of his sire’s influence. He has plenty of scope but is strong and well balanced.‘
Daring Aim is herself a daughter of dual G2 winner Phantom Gold (Machiavellian) and has already produced two winners, including Fine Sight, one of 22 juvenile winners for Cape Cross this year.
A recent notable arrival for New Approach is a filly out of Speirbhean, born on 30 January. Speirbhean is of course the dam of fellow Darley stallion and champion juvenile Teofilo.
Darley Stud Director Liam O’Rourke described the filly as, ‘a quality, sizeable, well-made, attractive sort. She has a large frame which will need time to fill out and I expect her to be a very attractive foal in time.’
Other foals by New Approach include a filly out of G3 Prix Miesque winner and German Oaks runner-up White Rose; and a filly out of Posterity born at Ennistown Stud on 24 January.
Having recently returned to his northern hemisphere base at Dalham Hall, New Approach covered an exciting line of mares during his first southern hemisphere season. G1 winners She's Archie, Star Shiraz and Zagalia, plus the dams of G1 winners Fashions Afield, Marble Halls and Fiumicino comprise a small cross-section of the quality mares that visited the stallion at his Northwood Park base.
Siblings to G1 winners Titanic Jack, Eremein, Gold Guru, Thorn Park, Universal Queen, Tuesday Joy, Sunday Joy, Arena, Lonhro and Shot Of Thunder also form part of the impressive first book of mares set to foal later in 2010.
New Approach enjoyed an outstanding racing career that saw him crowned European Champion Two-Year-Old after an unbeaten five-race streak including the G1 National Stakes and Dewhurst Stakes. As a three-year-old he won three of his six starts, the Derby, Irish Champion Stakes, before retiring to stud after landing the Champion Stakes by six lengths – smashing the 24-year-old ten-furlong track record in the process.
