Zapateo won her first race at Stakes level and gave former brilliant galloper Brazen Beau his 17th black-type winner when she easily won the
Brazen Beau
A brilliant racehorse and fulfilling expectations as the best son of leading sire I Am Invincible.
His top-class racehorses including G1-winning two-year-old On The Bubbles, G1-placed General Beau, multiple G2 winner Pretty Brazen and Stakes winners Zapateo, North Pacific, Sartorial Splendor, Bello Beau and Ideas Man.
Godolphin covered 18 mares to Brazen Beau in the 2021 season, including the in-foal dams of G1 Blue Diamond winner Daumier and Champion three-year-old Bivouac.
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Pedigree
BRAZEN BEAU |
I AM INVINCIBLE |
INVINCIBLE SPIRIT |
GREEN DESERT |
DANZIG |
FOREIGN COURIER |
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RAFHA |
KRIS |
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ELJAZZI |
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CANNARELLE |
CANNY LAD |
BLETCHINGLY |
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JESMOND LASS |
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COUNTESS PEDRILLE |
ZOFFANY |
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SISTER PEDRILLE |
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SANSADEE |
SNAADEE |
DANZIG |
NORTHERN DANCER |
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PAS DE NOM |
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SOMFAS |
WHAT A PLEASURE |
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CIBOULETTE |
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SANSAPA |
BLETCHINGLY |
BISCAY |
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COOGEE |
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NEARCTIC ANSWER |
NEARCTIC |
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PRIZE ANSWER |
By I AM INVINCIBLE (2004) D C McKay S (G3), 2nd Goodwood H (G1), etc. Sire of 748 foals aged three and up, including BRAZEN BEAU, LOVING GABY, HELLBENT, I AM A STAR, ILLUSTRIOUS LAD, INVINCIBELLA, LOOK TO THE STARS, MEDIA SENSATION, OOHOOD, VIDDORA, FIESTA, DAME GISELLE, INVINCIBLE GEM, LIBERTINI, LOOK TO THE STARS, MISS LEONIDAS, ECKSTEIN, HOME AFFAIRS, HOUTZEN, INVINCIBLE STAR, PURE ELATION, SANTOS, VOODOO LAD, etc.
1st dam: Sansadee by Snaadee. 3 wins (5f-6f) at 2 and 4, 3rd Black Opal S (G3). Dam of 11 foals, 9 to race, 3 winners:
BRAZEN BEAU (c I Am Invincible) G1 winner, see race record.
EPIC FAITH (f Dash For Cash) 2 wins at 3.
HERMANITO (g I Am Invincible) Winner (7f) at 3, 2018.
2nd dam: SANSAPA by Bletchingly. Winner (6f) at 3. Dam of 7 winners:
KNOW HOW (g Desert King) 4 wins, 3 to 5.
JAKE’S THE MAN (g Waajib) 2 wins at 4.
3rd dam: Nearctic Answer by Nearctic. Unraced. Dam of 8 winners:
MAJESTIC ANSWER (c Majestic Light) Oil Capital H. Sire.
CURRENT ANSWER (f Little Current) Winner at 2. Dam of:
Splendid Answer (c Secretariat) 4th Juvenile S (G3).
Miz Buckfinder (f Buckfinder) Unraced. Dam of: GEE RYDER (c Red Ryder) Ruidoso Mile H, Mr Vale H, 3rd Sprint Championship S. Sire.
4th dam: Prize Answer by Choperion. Unraced. Half-sister to COOL RECEPTION (Champion two-year-old in Canada), CIBOULETTE (Champion two-year-old filly in Canada), BREEZY ANSWER (Princess Elizabeth S). Dam of 6 winners:
NOBLE ANSWER (c Viceregal) Yearling Sales S, 2nd Winnipeg Futurity (G2), Plate Trial S, Carleton S.
REGAL RESPONSE (f Viceregal) Winner at 3. Dam of:
HEAR MUSIC (f Master Willie) Canadian S, Eatontown H. Grandam of: FORMAL MISS (f Formal Dinner) Judy’s Red Shoes S, Capital Request S, Deauville S, Soft Parade S, Garden Saint S, Liberada H, Lenta S, 2nd Herecomesthebride S (G3); GOLD PIRATE (g Goldwater) Pleasanton H; Green Riches (c Rizzi) 2nd Florida Stallion S; Ms Thanksgiving (f Formal Dinner) 3rd Good Mood S.
Conformation

Race record
His successful career
Age | Starts | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Earnings |
Two | 5 | 2 | 2 | - | A$298,625 |
Three | 7 | 3 | 2 | - | A$1,336,347 |
Total | 12 | 5 | 4 | - | A$1,634,972 |
At 2
- 1st
- Bollinger Champagne Classic (G2), 1,200m at Doomben, by 1¾l, beating Looks Like The Cat, Shaumari, Eloping, Mohave, Stroak, Time For War.
- 1st
- Maiden race, 1,100m at Canterbury, by 4½l, beating Hampton Court.
- 2nd
- J. J. Atkins S (G1), 1,600m at Eagle Farm, to Almalad, by a head, beating Looks Like The Cat, Pressing, Time For War, Mohave, Stroak, Sagatona.
- 2nd
- BRC Sires’ Produce S (G2), 1,350m at Doomben, to Time For War, by a neck, beating Looks Like The Cat, Mohave, Pressing, Sagatona, Stroak, Aimee.
At 3 Champion three-year-old colt in Australia
- 1st
- Newmarket H (G1), 1,200m at Flemington, by 2¾l, beating Chautauqua, Terravista, Lord Of The Sky, Aeronautical, Lankan Rupee, Delectation, Driefontein, Watermans Bay.
- 1st
- Coolmore Stud S (G1), 1,200m at Flemington, by 1¼l, beating Delectation, Kuro, Eloping, Rich Enuff, Earthquake, Scissor Kick, Ghibellines, Bring Me The Maid, Rubick, Nostradamus, Time For War, Galaxy Pegasus.
- 1st
- Roman Consul S (G2), 1,200m at Randwick, by 1¾l, beating Nostradamus, Delectation, Hallowed Crown, Time For War, Klammer.
- 2nd
- Black Caviar Lightning S (G1), 1,000m at Flemington, to Lankan Rupee, beating Deep Field, Watermans Bay, The Quarterback.
- 2nd
- Diamond Jubilee S (G1), 1,200m at Royal Ascot, to Undrafted, beating Astaire, Music Master, Mustajeeb, Wandjina, Caspar Netscher, Gordon Lord Byron, Glass Office, Ansgar, Moviesta, Pearl Secret, Lucky Kristale, Tropics, Due Diligence.
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