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Native Trail
The best unbeaten juvenile colt descended from Danzig and from the same Green Desert sire line as I Am Invincible. Unbeaten leader of his crop at two, like Shamardal, Pinatubo and City Of Troy – and faster in the G1 Dewhurst than them all. Also faster winning the G1 Irish 2,000 Guineas than Kingman, Churchill, Paddington – and Dubawi.
Pedigree
NATIVE TRAIL |
OASIS DREAM |
GREEN DESERT |
DANZIG |
NORTHERN DANCER |
PAS DE NOM |
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FOREIGN COURIER |
SIR IVOR |
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COURTLY DEE |
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HOPE |
DANCING BRAVE |
LYPHARD |
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NAVAJO PRINCESS |
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BAHAMIAN |
MILL REEF |
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SORBUS |
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NEEDLELEAF |
OBSERVATORY |
DISTANT VIEW |
MR PROSPECTOR |
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SEVEN SPRINGS |
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STELLARIA |
ROBERTO |
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VICTORIA STAR |
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NEW ORCHID |
QUEST FOR FAME |
RAINBOW QUEST |
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ARYENNE |
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MUSICANTI |
NIJINSKY |
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POPULI |
By OASIS DREAM (2000) July Cup (G1), Nunthorpe S (G1), Middle Park S (G1), etc. Sire of 1,765 foals aged three and up, including NATIVE TRAIL, AQLAAM, ARCANO, CHARMING THOUGHT, GOLDREAM, JWALA, MIDDAY, MUARRAB, MUHAARAR, NAAQOOS, OPINION, POLYDREAM, POWER, PRETTY POLLYANNA, PROHIBIT, QUERARI, TUSCAN EVENING, SHOWCASING, etc.
1st dam: Needleleaf by Observatory. Sister to AFRICAN ROSE and HELLEBORINE. Unraced. Dam of 5 foals, 2 to race, 1 winner:
NATIVE TRAIL (c Oasis Dream) Champion, see Race record.
2nd dam: New Orchid by Quest For Fame. Winner (10¼f ) at 3, 2nd Aphrodite S, 3rd Lancashire Oaks (G3). Dam of 4 winners:
AFRICAN ROSE (f Observatory) Champion three-year-old sprinter in France, 3 wins at 2 and 3, Sprint Cup (G1), Prix du Pont-Neuf, 2nd Prix Maurice de Gheest (G1), 3rd Prix d'Aumale (G3). Dam of: FAIR EVA (f Frankel) Princess Margaret S (G3), 2nd Rockfel S (G2).
HELLEBORINE (f Observatory) 3 wins at 2, Prix d'Aumale (G3), 2nd Prix Marcel Boussac (G1), Prix Imprudence (G3). Dam of:
CALYX (c Kingman) Coventry S (G2), Pavilion S (G3). Sire.
Coppice (f Kingman) 2nd Churchill Distaff Turf Mile S (G2).
3rd dam: MUSICANTI by Nijinsky. Winner at 3. Dam of 4 winners:
DISTANT MUSIC (c Distant View) Dewhurst S (G1), International S (G2), Champagne S (G2), Park S (G3), 3rd Champion S (G1). Sire.
Allegro Viva (f Distant View) Unraced. Dam of:
CANTICUM (c Cacique) Prix Chaudenay (G2), 2nd Prix de Lutece (G3).
ALLEGREZZA (f Sir Percy) Winner at 3. Dam of: EBEKO (c Awtaad) Zuma Beach S, 2nd Del Mar Juvenile Turf S.
4th dam: POPULI by Star Envoy. 2 wins at 2. Dam of 10 winners:
VANLANDINGHAM (c Cox's Ridge) Champion older horse in the US, Washington DC International S (G1), Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1), Suburban H (G1), 2nd Woodward S (G1), 3rd Whitney H (G1). Sire.
POPULAR TUNE (f Stop The Music) Capital City S. Dam of:
TOP HIT (c Twining) Oklahoma Derby (G3). Sire.
VERY POPULAR (f Deputy Minister) Winner at 2. Grandam of: SECOND SUMMER (g Summer Bird) Californian S (G2), Godolphin Mile (G2).
PIANOLA (f Diesis) Winner at 3. Grandam of: BOOMSHACKERLACKER (g Dark Angel) Hessen Pokal, 3rd Criterium de Maisons-Laffitte (G2).
JENKINS FERRY (c True Colors) Santa Gertrudes H, 2nd San Juan Capistrano H (G1), 3rd Ancient Title S.
Kamkova (f Northern Dancer) Placed at 3. Dam of:
KIRKWALL (c Selkirk) Prix Eugene Adam (G2). Sire.
ALONGSIDE (f Slip Anchor) Winner at 4. Third dam of: SINGAPORE LILLY (f Mujadil) Champion two-year-old filly in Italy, Ascendant S, 2nd Gran Criterium (G1).
Rock Salt (f Selkirk) Placed at 3. Dam of: TERMAGANT (f Powerscourt) Champion two-year-old filly in Ireland, Moyglare Stud S (G1). Third dam of: Westminster Moon (c Sea the Moon) 3rd Grosser Dallmayr Preis (G1), Grosser Preis von Lotto Hamburg (G3).
Fun Crowd (f Easy Goer) Unraced. Dam of:
FUNNY MOON (f Malibu Moon) Coaching Club American Oaks (G1).
Stud record
Native Trail stands his first season in 2024.
Pedigree notes
Native Trail is an undefeated Champion Two-Year-Old from the same Green Desert sireline. It has proven its suitability for Australian through sons like I Am Invincible and Kingman.
Native Trail has all the qualities to succeed at stud. His unbeaten juvenile season included victories in the G1 Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket and the G1 National Stakes at The Curragh, where he returned as a three-year-old to score in the G1 Irish 2000 Guineas. The previous winners of these three elite contests include several of the world’s leading sires.
Dubawi and Kingman both won the Irish 2000 Guineas.
Dubawi, Teofilo, Desert King, Danehill Dancer and El Prado all won the National S, while Frankel, Too Darn Hot, Teofilo, Grand Lodge, Zafonic, Try My Best and Nijinsky all won the Dewhurst.
G1 Stats
Native Trail’s sire has left 18 individual G1 winners from daughters of a wide range of broodmare sires.
- 6/18 are out of Northern Dancer line mares. 3/18 are daughters of Nijinsky
- 5/18 are out of Mr Prospector line mares including Native Trail himself.
- 2/18 are out of daughters of Machiavellian.
- 3/18 are out of Ahonoora line mares. 2/18 are daughters of Inchinor
Best Nicks
The nicking patterns for Native Trail’s sire Oasis Dream show most Stakes winners out of mares by Selkirk (hard to find in Australia), Pivotal (Nureyev line), Indian Ridge (Ahonoora line), Machiavellian, Sadler’s Wells and Rainbow Quest. The best percentages are with mares by Selkirk, Pivotal, Rainbow Quest, Montjeu, Indian Ridge, Zafonic, Shamardal, Barathea, Machiavellian, Daylami, In The Wings and Storm Cat.
Inbreeding/Linebreeding options
Native Trail’s pedigree features several of the most effective nicks and crosses in modern pedigrees.
These include:
- The Danzig/Mr Prospector cross
- The Mr Prospector/Nijinsky cross
- The Blushing Groom/Nijinsky cross
- The Lypard/Nijinsky cross
These crosses can all be reinforced by inbreeding them in parallel or reverse, or reintroducing an opposite-sex strain of one or both ancestors.
Strategy One
Native Trail is notably free of Sadler’s Wells, Fairy King and Storm Cat lines which cross well with several elements of his pedigree. Mares by Sadler’s Wells, High Chaparral, So You Think, Dundeel, Toronado, Giant’s Causeway, Shamardal or their sons would all be suitable choices. Mares carrying those names close up would also suit.
Strategy Two
Mares by Street Cry or Street Boss would replicate the best G1 cross for Native Trail’s sire Oasis Dream. Reinforcing the existing strain of Mr Prospector in Native Trail’s dam line is an added bonus.
Strategy Three
Send mares carrying strains of Ahonoora which this sireline nicks with particularly well. Stallions providing this ingredient include Churchill, Harry Angel, and Dark Angel who supplies Machiavellian as well.
Strategy Four
Mares from the Storm Bird and Storm Cat line would replicate the strong nick between Storm Bird and Nijinsky who are bred on similar lines.
This would include mares by Snitzel, Churchill, Foxwedge, Grunt, Menari, Shamardal, Puissance De Lune, Russian Revolution, Shamus Award, Trapeze Artist, Wandjina and Zousain.
Strategy Five
Send mares that reinforce the best nicks for Native Trail’s sire Oasis Dream. In several cases, this will overlap with one of the four strategies indicated above, which is an added plus for mating.
Sirelines that are abundant in the Australian broodmare population and that provide these strains directly or via their sons and daughters include the Sadler’s Wells line, the Street Cry line, the Storm Cat line and the Nijinsky line.
Conformation
Race record
His successful career
Age | Starts | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Earnings |
Two | 4 | 4 | - | - | £507,527 |
Three | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | £510,995 |
Four | 2 | - | 1 | - | £17,200 |
Total | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | £1,035,722 (A$2,003,449) |
At 2 Champion two-year-old colt in Europe
- 1st
- Dewhurst S (G1), 7f, Newmarket, by 2l, beating Dubawi Legend, Bayside Boy, Berkshire Shadow, Glounthaune, Go Bears Go, Straight Answer.
- 1st
- National S (G1), 7f, Curragh, by 3½l, beating Point Lonsdale, Ebro River, Great Max, Duke de Sessa.
- 1st
- Superlative S (G2), 7f, Newmarket, beating Masekela, Dhabab, Great Max, Austrian Theory.
- 1st
- Maiden race, 7f, Sandown Park, by 4l, beating Royal Patronage.
At 3
- 1st
- Irish 2,000 Guineas (G1), 8f, Curragh, beating New Energy, Imperial Fighter, Wexford Native, Duke de Sessa, Buckaroo, Ivy League, Atomic Jones.
- 1st
- Craven S (G3), 8f, Newmarket, by 3½l, beating Claymore, Hoo Ya Mal, Kingmax, Star Of India, Zechariah.
- 2nd
- 2,000 Guineas (G1), 8f, Newmarket, to Coroebus, beating Luxembourg, Eydon, Berkshire Shadow, Lusail, Perfect Power, Royal Patronage, Light
Infantry, Point Lonsdale, The Wizard Of Eye, Tacarib Bay, Boundless Ocean, Checkandchallenge, Dubawi Legend. - 3rd
- Eclipse S (G1), 10f, Sandown, by a neck and a head, to Vadeni, Mishriff, beating Lord North, Bay Bridge, Alenquer.
At 4
- 2nd
- Sandown Mile (G2), 8f, Newmarket, to Mutasaabeq, beating Light Infantry, Checkandchallenge, Imperial Fighter.
Timeform 125