Hallelujah U , a first-crop son of Pinatubo , gained his first victory on Thursday, 21 November when making all the running at Southwell
Pinatubo
Horse of the Year and a sensational 134-rated unbeaten Champion Two-Year-Old — the best of his generation. Six unchallenged victories as a two-year-old, twice at G1 level. His G1 National Stakes win was described as the defining two-year-old performance of our time.
A three-time G1 winner with unbeatable stallion credentials: by the great Shamardal and the best from the family of Invincible Spirit, Kodiac and Pride Of Dubai.
Fully booked in his first two Australian seasons with an illustrious list of mares. Godolphin have supported him with the dams of Bivouac, Astern and Kementari. As well as exceptional breeders, Greg Perry, who sent the dam of Artorius; Robert Crabtree, who sent G1 Blue Diamond winner, Catchy, and John Camilleri, who sent, A Time For Julia, the dam of the most expensive colt sold at the 2024 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale.
Pedigree
PINATUBO |
SHAMARDAL |
GIANT'S CAUSEWAY |
STORM CAT |
STORM BIRD |
TERLINGUA |
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MARIAH'S STORM |
RAHY |
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IMMENSE |
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HELSINKI |
MACHIAVELLIAN |
MR PROSPECTOR |
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COUP DE FOLIE |
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HELEN STREET |
TROY |
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WATERWAY |
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LAVA FLOW |
DALAKHANI |
DARSHAAN |
SHIRLEY HEIGHTS |
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DELSY |
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DALTAWA |
MISWAKI |
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DAMANA |
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MOUNT ELBRUS |
BARATHEA |
SADLER'S WELLS |
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BROCADE |
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EL JAZIRAH |
KRIS |
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ELJAZZI |
By SHAMARDAL (2002) Prix du Jockey Club (G1), Poule d’Essai des Poulains (G1), Dewhurst S (G1), St James’s Palace S (G1), etc. Sire of 1,741 foals aged three and up, including PINATUBO, BLUE POINT, EARTHLIGHT, VICTOR LUDORUM, ABLE FRIEND, AMARON, CASAMENTO, CASTLE LADY, CRACKERJACK KING, DAN EXCEL, DARIYAN, EMARAATY ANA, LOPE DE VEGA, MUKHADRAM, PAKISTAN STAR, SPEEDY BOARDING, TARNAWA, TRYSTER, ZAZOU, etc.
1st dam: LAVA FLOW by Dalakhani. 2 wins (9¾f-11f) at 3, Prix de la Seine. Dam of 9 foals, 5 to race, 5 winners:
PINATUBO (c Shamardal) Champion, see Race record.
SUNDORO (f Sea The Stars) 3 wins (10f) at 3 and 4, 2022, Prix Urban Sea, 2nd Prix Bertrand de Tarragon (G3), Grand Prix de Vichy (G3), 3rd Prix Charles Laffitte, Prix Lyphard.
Mountain Breeze (f Lope de Vega) 2nd Duchess of Cambridge S (G2), Sweet Solera S (G3).
PANAREA (f Lope de Vega) Winner (6f) at 2, 2023.
2nd dam: MOUNT ELBRUS by Barathea. 3 wins (9½f-13f) at 3 and 4, Prix Petite Etoile. Dam of 9 winners:
Strobilus (g Mark Of Esteem) 2 wins at 2, 2nd Gran Criterium (G1).
NDAAWI (c Cracksman) 2 wins at 2, 2022.
3rd dam: El Jazirah by Kris. Unraced. Dam of 4 winners:
FRINGE (f In The Wings) Winner at 4. Dam of:
MASTER CARPENTER (c Mastercraftsman) Prix Daphnis (G3), 2nd Rose of Lancaster S (G3), 3rd Prix Eugene Adam (G2).
4th dam: ELJAZZI by Artaius. Winner at 2. Dam of 10 winners:
RAFHA (f Kris) Prix de Diane (G1), May Hill S (G3). Dam of:
INVINCIBLE SPIRIT (c Green Desert) Sprint Cup (G1), MacDonagh Boland S (G3), Duke of York S (G3). Sire.
SADIAN (c Shirley Heights) John Porter S (G3). Sire.
ACTS OF GRACE (f Bahri) Princess Royal S (G3), Prix des Tourelles. Grandam of: MISHRIFF (c Make Believe) Prix du Jockey Club (G1), Dubai Sheema Classic (G1), Juddmonte International S (G1), 2nd King George VI & Queen Elizabeth S (G1), Eclipse S (G1), Juddmonte International S (G1), 3rd Eclipse S (G1), King George VI & Queen Elizabeth S (G1); ORBAAN (g Invincible Spirit) Prix de Saint-Patrick.
MASSARRA (f Danehill) Empress S, 2nd Prix Robert Papin (G2). Dam of: NAYARRA (f Cape Cross) Champion two-year-old filly in Italy, Gran Criterium (G1); GUSTAV KLIMT (c Galileo) Superlative S (G2). Sire; FRIENDLY (f Galileo) Cooley S, 2nd St James's Palace S (G1). Sire; WONDERFULLY (f Galileo) Silver Flash S (G3). Grandam of: WONDERFUL TIMES (f Golden Horn) Prix Etalon Lavello; CAIRO (c Quality Road) Killavullan S (G3), 2nd Irish 2,000 Gns (G1).
Kodiac (c Danehill) 2nd Hackwood S (G3). Sire.
CHIANG MAI (f Sadler's Wells) Blandford S (G3). Dam of: CHINESE WHITE (f Dalakhani) Pretty Polly S (G1). Grandam of: RAMADAN (c Le Havre) Prix Daniel Wildenstein (G2); Misty Grey (c Dark Angel) 2nd Supreme S (G3), Lady Wulfruna S, 3rd Challenge S (G2).
Al Anood (f Danehill) 3rd Dequetteville S. Dam of:
PRIDE OF DUBAI (c Street Cry) Sires' Produce S (G1). Sire.
ENAAD (c High Chaparral) Gold Cup (G2), Gold Vase (G3).
Wosaita (f Generous) Placed at 3. Dam of:
WHAZZIS (f Desert Prince) Premio Sergio Cumani (G3), Valiant S.
WHAZZAT (f Daylami) Chesham S. Dam of: JAMES GARFIELD (c Exceed and Excel) Mill Reef S (G2), Greenham S (G3). Sire. Grandam of: WIMBLEDON HAWKEYE (c Kameko) Royal Lodge S (G2), 2nd Acomb S (G3), 3rd Futurity Trophy (G1), Superlative S (G2); NATE THE GREAT (c Nathaniel) Rose Bowl S, 2nd Henry II S (G3).
Whatami (f Daylami) Placed at 3. Dam of: NKOSIKAZI (f Cape Cross) Hoppings S (G3); DELIUS (c Frankel) Prix du Lys (G3), 2nd Prix Niel (G2), 3rd Grand Prix de Paris (G1); JUAN ELCANO (c Frankel) Wolferton S, 2nd York S (G2), 3rd Gordon Richards S (G3).
Unaided (f Dansili). Dam of: UNI (f More Than Ready) Champion filly in the US, Breeders' Cup Mile (G1), Matriarch S (G1).
Stud record
Pinatubo’s first northern hemisphere crop are two-year-olds of 2024.
Pinatubo's first southern hemisphere crop are yearlings of 2024.
Pedigree notes
Pinatubo was an undefeated Champion Two-Year-Old whose juvenile annual Timeform rating of 134 was higher than those of Danehill (100 p), Frankel (133 p) and Star Kingdom (131 *).
G1-winning form as both a two-year-old and three-year-old is a key requirement for sire success, Pinatubo is a stallion who met those criteria and is now emerging as a leading first season sire in Great Britain with seven individual winners by early August. His form profile of a brilliant sprinter who was placed third in the 1600m G1 English 2000 Guineas mirrors that of legendary sire Danehill.
Elite two-year-olds have a fine record of success in Australia with prime examples being Star Kingdom, Danehill, Exceed And Excel, Redoute’s Choice, Snitzel, Zoustar and I Am Invincible.
Pinatubo’s sire Shamardal and his son Lope de Vega have clearly demonstrated that this sire line is well-suited to Australian conditions. As an added bonus, Pinatubo’s fourth dam Eljaazi also has Pride Of Dubai and Invincible Spirit, sire of I Am Invincible, descended directly from her.
G1 Statistics
Shamardal has sired 29 G1 winners worldwide, including five in Australia. All five in Australia and 14/27 have a return of Sir Gaylord or his half-brother in the mare. The Sir Gaylord sire line is prolific in Australia via Sir Tristram/Zabeel/Octagonal/Lonhro/Pierro/Savabeel, etc.
Shamardal’s son Lope de Vega has sired two of his four Australian G1 winners from just 14 runners out of mares by Danehill’s son Fastnet Rock.
Shamardal has very high strike rates of G1 winner production out of Sadler’s Wells line and Danzig line mares, particularly the Green Desert branch. With five of 29 being out of Sadler’s Wells line mares, six of 29 being out of Danzig line mares and three of 29 being out of Green Desert line mares.
Best Nicks
Shamardal’s most successful nicking stats are with mares from the major broodmare sire lines of Mr Prospector, Sadler’s Wells and Danehill.
Lope de Vega has similarly good results with mares from those broodmare sire lines. Shamardal is a grandson of Storm Cat and the Storm Cat/Mr Prospector crosses and reverse crosses have been some of the most successful in contemporary pedigrees.
Shamardal’s Darley based son Blue Point is the runaway second season leading sire in Great Britain and his best nicks are with the Galileo/Sadler’s Wells line and with the Oasis Dream and Danehill branches of the Danzig line. Pinatubo’s leading runner, G2 runnerup Wolf Of Badenoch is out of a mare bred on the Galileo/Danehill cross, identical to the cross which produced Frankel and Teofilo. This combines two of the sirelines which have had the some of the best results in mares visiting Shamardal and his sons.
A particularly powerful nick is emerging between I Am Invincible and Shamardal with the first three and only three runners bred on this cross all being Stakes Winners including two G1 winners, nine time G1 winning champion sprinter Imperatriz and G1 winner Move To Strike. These are exceptional statistics which are reinforced by other very successful nicks involving sons of I Am Invincible and sons of Shamardal, providing very strong clues that the reverse Shamardal (and sons)/I Am Invincible crosses look to have huge potential.
Inbreeding / Linebreeding options
The key names in Pinatubo’s pedigree are those of Shamardal’s second dam Helen Street, while in his dam line we find Darshaan, Miswaki, Sadler’s Wells and the mare Eljaazi which all provide opportunities for compatible matings.
Strategy One
Mares by Frankel or Teofilo would replicate the cross which has produced Pinatubo’s young star Wolf Of Badenoch in Great Britain. This early Stakes success with Sadler’s Wells line sires presents further opportunities to send mares from that line. High quality sources include Galileo, High Chaparral, So You Think, Dundeel, Medaglia D’Oro, Toronado, Teofilo, Frankel, Kermadec, New Approach, Tavistock, Tivaci, Redwood, Contributer and Montjeu among others. In Pinatubo’s case this will result in inbreeding to Sadler’s Wells which has already been responsible for over 400 Stakes winners and 45 G1 winners worldwide including stars such as Mr Brightside, Enable, Tuvalu, Bay Bridge and Sir Dragonet.
Strategy Two
Inbreeding to Helen Street has already produced Darley’s undefeated two-year-old Victor Ludorum and can be achieved using mares by sires such as Street Cry, Street Boss, Pride Of Dubai, Hallowed Crown or Territories, or with mares whose dam or second dam is by any of those sires. The Street Cry lines also provide the successful Shamardal/Mr Prospector nick.
Strategy Three
Pinatubo’s second dam is by Barathea (by Sadler’s Wells) and inbreeding to the mare Special by returning Nureyev is one of the most successful combinations in modern pedigrees. Zabeel and his sire descendants such as Lonhro, Pierro and Savabeel not only provide the favourable inbreeding to Special but also to the Sir Gaylord sire line as outlined in the G1 statistics.
Strategy Four
Pinatubo’s fourth dam Eljaazi is also the second dam of Pride Of Dubai and the third dam of Invincible spirit (sire of I Am Invincible) offering inbreeding opportunities to mares by those sires. Pride Of Dubai is by Street Cry who is a full brother to Shamardal’s dam, so mares by that young sire provide inbreeding to both Helen Street and Eljaazi.
Strategy Five
The powerful emerging nick between Shamardal and I Am Invincible and their sons, is a strong indication that mares by I Am Invincible and his sons are likely prospects for sons of Shamardal such as Pinatubo.
Strategy Six
Daughters of Fastnet Rock have produced two of the four Australian G1 winners by Shamardal’s son Lope de Vega. Mares by Fastnet Rock, his sons, or from his Danehill sire line are worthwhile options.
Footnote: p and * in basic terms mean possible improver.
Conformation
Race record
His successful career
Age | Starts | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Earnings |
Two | 6 | 6 | - | - | £712,682 |
Three | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | £260,572 |
Total | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | £973,254 (A$1,890,188) |
At 2 Champion Two-Year-Old Colt in Europe, Timeform Horse of the Year
- 1st
- Dewhurst S (G1), 1400m, Newmarket, by 2l, beating Arizona, Wichita, Year Of The Tiger, Monarch Of Egypt, Positive, Mystery Power.
- 1st
- Vincent O’Brien National S (G1), 1400m, Curragh, by 9l, beating Armory, Arizona, Iberia, Geometrical, Roman Turbo, Toronto.
- 1st
- Vintage S (G2), 1400m, Goodwood, by 5l, beating Positive, Lope Y Fernandez, Visinari, Platinum Star, Mystery Power, Milltown Star.
- 1st
- Chesham S, 1400m, Royal Ascot, by 3¼l, new juvenile course record 1:25.73, beating Lope Y Fernandez, Highland Chief, Sun Power, Harpocrates, Year Of The Tiger, Rose Of Kildare, Ardenlee Star.
- 1st
- Woodcote S, 1200m, Epsom, by 1½l, beating Oh Purple Reign, Misty Grey.
- 1st
- Maiden race, 1200m, Wolverhampton, by 3¼l, beating Platinum Star.
At 3
- 1st
- Prix Jean Prat (G1), 1400m, Deauville, beating Lope Y Fernandez, Malotru, Wooded, Molatham, Kenway, Arizona, Well Of Wisdom, Alson, Tropbeau.
- 2nd
- St James’s Palace S (G1), 1600m, Royal Ascot, to Palace Pier, beating Wichita, Positive, Threat, Arizona, Royal Dornoch.
- 2nd
- Prix du Moulin de Longchamp (G1), 1600m, Longchamp, to Persian King, beating Circus Maximus, Siskin, Victor Ludorum, Romanised.
- 3rd
- 2,000 Guineas (G1), 1600m, Newmarket, to Kameko, Wichita, beating Military March, Juan Elcano, New World Tapestry, Kenzai Warrior, Royal Dornoch, Arizona, Persuasion, Al Suhail.
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