BREEDING SUGGESTIONS FROM ALAN PORTER
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Bandini is a grade one winning son of Fusaichi Pegasus out of a half-sister to Leading Sire of Two-Year-Olds Stormy Atlantic, and from the family of Sadler’s Wells and Nureyev.
Bandini is a product of the Mr. Prospector/Northern Dancer cross, as is his own sire Fusaichi Pegasus, and other leading sires such as Kingmambo, Distorted Humor, Elusive Quality, Grand Slam and Thunder Gulch. Those horses have all done well when bred back over Northern Dancer line mares, and although Bandini foals out of Northern Dancer line mares would have three crosses of Northern Dancer, those on Bandini’s side of the pedigree would be back in the fourth and fifth generations, and this should not be a negative.
Fusaichi Pegasus himself has sired several of his best stakes winners out of Northern Dancer line mares, successful branches including Deputy Minister (including graded stakes winners out of mares by Silver Deputy and Dehere and a stakes winner out of a mare by Salt Lake), Storm Bird and his son Storm Cat (who would be particularly interesting if brought in through Stormy Atlantic, or sons out of Mr. Prospector mares, such as Tale of the Cat, Storm Creek and Storm Boot), Nijinsky II, Danzig, Lomond and Last Tycoon (by Try My Best, a brother to El Gran Senor). Bandini should also appreciate mares from the Sadler’s Wells (sire in the U.S. of El Prado) and Nureyev lines.
Bandini a Mr. Prospector grandson, and the cross of Mr. Prospector line stallions over Seattle Slew mares has been a very successful one. Fusaichi Pegasus himself is sire of a graded stakes winner out of a mare by A.P. Indy (whose sons Pulpit and Malibu Moon could work well here) and a stakes winner out of a mare by Seattle Slew’s son, Metfield. This will give inbreeding to Seattle Slew, but two of the best runners by Stormy Atlantic are inbred to Seattle Slew.
Mr. Prospector and Dixieland Band are both very good with Roberto, and we can note that Fusaichi Pegasus has sired stakes winners out of mares by Roberto’s sons, Dynaformer and Red Ransom.
Fusaichi Pegasus also has three stakes winners out of Never Bend line mares, descending through Mill Reef and Riverman (via his son, Irish River).
It could also be worth reinforcing Bandini’s female line – which traces to Rough Shod II through Horse of the Year Moccasin – by bringing in Apalachee, King Pellinore and Cutlass.
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