CELTIC SWING

brown horse
1 m 65 - 1992
(click the picture for the profile. Picture : Sine Qua Non)

 


 Extracted from
International Classifications for 2 - y- o' s, 1980 - 1997.

130 - CELTIC SWING, ARAZI  
128 - EL GRAN SENOR, GREEN FOREST, STORM BIRD  
127 - XAAR, RAINBOW QUEST, DIESIS  
125 - MACHIAVELLIAN, ZAFONIC, WARNING


 

PEDIGREE

 CELTIC SWING
1992

 DAMISTER

 MR PROSPECTOR

Raise A Native

 Native Dancer

Raise You 

Gold Digger

 Nashua

  Sequence

 BATUCADA

Roman Line

Roman

 Lurline B

Whistle A Tune

Double Jay

 Siama

 CELTIC RING

 WELSH PAGEANT

 Tudor Melody

 Tudor Minstrel

 Matelda

 Picture Light

Court Martial

 Queen of Light

 PENCUICK JEWEL

Petingo 

Petition

 Alcazar

 Fotheringay

 Right Royal V

 La Fresnes

 

 

PRODUCE RECORD

 

Main winners

SIX PERFECTIONS - Breeders' Cup Mile (Gr.1 - Santa Anita), Critérium des Pouliches (Gr.1 - Longchamp - 8 f), Prix Jacques le Marois (Gr.1 - Deauville - 8 f), Prix du Calvados (Gr.3 - Deauville - 7 f), Roland de Chambure (L. - Deauville - 7 f), Imprudence (L. - Maisons-Laffitte - 8 f), 2nd 1 000 Guineas (Gr.1 - 8 f - Newmarket), Irish 1 000 Guineas (Gr.1 - 8 f - Curragh), Prix d'Ispahan (Gr.1 - 9 f - Longchamp), Jacques le Marois (Gr.1 - Deauville - 8 f), d'Astarté (Gr.2 - 8 f - Deauville), 3rd Breeders' Cup Mile (Gr.1 - Dallas)
TAKEOVER TARGET (Aus) - Sprinters St. (Gr.1 - Nakayama - 6 f), Salinger St. (Gr.1 - 6 f), Lightning St. (Gr.1 - 5 f), Newmarket Handicap (Gr.1 - 6 f), Goodwood Handicap (Gr.1 - 6 f), T.J. Smith St. (Gr.1 - 6 f), King's Stand St. (Gr.2 - Ascot - 5 f), A.J. Scahill St. Gr.3 - 7 f), Star City Razor Sharp Quality Stakes (L. - Randwick - 6 f), Krisflyer International Sprint 2008 (Kranji - 6 f), 2nd Golden Jubilee Stakes (Gr.1 - Ascot - 6 f), King's Stand St. (Gr.1 - Ascot - 5 f), Centaur St. (Gr.2 - Chukyo - 6 f), Villiers Stakes (Gr.2 - Randwick - 7 f), 3rd Golden Jubilee Stakes (Gr.1 - Ascot - 6 f), Sydney City Lexus (Gr.1 - Randwick - 6 f), 4th Golden Jubilee Stakes (Gr.1 - Ascot - 6 f), King's Stand St. (Gr.2 - Ascot - 5 f)
CELTIC MILL - Temple Stakes (Gr.2), 3rd Chipchase Stakes (Gr.3 - Newcastle - 6 f)
RATTLE AND HUM - Premio Parioli (Gr.2 - 8 f)
MIDNIGHT BEAUTY - Prix de Condé (Gr.3 - 9 f)
CELTIC SILENCE - Chesham Stakes (L. - 7 f), Royal Ascot ; Greig Middleton Isa Auction Maiden, Ayr (6 f) ; 2nd Dante Stakes (Gr.2), York
SANGREAL - Prix Ridgway (L. - 10 f), Deauville ; 2nd Prix Jean de Chaudenay (Gr.2 - 12 f), Saint-Cloud, 4th Prix Gontaut-Biron (Gr.3)
ROCAMADOUR - Newmarket St. (L. - 10 f), Newmarket ; Feilden St. (L. - 9 f), Newmarket ; 3rd Prix du Jockey-Club (Gr.1 - 10,5 f), Chantilly ; Prix Jean Prat (Gr.1 - 8 f), Chantilly ; 4th St James's Palace Stakes (Gr.1 - 8 f), York ; Premio Presidente della Repubblica (Gr.1 - 10 f)

Ansgar - 2nd Solonaway Stakes (Gr.3)
Galizano - 2nd Grand Prix Inter-Régional des 3 Ans (L. - Agen)
Karlisse - 2nd Grand Prix du Lion-d'Angers (L.), 5th Prix Fille de l'Air (Gr.3)
Freemusic - 3rd Premio Presidente della Repubblica (Gr.1 - Roma - twice)
Faramir - 3rd Prix de Barbeville (Gr.3), Copa de Oro de San Sebastian (L.)
Celtic Sapphire - 3rd Chesham Stakes (L.)
Clelt di San Jore - 3rd Premio Emanuele Filiberto (L.)
Chicchirichi - 3rd Premio Regione Toscana (L.)
Ladiesandgentlemen, 4th Gran Criterium (Gr.1), Premio Regione Toscana (L.)
Midnight Soprano - 4th Prix de Flore (Gr.3)

Celtill - 2nd Prix Dominique Sartini (L. - h.), du Cher (L. - h.), 4th Prix Roger Saint (L. - st.)

 


CELTIC SWING

By DAMISTER
 

By leading sire of sires, MR PROSPECTOR, also responsible for GONE WEST (Sire of ZAFONIC), FAPPIANO, WOODMAN, MISWAKI, KINGMAMBO, FORTY NINER, MACHIAVELLIAN, GULCH, CONQUISTADOR CIELO, etc...
Out of Champion Racemare BATUCADA, herself out of a half-sister to Leading Sire BALD EAGLE.

Won or placed in 12 Group races (including 6 Gr.1's).
Great Voltigeur Stakes (Gr.2), Mecca Dante Stakes (Gr.2), Guardian Classic Trial (Gr.3), 2nd beaten nose by MANILA in Belmont Turf Classic (Gr.1), William Hill Futurity (Gr.1), 3rd Derby Stakes (Gr.1), Joe Mc Grath Irish Sweeps Derby (Gr.1), Matchmaker International (Gr.1), Champion Stakes (Gr.1).

Sire of the winners of over 1,2 million sterling pounds, including 12 Stakes winners.


1st dam
CELTIC RING (1984), 2 wins. Haydock Stanley Racing Hdp., 2nd Ascot Insulpark Hdp. Dam of 4 foals, 2 winners :

- CELTIC SWING, 7 races, 5 wins, placed once, 4 000 000 FF.

At 2, unbeaten : EUROPEAN CHAMPION, ahead of PENNEKAMP.
- Racing Post Trophy (Gr.1), Doncaster 8 f., by a record 12 lengths from multiple Group winner ANNUS MIRABILIS
- Hyperion St., Ascot, 7 f. by 8 lengths, in a new course record time, beating Gr.1 winner SINGSPIEL.
- Fin Me Oot Stakes, Ayr, 7 f. by 4 lengths from CHILLY BILLY (winner next start Gimcrack St. - Gr.2).


Highest rated 2 y.o. since 1952,
rated
138, Timeform Racehorses 1994.

At 3 :
- Prix du Jockey Club (Gr.1), Chantilly 12 f., beating Gr.1 winners POLIGLOTE (Critérium de Saint Cloud - Gr.1), WINGED LOVE (Irish Derby - Gr.1), CLASSIC CLICHE (Saint Leger Stakes - Gr.1) and FLEMENSFIRTH (Prix Lupin - Gr.1).
- Greenham Stakes (Gr.3), Newbury 7 f., beating champion miler BAHRI (Queen Elizabeth II Stakes - Gr.1).
- 2nd 2 000 Guineas Stakes(Gr.1), 1600 m, beaten head by PENNEKAMP, beating group winners BAHRI, DIFFIDENT, PAINTER'S ROW, CHILLY BILLY, etc


Rated
129 in Timeform's Top Hundred 3 y-o's of 1995,
just 4lbs below LAMMTARRA and above SWAIN, SPECTRUM, BAHRI and RIDGEWOOD PEARL.

 

- CISSBURY RING, 1 ten length win at 2.

 

2nd dam
PENCUICK JEWEL. Dam of :
  - RIFLE PENCUICK (Scottish Rifle), 17 wins and 48 000 st.pounds.
- PETAVIOUS (Mummy's Pet), 5 wins and 19 000 st. pounds.
- RISK ALL (Run The Gantlet), 2 wins. Broodmare.
-
CELTIC RING, see above.

3rd dam
FOTHERINGAY, 1 win. Half sister to ASSEZ CUITE (dam of EL CUITE, Prix Royal Oak - Gr.1, grandam of MICHELOZZO, Saint Leger Stakes - Gr.1). Dam of 5 winners :
  - RAGSTONE, 7 wins. Ascot Gold Cup (Gr.1), Henry II Stakes (L.), 3rd Geoffrey Freer Stakes. Sire.
- CASTLE MOON, 3 wins. Dam of :
    - MOON PARADE, 1 win. Dam of :
      - RAIN RIDER, 4 wins. March St. (L.), Bahrain Trophy (L.).
    - MOON MADNESS, 10 wins and 5 101 166 FF. Saint Leger (Gr.1), Grand Prix de Saint Cloud (Gr.1), Geoffrey Freer St. (Gr.2), Yorkshire Cup (Gr.2), 2nd Grosser Preis Von Baden (Gr.1), 3rd Coronation Cup (Gr.1). Sire.
- SHERIFF'S STAR, 6 wins. Coronation Cup (Gr.1), Grand Prix de Saint Cloud (Gr.1), King Edward VII Stakes (Gr.2), Great Voltigeur St. (Gr.2), 2nd William Hill Futurity St. (Gr.1), 3rd Saint Leger (Gr.1), 3rd Europa Preis (Gr.1). Sire.
- LUCKY MOON, 5 wins. Goodwood Cup (Gr.3).
- Moon Carnival, 2 wins. 3rd Aphrodite Stakes (L.). Dam of a winner.
  - CASTLE KEEP, 10 wins. Grand Prix Prince Rose (Gr.1), Coral Autumn Cup Hdp. (L.), 2nd Princess of Wales's St. (Gr.2), 2nd Grand Prix de Deauville (Gr.2), 2nd Geoffrey Freer St. (Gr.2), 3rd Prince of Wales's St. (Gr.2), 3rd Premio Frederico Tesio St. (Gr.2), 4th Benson and Hedges Gold Cup (Gr.1), 4th Coronation Cup (Gr.1). Sire. 

4th dam
LA FRESNES, 4 wins. Lowther St., Red Rose St. (L.), 2nd Queen Mary St. (Gr.2), 2nd Cheveley Park St. (Gr.1). Dam of 6 winners :
  - Clinkers II (Relic), 2 wins, 2nd Lavant St. Dam of :
    - Roast Duck, placed. Dam of : 
      - PETIT MONTMORENCY, 7 wins. Prix Berteux (Gr.3), Grand Prix de Marseille - Vivaux (L.), Prix du Lac (L.), Prix du Carroussel (L.), 2nd Prix Kergorlay (Gr.2), 3rd Grand Handicap d'Evry (L.). Sire.
    - CHAVIN, 5 wins. Prix des Gravilliers, Prix de Saint-Pair du Mont, Prix de la Plaine Monceau, Prix de la Flèche (L.), 3rd Prix de la Municipalité de Deauville (L.), 3rd Prix de Reux (L.), 3rd Prix de la Porte de Madrid.
- ASSEZ CUITE, 1 win. Prix Yacowlef (L.), 2nd Prix de la Salamandre (Gr.1). Dam of :
      - TRES AGREABLE, 1 win. Dam of :
        - MICHELOZZO, 5 wins. European Free Hdp. (L.), St Leger (Gr.1), Laphroaig March St. (L.), Prix Touffier (L.), 2nd Prix Scaramouche (L.), 2nd Ormonde St. (Gr.3), 3rd Princess of Wales's St. (Gr.2), 3rd Prix Kergorlay (Gr.2). Sire.
- Micheletti, 3 wins. 3rd St. Leger (Gr.1)
      - EL CUITE, 4 wins. Gran Premio d'Italia (Gr.1), Prix Royal Oak (Gr.1)

 


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