To date, at least 17 North American second-crop sires have sired winning bets, and eight (fire , solomini , Mitole , Omaha Beach , Can be heard , St. Patrick’s Day, drag And Conservationists ), has graded stakes but all are still looking for their first Grade 1 winner. Meanwhile, two Europeans, Green point And Too hot have achieved success and both were represented by classic winners at the Curragh on the most recent weekend.
rose who defeated the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (G1T) top scorer next There can be no doubt in last year’s Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere (G1), came pretty close to winning a classic for the first time this term, falling 1 1/2 lengths to Noteworthy speech in the Two Thousand Guineas (G1) in his seasonal debut. Rosallion received valuable compensation on May 25 with a head-to-head win over stable companion Haatem son of another first year stallion, Spanish Phoenix in the Irish Two Thousand Guineas (G1).
Rosallion is a member of the first generation of Blue Point, Europe’s top male freshman class of 2023. Son of Shamardal , Blue Point was the group winner and finished 1st in 2nd and 3rd places but actually became an older horse. Successful in the King’s Stand Stakes (G1) in 4th, he was even better in 5th, winning the title of senior sprinter on the World Racehorse Rankings after going undefeated through five starts, including the Al Quoz Sprint (G1), King’s Stand Stakes (G1) and Diamond Jubilee Stakes (G1), the last two at Royal Ascot and just four days apart . Blue Point was represented by six first-season stakes winners, including not only Rosallion but also big electric car whose five black-type successes include last year’s Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint (G1T).
Rosallion’s dam, Rosaline, has never run, but she possesses an exceptional pedigree. She is the younger sister of group 2 winner Ostilio; 3/4 sister to the senior French mare Heavyweight and Group 1 winner Ajman Princess, she was weekend group scorer Inisherin (by Blue Point sire Shamardal); Half-sister to last year’s senior European senior Three times success in the Queen Anne Stakes (G1) and three other black-type winners, including one by Shamardal and one by a son of Shamardal Lope de Vega .
The second dam, Reem Three (by Mark of Esteem), is a black-type half-sister to Celebration Mile (G2) captor Afsare, also runner-up in the Arlington Million (G1T). She is not Jumaireyah, a granddaughter of the top-ranked Dunette’s Fairy King, who has the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud (G1) and Prix de Diane- French Oaks (G1) among her credits and is who produced Rothmans International (G1) winner French Glory, by Sadler’s Wells, a brother of Fairy King. Likewise, Rosaline’s sire, New Approach, is by Galileo, a son of Sadler’s Wells, which means Rosaline has Sadler’s Wells/Fairy King 3×3.
Rosallion and French minor Cool lady to date are two black-type winning mares by Blue Point of the Sadler’s Wells mares and there are nearly 30 stakes winners bred on the Shamardal/Galileo cross.
Like Rosallion, fallen Angel was the Group 1 winner at 2, following a tally in the Sweet Solera Stakes (G3) with a Moyglare Stud Stakes (G1) win. And like Rosallion, she begins her 2024 campaign in British Guineas (in her case, One Thousand). She started favorite there but could only finish eighth, despite being beaten by less than five lengths. However, she returned to form in the Irish One Thousand Guineas (G1), clearing it all and fast to open up a 2 3/4 gap at the line.
Dubai . Too Darn Hot is the European Juvenile Champion, undefeated in four starts, including the Solario Stakes (G3), Champagne Stakes (G2) and Dewhurst Stakes (G1). Although he was not as dominant the following year winning just two of his five starts, wins in the Sussex Stakes (G1) and Prix Jean Prat (G1) were enough to qualify him as a sportsman. Top 3 years old in Europe.
Too Darn Hot has had a great start to his stud career, his first juvenile yielding four group winners. He is now responsible for seven Northern Hemisphere stakes winners, six from his first crop and five of which were group winners, including curse who made this a double classic weekend for the sire, capturing the German One Thousand Guineas (G2), and Alyanaabi , was also runner-up in last year’s Dewhurst Stakes (G1). Too Darn Hot was also bred Extendwinner of this year’s ATC Champagne Stakes (G1), from the first Australian stud.
Too Darn Hot’s sire, Dubawi, lives in the short-lived Dubai Millennium, a son of Seeking the Gold, and this branch of Mr. Prospector seems to have a bright future in Europe. Besides Too Darn Hot, Dubawi has three other quite young sons (the oldest is 13 years old)—Thunderous night , New Bay And Zarak , all Group 1 sires — and several other well-qualified young sons at school. He was also responsible for the remarkable Speech who defeated Rosallion in this year’s Two Thousand Guineas.
A half-sister to grouped Divine Jewel, Fallen Angel is out of May Hill Stakes (G2) winner and Fillies Mile Stakes (G1) runner-up Agnes Stewart. The second dam, Anice Stellato, also produced Sorrel, a British black type winner and graded in the United States. The third dam, Summer Spice, is a half-sister to Definite Clause, winner of the National Stakes (G1) by 2 and runner-up in the Irish Derby (G1) by 3.
Fallen Angel was bred on a version of the highly successful breeding between Dubawi and Sons and Green Desert line mares, as his dam was by Lawman, a son of Invincible spirit . Breeding to mares from the Invincible Spirit branch yielded eight stakes winners, six groups, including the remarkable Speech. We can also note that Fallen Angel’s second dam is by Dalakhani, a son of Darshaan, who in turn is a half-brother to Too Darn Hot’s dam Darara.
