Dansili

Dansili
Dansili
	Khalid Abdullah
Trainer	André Fabre
Record	14: 5-4-3
Earnings	£373,602
Major wins
	Prix Messidor (1999); Prix Edmond Blanc (2000); Prix du Muguet (2000)
Awards
	Leading sire in France (2006)
	Last updated on 21 December 2021

Dansili (27 January 1996 – 22 December 2021) was a British

racehorse. He won five races, including the Prix du Muguet. After retiring from racing he became a successful stallion, with his progeny including Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winner Rail Link and King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes winner Harbinger. He also became Champion sire

in France in 2006.

Background

Dansili, a

Juddmonte Farms, he is a son of Haydock Sprint Cup winner Danehill.^[1] Danehill was a British Champion sire three times and sired many top horses, with his progeny including Banks Hill, Champs Elysees, Desert King, Duke of Marmalade, Dylan Thomas, George Washington, Mozart, Rock of Gibraltar, and Westerner.^[2]

Dansili's dam, Hasili, won four races as a two-year-old and is a daughter of Epsom Derby winner Kahyasi. She has also foaled Prix Jacques Le Marois winner Banks Hill, Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf winner Intercontinental, Man o' War Stakes winner Cacique, Matriarch Stakes winner Heat Haze and Canadian International Stakes winner Champs Elysees. Banks Hill, Intercontinental, Cacique, and Champs Elysees were also sired by Danehill.^[3]

Racing career

Dansili's only run as a two-year-old was in the Prix de Blaison at Longchamp, where he won by half a length over Bedawin. He returned as a three-year-old in May and won the Prix du Labyrinthe.^[1] He then started as the 17/5 joint-favourite for the Poule d'Essai des Poulains. He finished in second place, 1½ lengths behind Sendawar.^[4] Dansili then finished fourth in the Prix Jean Prat.^[1] He then dropped in class for the Group 3 Prix Messidor and won it by four lengths over Kabool.^[5] In his last two races of the season he finished in third behind Dubai Millennium in the Prix du Haras de Fresnay-le-Buffard Jacques Le Marois and third behind Sendawar in the Prix du Moulin de Longchamp.^[1]

Dansili started his four-year-old career by winning the

Royal Ascot for the Queen Anne Stakes. Racing outside France for the first time, he started at the odds of 100/30. Ridden by Olivier Peslier, he took the lead with one furlong left to run, but was overtaken by Kalanisi in the final 100 yards. Kalanisi went on to win by half a length over Dansili, who just held off Swallow Flight to secure second place.^[6] He then finished second again in the Sussex Stakes. This time he was beaten by Giant's Causeway by ¾ length. Racing again in France, he then disappointed in the Prix du Moulin de Longchamp after starting as favourite. In his final two races he finished second behind Indian Lodge in the Prix de la Forêt and third behind War Chant in the Breeders' Cup Mile. During his racing career Dansili earned £373,602.^[1]

Stud career

After the 2000 season, Dansili was retired to stud, where he became a successful stallion at Banstead Manor Stud for

Juddmonte Farms. His son Harbinger was officially the highest rated horse in the world in 2010.^[7] Dansili is the sire of 21 individual Group 1 winners including Harbinger, The Fugue, Flintshire, Zoffany, Passage Of Time, Fallen For You, Emulous, and Winsili. His Group 2 winning sprinter son, Bated Breath, stands as a stallion at Banstead Manor Stud. Dansili is also the broodmare sire of many successful performers, including Group 1 winners Astaire, Chicquita, and Expert Eye

.

Dansili was retired from stud duty in April 2018 due to declining fertility.[8] He died after a short illness on 22 December 2021, at the age of 25.^[9]

Notable progeny

c = colt, f = filly

Foaled	Name	Sex	Major wins
2003	Price Tag	f	Matriarch Stakes
2003	Rail Link	c	Grand Prix de Paris, Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
2004	Passage Of Time	f	Critérium de Saint-Cloud
2004	Zambezi Sun	c	Grand Prix de Paris
2005	Proviso	f	Just A Game Stakes, Diana Stakes, First Lady Stakes
2006	Harbinger	c	King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes
2007	Emulous	f	Matron Stakes
2007	Foreteller	c	Ranvet Stakes, Makybe Diva Stakes, Underwood Stakes
2008	Giofra	f	Falmouth Stakes
2008	Laughing	f	Flower Bowl Invitational Stakes
2008	Zoffany	c	Phoenix Stakes
2009	Dank	f	Beverly D. Stakes, Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf
2009	Fallen For You	f	Coronation Stakes
2009	The Fugue	f	Nassau Stakes, Irish Champion Stakes
2010	Flintshire	c	Sword Dancer Handicap x2, Manhattan Handicap
2010	Winsili	f	Nassau Stakes
2010	Grand Marshal	c	Sydney Cup
2011	Miss France	f	1000 Guineas
2011	We Are	f	Prix Saint-Alary, Prix de l'Opéra
2013	Queen's Trust	f	Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf
2015	Juliet Foxtrot	f	Jenny Wiley Stakes
2015	With You	f	Prix Rothschild
2016	Blowout	f	First Lady Stakes
2016	Set Piece	c	Arlington Million

Pedigree

Pedigree of Dansili (GB), bay stallion, 1996^[10]
Sire Danehill (USA) b. 1986	Danzig b. 1977	Northern Dancer b. 1961	Nearctic
		Northern Dancer b. 1961	Natalma*
		Pas de Nom b. 1968	Admiral's Voyage
		Pas de Nom b. 1968	Petitioner
	Razyana b. 1981	His Majesty b. 1968	Ribot
		His Majesty b. 1968	Flower Bowl
		Spring Adieu b. 1974	Buckpasser
		Spring Adieu b. 1974	Natalma*
Dam Hasili (GB) b. 1991	Kahyasi b. 1985	Ile de Bourbon b. 1975	Nijinsky
		Ile de Bourbon b. 1975	Roseliere
		Kadissya b. 1979	Blushing Groom
		Kadissya b. 1979	Kalkeen
	Kerali ch. 1984	High Line ch. 1966	High Hat
		High Line ch. 1966	Time Call
		Sookera b. 1975	Roberto
		Sookera b. 1975	Irule

Note: b. =

Chestnut

* Dansili is inbred 4x4 to Natalma. This means that the mare appears twice in the fourth generation of his pedigree.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Dansili". Racing Post. 2 June 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
^ "Danehill | Bloodstock Stallion Book". Racing Post. 15 February 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
^ "Juddmonte Stallion Dansili - Conformation". Judd Monte. 9 October 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
^ "Results from the 2.05 race at LONGCHAMP (FR) – 16 May 1999". Racing Post. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
^ "Results from the 2.00 race at DEAUVILLE (FR) – 10 July 1999". Racing Post. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
^ "Results from the 2.30 race at ASCOT – 20 June 2000". Racing Post. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
^ "The 2010 World Thoroughbred Rankings". International Federation of Horse Racing Authorities. Archived from the original on 19 April 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
^ O'Donoghue, Ollie. "Leading Juddmonte stallion and sire of sires Dansili pensioned". Racing Post. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
^ "'He will be greatly missed' - death of champion Dansili aged 25". Racing Post Bloodstock. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
^ "Dansili (GB) pedigree". Equineline. Retrieved 5 November 2012.

[racingpost1-1] "Dansili". Racing Post. 2 June 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2012.

[2] "Danehill | Bloodstock Stallion Book". Racing Post. 15 February 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2012.

[3] "Juddmonte Stallion Dansili - Conformation". Judd Monte. 9 October 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2012.

[4] "Results from the 2.05 race at LONGCHAMP (FR) – 16 May 1999". Racing Post. Retrieved 9 October 2012.

[5] "Results from the 2.00 race at DEAUVILLE (FR) – 10 July 1999". Racing Post. Retrieved 9 October 2012.

[6] "Results from the 2.30 race at ASCOT – 20 June 2000". Racing Post. Retrieved 9 October 2012.

[7] "The 2010 World Thoroughbred Rankings". International Federation of Horse Racing Authorities. Archived from the original on 19 April 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2012.

[8] O'Donoghue, Ollie. "Leading Juddmonte stallion and sire of sires Dansili pensioned". Racing Post. Retrieved 19 April 2018.

[9] "'He will be greatly missed' - death of champion Dansili aged 25". Racing Post Bloodstock. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.

[10] "Dansili (GB) pedigree". Equineline. Retrieved 5 November 2012.

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