Park Appeal
Park Appeal | |
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Sire | Ahonoora |
Grandsire | Lorenzaccio |
Dam | Balidaress |
Damsire | Balidar |
Sex | Mare |
Foaled | 9 April 1982[1] |
Country | Ireland |
Colour | Brown |
Breeder | Mrs W Brannigan |
Owner | Patrick H Burns Sheikh Mohammed |
Trainer | Jim Bolger |
Record | 8: 5-0-1 |
Major wins | |
Moyglare Stud Stakes (1984) Cheveley Park Stakes (1984) | |
Awards | |
Timeform rating: 122 (1984) Top-rated Irish-trained two-year-old filly (1984) |
Park Appeal (9 April 1982 – 2005) was an Irish
Background
She was sired by Ahonoora, whose other offspring included The Derby winner Dr Devious. Ahonoora was a representative of the Byerley Turk sire line,[2] unlike more than 95% of modern thoroughbreds, who descend directly from the Darley Arabian.[3] Park Appeal's dam Balidaress was a moderate racehorse,[4] winning three minor races, but proved a very successful broodmare: her other foals included Desirable (who won the Cheveley Park Stakes and was the dam of Shadayid), Alydaress, and Balistroika, the dam of Russian Rhythm.[5]
As a yearling, Park Appeal was offered for sale but attracted little interest and was sold for only 6,600 Irish guineas. By the time she was sent to the Newmarket Sales a year later the achievements of her older half-sister Desirable made her a more appealing proposition and she was bought for 62,000 guineas by representatives of Paddy and Seamus Burns, a father and son team who operated the Lodge Park Stud.[6] The filly was sent into training with Jim Bolger at Coolcullen in County Carlow.
Racing career
1984: Two-year-old season
Park Appeal made her racecourse debut at Phoenix Park Racecourse in August 1984. In a maiden race over six furlongs she was restrained by her jockey before taking the lead in the closing stages and winning by one and a half lengths from Flatteuse. She returned over the same course and distance later that month and produced a similar performance in the Oldtown Stud Stakes, leading inside the final furlong to beat Periferique by three-quarters of a length.[6]
Park Appeal next contested Ireland's most important race for two-year-old fillies, the Moyglare Stud Stakes over six furlongs at the
After her win at Newmarket, Park Appeal was sold to Sheikh Mohammed for an undisclosed sum. Bolger considered running the filly in the
1985–1986: Later racing career
Although it was expected that she would contest either the
In 1986, Park Appeal was sent to compete in the United States but had limited success in three races. On 16 May, more than a year after her previous appearance she finished third in an
Assessment
In 1984 the independent Timeform organisation gave Park Appeal a rating of 122, three pounds below the French-trained Triptych, who was their top-rated two-year-old filly. In the official International Classification she was placed one-pound behind Triptych, making her the second best two-year-old filly in Europe and the best filly of her generation trained in Ireland.[6]
Breeding record
Park Appeal was retired from racing to become a broodmare for her owner, Sheikh Mohammed's Darley Stud. She produced at least nine winners from twelve foals and is the ancestor of many successful horses. Her recorded foals were:
- Pastorale (chestnut filly, foaled in 1988, sired by Nureyev), won two races,[11] dam of Iffraaj (won Park Stakes, Lennox Stakes)
- Jenny Lake (bay filly, foaled in 1989, sired by Lomond)
- Arvola (brown filly, foaled in 1990, sired by Sadler's Wells), won one race,[12] dam of Diktat (won Haydock Sprint Cup)
- Lord of Appeal (bay colt, foaled in 1992, sired by Sadler's Wells), won two races[13]
- Cape Cross (bay colt, foaled in 1994, sired by Green Desert), won Lockinge Stakes,[14] Queen Anne Stakes, sire of Ouija Board and Sea the Stars.
- Sherwood (bay colt, foaled in 1995, sired by Thatching)
- Pazienza (bay filly, foaled in 1996, sired by Arazi)
- Samood (brown colt, foaled in 1997, sired by Caerleon), won one race[15]
- Phoenix Park (bay colt, foaled in 1999, sired by Sadler's Wells), won three races including Listed Prix Carrousel[16]
- Mansfield Park (brown filly, foaled in 2001, sired by Green Desert), won two races[17]
- Great Britain (bay colt, foaled in 2002, sired by Green Desert), won two races including Al Quoz Sprint[18]
- Vincennes (brown filly, foaled in 2004, sired by King's Best), won two races including Group Three Kolner Herbst-Stuten-Preis[19]
Pedigree
Sire Ahonoora (GB) 1975 |
Lorenzaccio (GB) 1965 |
Klairon | Clarion |
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Kalmia | |||
Phoenissa | The Phoenix | ||
Erica Fragrans | |||
Helen Nichols (GB) 1966 |
Martial | Hill Gail | |
Discipliner | |||
Quaker Girl | Whistler | ||
Mayflower | |||
Dam Balidaress (IRE) 1973 |
Balidar (GB)1966 |
Will Somers | Tudor Minstrel |
Queen's Jest | |||
Violet Bank | The Phoenix | ||
Leinster | |||
Innocence (GB) 1968 |
Sea Hawk | Herbager | |
Sea Nymph | |||
Novitiate | Fair Trial | ||
The Veil (Family: 14-c)[5] |
References
- ^ a b "Park Appeal pedigree". Equineline. 8 May 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
- ^ "Byerley Turk Line". Tbheritage.com. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
- ^ "95% of thoroughbreds linked to one superstud". New Scientist. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
- ^ Hunter, Avalyn (6 May 2009). "The Stars Aligned". BloodHorse. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
- ^ a b "Thoroughbred Bloodlines – Pretty Polly – Family 14-c". Bloodlines.net. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
- ^ ISBN 0-900599-40-5.
- Glasgow Herald. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
- ISBN 0-900599-42-1.
- ^ "1,000 Guineas to Silvermine". New Straits Times. 7 May 1985. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
- ^ "Park Appeal results". Equibase. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
- ^ "Pastorale race record". Racing Post. 2 June 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
- ^ "Arvola race record". Racing Post. 2 June 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
- ^ "Lord of Appeal race record". Racing Post. 2 June 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
- ISBN 978-0-929346-80-9. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
- ^ "Samood race record". Racing Post. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
- ^ "Phoenix Park race record". Racing Post. 2 June 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
- ^ "Mansfield Park race record". Racing Post. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
- ^ "Great Britain race record". Racing Post. 2 June 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
- ^ "Vincennes race record". Racing Post. Retrieved 3 September 2013.