| Sire Circus Maximus (IRE) 2016 | Galileo | Sadler's Wells | Northern Dancer | | Urban Sea | Miswaki | | Duntle | Danehill Dancer | Danehill | | Lady Angola | Lord at War | | Dam Bak da Chief 2002 | Chief Bearhart | Chief's Crown | Danzig | | Amelia Bearhart | Bold Hour | | Havitbak | Bakharoff | The Minstrel | | Gold Nadjan | Nadjar | CIRCUS MAXIMUS (IRE) (Bay 2016-Stud Ire. 2021, NZ 2021). Champion 3YO Miler in France in 2019. Champion Older Male Miler in Ireland in 2020. 5 wins-1 at 2-1m to 1¼m, Royal Ascot St James's Palace S., Gr.1, Queen Anne S., Gr.1, ParisLongchamp Prix du Moulin de Longchamp, Gr.1, Chester Dee S., L, 2d Breeders' Cup Mile, Gr.1. Out of SW Duntle. Related to SW Artorius, etc. His oldest SH-bred progeny are yearlings. 1st dam BAK DA CHIEF, by Chief Bearhart. 5 wins 2000m to 2400m, NZ$136,125, Waikato Gold Cup, Gr.2, Otaki Maori RC St Leger Trial, ARC Captain Rio H., 2d Northland Cup, 3d Wanganui Cup, L. Half-sister to Bak da Princess (dam of PONDAROSA MISS, ECUADOR). This is her tenth foal. Her ninth foal is an unraced 3YO. Dam of eight foals to race, seven winners- TE AKAU SHARK (g. by Rip Van Winkle). 7 wins-3 in succession-from only 14 starts 1100m to 1600m, NZ$387,250, A$1,091,750, ATC Chipping Norton S., Gr.1, Waikato Sprint, Gr.1, CJC Coupland's Bakeries Mile, Gr.2, Hawkes Bay Spring Sprint H., Gr.3, Hastings-Heart of Hawkes Bay H., 2d ATC Epsom H., Gr.1, Tramway S., Gr.2, Waikato RC Foxbridge P., Gr.2, 3d MVRC WS Cox P., Gr.1, ATC George Ryder S., Gr.1, 4th New Zealand Two Thousand Guineas, Gr.1. Gambu (g. by Redwood). 3 wins 1350m to 2431m, A$91,165, to 2022-23, BRC Nova 106.9 H., TAB Wayne Wilson Medal H., 2d Ipswich TC Nuturf H. Melarita (f. by Rip Van Winkle). 4 wins 1500m to 2100m, NZ$6,495, A$76,418, MRC Ladbrokes Cash in H., 3d MRC Ladbrokes Money Back Odds H. Coppleson (g. by Rip Van Winkle). 2 wins at 1500m, 1600m in 2022-23, 3d BRC Sky Racing H. Roldana (f. by Mastercraftsman). 2 wins at 2000m, 2d MVRC Windows by Design P. Baby Shark (g. by Rip Van Winkle). Winner at 1600m, 3d Counties RC Heart of Racing H. Urulu (f. by High Chaparral). Winner at 2439m in Aust. Dam of- What a Charma. Winner at 1400m in 2022-23, 2d Taranaki RC Wash Squad H. Half Bak (f. by Churchill Downs). Raced once. Dam of- Super Sid. 2 wins at 1400m, 2100m, NZ$101,462, Auckland TR PGG Wrightson H., 4th Taranaki Cup, Gr.3. 2nd dam Havitbak, by Bakharoff. 8 wins 1200m to 2100m, ARC Peter Lehmann Wines H., Waikato RC Sitrite Furniture H., Cambridge Thoroughbred Sales H., 2d Waikato RC Mapperley Stud S., Gr.3, 3d Rotorua Challenge P., Gr.3, 4th BOP RC Kiwifruit Cup, L. Dam of 8 foals, 7 to race, 6 winners, inc:- BAK DA CHIEF (Chief Bearhart). 5 wins. See above. Bak da Princess. Unraced. Dam of 10 winners- PONDAROSA MISS (High Chaparral). 6 wins 1400m to 2100m, NZ$271,635, ARC Easter H., Gr.1, Coca-Cola H., 2d Rotorua Challenge P., L, 3d ARC Zabeel Classic, Gr.1, Auckland Cup, Gr.1. ECUADOR (High Chaparral). 10 wins 1400m to 2400m, A$1,136,875, ATC Lord Mayor's Cup, L, Carrington S., L, WJ McKell Cup, L, 2d ATC Epsom H., Gr.1, NSW Tatt's RC Tramway S., Gr.2, ATC Doncaster Prelude H., Gr.3, MVRC JRA Cup, Gr.3, Hawkesbury Gold Cup, Gr.3. |
: nr sh; 89 over 2 off sh