Fata Morgana

 FATA MORGANA (AUS)

MEDAGLIA D'ORO (USA) (Bay or Brown 1999-Stud 2005). 8 wins to 1¼m, Gulfstream Donn H., Gr.1. Sire of 1034 rnrs, 659 wnrs, 107 SW, inc. Songbird (Del Mar Debutante S., Gr.1), Rachel Alexandra, Vancouver, Passion for Gold, Marketing Mix, Mshawish, New Money Honey, Plum Pretty, Bolt d'Oro, Elate, Champagne d'Oro, Gabby's Golden Gal, Astern, Coffee Clique, Dickinson, Lochte, Violence, C.S. Silk, Warrior's Reward, Valid, Talismanic, Payton d'Oro, etc.

1st dam

TRICK OF LIGHT, by Dansili. 6 wins from 1200m to 2000m, £2,597, A$236,970 in GB and Aust, SAJC Queen of the South S., Gr.2, MRC Select H., 2d VRC Matron S., Gr.3, MRC Trichelle H., VRC Emirates Airline H., Sale Cup Prelude, 4th SAJC Rain Lover P., L. Three-quarter-blood-sister to Barsanti. Dam of four named foals, three to race, inc:-

Four by Four (g. by Street Sense). 3 wins from 1400m to 2400m, A$80,315, to 2016-17 in Aust.

Magic Mila (f. by Medaglia d'Oro). Placed at 2 in 2016-17, 2d MVRC Friends of Epworth 2YO H.

Fata Morgana (f. by Medaglia d'Oro). See below.

2nd dam

STARDOM, by Known Fact. Unraced. Half-sister to XAAR, DIESE (dam of SENURE, SPEAK IN PASSING, DEXTERITY), MASTERCLASS, ILE DE JINSKY, Didicoy (dam of DIDINA, ESPIONAGE, STAR CLUSTER), Esquire, Silver Star, Danthonia (dam of ZANTE), Victoriana (dam of VICTORIAN ORDER). Dam of 8 foals, 5 to race, 3 winners, inc:-

TRICK OF LIGHT (Dansili). 6 wins. See above.

Supercharger. Unraced. Dam of-

Amante Latino (Mujahid). 11 wins-2 at 2-from 1000m to 2150m, €264,896, Milan Premio dell'Avvenire, Premio Mincio, Premio Calvairate, Premio Bellotta, Premio Solferino-twice, Premio Bormio, Premio Garda, 2d Milan Premio Gardone, L, Premio Carlo Porta, Premio Trenno, Premio San Colombano, 3d Milan Premio Chiusura, Gr.3, Rome Premio Parioli, Gr.3, Milan Premio del Piazzale, L, Rome Premio Signorino, L, 4th Milan Premio Primi Passi, Gr.3.

Anonimo Veneziano (Compton Place). Champion 3YO Sprinter in Italy in 2009. 5 wins at 1200m, 1400m, Milan Premio Po, Premio Vignate, Rome Premio Michelangelo, Premio Suffolk, 2d Milan Premio Goito, Premio Como, Rome Premio UNAG, Premio Lago Patria, 3d Milan Premio Gardone, L, Premio Aprica, Rome Premio Beverly, 4th Rome Premio Tudini, Gr.3.

3rd dam

MONROE, by Sir Ivor. Joint third top filly on The 1979 Irish 2YO Free H. 3 wins-2 at 2-to 6f, Leopardstown Ballyogan S., Gr.3, Phoenix Park Ardee P.H., Leopardstown Ticknock P., 2d Phoenix S., Gr.1, Phoenix Park Mulcahy S., Gr.3, Sprint S., L. Sister to GIELGUD, MALINOWSKI, Minnie Hauk (dam of AVIANCE, CHIEF CONTENDER), Show Lady (dam of GREAT REGENT), three-quarter-sister to Ivor's Date (dam of LADY CARLOTTA), half-sister to BLUSH WITH PRIDE (dam of BETTER THAN HONOUR, SMOLENSK, TURNBERRY ISLE), Star of Bagdad, Nijinsky's Best (dam of YAGLI), Sex Appeal (dam of EL GRAN SENOR, TRY MY BEST, SOLAR). Dam of 18 foals, 17 to race, 14 winners, inc:-

XAAR (Zafonic). Head of the 1997 European 2YO Classification. Champion 2YO Colt in France & GB in 1997. Champion 3YO in France, GB & Ireland in 1998 (Intermediate). 5 wins-4 at 2-from 1200m to 1600m, £388,240, Newmarket Dewhurst S., Gr.1, Longchamp Prix de la Salamandre, Gr.1, Deauville Prix de Cabourg, Gr.3, Newmarket Craven S., Gr.3, Maisons-Laffitte Prix de la Saone, 2d Sandown Eclipse S., Gr.1, Deauville Prix Morny, Gr.1, Prix Guillaume d'Ornano, Gr.2, 3d Irish Champion S., Gr.1, Royal Ascot Prince of Wales's S., Gr.2, 4th The Two Thousand Guineas, Gr.1. Sire.

DIESE (Diesis). 4 wins at 2000m, 2100m, Saint-Cloud Prix Corrida, Gr.3, Longchamp Prix de la Pepiniere, L, Saint-Cloud Prix Rose de Mai, L, 3d La Coupe de Longchamp, Gr.3. Dam of-

SENURE (Nureyev). 7 wins-1 at 2-from 7f to 11f, £30,076, US$715,270 in GB and U.S.A, Monmouth United Nations H., Gr.1, Santa Anita Clement L Hirsch Memorial Turf Championship S., Gr.1, Hollywood Park Fastness H., Gr.3, Steinlen H., L, Santa Anita Allowance 4YO+, 2d Hollywood Park Charles Whittingham H., Gr.1, 4th Hollywood Park Charles Whittingham H., Gr.1. Sire.

SPEAK IN PASSING (Danzig). 5 wins-1 at 2-from 1200m to 1600m, 232,000fr., US$250,890, Santa Anita San Simeon H., Gr.3, Deauville Prix de Saint-Arnoult, Saint-Cloud Prix Aravios, Del Mar Allowance, 2d Hollywood Turf Express H., Gr.3, Santa Anita Morvich H., Gr.3, Del Mar Live the Dream H., L. Sire.

DEXTERITY (Kingmambo). 4 wins from 1350m to 1650m, £6,792, €81,700 in GB and France, Nantes Grand Prix Anjou Bretagne, L, 2d Longchamp Prix du Pont au Change, 3d Deauville Prix Tarentelle, Longchamp Prix du Gros Caillou, 4th Nantes Grand Prix d'Anjou-Bretagne, L. Sire.

Terrazzo (Nureyev). 15 wins from 1800m to 3300m, £4,041, €183,045, 63,562fr. in GB, France and Belgium, Toulouse Prix de la Ville de Toulouse Tierce Magazine, 3d Longchamp Prix Vicomtesse Vigier, Gr.2, Prix Gladiateur, Gr.3, Grand Prix de la Ville de Nantes, L.

Cochin. Winner at 2000m, 2d Saint-Cloud Prix Gladiator, Prix Prince Palatine. Dam of-

PERMIT (Dansili). 9 wins from 2200m to 2800m, €46,800, A$638,005, ATC Chairman's H., Gr.2, NE Manion Cup, Gr.3, Christmas Cup, L, Tattersalls Club Cup, L, NE Manion Cup, L, 2d ATC Premier's Cup, L, NE Manion Cup, L, Australia Day Cup, L, Randwick City S., L, 3d Longchamp Prix de Lutece, Gr.3.

Five Fields. Winner at 10¼f in GB. Dam of-

UPCOUNTRY - ABSOLUTELY WIN (Mac.) (Oasis Dream). 6 wins to 1500m in GB and Macau, Macau Spring Trophy, L, 2d Macau Sprint Trophy, L, Macau Directors' Cup, L, 3d Macau Derby, L.

MASTERCLASS (The Minstrel). Joint third on The 1990 French 2YO Free H. 4 wins-1 at 2-from 1200m to 1800m, US$262,600, Deauville Prix Quincey, Gr.3, Longchamp Prix des Aigles, Santa Anita Allowance Race, 2d Longchamp Grand Criterium, Gr.1, Deauville Prix Maurice de Gheest, Gr.2, Longchamp Prix de Saint-Patrick, L, 3d Hollywood Park Breeders' Cup H., L. Sire.

ILE DE JINSKY (Ile de Bourbon). 4 wins, Churchill Downs River City H., L, Louisiana Downs Blue Skies H., L, 3d Keeneland Fayette H., Gr.2, Louisiana Downs Gator H., L. Sire.

Didicoy (Danzig). 3 wins-2 at 2-at 6f, Newmarket Coral Bookmakers H., 2d Phoenix Park Pearl Sprint S., L, 3d Goodwood Waterford Candelabra S., Gr.3. Dam of-

DIDINA (Nashwan). 5 wins-1 at 2-from 6f to 1m, Hollywood Park Dahlia H., Gr.2, City of York S., L, 2d Hollywood Park Wilshire H., Gr.2, 3d Hollywood Park Gamely H., Gr.1, Doncaster Sceptre S., L. Dam of-

COLONIALISM (Empire Maker). 9 wins from 1600m to 2400m in U.S.A. and Chile, Club Hipico Clasico Ilustre Municipalidad de Santiago, L, Clasico Nacional Mayores, Gulfstream Park Allowance.

TANTINA (Distant View). 4 wins at 7f, 7¼f, Doncaster Sceptre S., L, Goodwood Oak Tree S., L, Haydock Lambert Smith Hampton S., 3d Goodwood Supreme S., Gr.3. Dam of-

CITYSCAPE (Selkirk). Champion Older Male Miler in Ireland in 2011. Champion Older Male Miler in UAE in 2011-12. 6 wins-1 at 2-from 1600m to 1800m, £398,034, €265,025, US$102,870, HK$4,400,000, 11,010,000Dhs in GB, Ireland, France and U.A.E, Meydan Dubai Duty Free, Gr.1, Curragh Solonaway S., Gr.3, Newmarket Joel S., Gr.3, Saint-Cloud Prix Perth, Gr.3, Haydock Superior Mile, L, 2d Deauville Prix Jacques Le Marois, Gr.1, Ascot Queen Elizabeth II S., Gr.1, Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Mile, Gr.1, Milan Premio Vittorio di Capua, Gr.1, Ascot Royal Lodge S., Gr.2, Sandown Mile S., Gr.2, Newbury Greenham S., Gr.3, 3d Woodbine Mile S., Gr.1, Royal Ascot Queen Anne S., Gr.1. Sire.

BATED BREATH (Dansili). 6 wins to 6f, £355,842, US$99,010, Haydock Temple S., Gr.2, Windsor Leisure S., L, Haydock Poker at Bet365 H., Bet Totepool at Totesport.com S., 2d Newmarket July Cup, Gr.1, Royal Ascot King's Stand S., Gr.1, Haydock Sprint Cup, Gr.1, Woodbine Nearctic S., Gr.1, 3d Haydock Sprint Cup, Gr.1, 4th Newmarket Hopeful S., L. Sire.

Scuffle (Daylami). 3 wins at 1m, 8½f, 3d Kempton Snowdrop S., L, Newbury Relyon Cleaning 2YO S. Dam of-

SUFFUSED (Champs Elysees). 7 wins-1 at 2-from 7f to 15½f, £35,737, US$641,489, to 2017 in GB and U.S.A, Gulfstream Park La Prevoyante H., Gr.3, The Very One S., Gr.3, Saratoga Glens Falls S., Gr.3, 2d Woodbine EP Taylor S., Gr.1, Belmont Sheepshead Bay S., Gr.2, Saratoga Waya S., Gr.3.

Trekking (Gone West). 2 wins at 9f, 1¼m, Santa Anita Allowance, 2d Santa Anita Santa Barbara H., Gr.2, Newmarket NGK Spark Plugs S. Dam of-

Storming On. Unraced. Dam of-

FAME AND POWER (First Defence). 2 wins at 7f, 1m, Pimlico Sir Barton S., L, 2d Churchill Downs Matt Winn S., Gr.3, Del Mar El Cajon S., L, 3d Keeneland Lexington S., Gr.3.

Auction Room. Winner at 2 in GB. Dam of-

CRYING LIGHTENING (Holy Roman Emperor). 3 wins-1 at 2-to 1400m in GB and U.A.E, Ascot October S., L, Meydan Tennis Championships S., 2d Newmarket Sweet Solera S., Gr.3, 3d Sandown Star S., L.

Nessina. Unraced. Dam of-

AJAYA (Invincible Spirit). 2 wins at 2, £143,896, €28,600, York Gimcrack S., Gr.2, Cakemark 2YO S., 2d Maisons-Laffitte Prix Robert Papin, Gr.2, 4th Newmarket Middle Park S., Gr.1.

STAR CLUSTER (Observatory). 2 wins-1 at 2-at 7f, 1m, Sandown Distaff S., L, Newmarket Brackett Green 2YO Fillies S., 2d Leicester Ladbrokes.com S., 4th Newbury Ballymacoll Stud S., L. Producer.

ESPIONAGE (Zafonic). 2 wins at 2000m, 2100m, Deauville Prix Ridgway, L, Longchamp Prix de Bougival, 4th Longchamp Prix Niel, Gr.2.

Explode (Zafonic). 2 wins at 1¼m, 10¼f, Epsom Stanley Wootton Conditions S., 3d Newmarket James Seymour S., L.

Esquire (High Line). 3 wins at 1m, 1¼m, 2d Munich Bayerisches Zuchtrennen, Gr.2, Phoenix Park Pacemaker International S., Gr.3, Newmarket Feilden S., L. Sire.

Silver Star (Zafonic). Winner at 2, 3d Saint-Cloud Prix Coronation, L, 4th Deauville Prix de Saint-Cyr, L. Dam of-

Barsanti (Champs Elysees). 4 wins from 1¼m to 1½m, £192,646, York Jorvik S., 2d Royal Ascot Hardwicke S., Gr.2, Newmarket Godolphin S., L, York Silver Cup, L-twice.

Rising Tornado. Winner at 1950m in France. Dam of-

CLOSE HATCHES (First Defence). Equal Leading Older Female on the 2014 WTR (Mile). Champion Older Female in USA in 2014. 9 wins from 7f to 9f, US$2,707,300, Belmont Ogden Phipps S., Gr.1, Mother Goose S., Gr.1, Oaklawn Park Apple Blossom H., Gr.1, Parx Racing Cotillion S., Gr.1, Saratoga Personal Ensign S., Gr.1, Aqueduct Gazelle S., Gr.2, Oaklawn Park Azeri S., Gr.2, 2d Breeders' Cup Distaff, Gr.1, Belmont Acorn S., Gr.1, 4th Keeneland Spinster S., Gr.1.

LOCKDOWN (First Defence). 2 wins-1 at 2-at 8¼f, 8½f, US$445,900, to 2017, Aqueduct Busanda S., L, 2d Aqueduct Gazelle S., Gr.2, 3d Churchill Downs Kentucky Oaks, Gr.1, Parx Racing Cotillion S., Gr.1.

Victoriana. Winner at 1000m in France. Dam of-

VICTORIAN ORDER (Zamindar). 4 wins from 1600m to 1950m, €84,365, Longchamp Prix Pelleas, L, Chantilly Prix du Bois Renard, Longchamp Prix Ernest Leroy, Prix Maxime Caccia, 3d La Coupe de Longchamp, Gr.3.

Victorian Style (Nashwan). 4 wins at 1m in GB and U.S.A, 3d Hollywood Park Flawlessly H., L, Santa Anita Reloy H., L. Producer.

In the Past. Raced once. Dam of-

DOMESDAY (Red Ransom). 2 wins at 2, A$376,175, STC Silver Slipper S., Gr.2, MRC Tsunami Relief 2YO P., 2d STC Todman Slipper Trial S., Gr.2, 4th AJC Sires' Produce S., Gr.1, Up & Coming S., Gr.3. Sire.

Danthonia. Winner at 2 in GB. Dam of-

ZANTE (Zafonic). 3 wins from 1m to 1¼m, Salisbury Upavon S., L, 2d Newbury Ballymacoll Stud S., L, 3d Hollywood Park Estrapade S., L, Santa Anita Bold Ballet S., L. Producer.

Requete (Rainbow Quest). 3 wins at 2000m, 2100m, €15,350, US$294,300, Santa Anita San Marino H., Saint-Cloud Prix Motrico, 2d Belmont Manhattan H., Gr.1, Churchill Downs Turf Classic S., Gr.1. Sire.

Race Record:

Placed at 3 in 2016-17 in Aust.