Damascus Gate (USA)

Damascus - Spring Adieu (Buckpasser) bay, 1984

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Pedigree

Damascus
1964
Sword Dancer
1956
SunglowSun Again - Sun Teddy
Rosern - Mad Hatter
Highland FlingBy Jimminy - Pharamond
Swing Time - Royal Minstrel
Kerala
1958
My BabuDjebel - Tourbillon
Perfume - Badruddin
Blade of TimeSickle - Phalaris
Bar Nothing - Blue Larkspur
Spring Adieu
1974
BuckpasserTom FoolMenow - Pharamond
Gaga - Bull Dog
BusandaWar Admiral - Man O'War
Businesslike - Blue Larkspur
Natalma
1957
Native DancerPolynesian - Unbreakable
Geisha - Discovery
AlmahmoudMahmoud - Blenheim
Arbitrator - Peace Chance

Pedigree

Sales Analysis

BORN colt avg sold SI filly avg sold SI
1990 20,200 10 0.77 18,278 9 1.1
1991 34,625 8 1.05 13,200 9 0.99
1992 7,000 2 0.93 12,333 6 0.65
1993 43,571 7 1.29 22,000 1 1.24
1994 65,875 8 1.68 15,571 7 0.43
1995 81,833 6 2.02 36,500 6 1.76
1996 95,500 4 2.77 16,000 4 0.72
1997 45,400 10 0.98 29,333 9 0.79
1998 40,824 17 0.7 28,333 9 0.68
1999 44,400 5 0.84 33,750 4 0.57
2000 41,500 6 0.87 23,429 7 0.63
2001 27,333 3 0.57 17,500 2 0.59
2002 24,000 3 0.47 7,000 1 0.24
2003 37,800 5 0.6 30,222 9 0.7
2004 52,143 7 0.53 47,500 2 0.75
2005 56,250 4 0.6 65,000 2 0.94
2006 42,500 2 0.6 22,500 2 0.37
2007 0 0 0 85,000 2 1.36

Stamina

by highest winning distance of 3yo and up (the higher the count, the more reliable the %)

800/1399m 14/1600m 16/1999m 20/2399m 2400m+ count
39% 37% 11% 6% 8% 160

Best Rated Offspring

(SA only)

horse wins (SW) places (SP) stakes AR
Syrian Blue 90c 1 (0) 1 (0) R 48,000 112
Damasco 93c 7 (2) 8 (2) R 325,973 110
On The Tiles 91c 5 (1) 5 (2) R 337,987 106
Good Thing 03c 12 (0) 7 (0) R 728,783 106
Your Eminence 93c 5 (2) 7 (0) R 219,418 104
Gate Buster 93c 2 (0) 7 (0) R 67,470 103
Desert Palm 96c 5 (1) 7 (1) R 305,325 101
Desert Dance 97c 4 (0) 5 (1) R 159,870 100
Smart Solution 00c 5 (0) 3 (0) R 156,525 100
Lion Gate 97c 7 (0) 3 (0) R 304,800 99

Black Type Offspring

with best career rating by distance category:
1000-1399m/14-1600m/1601-1999m/20-2399m/2400m+

  • Blue Grampus 1995 colt 54/-/76/72/85
  • Blue Gardenia (Roland Gardens x )
  • 2nd Durbanville Cup (L) 3200m
  • Desert Dance 1997 colt 100/98/-/-/-
  • Dolphin Dance (Elevation x Alleged)
  • 3rd Gr3 Guineas Trial 1600m
  • La Poste 1993 filly 93/96/92/-/-
  • By Decree (Harry Hotspur x Royal Prerogative)
  • 2nd E-Cape Breeders S. (L) 1400m
  • Shop Wise 1998 filly 90/84/-/-/-
  • Shopping Around (Complete Warrior x Silverware)
  • 3rd Olympic Duel S. (L) 1200m
  • Syrian Sonja 2003 filly 97/86/-/-/-
  • Doolally (Cordoba x Averof)
  • Won Gr3 Strelitzia S. 1200m

Stud Analysis

Colts

  • SSI 0.87
  • Stamina 1518m
  • Stakes Wins 19%
  • Black Type 22%
  • winners/runners% 61%
born foals rnrs wnrs w/r% SW SW/r% BT BT/r% wins SSI AR Stamina
1990 15 5 2 40% 0 0% 0 0% 5 1.02 84 1200m
1991 11 6 5 83% 1 17% 1 17% 10 1.6 89 1640m
1992 3 2 2 100% 0 0% 1 50% 4 0.72 80 2000m
1993 8 8 7 88% 2 25% 2 25% 21 1.41 89 1486m
1994 12 10 9 90% 1 10% 1 10% 30 1.36 82 1567m
1995 11 6 5 83% 1 17% 2 33% 15 1.02 82 1700m
1996 4 4 4 100% 1 25% 1 25% 9 1.54 85 1625m
1997 13 12 7 58% 0 0% 1 8% 25 1.16 75 1400m
1998 26 21 12 57% 0 0% 1 5% 20 0.61 72 1308m
1999 10 9 6 67% 0 0% 0 0% 17 0.66 64 1908m
2000 12 12 5 42% 0 0% 0 0% 19 0.87 69 1590m
2001 4 1 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0.3 79 0m
2002 7 6 3 50% 0 0% 0 0% 4 0.42 63 1200m
2003 14 14 9 64% 0 0% 0 0% 31 0.87 67 1378m
2004 14 11 6 55% 0 0% 0 0% 12 0.49 64 1683m
2005 7 6 1 17% 0 0% 0 0% 1 0.23 50 1400m
2006 6 4 1 25% 0 0% 0 0% 4 0.54 65 1200m
2007 1 1 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0 13 0m

Fillies

  • SSI 0.85
  • Stamina 1435m
  • Stakes Wins 7%
  • Black Type 13%
  • winners/runners% 53%
born foals rnrs wnrs w/r% SW SW/r% BT BT/r% wins SSI AR Stamina
1990 13 2 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0 65 0m
1991 12 6 3 50% 0 0% 1 17% 4 0.93 77 1800m
1992 13 10 5 50% 0 0% 0 0% 8 0.92 69 1680m
1993 5 4 3 75% 0 0% 1 25% 8 1.29 86 1733m
1994 11 10 7 70% 0 0% 1 10% 19 1.25 75 1414m
1995 13 12 7 58% 0 0% 0 0% 14 0.83 66 1343m
1996 5 4 1 25% 0 0% 0 0% 1 0.43 69 800m
1997 16 14 7 50% 0 0% 0 0% 14 0.68 75 1171m
1998 22 17 11 65% 0 0% 1 6% 21 0.91 73 1518m
1999 10 8 7 88% 0 0% 0 0% 13 0.91 71 1536m
2000 14 11 8 73% 0 0% 0 0% 16 0.88 75 1375m
2001 4 4 3 75% 0 0% 0 0% 9 1.89 83 1567m
2002 4 2 1 50% 0 0% 0 0% 1 0.62 66 1400m
2003 16 14 6 43% 1 7% 1 7% 10 0.59 57 1350m
2004 14 12 5 42% 0 0% 0 0% 23 1.13 66 1680m
2005 7 5 2 40% 0 0% 0 0% 4 0.66 59 1500m
2006 6 6 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0.04 37 0m
2007 3 3 1 33% 0 0% 0 0% 1 0.43 51 1100m

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