Argonaut (SAF)

Western Winter - Aquasarto (Del Sarto) chestnut, 2004

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Pedigree

Western Winter
1992		Gone WestMr ProspectorRaise A Native - Native Dancer
Gold Digger - Nashua
SecrettameSecretariat - Bold Ruler
Tamerett - Tim Tam
Chilly Hostess
1982		Vice RegentNorthern Dancer - Nearctic
Victoria Regina - Menetrier
Impressive LadyImpressive - Court Martial
Chilly - Nearctic
Aquasarto
1984		Del Sarto
1975		Bold BidderBold Ruler - Nasrullah
High Bid - To Market
Queen SucreeRibot - Tenerani
Cosmah - Cosmic Bomb
Sea Diamond
1963		AbadanPersian Gulf - Bahram
Affair - Fair Trial
RoenieKnockroe - Canon Law
Leonie - Upper Cut

Pedigree

Sales Analysis

BORN colt avg sold SI filly avg sold SI
2010 128,636 22 0.73 96,458 24 0.74
2011 130,909 22 0.58 94,909 22 0.51
2012 79,000 25 0.4 60,909 11 0.51
2013 86,667 6 0.59 48,929 14 0.4
2014 65,000 1 0.63 40,000 1 0.36

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
57% 32% 10% 2% 0% 111

Best Rated Offspring

(SA only)

horse wins (SW) places (SP) stakes AR
Natal 12c 3 (0) 2 (0) R 391,150 109
Clear Sailing 10f 9 (4) 7 (1) R 761,700 108
Argo Alley 19c 4 (0) 2 (0) R 375,375 104
Clever Guy 13c 6 (0) 8 (0) R 616,225 103
Copybook 10c 1 (0) 4 (1) R 132,700 103
Beat The Retreat 12c 3 (0) 4 (1) R 264,550 103
Spirit Of Hamilton 11c 5 (0) 5 (0) R 403,450 102
Sea Fever 11c 5 (0) 5 (0) R 419,450 100
Star Fighter 15f 4 (2) 5 (2) R 367,700 98
Rob's Jewel 13c 2 (0) 0 (0) R 142,500 98

The Power Of Ratings

Colts

AR Band < 59 59 - 69 70 - 79 80 - 89 90 - 99 > 99 > 79 > 89 count
All Colts 27% 18% 26% 18% 7% 3% 29% 11% 25,503
Argonaut 23% 19% 22% 18% 10% 7% 35% 17% 99

Fillies

AR Band < 54 54 - 64 65 - 74 75 - 84 85 - 94 > 94 > 74 > 84 count
All Fillies 28% 18% 26% 20% 7% 2% 29% 9% 24,964
Argonaut 23% 19% 27% 25% 3% 3% 31% 7% 122

Black Type Offspring

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

  • Beat The Retreat 2012 colt 103/100/-/-/-
  • Spring Lilac (Joshua Dancer x Royal Academy)
  • 2nd Gr3 Godolphin Barb S. 1100m
  • Copybook 2010 colt 90/103/-/-/-
  • Stella's Journal (London News x National Assembly)
  • 2nd Gr3 Byerley Turk 1400m
  • Hurricane Shelley 2013 filly 79/97/-/-/-
  • Tanzania (Black Sam Bellamy x Hard Up)
  • 3rd Lady's Bracelet (L) 1600m

Stud Analysis

Colts

  • SSI 0.78
  • Stamina 1358m
  • Stakes Wins 5%
  • Black Type 10%
    • winners/runners% 51%
born foals rnrs wnrs w/r% SW SW/r% BT BT/r% wins SSI AR Stamina
2010 30 25 13 52% 1 4% 2 8% 30 0.61 69 1285m
2011 28 23 15 65% 0 0% 0 0% 36 0.78 74 1371m
2012 42 31 15 48% 2 6% 4 13% 41 0.62 74 1313m
2013 27 22 10 45% 0 0% 0 0% 43 0.83 74 1480m
2014 3 3 1 33% 0 0% 0 0% 2 0.64 65 1000m
2016 2 2 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 65 0m
2018 2 1 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0 38 0m
2019 1 1 1 100% 0 0% 0 0% 4 1.23 104 1700m

Fillies

  • SSI 0.86
  • Stamina 1433m
  • Stakes Wins 35%
  • Black Type 36%
    • winners/runners% 49%
born foals rnrs wnrs w/r% SW SW/r% BT BT/r% wins SSI AR Stamina
2010 38 33 18 55% 1 3% 1 3% 40 0.93 62 1322m
2011 40 30 12 40% 0 0% 0 0% 28 0.63 65 1350m
2012 30 23 11 48% 0 0% 0 0% 22 0.68 65 1400m
2013 40 36 19 53% 1 3% 2 6% 33 0.65 62 1339m
2014 8 6 3 50% 0 0% 0 0% 6 0.88 54 1383m
2015 1 1 1 100% 1 100% 1 100% 4 2.12 98 1800m
2020 2 1 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0.1 51 0m

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