Desert Team (GB)

Blushing Groom - Bemis Heights (Herbager) bay, 1980

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Pedigree

Blushing Groom
1974
Red God
1954
NasrullahNearco - Pharos
Mumtaz Begum - Blenheim
Spring RunMenow - Pharamond
Boola Brook - Bull Dog
Runaway Bride
1962
Wild RiskRialto - Rabelais
Wild Violet GB - Blandford
AimeeTudor Minstrel - Owen Tudor
Emali - Umidwar
Bemis HeightsHerbager
1956
VandalePlassy - Bosworth
Vanille - La Farina GB
FlagetteEscamillo - Firdaussi
Fidgette - Firdaussi
Orissa USFirst LandingTurn To - Royal Charger
Hildene - Bubbling Over
Salt Lake USHill Prince - Princequillo
Yarmouth - Watling Street

Pedigree

Sales Analysis

BORN colt avg sold SI filly avg sold SI
1995 37,083 12 0.99 45,222 9 1.17
1996 38,167 12 0.82 11,000 4 0.4
1997 40,556 9 0.95 16,000 5 0.57
1998 41,000 3 1.21 13,000 2 0.53
2000 56,000 2 0.76 0 0 0
2002 13,000 1 0.4 0 0 0
2003 0 0 0 0 0 0

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
30% 41% 13% 7% 9% 56

Best Rated Offspring

(SA only)

horse wins (SW) places (SP) stakes AR
Skeem Team 97c 4 (1) 5 (2) R 244,338 100
Cereus 96c 9 (3) 13 (5) R 861,335 98
National Lore 97c 1 (0) 5 (0) R 72,562 94
Stud Master 97c 5 (1) 5 (0) R 251,212 93
Fly To The Stars 98f 2 (0) 7 (0) R 130,200 92
Brazenhead 95c 1 (0) 5 (0) R 55,150 90
Captive Audience 96f 4 (0) 5 (0) R 194,976 89
Inter Desert 98c 1 (0) 6 (0) R 49,750 88
Dot Dot Dash 98f 5 (1) 4 (1) R 220,225 88
Desert Scarab 96c 4 (0) 7 (0) R 207,563 87

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% 25,502
Desert Team 16% 21% 34% 21% 7% 2% 29% 9% 58

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% 24,960
Desert Team 15% 15% 36% 23% 10% 0% 33% 10% 39

Black Type Offspring

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

  • Fly To The Stars 1998 filly 92/92/88/50/-
  • Anouk Aimee (Northern Guest x Bellypha)
  • 4th Gr2 Thekwini S. 1400m
  • Stud Master 1997 colt 70/76/77/93/93
  • Sucha Dancer (Northern Guest x Persian Wonder)
  • Won SA St Leger (L) 2850m

Stud Analysis

Colts

  • SSI 0.57
  • Stamina 1587m
  • Stakes Wins 10%
  • Black Type 10%
  • winners/runners% 60%
born foals rnrs wnrs w/r% SW SW/r% BT BT/r% wins SSI AR Stamina
1995 15 13 10 77% 0 0% 0 0% 20 0.58 73 1470m
1996 21 17 6 35% 1 6% 1 6% 20 1 69 1833m
1997 17 15 11 73% 2 13% 2 13% 42 0.83 75 1841m
1998 7 6 4 67% 0 0% 0 0% 6 0.55 73 1275m
2000 3 3 2 67% 0 0% 0 0% 3 0.43 76 1700m
2002 3 3 2 67% 0 0% 0 0% 6 0.49 73 1400m
2003 1 1 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0.1 66 0m

Fillies

  • SSI 0.65
  • Stamina 1682m
  • Stakes Wins 14%
  • Black Type 14%
  • winners/runners% 52%
born foals rnrs wnrs w/r% SW SW/r% BT BT/r% wins SSI AR Stamina
1995 17 14 8 57% 0 0% 0 0% 13 0.7 66 1371m
1996 14 10 3 30% 0 0% 0 0% 6 0.91 61 1633m
1997 19 10 7 70% 0 0% 0 0% 8 0.62 74 1557m
1998 10 7 4 57% 1 14% 1 14% 11 1.15 65 1450m
2000 1 1 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0.09 65 0m
2002 1 1 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0.32 58 0m
2003 1 1 1 100% 0 0% 0 0% 1 0.78 71 2400m

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