Erik The Red (SAF)
Captain Al - Covenant (Western Winter) bay, 2017 - height 16.1hh
- Varsfontein Stud - W. Cape
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Race Record
6 wins, 900-1400m in South Africa
Rated MR 114 at 3
Cape Champion 2yo Colt
at 2
WON Gr3 Cape of Good Hope Nursery (1200m)
WON Somerset 1200 (L) (1200m)
WON Summer Juvenile S. (L) (1000m)
3rd Gr2 Golden Horseshoe (1400m)
4th Gr1 Golden Horse Medallion (1200m)
at 3
WON Gr2 Cape Merchants (1200m)
WON Gr2 Umkhomazi S. (1200m)
Sire Line
CAPTAIN AL – 9 wins, 1000-1600m, Gr1 Cape Guineas, Gr2 Merchants S., Gr2 Diadem S., Gr3 Matchem S. (rated MR 112). Sire of Gr1 winners of both sexes; Champion Sire; Sire-of-Sires; Broodmare Sire of Gr1 winners of both sexes.
Notable progeny includes 25 Gr1 winners (in order of yob): Captain’s Lover (04f - Badger Land, Argosy); Captain’s Gal (05f - Centenary, Esplendor); Exhilaration (06c - Elliodor, Boot Camp); Emerald Cove (07f - Caesour, Straight Strike); Hill Fifty Four (08c - Sportsworld, Dancing Champ); All Is Secret (09f - Goldkeeper, Royal Academy); Captain America (10c - Fort Wood, Top Ville); Captain Of All (10c - Fard, Forty Winks); Carry On Alice (11f - Western Winter, Best By Test); Pine Princess (11f - Badger Land, Far North); Always In Charge (13c - Polar Falcon, Last Tycoon); Cloth Of Cloud (13f - Fusaichi Pegasus, Majestic Light); Sergeant Hardy (13c - Hard Up, Allied Flag); The Secret Is Out (13f - Goldkeeper, Royal Academy); William Longsword (13c - Fort Wood, Dancing Champ); Kasimir (14c - Peintre Celebre, Green Desert); Snowdance (14f - Joshua Dancer, Royal Academy); Tap O’ Noth (14c - Western Winter, Elliodor); Undercover Agent (14c - London News, Lustra); Celtic Sea (15f - Mark of Esteem, Roi Normand); One World (15c - Giant’s Causeway, Caerleon); Miss Florida (16f - Trippi, Braashee); Missisippi Burning (16f - Hussonet, Maroof); Captain’s Ransom (17f – Red Ransom, Seattle Slew); Malmoos (17c – Fort Wood, Elliodor)
Notable progeny as broodmare sire includes five 2yo Gr1 winners: Potent Power (09c – National Emblem; 2nd dam by Dominion Royale); Same Jurisdiction (11f – Mambo In Seattle; 2nd dam by National Assembly – won Gr1 at 2 & 3); Gunner (13c – Gimmethegreenlight; 2nd dam by Elliodor); Eden Roc (16c – Var; 2nd dam by Dominion Royale); Vernichy (17f – Vercingetorix; 2nd dam by Giant’s Causeway)
Captain Al is kinbred 2x3 Lassie Dear (dam of his sire Al Mufti) x Splendid Spree (dam of his damsire Complete Warrior), their kinship involving descendants of Busanda, Lavendula, Mumtaz Begum.
Captain Al’s notable female line ancestor is his 3rd dam Beylic, who is close kin to a host of influential females incl Mumtaz Begum and Lavendula (dam of Perfume, grandam of Turn-To & My Babu). Through another descendant of the Lady Josephine line (Lady Juror, dam of Fair Trial), Beylic is kin to Lilac Belle (dam of Persian Wonder), Overture (dam of Preamble), Dramatic, Abernant (sire of New South Wales), etc.
TURN-TO line sires in South Africa: Captain Of All, Erik The Red, Malmoos, One World, William Longsword (Captain Al); Danon Platina (Deep Impact); Gimmethegreenlight, Hit The Road (More Than Ready); Sandringham Summit (Gimmethegreenlight); Canford Cliffs (Tagula)
Pedigree
| Captain Al 1996 | Al Mufti 1985 | Roberto | Hail To Reason - Turn To |
| Bramalea - Nashua | |||
| Lassie Dear | Buckpasser - Tom Fool | ||
| Gay Missile - Sir Gaylord | |||
| Off To War 1983 | Complete Warrior | Dewan - Bold Ruler | |
| Splendid Spree - Damascus | |||
| Infanta | Jamaico - Prince Taj | ||
| Beylic - Field Master | |||
| Covenant 2007 | Western Winter 1992 | Gone West | Mr Prospector - Raise A Native |
| Secrettame - Secretariat | |||
| Chilly Hostess | Vice Regent - Northern Dancer | ||
| Impressive Lady - Impressive | |||
| Secret Pact 1990 | Bush Telegraph | Jungle Cove - Bold Ruler | |
| Maiden Over - Persian Wonder | |||
| Soho Secret | Regent Street - Gulf Stream | ||
| Secret Landing - First Landing |
Pedigree
Erik The Red’s 3rd dam, Champion Broodmare Soho Secret, is closely kin-bred. She combines the kin-breeding from her sire Regent Street with her dam Secret Landing, notably though the latter’s grandam Secret Recipe. Regent Street is kinbred 2x1 Tide-Way x Fair Spoken and 2x4x2 Tide-Way x Lavendula x Tudor Fair – all these are close kin to Secret Recipe.
In this pedigree Soho Secret’s daughter Secret Pact is by Bush Telegraph, whose dam Maiden Over is kinbred 2x2 Lilac Belle x No Appeal – both kin-link to all of the kin-links found in Soho Secret. Secret Pact is a full sister to Horse of the Year London News.
Secret Pact is dam of Promisefrommyheart, by Elliodor whose third dam Martial Loan is close kin with all of the kin-lines noted above. Noteworthy is that Elliodor’s son Model Man has many of the kin-links found in Secret Recipe. Model Man’s Champion daughter League Title is from the same tail female line as Soho Secret.
The kin-link sequence continues with the mating to Western Winter, sire of Covenant. Western Winter’s dam Chilly Hostess is by Vice Regent out of Impressive Lady.
Vice Regent is kinbred 3x4x5x5x6 Lady Angela x Composure x Golden Feast x Most Beautiful x Bellamia.
Impressive Lady is 4x4x3x4x5 Picture x Lavendula x Lady Angela x Sceptical x Golden Feast.
The key is Golden Feast, dam of Nandi who is doubled in the pedigree of Chilly Hostess.
Western Winter’s sire Gone West is kinbred 4x3 Miss Dogwood x Mixed Marriage. The latter is kin to all of Lady Angela, Composure, Sceptical, Most Beautiful, Picture, Lavendula and Golden Feast. Mixed Marriage (by Tudor Minstrel) is a noted kin-link in pedigrees with Court Martial. Western Winter’s best progeny appear to support the significance of this.
Suitable Lines
Suitable Lines for Erik The Red could include
- those of his own female line, including Elliodor (notably Model Man), Bush Telegraph (notably London News and sires descending from No Appeal – Lords, Song Of Songs, Piaffer), Dancing Blues, Regent Street (notably Miss Lily!), First Landing, League Title, etc.;
- concentrations of Lavendula – widespread through Turn To/Hail To Reason/Halo (incl Roberto, Al Mufti; Damascus, Rollins; Right Approach, etc), and through other daughters of Source Sucree (incl Irish River, Dynasty, West Man), My Babu/Joy (notably Dynasty);
- sources of Court Martial (widespread) and Owen Tudor (Mixed Marriage, Tudor Melody, Tudor Minstrel, Sweet Song, Abernant, Golden Thatch, Foveros, London News, National Emblem); etc.
Sales Analysis
| BORN | colt avg | sold | SI | filly avg | sold | SI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First crop 2022
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