Lancaster Bomber (USA)
War Front - Sun Shower (Indian Ridge) bay, 2013 - height 16.1hh
- Drakenstein Stud - W. Cape
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Died in 2021 (during the covering season)
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sires who are no longer active
Race Record
2 wins, 1400m-2100m in Ireland & UK (also raced in USA, UAE)
Jt Champion Older Horse in Ireland at 4
Rated Timeform 113 at 2, 122 at 3, 123 at 4
At 2 WON 1400m Ireland
2nd Gr1 Dewhurst S. (1400m)
2nd G1 Breeder’s Cup Juvenile Turf (1600m)
At 3 2nd Gr1 St James’ Palace S. (1600m)
2nd G1 Woodbine Mile (1600m)
2nd G1 Breeder’s Cup Mile (1600m)
4th Gr1 2000 Guineas (1600m)
4th Gr2 UAE Derby (1900m)
At 4 WON Gr1 Tattersalls Gold Cup (2100m)
3rd Gr1 Lockinge S. (1600m)
Sire Line
WAR FRONT – G2 winner in USA (2x G1 2nd); Timeform 119; sire of Gr1 winners of both sexes; sire-of-sires. Fee for 2021 US$150.000.
Notable progeny includes Air Force Blue (13c – Maria’s Mon, Seeking The Gold) – champion 2yo colt; Declaration of War (09c – Rahy, Gone West) - champion; US Navy Flag (15c – Galileo, Storm Cat) – champion 2yo colt & full sister Roly Poly (14f – Galileo, Storm Cat); Lancaster Bomber (14c – Indian Ridge, Warning) – Jt Champion Older Horse; War Command (11c – Red Ransom, His Majesty); Data Link (08c – Known Fact, Deputy Minister); Royal Artillery (13c – Dynaformer, Mr Prospector); Sweet Orange (08c – Unbridled’s Song, Jade Hunter); Due Diligence (11c – Pulpit, Icecapade) – champion 3yo colt; Summer Front (09c – El Prado, Cherokee Colony); Fog of War (16c – Galileo, Dynaformer); Avenge (12f – Woodman, Nijinsky); Hit It A Bomb (13c – Sadler’s Wells, Danehill Dancer) & full sister Brave Anna (14f – Sadler’s Wells, Danehill Dancer) – champion 2yo filly; Jack Milton (10c – Forty Niner, Believe It); Homesman (14c – Red Ransom, His Majesty); American Patriot (13c – Tiznow, Notebook); The Factor (08c – Miswaki, Icecapade); Peace And War (12f – Smart Strike, Gilded Time); War Flag (13f – Arch, His Majesty) & full brother Lines of Battle (10c – Arch, His Majesty) – champion in HK & UAE; Spirit of Valor (14c – Grindstone, Known Fact); Fire Away (12c – Unbridled, Private Account); Fleet Review (15c - Galileo, Stravinsky); Munitions (16c - Tapit, Wild Again); War Decree (14c - Street Cry, Royal Applause); etc.
KIN-BREEDING: War Front’s SigAnc (Significant female line Ancestor) appears to be Sunny Vale, SigAnc also of Dynaformer and two sisters, who appear in several of War Front’s best runners. Sunny Vale is close kin to Lady Lawless, SigAnc in the female line of Missy Baba (Lassie Dear). Kin-links with female line descendants of Sunny Vale include Change Water (dam of Fall Aspen), Con Game (in Seeking The Gold), etc.
DANZIG-line sires in South Africa:Duke Of Marmalade, Oratorio (Danehill); Mofeed (Duke of Marmalade); Buffalo Bill Cody; Rafeef, Redoute’s Promise (Redoute’s Choice); Querari (Oasis Dream); Quasillo (Sea The Stars); Lancaster Bomber, Fire Away (War Front); Alado (Danzig); Heavenly Blue (Snitzel), Soqrat (Epaulette)
Pedigree
| War Front 2002 | Danzig 1977 | Northern Dancer | Nearctic - Nearco |
| Natalma - Native Dancer | |||
| Pas de Nom | Admirals Voyage - Crafty Admiral | ||
| Petitioner - Petition | |||
| Starry Dreamer 1994 | Rubiano | Fappiano - Mr Prospector | |
| Ruby Slippers - Nijinsky | |||
| Lara's Star | Forli - Aristophanes | ||
| True Reality - Round Table | |||
| Sun Shower 2001 | Indian Ridge 1985 | Ahonoora | Lorenzaccio - Klairon |
| Helen Nichols - Martial | |||
| Hillbrow | Swing Easy - Delta Judge | ||
| Golden City - Skymaster | |||
| Miss Kemble 1994 | Warning | Known Fact - In Reality | |
| Slightly Dangerous - Roberto | |||
| Sarah Siddons | Le Levanstell - Le Lavandou | ||
| Mariel - Relko |
Pedigree
War Front’s SigAnc (Significant female line Ancestor) appears to be Sunny Vale, SigAnc also of Dynaformer and two sisters, who appear in several of War Front’s best runners. Sunny Vale is close kin to Lady Lawless, SigAnc in the female line of Missy Baba (Lassie Dear). Kin-links with female line descendants of Sunny Vale include Change Water (dam of Fall Aspen), Con Game (in Seeking The Gold), etc.
Lancaster Bomber’s female traces to Fantan, whose kin-breeding involves Marchetta and daughter Sweet Lavender. Fantan is dam of highclass Ragusa (sire of sires) and of Ofa (grandam of SA champion Politician and the mare Sweet Turn).
Suitable Lines
Suitable mares for LANCASTER BOMBER could include
- Sunny Vale’s female line descendants, incl Dynaformer (Admiral Kitten, Rock Of Rochelle), Albert Hall;
- Sunny Vale’s kin-links, incl Missy Baba/Lassie Dear (Sportsworld, Al Mufti, Captain Al, Duke Of Marmalade, etc., etc), Change Water (Fall Aspen, Fort Wood, Cozzene (Jackson,
- Noordhoek Flyer), Laramie Trail), Con Game (Seeking The Gold (Windrush, Lecture, Willow Magic, Erupt), Burgoo Maid (Jungle Cove), Bold Reason (Sadler’s Wells (notably Fort Wood, Vision Of Clarity (Pathfork), etc.;
- Tourbillon (widespread, notably Joy, Djebel, Ambiorix);
- Marchetta female line descendants, notably through Sweet Lavender/Lavendula (notably Dynasty, but widespread), Turn To (Sir Gaylord, Hail To Reason), Aurora (Alycidon, Acropolis (Fort Wood’s son Horse Chestnut, Toreador), Borealis (Right Approach), and also leading to Fantan descendants, incl Politician, Sweet Turn (Jessamine (The Sheik by Al Mufti), etc), Ragusa.
(posted 2019)
Sales Analysis
| BORN | colt avg | sold | SI | filly avg | sold | SI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 342,424 | 33 | 1.34 | 200,909 | 22 | 1.37 |
| 2021 | 491,154 | 26 | 1.4 | 231,875 | 24 | 1.14 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45% | 38% | 11% | 4% | 3% | 80 |
Best Rated Offspring
(SA only)
| horse | wins (SW) | places (SP) | stakes | AR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snow Pilot 20c | 4 (1) | 5 (3) | R 1,745,401 | 121 |
| Rascova 20f | 5 (3) | 7 (7) | R 1,777,613 | 102 |
| Eight On Eighteen 21c | 2 (1) | 4 (2) | R 840,838 | 101 |
| Red Bomber 20c | 3 (0) | 5 (1) | R 283,500 | 100 |
| Guy Gibson 20c | 2 (0) | 6 (2) | R 391,625 | 99 |
| Beach Bomb 20f | 4 (3) | 2 (1) | R 1,848,263 | 97 |
| Lead The Charge 21c | 2 (0) | 4 (0) | R 201,375 | 97 |
| Coastal Commander 20c | 2 (0) | 7 (0) | R 1,365,363 | 96 |
| Legend Of Arthur 21c | 2 (0) | 3 (1) | R 231,875 | 96 |
| One Fell Swoop 20f | 5 (2) | 1 (1) | R 534,625 | 95 |
The Power Of Ratings
Colts
| AR Band | < 59 | 59 - 69 | 70 - 79 | 80 - 89 | 90 - 99 | > 99 | > 79 | > 89 | count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Colts | 27% | 18% | 27% | 18% | 7% | 3% | 28% | 11% | 26,038 |
| Lancaster Bomber | 8% | 14% | 31% | 28% | 15% | 5% | 48% | 20% | 65 |
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% | 25,506 |
| Lancaster Bomber | 26% | 19% | 32% | 9% | 9% | 4% | 22% | 13% | 68 |
Black Type Offspring
with best career rating by
distance
category:
1000-1399m/14-1600m/1601-1999m/20-2399m/2400m+
Stud Analysis
Colts
- SSI 1.35
- Stamina 1467m
- Stakes Wins 3%
- Black Type 11% winners/runners% 77%
| born | foals | rnrs | wnrs | w/r% | SW | SW/r% | BT | BT/r% | wins | SSI | AR | Stamina |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 44 | 38 | 32 | 84% | 1 | 3% | 4 | 11% | 72 | 1.32 | 80 | 1519m |
| 2021 | 34 | 27 | 18 | 67% | 1 | 4% | 3 | 11% | 24 | 1.38 | 75 | 1414m |
Fillies
- SSI 1.16
- Stamina 1324m
- Stakes Wins 8%
- Black Type 10% winners/runners% 43%
| born | foals | rnrs | wnrs | w/r% | SW | SW/r% | BT | BT/r% | wins | SSI | AR | Stamina |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 41 | 37 | 21 | 57% | 3 | 8% | 4 | 11% | 42 | 1.36 | 66 | 1365m |
| 2021 | 40 | 32 | 9 | 28% | 0 | 0% | 3 | 9% | 15 | 0.95 | 59 | 1283m |
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