Red Ray (SAF)
Western Winter - Nacarat (Pas De Quoi) bay, 2010 - height 16.0½hh
- Birch Bros - E. Cape
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Race Record
5 wins, 1200-1400m, at 2 to 6
rated MR 117
at 2 WON Somerset 1200-(L) (1200m)
2nd Gr1 SA Nursery (1160m)
at 3 WON Gr3 Cape Classic (1400m)
2nd Gr1 Cape Flyng Championship (1000m)
2nd Gr1 Golden Horse Sprint (1200m)
3rd Gr1 Cape Guineas (1600m)
at 5 WON Gr1 Mercury Sprint (1200m)
at 6 3rd Gr1 Cape Flying Championship
Sire Line
WESTERN WINTER – 5 wins in USA, 1200-1400m, Gr1/Gr2 placed. Sire of Gr1 winners of both sexes. Sire of Champions (incl 2 Horse of the Year). Champion sire (3x). Sire of sires. Sires of 18 Gr1 races
Notable progeny incl. Yard-Arm (99c – Dancing Champ, Beau Charles) – Horse of the Year; Winter Solstice (00c – Melun, Drum Beat) – Horse of the Year; Fearless (03c – Foveros, Persian Wonder) – Champion 2yo; Argonaut (04c – Del Sarto, Abadan) – Champion 2yo - sire; What A Winter (07c – Ahonoora, Troy) - sire; Red Ray (10c – Pas de Quoi, Northfields) - sire; Capetown Noir (09c – Fort Wood, Northern Guest) - sire; Set Afire (98c – Northfields, Plum Bold); Lady Windermere (05f – Averof, Sovereign Dice); Surveyor (99c – Northfields, Con Brio); Reveille Boy (99c – Dancing Champ, Peaceable Kingdom); Fair Maiden (01f – Priceless Asset, Flower Power); Bad Girl Runs (02f – Sadler’s Wells, Sharpen Up); Nania (04f – Pas de Quoi, Northfields); Warm White Night (05c – Foveros, Capriole) - sire; On Her Toes (05f – Badger Land, Accipiter); Attenborough (13c - Caesour, Jallad); Winterinthewoods (05f – Fort Wood, Foveros); Ice Cube (00c – Trigger Finger, Peaceable Kingdom); Roxanne (02f – Royal Chalice, Jungle Cove); Silver Mist (02c – Palace Music, London Bells); Lion Tamer (02c – Comic Blush, Spanish Air) - sire; Cold As Ice (11f – National Assembly, Harry Hotspur); Kingvoldt (11c – Parade Leader, Northfields); Redberry Lane (13f - Jallad, Centaine); etc.
KIN-BREEDING: 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 kinbred 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 (dam of Tamerett). Mixed Marriage, who may be the key to Western Winter’s pedigree, is close kin to all of Lady Angela, Composure, Sceptical, Most Beautiful, Picture, Lavendula – and above all Golden Feast, who ties it all together.
GONE WEST line sires in South Africa: Last Winter, Red Ray, What A Winter (Western Winter)
Pedigree
| Western Winter 1992 | Gone West | Mr Prospector | Raise A Native - Native Dancer |
| Gold Digger - Nashua | |||
| Secrettame | Secretariat - Bold Ruler | ||
| Tamerett - Tim Tam | |||
| Chilly Hostess 1982 | Vice Regent | Northern Dancer - Nearctic | |
| Victoria Regina - Menetrier | |||
| Impressive Lady | Impressive - Court Martial | ||
| Chilly - Nearctic | |||
| Nacarat 1995 | Pas De Quoi 1986 | Roland Gardens | Derring Do - Darius |
| Katricia - Skymaster | |||
| Merci Beaucoup | Anono - Noholme II | ||
| Good Grace - Prized | |||
| Tawny Red 1987 | Northfields | Northern Dancer - Nearctic | |
| Little Hut - Occupy | |||
| Port Wine | Plum Bold - Bold Ruler | ||
| Flame - Masham |
Pedigree
Suitable Lines
Suitable mares for Red Ray could include
- kin-relatives with backgrounds as found in Tudor Minstrel, Mixed Marriage (Gone West, Sharpen Up, Kris, Diesis, Pole Position, Known Fact, My Earl); Aimee (Blushing Groom, Jallad, Rainbow Quest, etc. – widespread); Averof/Foveros; Abernant (widespread, but notably Golden Thatch (Goldmark), Thatching (Restructure), Derring-Do (Jan Ekels, Roland Gardens, Popcorn, etc.); Court Martial (widespread, but notably Elliodor (Model Man), Capture Him, Lords, Welsh Harmony (National Emblem); Drum Beat; Mexico (Harry Hotspur); etc.
- kin-relatives with backgrounds as found in Gr1 performers sired by Royal Chalice, notably descendants of Kit Kat (Mexico x Seal Kitten, the latter close kin to Beylic in Captain Al’s bottom-line, both by Field Master with Hyperion and from Fam. 6 – thus leading to Captain Al), descendants of Sara’s Warning (closely kinbred dam of Noble Destiny, Gypsy’s Warning, Royal Prophecy, etc), descendants of Party Time (widespread), descendants of British Pride (leading to Malta/Cockney descendants), etc.
- kin-relatives with backgrounds as found in Port Wine’s sire Plum Bold, by Bold Ruler, leading to Complete Warrior (Captain Al), Jungle Cove (widespread, but notably sisters Jungle Class/Classy Play (their dam by Jan Ekels), who lead to Legislate and his sire Dynasty, and also to Roxy Café (by Royal Chalice, dam of Gr1 Roxanne by Western Winter, in turn dam of SW Sting Operation by Captain Al) – Roxy Café is sibling to Going Astray (by Foveros), dam of Lady Curator (by Pas de Quoi), dam of Gr2 Lion In Winter (by Western Winter)); also in this context Futura, by Dynasty, whose grandam is by Western Winter, and 3rd dam by Golden Thatch out of a Plum Bold mare; and Oratorio, who is from the same female line as Plum Bold and whose grandam is by Alydar and thus doubled up on the female line.
(posted 2017)
Sales Analysis
| BORN | colt avg | sold | SI | filly avg | sold | SI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 60,000 | 5 | 0.38 | 46,875 | 8 | 0.49 |
| 2019 | 67,500 | 4 | 0.32 | 15,000 | 2 | 0.12 |
| 2020 | 100,000 | 1 | 0.24 | 40,000 | 1 | 0.22 |
| 2021 | 90,000 | 5 | 0.36 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 30,000 | 1 | 0.08 | 92,500 | 4 | 0.44 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55% | 41% | 5% | 0% | 0% | 22 |
Best Rated Offspring
(SA only)
| horse | wins (SW) | places (SP) | stakes | AR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Saxon 18c | 3 (1) | 4 (2) | R 1,317,500 | 103 |
| Alula's Star 18f | 6 (2) | 8 (2) | R 761,312 | 96 |
| Red Impact 19c | 1 (0) | 3 (0) | R 91,650 | 85 |
| Twelve Oclock High 21c | 2 (0) | 1 (0) | R 155,750 | 85 |
| Razor Red 18c | 2 (0) | 5 (0) | R 120,163 | 84 |
| Maquette 18f | 7 (0) | 8 (0) | R 555,000 | 84 |
| Global Glory 18c | 1 (0) | 1 (0) | R 50,750 | 82 |
| Epic View 20f | 1 (0) | 1 (0) | R 98,750 | 80 |
| Makhachev 20c | 2 (0) | 2 (0) | R 158,976 | 80 |
| Nautical Landing 21f | 0 (0) | 6 (0) | R 114,000 | 77 |
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% | 26,056 |
| Red Ray | 32% | 16% | 28% | 20% | 0% | 4% | 24% | 4% | 25 |
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% | 25,512 |
| Red Ray | 15% | 30% | 25% | 25% | 0% | 5% | 30% | 5% | 20 |
Black Type Offspring
with best career rating by
distance
category:
1000-1399m/14-1600m/1601-1999m/20-2399m/2400m+
Stud Analysis
Colts
- SSI 0.73
- Stamina 1315m
- Stakes Wins 7%
- Black Type 7% winners/runners% 50%
| born | foals | rnrs | wnrs | w/r% | SW | SW/r% | BT | BT/r% | wins | SSI | AR | Stamina |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 57% | 1 | 7% | 1 | 7% | 14 | 1.2 | 68 | 1245m |
| 2019 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 33% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0.36 | 53 | 1000m |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 2 | 0.64 | 80 | 1600m |
| 2021 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 38% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 4 | 0.73 | 52 | 1417m |
Fillies
- SSI 0.69
- Stamina 1362m
- Stakes Wins 9%
- Black Type 9% winners/runners% 45%
| born | foals | rnrs | wnrs | w/r% | SW | SW/r% | BT | BT/r% | wins | SSI | AR | Stamina |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 64% | 1 | 9% | 1 | 9% | 24 | 1.31 | 68 | 1286m |
| 2019 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 25% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0.25 | 62 | 1600m |
| 2020 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 25% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0.27 | 53 | 1200m |
| 2021 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0.94 | 77 | 0m |
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