Twice Over (GB)
Observatory - Double Crossed (Caerleon) bay, 2004 - height 16.2hh
- Klawervlei Stud - W. Cape
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Race Record
In UK, Ireland, France, USA and Dubai – on turf, dirt and tapeta. 12 wins, 1600-2050m, at 2 to 5
UK Champion Racehorse 2009 &
Joint European Champion 2009
Timeform 104P at 2; TFR 119 at 3; TFR 127 at 3;
TFR 128 at 4; 128 at 5 – ‘tough and genuine’
At 2 undefeated in 2 starts
At 3 WON Gr2 Prix Eugene Adam (2000m)
WON Gr3 Craven S. (1600m)
2nd Gr1 Champion S. (2000m)
3rd Gr1 St James’ Palace S. (1600m)
3rd Gr2 Dante S. (2050m)
At 4 WON Gr1 Champion S. (2000m)
3rd Gr1 Lockinge S. (1600m)
3rd Gr1 Breeder’s Cup Classic (2000m, dirt)
3rd Gr3 Earl Of Sefton S. (1800m)
4th Gr1 Price Of Wales S. (2000m)
At 5 WON Gr1 Champion S. (2000m)
WON Gr1 Eclipse S. (2000m)
2nd Gr2 Juddmonte Int. S. (2050m)
2nd Gr1 Prince Of Wales S. (2000m)
3rd Gr1 Irish Champion S. (2000m)
At 6 WON Gr1 Juddmonte Int. S. (2050m)
WON Gr2 York S. (2050m)
WON Gr2 Al Maktoum Chall. (2000m, tapeta)
At 7 2nd Gr3 Earl Of Sefton S. (1800m)
3rd Gr1 Eclipse S. (2000m)
3rd Gr3 Gordon Richards S. (2000m)
Sire Line
OBSERVATORY – highclass miler, multiple Gr1 winner in France & UK; injured pelvis early at 4 & retired; rated Timeform 131. Sire of Gr1 winners. Sire of Champions of both sexes.
Notable progeny incl Twice Over (05c – Caerleon, Blushing Groom); African Rose (05f – Quest For Fame, Nijinsky); Helleborine (08f – Quest For Fame, Nijinsky); Violette (03f – Pursuit Of Love, Shareef Dancer); Sottone (06c – Barathea, Local Suitor); Piperita (06f – Pursuit Of Love, Last Tycoon); Nidhaal (03f – Mujtahid, Kris S); Sebastian Flyte (07c – Night Shift, Alleged); The Grey Berry (04c – Bin Ajwaad, Lorenzaccio); Waldjagd (07f – Acatenango, Frontal); Star Cluster (03f – Danzig, Sir Ivor); Armand (03c – Nijinsky, Bon Mot); Chasing Stars (05f – Nureyev, Roberto); Wire To Wire (10c - Royal Academy, Shy Groom); etc.
KIN-BREEDING: Observatory’s second and third dam are close kin to sire-of-sires Storm Bird, sharing the same bottom female line background. His best runners appear to have a high incidence of lines of Nijinsky and/or Blushing Groom. Observatory’s grandam Victory Star is a 3-part sister to Storm Bird, the pair very close kin to Nijinsky. Blushing Groom’s 3rd dam Emali and Storm Bird’s 4th dam Dark Display are close kin.
DISTANT VIEW sire-line in S Africa: Twice Over (Observatory)
Pedigree
| Observatory 1997 | Distant View 1997 | Mr Prospector | Raise A Native - Native Dancer |
| Gold Digger - Nashua | |||
| Seven Springs | Irish River - Riverman | ||
| La Trinite - Lyphard | |||
| Stellaria 1986 | Roberto | Hail To Reason - Turn To | |
| Bramalea - Nashua | |||
| Victoria Star | Northern Dancer - Nearctic | ||
| Solometeor - Victoria Park | |||
| Double Crossed 1998 | Caerleon | Nijinsky | Northern Dancer - Nearctic |
| Flaming Page - Bull Page | |||
| Foreseer | Round Table - Princequillo | ||
| Regal Gleam - Hail To Reason | |||
| Quandary 1991 | Blushing Groom | Red God - Nasrullah | |
| Runaway Bride - Wild Risk | |||
| Lost Virtue | Cloudy Dawn - Grey Dawn | ||
| Aunt Tilt - Tulyar |
Pedigree
Double Crossed, the dam of Twice Over, is by Caerleon (Nijinsky), out of Quandary (Blushing Groom). The fourth dam Aunt Tilt is half sister to sire Damascus, their dam Kerala close kin to Blushing Groom’s 2nd dam Aimee (the pair 3x3 in Quandary). Twice Over’s significant female line ancestors are Kerala and her dam Blade Of Time. Kerala is close kin to the grandam of Buckpasser.
Suitable Lines
Suitable mares for Twice Over could include
- Damascus through Complete Warrior (Captain Al; Counter Action); Rollins (Jet Master); Damascus Gate; Right Approach.
- Blushing Groom through Jallad, Rainbow Quest (Spectrum, Saumarez), Comic Blush, Lundy’s Liability, Kabool, Waldoboro, Our Casey’s Boy.
- Nijinsky through Dancing Champ, Silvano, Lecture, Indigo Magic, Russian Fox, Victory Moon, Parade Leader, Right Approach, Tamburlaine.
- Storm Bird through Black Minnaloushe, Windrush, Tiger Dance, Carpocrates, Manshood, Lake Coniston, Mogok.
- Buckpasser (widespread), notably through Al Mufti, Northern Guest, Damascus Gate, etc.
- Lalun through Sadler’s Wells (notably Fort Wood, Casey Tibbs), Riverman/Irish River (Spectrum, Nysaean, West Man), Mill Reef (Casey Tibbs, Almushtarak, Indigo Magic).
- Missy Baba through Al Mufti, Sportsworld, AP Indy (Camden Park), Wolfhound, Fahal.
- Mixed Marriage through Gone West (Western Winter, West Man, Count duBois, Dupont, Indigo Magic, Manaloj), Sharpen Up (Dominion Royale, Dupont).
- Twice Over’s bottom female line (Stronghold, the imported mare Half A Sixpence).
(posted 2013)
Sales Analysis
| BORN | colt avg | sold | SI | filly avg | sold | SI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 322,083 | 24 | 1.1 | 188,333 | 24 | 0.86 |
| 2015 | 388,864 | 22 | 2.83 | 254,524 | 21 | 1.15 |
| 2016 | 199,348 | 23 | 0.83 | 152,895 | 19 | 0.89 |
| 2017 | 205,952 | 21 | 1.01 | 152,188 | 16 | 0.75 |
| 2018 | 208,696 | 23 | 0.66 | 104,643 | 14 | 0.62 |
| 2019 | 269,500 | 20 | 1.03 | 103,500 | 20 | 0.7 |
| 2020 | 280,667 | 15 | 0.69 | 174,000 | 5 | 1.13 |
| 2021 | 360,000 | 1 | 1.76 | 85,000 | 2 | 0.55 |
| 2022 | 300,000 | 1 | 0.44 | 183,333 | 3 | 0.9 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19% | 41% | 16% | 16% | 8% | 233 |
Best Rated Offspring
(SA only)
| horse | wins (SW) | places (SP) | stakes | AR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Do It Again 14c | 9 (6) | 9 (7) | R 9,724,425 | 125 |
| See It Again 19c | 7 (4) | 7 (6) | R 4,831,875 | 120 |
| Doublemint 14c | 8 (6) | 7 (3) | R 1,374,550 | 116 |
| Double Superlative 18c | 3 (2) | 4 (1) | R 2,030,300 | 113 |
| Smorgasbord 18c | 3 (1) | 8 (3) | R 641,275 | 110 |
| Sand And Sea 14c | 3 (1) | 0 (0) | R 900,625 | 109 |
| Invidia 16c | 4 (0) | 9 (2) | R 3,176,750 | 104 |
| Senso Unico 18c | 4 (1) | 4 (2) | R 539,763 | 102 |
| Resonate 18c | 5 (2) | 5 (1) | R 490,750 | 102 |
| Second Request 15f | 2 (0) | 2 (0) | R 302,375 | 101 |
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% | 26,040 |
| Twice Over | 20% | 13% | 32% | 23% | 7% | 6% | 35% | 12% | 213 |
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 |
| Twice Over | 24% | 17% | 29% | 22% | 8% | 1% | 30% | 8% | 213 |
Black Type Offspring
with best career rating by
distance
category:
1000-1399m/14-1600m/1601-1999m/20-2399m/2400m+
Stud Analysis
Colts
- SSI 1.24
- Stamina 1751m
- Stakes Wins 12%
- Black Type 11% winners/runners% 59%
| born | foals | rnrs | wnrs | w/r% | SW | SW/r% | BT | BT/r% | wins | SSI | AR | Stamina |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 37 | 31 | 21 | 68% | 4 | 13% | 6 | 19% | 60 | 2.72 | 79 | 1852m |
| 2015 | 34 | 30 | 17 | 57% | 0 | 0% | 2 | 7% | 38 | 0.62 | 75 | 1618m |
| 2016 | 41 | 33 | 20 | 61% | 0 | 0% | 2 | 6% | 51 | 1.43 | 71 | 1700m |
| 2017 | 32 | 28 | 15 | 54% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 40 | 0.77 | 67 | 1635m |
| 2018 | 48 | 38 | 23 | 61% | 5 | 13% | 5 | 13% | 60 | 1.14 | 72 | 1616m |
| 2019 | 36 | 31 | 22 | 71% | 3 | 10% | 6 | 19% | 59 | 1.57 | 76 | 1673m |
| 2020 | 27 | 25 | 8 | 32% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 4% | 13 | 0.68 | 60 | 1513m |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 1.02 | 76 | 2400m |
Fillies
- SSI 0.68
- Stamina 1580m
- Stakes Wins 4%
- Black Type 6% winners/runners% 50%
| born | foals | rnrs | wnrs | w/r% | SW | SW/r% | BT | BT/r% | wins | SSI | AR | Stamina |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 41 | 32 | 18 | 56% | 0 | 0% | 3 | 9% | 43 | 0.86 | 68 | 1608m |
| 2015 | 42 | 36 | 17 | 47% | 1 | 3% | 2 | 6% | 33 | 0.74 | 67 | 1644m |
| 2016 | 40 | 34 | 16 | 47% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 3% | 21 | 0.61 | 62 | 1594m |
| 2017 | 35 | 27 | 13 | 48% | 0 | 0% | 2 | 7% | 26 | 0.7 | 64 | 1677m |
| 2018 | 48 | 38 | 23 | 61% | 2 | 5% | 3 | 8% | 49 | 0.78 | 64 | 1724m |
| 2019 | 45 | 37 | 14 | 38% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 3% | 25 | 0.6 | 61 | 1500m |
| 2020 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 55% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 8 | 0.65 | 63 | 1493m |
| 2021 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 50% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0.52 | 60 | 1400m |
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