Wings Of Desire (GB)
Pivotal - Gull Wing (In The Wings) chestnut, 2012 - height 16hh
- Heversham Park Farm - N. Cape
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Race Record
2 wins, 2050-2450m in UK, at 3 to 4,
turf and A/W
Timeform 122 at 3
At 3 WON Gr2 Dante S. (2050m)
2nd Gr1 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth S. (2400m)
4th Gr1 Epsom Derby (2400m)
Sire Line
PIVOTAL - won 4 races, 1000-1200m, at 2 and 3 (from 6 starts), incl Gr1 Nunthorpe S., Gr2 King’s Stand S.; rated Timeform 124. Sire of Gr1 winners of both sexes. Sire-of-sires. Broodmare sire of Gr1 winners.
Notable progeny incl Farhh (08c – Lando, Slip Anchor); Excellent Art (04c – Seeking The Gold, Secretariat); Sariska (06f – Muhtarram, High Top); African Story (07c – Gone West, Danehill); Golden Apples (98f – Kaldoun, Rapace); Somnus (00c – Night Shift, Tesco Boy); Immortal Verse (08f – Sadler’s Wells, Mill Reef); Halfway to Heaven (05f – Indian Ridge, Secreto); Megahertz (99c – Rahy, Alydar); Regal Parade (04c – Kingmambo, Blushing Groom); Noordhoek Flyer (06c – Kris, Dancing Brave); Falco (05c – Unbridled, Seattle Slew); Virtual (05c – Exit To Nowhere, Shadeed); Peeress (01f – Primo Dominie, Dancing Brave); Saoire (02f – Danehill, Colum); Chorist (99f – Chief Singer, Kings Lake); Kyllachy (98c – Song, Crooner); Siyouni (07c – Danehill, Conquistador Cielo); Buzzword (07c – Danehill, Kris); Izzi Top (08f – Zafonic, High Top); Silvester Lady (98f – Soviet Star, Kings Bishop); Captain Rio (99c – Miswaki, Nijinsky); Danak (03c – Doyoun, Slew O’Gold); Poet (05c – Shirley Heights, Bellypha); Heaven Sent (03f – Rahy, Alydar); Lightning Spear (11c – Royal Academy, The Minstrel); Calyxa (10f – Lando, Nebos); Brando (12c – Silver Hawk, Woodman); Talco (11c – Diesis, Seattle Slew); Queen’s Jewel (12f – Lode, Sonus); Maarek (07c – Indian Rocket, Fairy King); Wings Of Desire (13c – In The Wings, Muhtarram); Avilius (14c - Sunday Silence, Mr Prospector); Siyarafina (16f - Azamour, Danehill); Addeybb (14c - Kingmambo, Danzig); etc.
KIN-BREEDING: Pivotal’s 5th dam Chifonnier is kinbred 2x1 Precipitation x Careless Kate; his 4th dam Yucatan is kinbred 4x2 Gay Crusader x Careless Kate; his 3rd dam Zerbinetta is kinbred 4x3x3 Blue Peter x Fairy Prince x Careless Kate; his grandam Stufida is kinbred 4x4 Above Board x Careless Kate; his dam Fearless Revival is kinbred 3x4 Chambord x Chifonnier (where Chifonnier is Careless Kate’s daughter).
Careless Kate is close kin to Fancy Free who is dam, among others, of Blue Peter, who appears in several notable Pivotal progeny (Somnus, Halfway to Heaven, Sariska, Wings Of Desire).
NUREYEV-line sires in South Africa: Wings Of Desire (Pivotal)
Pedigree
| Pivotal 1993 | Polar Falcon 1987 | Nureyev | Northern Dancer - Nearctic |
| Special - Forli | |||
| Marie d'Argonne | Jefferson - National Emblem | ||
| Mohair - Blue Tom | |||
| Fearless Revival 1987 | Cozzene | Caro - Fortino | |
| Ride The Trails - Prince John | |||
| Stufida | Bustino - Busted | ||
| Zerbinetta - Henry the Seventh | |||
| Gull Wing 2004 | In The Wings 1986 | Sadler's Wells | Northern Dancer - Nearctic |
| Fairy Bridge - Bold Reason | |||
| High Hawk | Shirley Heights - Mill Reef | ||
| Sunbittern - Sea Hawk | |||
| Maycocks Bay 1998 | Muhtarram | Alleged - Hoist the Flag | |
| Ballet De France - Northern Dancer | |||
| Beacon | High Top - Derring Do | ||
| Mountain Lodge - Blakeney |
Pedigree
Pivotal has done well with both dam and grandam of Wings Of Desire, and the kin-breeding from Pivotal ties in well with this female line. Wings Of Desire is kinbred 3x3 Stufida x Beacon, 6x5 Chifonnier x Fiddlededee and 7x6 Careless Kate x Eyewash. The female line is a potent one, Eyewash being by Blue Peter out of All Moonshine, daughter of Selene and thus half sister to Hyperion, Sickle and Pharamond. All Moonshine is also dam of All My Eye (grandam of Sir Tristram), Mossborough (sire among others of Ballymoss), and French Polish (ancestress of sire Entrepreneur).
Suitable Lines
Suitable Lines for Wings Of Desire could include
- multiple lines of descendants of Selene (Hyperion, Pharamond, Sickle) and her dam Serenissima (notable Barley Corn);
- descendants of All Moonshine, including Eyewash (among others through Varinia (Karen’s Art), Early Dawn (former sire in SA, strongly kinbred to All Moonshine), Fiddlededee (3rd dam of mare Feather Bed in SA)), All My Eye (through Sir Tristram, and through descendants of SA mares Quest For Success, and Chilean Beauty), Mossborough (Ballymoss, Stage Door Johnny, etc), French Polish (Entrepreneur, etc).
- Pivotal’s notable ancestor Careless Kate descends from the mare Ranai, leading to Watling Street, Paddy’s Glycene (Bold Vixen, Lavender Bag), Fuchsia (Arctic Flower, High Frequency, etc), Lunatic (descends from Ranai, with sire Tom Fool a grandson of Pharamond, and dam by Hyperion), Coral Blue (Taibleu, Sobkis).
- Blue Peter appears frequently in notable descendants from the female line, leading to Model Man (and others)
- In a roundabout way another suitable influence could be Captain Al, who produced highclass runners from the mare Polar Charge (3-part sister to Pivotal), notably Always In Charge, Captain Lars. Captain Al gives kin-breeding through his notable female lines ancestors (notable Beylic) with Pivotal’s Chifonnier and Wing Of Desire’s 3rd dam Beacon.
(posted 2018)
Sales Analysis
| BORN | colt avg | sold | SI | filly avg | sold | SI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 48,750 | 4 | 0.22 | 20,000 | 1 | 0.16 |
| 2020 | 60,000 | 1 | 0.15 | 23,333 | 6 | 0.16 |
| 2021 | 31,250 | 8 | 0.13 | 20,000 | 3 | 0.1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 1 |
Best Rated Offspring
(SA only)
| horse | wins (SW) | places (SP) | stakes | AR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agamemnon 19c | 0 (0) | 2 (0) | R 42,000 | 74 |
| Nodreamtoobig 19c | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | R 0 | 63 |
| Kodiak Island 19c | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | R 7,500 | 61 |
| Racinante 19f | 1 (0) | 2 (0) | R 80,075 | 59 |
| Forever Mary 20f | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | R 0 | 51 |
| Bighairduncare 20f | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | R 0 | 36 |
| Flighty Heron 20f | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | R 0 | 14 |
| Hephaestus 19c | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | R 0 | 7 |
| Palindrome 19c | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | R 0 | 0 |
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 |
| Wings Of Desire | 25% | 50% | 25% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 4 |
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% | 24,964 |
| Wings Of Desire | 75% | 25% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 4 |
Stud Analysis
Colts
- SSI 0.11
- Stamina 0m
- Stakes Wins 0%
- Black Type 0% winners/runners% 0%
| born | foals | rnrs | wnrs | w/r% | SW | SW/r% | BT | BT/r% | wins | SSI | AR | Stamina |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0.11 | 51 | 0m |
Fillies
- SSI 0.32
- Stamina 2000m
- Stakes Wins 0%
- Black Type 0% winners/runners% 25%
| born | foals | rnrs | wnrs | w/r% | SW | SW/r% | BT | BT/r% | wins | SSI | AR | Stamina |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0.32 | 59 | 2000m |
| 2020 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0m |
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