U.S.-bred stallions for Taranaki

Press, 9 April 1980, Page 26

U.S.-bred stallions for Taranaki

Special correspondent Wanganui Two American-bred stallions by the internationally renowned sire, Hoist The Flag, arrived in New Zealand over Easter for delivery to south Taranaki. The sires are Jubilee Wine and the grey Silver Blaze, which are currently in quarantine at Wellington. Jubilee Wine (Hoist The Flag — Royal Dowry, by Royal Charger) will be based at Mr Jim Norman’s stud at Manutahi and Silver Blaze (Hoist The Flag — Diamond Watch,. by Crafty Admiral) will stand at Mr Peter McKenzie’s nearby property. The stallions, which will be based within 2500 m of each other, are the first sons of Hoist the Flag to stand at stud in either Australia or New Zealand, according to Mr McKenzie.

Hoist The Flag the cham-

pion two-year-old of his era in the U.S.A., had his career marred by a fractured leg. However, he was saved for stud duty. By Tom Rolfe, he has produced such magnificent racehorses as the dual grand Prix VQ FArc de Triomphe winm Alleged, and was rated by the American publication Blood-Horse as the “world’s most commercial stallion for 1979.”

A magnificent _ physical speciman, according to American columnists, Jubilee Wine was only lightly raced before breaking a sesamoid bone. He has a yearling full brother, who was sold for SI.6M at auction last year at the Keeneland Sale. This was a world record price. Jubilee Wine’s dam Royal Dowry is by Royal Charger, sire of Copenhagen II from Querida, which won five times at three. Querida is by Hyperion’s son, Alibhai from

Durazna, by Bull Lea’ from Myrtlewood. r • . , Myrtlewood was among the best two and three-year-old gallopers of her time in the United States.

The other importation Sil-* ver Blaze has. an equally formidable background. His dam Diamond Watch is by Crafty Admiral, a top sire of broodmares in the United States. His daughters have produced such fine gallopers as the mighty Affirmed. Diamond Watch is from Silver Smoke, by the English Derby winner Mahmoud from Eastern Pageant, a full sister to the English St Leger winner Eastern Monarch,

Silver Blaze, which was racing this last season, had his career thwarted through a leg injury, nevertheless, he produced two wins and four placings fro meight appearances in New York.