THE START OF AN EMPIRE
Two mares in-foal to Empire Maker sold the first day of the 2004
Keeneland November Sale. The first mare, Seeking Regina, sold for
$600,000 to ClassicStar LLC. The second mare, Desert Queen, sold
for $775,000, also to ClassicStar LLC.
There are seven mares in-foal to first year stallion Empire
Maker in the 2004 Keeneland November Sale. They are:
Desert Queen, 1993, Wavering Monarch/Seen and Silent (hip no.
166)
Desert Queen is the dam of 2003 two-year-old SW MARYLEBONE (Gr.1
Matron Stakes), who is by Unbridled’s Song. Desert Queen is a full
sister to FLICKER QUEEN (Duchess Stakes [L]) and WAVERING SCENE
(Turf Paradise Derby [L]). Flicker Queen, in turn, is the dam of
GSW and Canadian Classic winner STEPHANOTIS. This is the same
female family as multiple Gr.1 winner CAME HOME.
Fluid Move, 1994, Nureyev/From Sea to Sea (hip no. 522)
Fluid Move placed in the Valley View and Wonder Where Stakes [L]
and earned $100,000. She is a half-sister to SEALAUNCH (Seattle
Slew Stakes [L]). Her dam is From Sea to Sea (second in the Ontario
Colleen Handicap [L]). From Sea to Sea is a half-sister to SECRETO
(Gr.1 Epsom Derby).
Ms. Strike Zone, 1994, Deputy Minister/Bat Prospector (hip no.
603)
Ms. Strike Zone is the dam of MAGISTRETTI (2004 Gr.1 Man O’ War
Stakes and second in the 2004 Gr.1 Arlington Million, etc.). Her
second dam is Champion BATUCADA, dam of DAMISTER (Gr.2 Dante Stakes
and second in the Gr.1 William Hill Futurity), SELOUS SCOUT (Gr.1
Pan American Handicap), and Ilusao, the dam of Champion BRAZILIAN
BEAT.
Regal Pennant, 1988, Banner Bob/Regal Relation (hip no.
1038)
Regal Pennant won the Ontario Debutante Stakes [L] and earned over
$150,000. Regal Pennant is the dam of REGAL MISS COPELAN (Colleen
Stakes [L]) and REGALLY APPEALING (Gr.2 Adirondack Stakes).
Seeking Regina, 1992, Seeking the Gold/Fulbright Scholar (hip
no. 36)
Seeking Regina won the Gr.2 Adirondack Stakes. She is the dam of
SEEKING THE SKY (Gr.3 Interborough Handicap), Seeking It All (third
in the Gr.1 Spinaway Stakes), and Seeking the Money (second in the
Gr.2 Sanford Stakes). Seeking Regina is a full sister to OXFORD
SCHOLAR (Valley Stream Stakes [L]). Her dam is FULBRIGHT SCHOLAR
(Busher Handicap [L]).
Storm Away, 2001, Storm Cat/Sun Blush (hip no. 705)
Storm Away is a half-sister to RELINGUISH (Round Barn Handicap
[L]). Her second dam is IMMENSE (Gr.3 Little Silver Handicap).
Immense is the dam of MARIAH’S STORM (Gr.2 Turfway Park BC Stakes
and dam of Champion GIANT’S CAUSEWAY), AIR ZION (Jiji Press Hai
Queen Stakes [L]), PANORAMIC (Gr.2 Prix d’Harcourt and second in
the Gr.1 Rothmans International), and Tinaca, the dam of the GSW
QUEST STAR.
Sunlit Silence, 1991, Trempolino/Tuesday Evening (hip no.
377)
Sunlit Silence is the dam of GREEK SUN (Gr.2 Oak Tree Derby and
second in the 2004 Gr.1 Secretariat Stakes). Sunlit Silence is a
half-sister to MADAME PANDIT (Gr.3 Monrovia Handicap), FISCALLY
SPEAKING (Gr.3 Aegon Turf Sprint Stakes) and MEA DOMINA (Ramser H.
[L]). Her third dam is General Store, the family of 2004 English
2000 Guineas winner HAAFHD.
Date:
10 November 2004