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PEDIGREE EVALUATION :
Patriot Act
has a Dosage Index
of 3.50 (DP = 7-3-8-0-0 ))
with the CD
(Center of Distribution) of
.94. This female family offers one of the best achievements of the
lifetime work of Fred Hooper.
MALE LINE:
The first dam of
Patriot Act
is sired by the speedy and precocious Copelan, a three time Grade One winner
in New York as a two year old. In addition to his Grade One wins in
the Hopeful, Futurity and Champagne Stakes, Copelan added another Graded New
York victory as a freshman runner in the Sanford Stakes at Saratoga and
notched the Hollywood Preview stakes in his two year old campaign.
Copelan possesses a Dosage Index of 4,00,
the mark of a sprinter. However, Copelan was very much in the classic
picture as a three year old with a victory in the Grade Two Fountain of
Youth and a second in the Grade One Florida Derby and a third in the Grade
One Blue Grass stakes, but Coplan was really more about speed then classic
distance racing. Copelan did run third in the Grade Two Jerome and
went to stud at Mr. Hooper's Farm where he lived until he was 14 years old.
Copelan's dam was the great Champion Susan's Girl, herself a remarkable
sound and versatile racemare whose achievements include Champion 3yo filly
1972, Champion older mare 1973 & 1975, inducted into TB Hall of Fame in 1976
and was the first Filly/Mare to earn over $1 million.
Susan's Girl's race record
reads as follows:
Raced 5 years, 63 starts, 29 wins,
14 seconds 11 thirds $1,251,668:
At 2 Won Signature S, Villager S, 2nd
Gardenia S, Frizette S , Demoiselle S
At 3 Won Beldame S, Acorn S, Cotillion H,
Kentucky Oaks, Santa Susana S, Gazelle H, Santa Ynez S, Pasadena S, La
Troienne S,
2nd Mother Goose S, Princess S, 3rd Coaching Club American Oaks, Hollywood
Oaks
At 4 Won Delaware H. -G1, Santa Margarita
Invite H. -G1, Santa Barbara H. -G1, Susquehanna H. -G2, Santa Maria H. -G2,
Spinster S. -G1, 2nd
Milady H. -G2, Long Beach H. -G2, 3rd Matchmaker S. -G1, Vanity H. -G1,
Beldame S. -G1
At 5 Won Falls City H. -G3, 2nd Santa
Monica H. -G2, 3rd San Pasqual H. -G2
At 6 Won Matchmaker S. -G1, Delaware H.
-G1, Beldame S. -G1, Spinster S. -G1, Apple Blossom H., Long Beach H. -G2,
2nd Vanity H. -G1,
Santa Margarita Invitational H. -G1, Wilshire H. -G3, Santa Monica H. -G2,
3rd Ladies H. -G1, Berlo H., Santa Maria H. -G2, Maskette H. -G2
Additionally Quaze Quilt, a half sister to Susan's Girl, won the Kentucky
Oaks-G1, Alabama S.-G1, Test S-G2 and was third in the Mother Goose S.-G1as
a three year old.
The second broodmare sire is Crozier,
also raced by Mr. Hooper, just like Copelan, Susan's Girl and Quaze Quilt.
Crozier was the chief rival of Carry Back and the Fred Hooper warrior did
battle over four grueling seasons. Crozier's impressive race record
demonstrates soundness and toughness so rare in today's runners.
Crozier - 34 Starts 10 wins, 12
seconds, 3 thirds $641,733
At 2 Won Washington Park Futurity,
Prairie State S, 2nd Arlington Futurity
At 3 Won Hibiscus S, Derby Trial, 2nd
Kentucky Derby, Jersey Derby, Florida Derby, Flamingo S , Warren Wright
Memorial H, Bahamas S, Fountain Of Youth S, 3rd Preakness S, Arlington
Classic
At 4 Won Aqueduct S, Palos Verdes H, 2nd
Whitney S, Fall Highweight H
At 5 Won Santa Anita H, San Bernardino H,
San Carlos H
As long as we are talking about the tail female sire
line we should include the third
name on the page which is the immortal Swaps.
Swaps Race Record: 25 Starts: 19 - 2 -
2, $848,900
At 2: Won June Juvenile Stakes; 3RD Westchester Stakes, Haggin Stakes.
At 3: Won Kentucky Derby, Santa Anita
Derby, Californian Stakes, Westerner Stakes, American Derby, Will Rogers
Stakes, San Vicente Stakes; 2nd Washington Park Match Rase (vs. Nashua).
At 4: Won Hollywood Gold Cup Handicap,
Sunset Handicap (T), American Handicap, Washington Park Handicap, Argonaut
Handicap, Inglewood Handicap; 2ND Californian Stakes.
Champion Handicap Male & Horse of the Year at 4.
Set five world records at a mile or more.
At 3 - NWR Hollywood Park 8.5f 1:40.2; NTR and EAR Washington Park 9.5f
1:54.
At 4 - EWR Hollywood Park 9f 1:46.4; NTR Hollywood Park 10f 1:58.3; NTR
Washington Park 8f 1:33.2; NTR and NWR Gulfstream Park 8.32f 1:39.3; NTR and
NWR Hollywood Park 13f 2:38.1; NWR Hollywood Park 8f 1:33.1; NTR and NWR
Hollywood Park 8.5f 1:39.
FEMALE LINE:
When the female lines of the
distinguished Fred Hooper family Classic Value began to be bred to
Kentucky Stallions, the outcross breeding patterns continued to produce
prominent racehorses. Mr. Hooper bred Class Kris (Kris S.), a daughter
of Classic Value who won the Black Helen (G2) and other graded stakes and
earned $582,129. When Class Kris was bred to A. P. Indy (Farish and
Goodman Breeders) the result was Risen Star-G3 stakes winner Gradepoint thus
demonstrating a solid affinity of this female family for the A. P. Indy sire
line. When Class Kris was bred to Kingmambo (W. S. Farish Breeder) the
result was stakes winner
Student Council, winner of the 2007 Grade
One Pacific Classic who has
additional
graded stakes placing demonstrating a strong affinity with the Mr. Prospector line.
The stakes placed Fred Hooper bred Class
on Class, another daughter of Classic Value found her way into the book of
the A. P. Indy stallion, Stephen Got Even. Don't Get Mad, a winner of
the Grade Two Indiana Derby and $793,835 was the result further emphasizing
the strong affinity with A. P. Indy and this distaff line.
The stakes placed Classic Approval, yet
another Fred Hooper bred daughter of Classic Value proved her affinity with
the Mr. Prospector line by producing Gulch Approval (Farish and Hendry
Breeders) when bred to Gulch, he a Grade Three stakes winner and earner of
$593,004 who was also grade one placed. When Classic Approval (Farish
and Hendry Breeders) was bred to Lemon Drop Kid, a Mr. Prospector line
stallion from the female family of A. P. Indy, the result is the current
stakes winner Approval Rating with earning over $190.000 to date. This
shows that the combination of A. P. Indy and Mr. Prospector is somewhat
magical with this distaff line.
There is no surprise that considering the
involvement of noted breeder Will Farish with this strong Hooper family,
that Mr. Farish has retained a strong significant interest in Patriot Act, a
horse that he has campaigned and admired during his racing career. It is
also no surprise that considering his respect for the tenacity of Patriot
Act, that Mr. Farish is going to send a significant number of Lane's End
mares to the book of Patriot Act while at stud in New York.
We really do not need to go past the
first dam but this is the female family of Coaching Club American Oaks
winners Willamette, etc. and Bateau, etc., Acorn Stakes winner Three Ring,
etc., Manassa Mauler winner of the Wood Memorial, etc., Oil Capital
winner of the Flamingo, etc.
BREEDING SUGGESTIONS:
Both Seattle Slew and Mr. Prospector descend from the foundation matriarch,
Myrtlewood. Indeed, Myrtlewood is the fourth dam of Mr. Prospector and
the fifth dam of Seattle Slew. One must attribute the fantastic
results attained with Seattle Slew's most remarkable son, A. P. Indy when
bred to Mr. Prospector line mares to this well known inbreeding pattern.
When bred to actual daughters of Mr. Prospector, A. P. Indy has sired,
Mineshaft (Horse of the Year), Tempera (Champion Filly at Two), Pulpit
(Bluegrass Stakes, etc and a leading sire), Tomisues Delight (winner of 3
Grade One races), and other stakes winners Congrats, Daydreaming, A. P.
Arrow, Accelerator, Snake Mountain, With Ability, Glia, Rock Slide,
Strategy, Spin Control, and La Reina. When A. P. Indy is crossed with
the Mr. Prospector line through Fappiano, his best progeny include
Bernardini (Champion and Classic Winner) and A. P. Adventure (G1) and A. P.
Warrior (G2). Other notable results of introducing the Mr. Prospector
line with A. P Indy include Jilbab (G1) through Machiavellian and Sweet
Symphony (G1) through Distinctive Pro. There are also many stakes
winners when Seeking the Gold mares have been mated with A. P. Indy to
include Lu Ravi (G2), Boca Grande (G2), Catch the Thrill (Champion Two Year
Old Filly in Canada), Sahara Heat (G3)Ender's Shadow Crystal Current
There is also a strong cross with the
Alydar line as is evidenced with the A. P. Indy progeny with that cross of
Secret Status (G1), A. P. Valentine (G1), Alumni Hall (G3), Fish Pond (G3),
and Aurora (G1) (second dam by Alydar).
I must also of course point out the
remarkable affinity for stakes production for A. P. Indy with mares from the
Northern Dancer line stallions highlighted by the Immortal Rags to Riches
(Belmont Stakes-G1, Kentucky Oaks- G1, etc.) and the hot young stallion Jump
Start.
Patriot Act in general offers an
excellent opportunity for successful matings because of his outcross sire
lines and how well his female family has crossed with various popular
stallions. When that consideration is couple with the fact that
Patriot Act is a son A. P. Indy. the most prominent stallion in virtually
all categories in North America today, it seems that he is destined to be a
success at stud.
AVAILABILITY:
Patriot Act is totally syndicated. Seasons and season packages will be
available to breeders. We will continue to focus on Mr. Prospector
line mares to be bred to Patriot Act by encouraging breeders to consider the strong nicking patterns that
the A. P. Indy - Mr. Prospector cross provides, demonstrated once again in
this year's Hopeful Stakes- G1 at Saratoga by the smashing victory of
Majestic Warrior who is by A. P. Indy out of Dream Supreme by Seeking the
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