Here are a few pedigree observations about the 10 winners of stakes, handicaps and allowance winners during the first two days at Royal Ascot:
The two U.S.-bred winners, Jealous Again and Strike the Tiger, are both by sired by stallions (Trippi and Tiger Ridge) that have relocated in South Africa!
Only 4 of the winners (Mastercraftsman, Paco Boy, Pivotal and Spacious) are sired by stallions currently standing in Europe.
Three of the 10 winners are inbred within 4 generations. Mastercraftsman is inbred 4×4 Northern Dancer, Moneycantbuymelove is inbred 4×4 Northern Dancer, and Spacious is inbred 3×4 Mr. Prospector.
Five of the 10 winners (Canford Cliffs, Paco Boy, Scenic Blast, Strike the Tiger, and Vision d’Etat) are 5-generation outcrosses.
Nine of the 10 winners are the result of successful crosses. The Werk Nick Ratings for the 10 winners break down as follows: 2 A++’s, 1 A+, 4 A’s, 1 B+, 1 B, and one is the 1st SW on the cross.
G1 St. James’s Palace Stakes
MASTERCRAFTSMAN (Danehill Dancer-Starlight Dreams, by Black Tie Affair)
Werk Nick Rating – A (View Pedigree)
G1 Queen Anne Stakes
PACO BOY (Desert Style-Tappen Zee, by Sandhurst Prince)
Werk Nick Rating – A (View Pedigree)
G1 King’s Stand Stakes
SCENIC BLAST (Scenic-Daughter’s Charm, by Delgado)
Werk Nick Rating – A++ (View Pedigree)
G1 Prince of Wales’s Stakes
VISION D’ETAT (Chichicastenango-Uberaba, by Garde Royale)
Werk Nick Rating – A++ (View Pedigree)
G2 Coventry Stakes
CANFORD CLIFFS (Tagula-Mrs Marsh, by Marju)
Werk Nick Rating – 1st SW for cross (View Pedigree)
G2 Queen Mary Stakes
JEALOUS AGAIN (Trippi-Chi Sa, by Bold Ruckus)
Werk Nick Rating – B+ (View Pedigree)
G2 Windsor Forest Stakes
SPACIOUS (Nayef-Palatial, by Green Desert)
Werk Nick Rating – A (View Pedigree)
G3 Jersey Stakes
OUQBA (Red Ransom-Dancing Mirage, Machiavellian)
Werk Nick Rating — B (View Pedigree)
Sandringham Stakes
MONEYCANTBUYMELOVE (Pivotal-Sabreon, by Caerleon)
Werk Nick Rating — A (View Pedigree)
Windsor Castle Stakes
STRIKE THE TIGER (Tiger Ridge-R Lucky Strike, by In Excess
Werk Nick Rating – A+ (View Pedigree)