Pedigree

By ROBERTO (1969) Derby S (G1), Benson & Hedges Gold Cup (G1), Coronation Cup (G1), National S (G1), etc. Sire of 507 foals, 89% starters, 66% winners, 17% Black Type winners, including DYNAFORMER, KRIS S, SILVER HAWK, LEAR FAN, AL MUFTI, AT TALAQ, BRIAN'S TIME, TOUCHING WOOD, ROBELLINO, etc.

1st dam: ARABIA by Damascus. 3 wins (6f-8½f) at 3 and 4. Dam of 14 foals, 9 starters, 4 winners:

RED RANSOM (c Roberto) Winner, see Race record
FARAWAY SANDS (f Stop The Music) 2 wins (6f) at 3. Dam of:

Polish Music (c Polish Numbers) 3rd HBPA City of Ranson H.

EAST OF SUEZ (g Diamond Shoal) Winner (6f) at 3.
SECRETARY BRADY (g Key To The Mint) Winner (9f) at 3.
Far Oasis (f Key To Content) Dam of:

Sunset Code (g Lost Code) 2nd John Henry H.

2nd dam: CHRISTMAS WIND by Nearctic. 2 wins (6f-9f) at 3. Dam of 7 winners:

WINTER'S TALE (g Arts And Letters) 14 wins, 3 to 7, Marlboro Cup H (G1), Suburban H (G1) twice, Brooklyn H

(G1), 2nd Whiteny (G1) twice.

WEATHERWISE (f Arts And Letters) 4 wins at 3 and 4. Dam of:

BOBBY BURNS (g Roberto) New York Turf Writers H, 4th Lawrence Realization S (G2).

Damask Cheek (f Damascus) Placed at 3. Dam of: SUPER ABOUND (c Superbity) Secretariat S (G1). Sire.

CROONING WIND (f Devil's Bag) Winner at 3. Dam of:

PRINCE HEAVEN (c Proper Reality) Champion imported three-year-old in Panama, Premio Dia del Trabajo,

Premio Raul Arango y Raul Arango G, Premio Alberto de Obarrio.

CHRISTMAS COIN (f Key To The Mint) Winner at 3. Dam of:

HOLIDAY MUSIC (g Prospector's Music) Wild And Wonderful H.
MR SCROOGE (g Silver Ghost) Old Rosebud S.
Perfect Coin (f L'Emigrant) 2nd Mount Vernon S, Yaddo S. Dam of:

ROSCOE PITO (g Light Of Mine) British Columbia Derby (G2), Premier's H (G3).

3rd dam: BALLY FREE by Ballymoss. 2 wins at 3. Dam of 2 winners:

Blithe Victor (c Victoria Park) 3rd Queenston S, Plate Trial. Sire.

4th dam: Fair Freedom by Fair Trial. Unraced. Dam of 10 winners:

BE CAREFUL (f My Babu) Gimcrack S, Champagne S. Dam of:

GENTLY (f Grey Sovereign) Nell Gwyn S. Dam of: GODZILLA (f Gyr) Criterium Partenopeo, Premio delle

Repubbliche Marinare. Grandam of: ROYAL SUZUKA (c Royal Academy) Swan S, PHYDILLA (f Lyphard) Prix Quincey (G3), Prix Eclipse (G3).

BE GYRFUL (f Gyr) Winner at 2 and 3. Third dam of RIVERINA CHARM (f Sir Tristram) Air New Zealand S

(G1), The Thousand Guineas (G1), Canterbury Guineas (G1), Rosehill Guineas (G1).

LIBERAL LADY (f Abernant) Lowther S, Sequoia H, Hollywood Express H, 3rd Queen Mary S.

EMANCIPATION (f Le Sage) Winner at 2 and 3. Dam of:

SPREE (f Rockefella) Nassau S, 2nd Oaks S, 1000 Guineas, Queen Elizabeth II S.

SET FREE (f Worden) Winner at 3. Dam of: JULIO MARINER (c Blakeney) St Leger S (G1). Sire. JULIETTE

MARNY (f Blakeney)Oaks S (G1), Irish Oaks (G1). SCINTILLATE (f Sparkler) Oaks S (G1).