The progeny of 2009 Gr1 Avontuur Estate Cape Fillies Guineas winner Field Flower (Silvano) have been in good form of late.
Field Flower’s three-year-old daughter Everlasting (What A Winter) got off the mark when breaking her maiden at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth recently, while her five-year-old half-brother Mhlabeni (Elusive Fort) provided his dam with more success when claiming his fifth win earlier this week.
Last Winter chases Oh Susanna in the 2018 Sun Met (photo: hamishNIVENPhotography)
Field Flower had previously made her mark at stud through the deeds of her high-class son Last Winter (Western Winter), a winner of four of eight starts and runner up, to subsequent Horse Of The Year Oh Susanna, in the 2018 Gr1 Sun Met.
Also runner up in the 2017 Gr1 Premier Trophy, Last Winter (who won his first four starts on the bounce) is now standing at stud in KwaZulu-Natal.
His dam Field Flower has come up with six winners from eight runners, with the Silvano daughter also responsible for four time winner Fynbos (Elusive Fort), as well as Vase (Var) and Indigo Fields (What A Winter).
Peter de Beyer, who raced Field Flower to her surprise win in the 2009 Fillies Guineas, has some high hopes for his former flagbearer. Unfortunately, Field Flower slipped last year, when in foal to Erupt at the time. However, the mare does have a very nice Master Of My Fate colt born in 2022 and she is currently again in foal to Master Of My Fate. Peter also says Field Flower’s daughter Fynbos is now safely in foal to Erupt.
Field Flower is certainly bred to be good. Not only is the mare a half-sister to Gr2 KZN Derby winner Royal Land (Badger Land), and Gr1 Golden Horseshoe third place-getter Field Event (Western Winter), another half-sister, the stakes placed Cosmos Field (Model Man), ranks as the granddam of Gr3 Godolphin Barb Stakes winner Woljayrine (Jay Peg).
Field Flower’s fourth dam is multiple stakes winner Miss Disco, whose 10 career wins included a triumph in the now Gr1 Test Stakes. A daughter of Discovery, Miss Disco proved an even better broodmare, and was Broodmare Of The Year in 1958. Not only did she produce US Horse Of The Year and eight times US champion sire Bold Ruler, Miss Disco also threw US Grand National winner Independence.
She is also third dam of Irish St Leger/English St Leger winner Touching Wood (Roberto), while other equine stars descended in female line from Miss Disco include Gr1 Champion Stakes winner Pride, 1000 Guineas queen Speciosa, and multiple South African Gr1 winner Fools Holme.
