Fort Wood – 15 yearlings on offer
Former Champion sire FORT WOOD has enjoyed a fine season in 2013-2014. The son of Sadler’s Wells has been represented by six stakes performers locally this season, headed up by recent Gr1 SA Fillies Classic winner Athina.
A truly outstanding stallion, the ever-green Fort Wood is the sire of 75 individual stakes winners – of which 15 are top-flight Grade One winners. No fewer than three of Fort Wood’s sons, Celtic Grove, Dynasty and the astonishing Horse Chestnut, were named South Africa’s Horse Of The Year, while other stars sired by Fort Wood include Fort Defiance, Dog Wood, Urabamba, Wendywood, and July winner Hunting Tower.
Fort Wood, last season’s Champion Broodmare Sire, is also establishing himself as a leading sire of sires. Already sire of an outstanding sire son in Dynasty, Fort Wood is also the sire of promising younger stallions Horse Chestnut and Elusive Fort. Dynasty, Elusive Fort and Horse Chestnut are well represented at the National Sale this year.
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Arguably South Africa’s most influential living sire, Fort Wood has 15 cracking lots on sale at the 2014 Emperors Palace National Yearling Sale:
Lot 33 is a beautifully bred filly – who is a half-sister to the exciting Cape performer Fututa. Her second is a G3 placed half-sister to G1 winner Angelina, and this is a filly who could be anything.
Lot 42 is a colt out of a Western Winter half-sister to two top performers sired by Fort Wood – Monyela and Iron Curtain. This well bred colt is also very closely related to Fort Wood’s greatest son, the legendary Horse Chestnut.
Lot 56 is a filly out of a ½ sister to classy performer Legislature. Her second dam was placed in the SA Oaks, and this is the family of US Gr1 winning filly Happyanunoit.
Lot 66 is a full-brother to two multiple winners. His first and second dams are both stakes winners, with his granddam having won one of Cape Town’s top sprints – the Gr2 Merchants.
Lot 98 is a half-sister to a winner. She is out of an Al Mufti half-sister to 2 black type horses, and is from the family of champion and leading sire Dynasty (by Fort Wood). The Fort Wood/Al Mufti cross is highly successful, having produced, amongst others, Gr1 SA Guineas winner Heir Apparent.
Lot 113 is a filly out of a three time winning Al Mufti half-sister to champion filly Donatella. She is from a prolific black type producing family, which has thrown numerous classy females.
Lot 212 is an own brother to two multiple winners, and is also a three parts brother to Horse Of The Year Celtic Grove.
Lot 261 is a truly blue blooded filly. She is out of a Jallad half-sister to Fort Wood’s Gr1 Gold Cup winner Thundering Star. Her second dam is a stakes winner, while third dam is the legendary racemare Olympic Duel.
Lot 307 is a half-sister to a winner. Her dam is a half-sister to three stakes winners – including champion Long Dollar, and this is the family of top filly Toccata.
Lot 342 is a half-brother to 2 winners – including recent debut winner Peace Again. The colt is out of a Qui Danzig three parts sister to stakes winner Perestroika, and he is bred on the same cross which produced classic winner Bedloe’s Island.
Lot 390 is a colt whose winning Silvano dam is a half-sister to three Fort Wood sired stakes horses. His third dam is top class feature race winner Old Rituals.
Lot 391 is a colt out of the G1 mare Lan Air Cel. From the family of world leading sire Storm Bird and champion Northernette, this colt is bred on very similar lines to leading US 3yo We Miss Artie.
Lot 401 is a half-sister to 8 winners, including the dam of high-class G3 winner Tippuana Moon. This family has done well when mated to Fort Wood, with a similar mating having produced the likes of Syon, Noblewood and Hundred Acre Wood.
Lot 476 is a colt out of a winning daughter of National Emblem, and his second dam is high-class G1 filly Night Cap.
Lot 495 is a colt out of a half-sister to top-class stakes winner Noblewood (sired by Fort Wood). From an outstanding family, this colt is also closely related to G1 performer Syon.
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