Safe to say, the legacy of legendary broodmare Natalma is almost without equal.
The mighty daughter of Native Dancer is the ancestress of a host of top-class stallions and racetrack stars, and she also ranks as the seventh dam last Saturday’s Hollywoodbets Gr1 Durban July winner Oriental Charm (Vercingetorix).
Oriental Charm’s seventh dam Natalma as a 2yo in 1959 (Pic – Supplied)
Oriental Charm has no fewer than six lines of Natalma in his pedigree, with his sire Vercingetorix carrying three lines of the mighty mare.
Natalma’s granddaughter You’re My Lady (Roberto), the fifth dam of the 2024 July winner, had quite an impact on the South African stud book.
A half-sister to Razyana, dam of Danehill, You’re My Lady produced four stakes winners in South Africa -Daphne Donnelly (George Azzie Memorial Handicap), Lady Broadhurst (Gr2 Sceptre Stakes), Lady’s Delight (Nomads Charity Handicap) and Announce.
Her sons Announce and Sarge, both sired by National Assembly, went to stud in South Africa. The Listed Thukela Handicap winner, Announce left behind a number of black-type horses, with his Listed Wolf Power 1600 winning son Call To Combat siring Gr3 London News Stakes winner and 2018 Gr1 G-Bets Gauteng Summer Cup runner-up Dawn Assault from limited opportunities.
You’re My Lady’s daughter Lady’s Delight made her mark at stud in Australia -her daughter Sunday Service (Sunday Silence) is the granddam of Gr1 ATC Spring Champion Stakes/Gr1VRC Victoria Derby winning sire Ace High (High Chaparral).
The latter is the sire of 2023 Gr1 Barneswood Farm 51st New Zealand 1000 Guineas winner Molly Bloom.
