The Derby: Where Did They Come From?

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Lent extra poignancy this year for being run in memory of Lester Piggott, the blue riband of the turf features colts with the whole range of backgrounds, from a £3,000 yearling to regal homebreds.

ROYAL PATRONAGE (Fr), Wootton Bassett (GB)-Shaloushka (Ire) (Dalakhani {Ire})
Owner: Highclere Thoroughbred Racing – Woodland Walk
Breeder: Emma Capon Bloodstock
Trainers: Charlie and Mark Johnston
Sales history: A 62,000gns Tattersalls October Book 1 yearling.
Pedigree notes: The first foal of his Aga Khan-bred dam, a winner at up to 1m4f whose half-brother Shalapour (Ire) was third in the Irish Derby. His grand-dam is a half-sister to the 1986 Derby winner Shahrastani. Shaloushka has a yearling colt by Magna Grecia (Ire) and was covered last season by Expert Eye.

WESTOVER (GB), Frankel (GB)-Mirabilis (Lear Fan)
Owner/breeder: Juddmonte Farms
Trainer: Ralph Beckett
Pedigree notes: A full-brother to the Group 3 winner Monarchs Glen (GB) out of a Grade 3-winning turf miler whose half-sister Nebraska Tornado (Storm Cat) won the G1 Prix de Diane. Mirabilis has a 2-year-old filly by Expert Eye (GB) named Jalapa (GB).

HOO YA MAL (GB), Territories (Ire)-Sensationally (GB) (Montjeu {Ire})
Owner: Ahmad Al Shaikh
Breeder: Meon Valley Stud
Trainer: Andrew Balding
Sales history: A 40,000gns Tattersalls October Book 1 yearling.
Pedigree notes: Traces back to the Meon Valley foundation mare One In A Million (GB); his grand-dam One So Wonderful (GB) won the G1 Juddmonte International while his 70-rated dam won over 9.5f on Polytrack. Sensationally has a Mukhadram (GB) 2-year-old named Oyamal (GB) and a filly foal by Belardo (Ire).

STONE AGE (Ire), Galileo (Ire)-Bonanza Creek (Ire) (Anabaa)
Owner: Brant, Magnier, Tabor, Smith, Westerberg
Breeder: White Birch Farm
Trainer: Aidan O'Brien
Pedigree notes: Bred by part-owner Peter Brant, who bought his dam from the Wildenstein Dispersal at Goffs in 2016 for €270,000. A 10f maiden winner, she is a half-sister to the G1 Prix de Diane and G1 Prix de l'Opera victrix Bright Sky (Ire). Grand-dam Bright Moon won the G2 Prix de Pomone over 2,700m. Bonanza Creek has a Frankel (GB) 2-year-old filly named Sandy Creek (Ire) and a yearling filly foal by Churchill (Ire). She was covered last year by Galileo (Ire).

NATIONS PRIDE (Ire), Teofilo (Ire)-Important Time (Ire) (Oasis Dream {GB})
Owner/breeder: Godolphin
Trainer: Charlie Appleby
Pedigree notes: Dam won a German Listed contest over 9f in soft ground and is a daughter of the prolific group winner Satwa Queen (Fr) (Muhtathir {GB}), whose finest moment came in the G1 Prix de l'Opera. Important Time has a yearling filly by Dark Angel (Ire) and full-sister to Nations Pride at foot.

NAHANNI (GB), Frankel (GB)-Final Stage (GB) (Street Cry {Ire})
Owner/breeder: Godolphin
Trainer: Charlie Appleby
Pedigree notes: His dam won over 1m4f and is a half-sister to the St Leger winner Mastery (GB) and G1 Gran Criterium winner Kirklees (Ire). Final Stage has had no foal since Nahanni.

PIZ BADILE (Ire), Ulysses (Ire)-That Which Is Not (Elusive Quality)
Owner/breeder: Flaxman Stables Ireland
Trainer: Donnacha O'Brien
Pedigree notes: A Niarchos homebred top and bottom, Piz Badile is inbred to Lingerie through his grand-dams, the Group 1-winning half-sisters Light Shift and Shiva. That Which Is Not has a 2-year-old colt named Yosemite Valley (GB) (Shamardal), a yearling filly by Kingman (GB) and was covered last year by Frankel (GB).

MASEKELA (Ire), El Kabeir-Lady's Purse (GB) (Doyen {Ire})
Owners: Mick and Janice Mariscotti
Breeder: Coolawn Stud
Trainer: Andrew Balding
Sales history: A €35,000 Goffs November Foal resold as a yearling at Tattersalls October Book 2 for 30,000gns.
Pedigree notes: A half-brother to the G2 Cape Verdi runner-up Asoof (GB), their dam won the G3 Prix de Royaumont over 2,400m. Lady's Purse has a yearling colt by Churchill (Ire) and was covered last year by Ten Sovereigns (Ire).

WALK OF STARS (GB), Dubawi (Ire)-Sound Reflection (Street Cry {Ire})
Owner/breeder: Godolphin
Trainer: Charlie Appleby
Pedigree notes: From the family of the Group 1-winning full-siblings Nathaniel (Ire) and Great Heavens (Ire), he is out of a 97-rated treble winner from 7f to 1m4f. Grand-dam Echoes In Eternity (Ire) won the G2 Sun Chariot S. and G2 Park Hill S. Sound Reflection has 2-year-old and yearling fillies by New Approach (Ire) and Sea The Stars (Ire). Her 2022 filly by Ghaiyyath (Ire) has died.

GLORY DAZE (Ire), Cotai Glory (GB)-Pioneer Alexander (Ire) (Rip Van Winkle {Ire})
Owner: Glory Gold Partnership
Breeder: Mountarmstrong Stud
Trainer: Andy Oliver
Sales history: A £3,000 Goffs Sportsman's Sale yearling.
Pedigree notes: His half-sister Rita Levi (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}) won three times at up to 1m4f. Their dam was unplaced in three starts and is a half-sister to the Listed Rockingham S. winner Bannock (Ire). Grand-dam won the UAE Oaks over 9f. The mare has had no foal since Glory Daze and died in 2021.

WEST WIND BLOWS (Ire), Teofilo (Ire)-West Wind (GB) (Machiavellian)
Owner: Abdulla Al Mansoori
Breeder: Godolphin
Trainers: Simon and Ed Crisford
Pedigree notes: His dam won the G1 Prix de Diane and is a daughter of the Sun Chariot S. winner Red Slippers, herself a half-sister to the Oaks and Irish Derby winner Balanchine. The mare has a 2-year-old full-brother to West Wind Blows and was covered last year by Masar (Ire).

DESERT CROWN (GB), Nathaniel (Ire)-Desert Berry (GB) (Green Desert)
Owner: Saeed Suhail
Breeder: Strawberry Fields Stud
Trainer: Sir Michael Stoute
Sales history: A 280,000gns Tattersalls October Book 2 yearling.
Pedigree notes: Half-brother Flying Thunder (GB) (Archipenko) won a Group 3 in Hong Kong over 7f. Their 68-rated dam won a maiden over a mile in three starts, and her Juddmonte-bred grand-dam Binary was a 10f Listed winner. Desert Berry has a 2-year-old filly by Al Kazeem (GB), a yearling colt by Study Of Man (Ire), a colt foal by Nathaniel and is back in foal to the Newsells Park Stud resident.

SONNY LISTON (Ire), Lawman (Fr)-Stars In Your Eyes (Ire) (Galileo {Ire})
Owner: Chelsea Thoroughbreds – The Big Bear
Breeder: Tally-Ho Stud
Trainer: Charlie Hills
Sales history: A 60,000gns Tattersalls October Book 2 yearling.
Pedigree notes: A half-brother to the Hascombe & Valiant-bred dual Group 2 winner and Group 1-placed Dame Malliot (GB), their dam won over 1m4f. Further family includes Golden Horn (GB) and Cracksman (GB). The mare has a 2-year-old colt by Kodiac (GB) and was covered last year by Sottsass (Fr).

EL HABEEB (Ire), Al Rifai (Ire)-Los Ojitos (Mr Greeley)
Owner/breeder: Mohamed Khalid Abdulrahim
Trainer: Stan Moore
Pedigree notes: His once-raced sire, a son of Galileo and GI EP Taylor S winner Lahaleeb, ran just once, winning a 1m4f maiden at Kempton. Dam was Grade II-placed in America over 6f and has produced the Listed Galtres S winner Gold Wand (Ire) (Golden Horn {GB}). El Habeeb has a 2-year-old half-brother by Camelot (GB) and a yearling full-sister, foaled in Bahrain.

STAR OF INDIA (Ire), Galileo (Ire)-Shermeen (Ire) (Desert Style {Ire})
Owners: Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith, Sue Magnier, Westerberg
Breeder: Barronstown Stud
Trainer: Aidan O'Brien
Pedigree notes: A half-brother to G1 Phoenix S winner Surdiman (Ire). Dam won three times over 5f and was never tried beyond a mile. She has a yearling colt by No Nay Never and was covered last year by Sottsass (Fr).

CHANGINGOFTHEGUARD (Ire), Galileo (Ire)-Lady Lara (Ire) (Excellent Art {GB})
Owners: Westerberg, Sue Magnier, Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith
Breeder: Ben Sangster
Trainer: Aidan O'Brien
Pedigree notes: Dam won a Grade II over a mile at Gulfstream and a Newbury Listed race over 7f. Further family includes 2,000 Guineas winner Footstepsinthesand (GB). Lady Lara also has a 2-year-old colt by Galileo named Galileo's Compass (Ire) and filly foal by Wootton Bassett (GB).

GRAND ALLIANCE (Ire), Churchill (Ire)-Endless Love (Ire) (Dubai Destination)
Owner/breeder: Susan Roy
Trainer: Charlie Fellowes
Pedigree notes: A half-brother to the multiple 7f group winner Dutch Connection (GB) (Dutch Art {GB}) out of an unraced daughter of Listed winner Vita E Bella (Ire) (Definite Article {GB}). She has a 2-year-old colt by Ulysses (Ire) named Yesisaidyes (Ire) and a yearling filly by Gleneagles (Ire). She was covered last year by Earthlight (Ire). 

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