National Defense
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NVINCIBLE SPIRIT has created a stallion dynasty from his base at the Irish National Stud, one that stretches from Europe to Australia, and the patriarch is not finished yet – he adds new Group 1 winners to his roll of honour each year. National Defense has mighty hoof-prints to fill, standing alongside his father in Kildare, but he has the genes to do so as he is a grandson of Kingmambo and a descendant of the outstanding Anna Paola, winner of the Preis der Diana (G1) in 1981, and the ancestress of champions around the globe. A stand-out from a young age, National Defense was sold for €280,000 as a yearling at Arqana’s August Sale when bought by Sun Bloodstock from breeders Ecurie Monceaux and Meridian International. Sent into training with Madame Criquette Head, he made his debut in a Deauville mile maiden in August of his two-year-old season,
winning comfortably. Upgraded straight into Group 3 company in the mile Prix des Chenes, he finished third, and was stepped up again in the Group 1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère when he came home nearly 5f clear of the field. He ran twice at three, finishing second behind subsequent Group 1 Prix Jacques le Marois winner Al Wukair in the Group 3 Prix Djebel before running in the Group 1 Poule d’Essai des Poulains won by Brametot. He retired to stud as the only Group 1-winning stallion at two by Invincible Spirit at stud in Ireland or the UK. National Defense hails from one of the strongest maternal lines – his dam Angel Falls is a half-sister to the Listed winners Iguazu Falls, Advice and Anna Salai, who also finished second in the Irish 1,000 Guineas (G1). She is also a half-sister to the dam of South African Group 1-placed Dubai Gina. Second dam Anna Palariva is a daughter of Caerleon and
National Defense foal sales: descending price order (gns) Horse b,f. ex City Vaults Girl (IRE) (Oratorio (IRE)) (9th March 2019) b,f. ex Wild Step (GER) (Footstepsinthesand (GB)) (9th March 2019) ch,c. ex Salty Sugar (GB) (Oasis Dream (GB)) (22nd March 2019) b,f. ex Gaita (IRE) (Teofilo (IRE)) (23rd January 2019) b,c. ex Clenaghcastle Lady (IRE) (Acclamation (GB)) (16th April 2019) b,c. ex Starbright (IRE) (Duke of Marmalade (IRE)) (10th March 2019) b,c. ex Just Special (GB) (Cadeaux Genereux) (4th April 2019) b,f. ex Summer Blues (USA) (Summer Bird (USA)) (28th March 2019) b,f. ex Kibara (GB) (Sadler’s Wells (USA)) (26th February 2019) chesnut filly ex Bellechance (GB) (Acclamation (GB)) (3rd March 2019) ch,c. ex Almamia (GB) (Hernando (FR)) (15th March 2019) ch,c. ex Unforeseen (GB) (Sky Mesa (USA)) (21st February 2019)
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Price Consignor 37,000 36,036 34,320 25,740 25,740 22,308 20,000 12,011 10,000 3,002 2,000 857
Brian Kennedy Irish National Stud Tinnakill House Haras de l’Aumonerie Leona Walsh Irish National Stud Trickledown Stud Phoenixtown Stud Houghton Bloodstock Rougeyrock Stud St Simon Stud Oghill House Stud
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WH BS Sun Bloodstock J Troy Vendor Monksland Stables BBA Ireland Vendor Sun BS Vendor A Fleming BBA Ireland J Williams (P.S.)
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