DANEHILL

Danehill's extraordinary year looks set to continue on Saturday. His son Oratorio is looking for his fourth Gp1 win in the Champion Stakes while his two-year-old sons George Washington and Horatio Nelson seek Dewhurst Stakes (Gp1) glory.

Danehill, the first sire to be represented by 300 stakes winners, could well have further Gr1 success when daughter, Luas Line, runs in Saturday's Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup at Keeneland. Luas Line, who is already a Gr1 winner, takes on a high-class field but has been priced up favourite for the 1800 metres.

Another daughter, Beauty Bright, has been made favourite for the Rockfel Stakes (Gp3) which forms part of the Champions Day undercard.

Danehill is set to win his first UK sires title this year. The remarkable Danzig horse also heads the two-year-old sires list by nearly a million pounds!
His son Mozart is the leading freshman sire on earnings thanks to his Middle Park/Gimcrack Stakes hero Amadeus Wolf. Another son, Danehill Dancer, is leading sire of two-year-old winners, heading his sire by three to date.

Danehill's sons George Washington and Horatio Nelson currently head the betting for next year's English 2000 Guineas and Derby respectively. His daughter, Rumplestiltskin, heads the market for the English 1000 Guineas. She is second favourite for the Oaks as her pedigree suggests she may battle to get a mile and a half.
Danehill has enjoyed success as a broodmare sire this year, via classic winner Saoire and Fillies Mile heroine Nannina.

Danehill may be gone but his influence remains staggering. With his son Rock of Gibraltar to be represented by his first crop on the track next year, Danehill's legacy looks unstoppable.