Alan Porter’s 2027 Breeding Analysis

Millionaire Baeza is a Grade One winner who also was twice classic placed. He is by the outstanding young sire McKinzie out of the history-making Puca, also dam of classic winners Dornoch and Mage.

McKinzie’s multiple Grade One winning son, Chancer McPatrick is out of a mare by Bernardini (sire of Stay Thirsty and Too Honor and Serve). Bernardini is similarly-bred to Tapit (broodmare sire of three graded stakes winners by McKinzie’s sire, ). Tapit is by Pulpit, who is broodmare sire of a stakes winner of a mare by McKinzie’s sire, Street Sense, and is closely related to Bernardini. He is already broodmare sire of five stakes winners by Street Sense. Tapit is sire of Constitution, Frosted, Tonalist, Tapiture, Cupid, Tapizar, Trappe Shot (already broodmare sire of a stakes winner by McKinzie) and Concord Point. Pulpit can also be brought in through Sky Mesa, Stroll, American Freedom, Lucky Pulpit (sire of California Chrome), Mr. Speaker and Sightseeing.

Bernardini and Tapit are by A.P. Indy. Street Sense has eight stakes winners out mares by A.P. Indy himself and there is a Street Sense line stakes winner out of a mare by Mineshaft (sire of Dialed In and Discreetly Mine) and a Street Sense stakes winner out of a mare by Flatter (sire of Upstart, West Coast and Flat Out).  There is also a Street Sense stakes winner out of a mare by Congrats – a brother to Flatter – with other A.P. Indy sources including Malibu Moon and Girolamo (both bred on the same cross as Pulpit, Mineshaft, Flatter and Congrats), Stephen Got Even (sire of First Dude), Take Charge Indy, Jump Start and Astrology (bred on the same cross as Bernardini).

McKinzie has grade one winner Scottish Lassie out of a mare by Bodemeister, a son of Empire Maker, himself broodmare sire of three stakes winners by Street Sense. Empire Maker is also sire of Pioneerof the Nile and Cairo Prince, and grandsire of American Pharoah and Classic Empire.

Empire Maker is a son of Unbridled. Unbridled and Unbridled’s Song are both broodmare sire of a Street Sense stakes winners, and he could be introduced through Arrogate, Liam’s Map, Cross Traffic, Rockport Harbor, First Defence, Songandaprayer, Midshipman, Even the Score, Half Ours, Zensational (broodmare sire of a Street Sense line stakes winner) and Old Fashioned. Unbridled is also sire of Grindstone (the sire of Birdstone) and Broken Vow. Other branches of Fappiano include Quiet American (who is grandsire of Midnight Lute, already the broodmare sire of a McKinzie stakes winner), Rubiano (sire of Too Much Bling and Burning Roma) and Candy Ride (sire of Twirling Candy and Gun Runner).

Baeza is out of a mare by Big Brown, a son of Boundary, from the Danzig line. Crossing a stallion back over his own broodmare sire line often works well and Street Sense himself has enjoyed considerable success over Danzig line mares, including via Danehill and sons, Hard Spun, Imperialism (by Langfuhr, also sire of Lawyer Ron), War Front  (sire of Declaration of War, The Factor, Summer Front, Air Force Blue, Jack Milton and Hit it a Bomb) and Anabaa, with other options including Exchange Rate, Belong to Me and War Chant.

The cross of McKinze with mares from the Storm Cat line has already produced seven black-type horses, including graded stakes winner Cash Call out of a mare by D’Wildcat (by Forest Wildcat, broodmare the broodmare sire of a Street Sense Grade One winner, and also sire of Wildcat Heir), and a stakes winner out of a mare by Stormy Atlantic. On this cross, Street Sense and sons also have a Grade One winner out of a mare by Johannesburg (sire of Scat Daddy, and himself a son of Hennessy, also sire of Henny Hughes and Cactus Ridge), Giant’s Causeway (sire of Eskendereya, Shamardal, Giant Gizmo, First Samurai – broodmare sire of a Street Sense line stakes winner – Creative Cause, Not This Time and Carpe Diem), Freud (a brother to Giant’s Causeway), Pure Prize, Forestry and his son Shackleford, Tabasco Cat, Lion Heart (whose sire Tale of the Cat is broodmare sire of a McKinzie grade one performer, and can also be brought in through Lion Heart’s son Kantharos), Stormin Fever and Pure Prize. It would also be worth trying Storm Cat through Harlan’s Holiday, who is represented by Into Mischief (sire of Goldencents, Authentic, and Maximus Mischief), Majesticperfection and Shanghai Bobby.

The stakes winning and grade one placed McKinzie filly, Quickick, is out of a mare by Graeme Hall, a son of Dehere, from the Deputy Minister line. Street Sense has crossed well over the Deputy Minister line with graded stakes winners out of mares by Ghostzapper (by Awesome Again, also sire of Paynter, Oxbow and Awesome of Course) and Daaher, and a stakes winner out of a mare by Touch Gold (sire of Midas Eyes, Mass Media and Medallist). Deputy Minister can also be brought in through Silver Deputy (sire of Posse, Badge of Silver and Spring At Last; grandsire of Kodiak Kowboy).

Street Sense has five stakes winners out of Medaglia d’Oro mares and another out of a mare by Medaglia d’Oro’s sire, El Prado. Medaglia d’Oro is sire of Bolt d’Oro and Violence, and El Prado is also sire of Kitten’s Joy and Artie Schiller. El Prado is a Sadler’s Wells line horse and Street Sense has a stakes winner out Sadler’s Wells son Galileo (represented in the U.S. by Magician and Cape Blanco) and Powerscourt. The Sadler’s Wells strain may be particularly effective here as Baeza and his broodmare sire are both from the same female line as Sadler’s Wells.

McKinzie’s first crop stakes winner Cyclone State is out of a mare by Dominus, a son of Smart Strike, and Street Sense has a stakes winner out of a mare by Smart Strike son Curlin (sire of Palace Malice, Eaggerator and Good Magic) and Smart Strike is also sire of Lookin At Lucky, English Channel and Square Eddie. The Curlin branch is especially compelling, as Baeza’s classic winning half-brothers Mage and Dornoch are by Curlin’s son, Good Magic.

BAEZA 

BERNARDINI /TAPIT

STORM CAT 

EMPIRE MAKER/UNBRIDLED’S SONG

DANZIG 

STORM CAT

DEPUTY MINISTER

MEDAGLIA D’ORO