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Known Fact/Warning, Markofdistinction/Piccolo,Diktat/Dream Ahead

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Mandaloun's 5th dam Song Sparrow gave us Cormorant, and she is also the 5th dam of Copper Bullet.

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Rainbow Quest gave us G1 St. Leger hero Nedawi when brought to a daughter of the champion Dahlia. Nedawi sired Mr. Nedawi, a G1 winner in both Brazil and Uruguay.

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Nedawi stood in Brazil at one of my favorite farms over there, Fazenda Mondesir. ~ Sid

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Great things were expected when Dahlia was brought to Northern Dancer. Did Nedawi possess any of his damsire's known physical attributes?

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I would say yes. He was a compact and muscular colt, but a chestnut like The Minstrel and his dam.

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Was there a valid expectation that Northern Dancer sirelines would work with the champion mare when her mates were selected?

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That’s a question for Nelson Bunker Hunt

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Thanks a lot for a very interesting piece. May I just add another example when Juddmonte was on the losing end regarding DQ:s in classic races: Price Tag (Dansili) passed the post first in the 2006 Poule d'Essai des Pouliches (Gr1), French 1000 Gns, but was demoted to third at 33-1. All to the obvious disappointment of Khalid Abdullah who was already on his way to the podium. Price Tag did win a Gr1 later in her career though, when transferred to the US.

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Thanks for that piece of information!

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Updated to add this, thank you!

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