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Dansili

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Dansili
Racing silks of Khalid Abdullah
SireDanehill
GrandsireDanzig
DamHasili
DamsireKahyasi
SexStallion
Foaled27 January 1996
Died22 December 2021 (aged 25)
CountryGreat Britain
ColourBay
BreederJuddmonte Farms
OwnerKhalid Abdullah
TrainerAndré Fabre
Record14: 5-4-3
Earnings£373,602
Major wins
Prix Messidor (1999)
Prix Edmond Blanc (2000)
Prix du Muguet (2000)
Awards
Leading sire in France (2006)
Last updated on 21 December 2021

Dansili (27 January 1996 – 22 December 2021) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse. He won five races, including the Prix du Muguet. After retiring from racing he became a successful stallion, with his progeny including Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winner Rail Link and King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes winner Harbinger. He also became Champion sire in France in 2006.

Background

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Dansili, a bay colt, was foaled on 27 January 1996. Bred by Juddmonte Farms, he is a son of Haydock Sprint Cup winner Danehill.[1] Danehill was a British Champion sire three times and sired many top horses, with his progeny including Banks Hill, Champs Elysees, Desert King, Duke of Marmalade, Dylan Thomas, George Washington, Mozart, Rock of Gibraltar, and Westerner.[2]

Dansili's dam, Hasili, won four races as a two-year-old and is a daughter of Epsom Derby winner Kahyasi. She has also foaled Prix Jacques Le Marois winner Banks Hill, Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf winner Intercontinental, Man o' War Stakes winner Cacique, Matriarch Stakes winner Heat Haze and Canadian International Stakes winner Champs Elysees. Banks Hill, Intercontinental, Cacique, and Champs Elysees were also sired by Danehill.[3]

Racing career

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Dansili's only run as a two-year-old was in the Prix de Blaison at Longchamp, where he won by half a length over Bedawin. He returned as a three-year-old in May and won the Prix du Labyrinthe.[1] He then started as the 17/5 joint-favourite for the Poule d'Essai des Poulains. He finished in second place, 1½ lengths behind Sendawar.[4] Dansili then finished fourth in the Prix Jean Prat.[1] He then dropped in class for the Group 3 Prix Messidor and won it by four lengths over Kabool.[5] In his last two races of the season he finished in third behind Dubai Millennium in the Prix du Haras de Fresnay-le-Buffard Jacques Le Marois and third behind Sendawar in the Prix du Moulin de Longchamp.[1]

Dansili started his four-year-old career by winning the Prix Edmond Blanc and Prix du Muguet. He then went to Royal Ascot for the Queen Anne Stakes. Racing outside France for the first time, he started at the odds of 100/30. Ridden by Olivier Peslier, he took the lead with one furlong left to run, but was overtaken by Kalanisi in the final 100 yards. Kalanisi went on to win by half a length over Dansili, who just held off Swallow Flight to secure second place.[6] He then finished second again in the Sussex Stakes. This time he was beaten by Giant's Causeway by ¾ length. Racing again in France, he then disappointed in the Prix du Moulin de Longchamp after starting as favourite. In his final two races he finished second behind Indian Lodge in the Prix de la Forêt and third behind War Chant in the Breeders' Cup Mile. During his racing career Dansili earned £373,602.[1]

Stud career

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After the 2000 season, Dansili was retired to stud, where he became a successful stallion at Banstead Manor Stud for Juddmonte Farms. His son Harbinger was officially the highest rated horse in the world in 2010.[7] Dansili is the sire of 21 individual Group 1 winners including Harbinger, The Fugue, Flintshire, Zoffany, Passage Of Time, Fallen For You, Emulous, and Winsili. His Group 2 winning sprinter son, Bated Breath, stands as a stallion at Banstead Manor Stud. Dansili is also the broodmare sire of many successful performers, including Group 1 winners Astaire, Chicquita, and Expert Eye.

Dansili was retired from stud duty in April 2018 due to declining fertility.[8] He died after a short illness on 22 December 2021, at the age of 25.[9]

Notable progeny

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c = colt, f = filly

Foaled Name Sex Major wins
2003 Price Tag f Matriarch Stakes
2003 Rail Link c Grand Prix de Paris, Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
2004 Passage Of Time f Critérium de Saint-Cloud
2004 Zambezi Sun c Grand Prix de Paris
2005 Proviso f Frank E. Kilroe Mile Handicap, Just A Game Stakes, Diana Stakes, First Lady Stakes
2006 Harbinger c King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes
2007 Emulous f Matron Stakes
2007 Foreteller c Ranvet Stakes, Makybe Diva Stakes, Underwood Stakes
2008 Giofra f Falmouth Stakes
2008 Laughing f Diana Stakes, Flower Bowl Invitational Stakes
2008 Zoffany c Phoenix Stakes
2009 Dank f Beverly D. Stakes, Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf
2009 Fallen For You f Coronation Stakes
2009 The Fugue f Nassau Stakes, Irish Champion Stakes
2010 Flintshire c Grand Prix de Paris, Hong Kong Vase, Sword Dancer Handicap x2, Manhattan Handicap
2010 Winsili f Nassau Stakes
2010 Grand Marshal c Sydney Cup
2011 Miss France f 1000 Guineas
2011 We Are f Prix Saint-Alary, Prix de l'Opéra
2013 Queen's Trust f Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf
2015 Juliet Foxtrot f Jenny Wiley Stakes
2015 With You f Prix Rothschild
2016 Blowout f First Lady Stakes
2016 Set Piece c Arlington Million

Pedigree

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Pedigree of Dansili (GB), bay stallion, 1996[10]
Sire
Danehill (USA)
b. 1986
Danzig
b. 1977
Northern Dancer
b. 1961
Nearctic
Natalma*
Pas de Nom
b. 1968
Admiral's Voyage
Petitioner
Razyana
b. 1981
His Majesty
b. 1968
Ribot
Flower Bowl
Spring Adieu
b. 1974
Buckpasser
Natalma*
Dam
Hasili (GB)
b. 1991
Kahyasi
b. 1985
Ile de Bourbon
b. 1975
Nijinsky
Roseliere
Kadissya
b. 1979
Blushing Groom
Kalkeen
Kerali
ch. 1984
High Line
ch. 1966
High Hat
Time Call
Sookera
b. 1975
Roberto
Irule

Note: b. = Bay, ch. = Chestnut

* Dansili is inbred 4x4 to Natalma. This means that the mare appears twice in the fourth generation of his pedigree.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Dansili". Racing Post. 2 June 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
  2. ^ "Danehill | Bloodstock Stallion Book". Racing Post. 15 February 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  3. ^ "Juddmonte Stallion Dansili - Conformation". Judd Monte. 9 October 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  4. ^ "Results from the 2.05 race at LONGCHAMP (FR) – 16 May 1999". Racing Post. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
  5. ^ "Results from the 2.00 race at DEAUVILLE (FR) – 10 July 1999". Racing Post. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
  6. ^ "Results from the 2.30 race at ASCOT – 20 June 2000". Racing Post. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
  7. ^ "The 2010 World Thoroughbred Rankings". International Federation of Horse Racing Authorities. Archived from the original on 19 April 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  8. ^ O'Donoghue, Ollie. "Leading Juddmonte stallion and sire of sires Dansili pensioned". Racing Post. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  9. ^ "'He will be greatly missed' - death of champion Dansili aged 25". Racing Post Bloodstock. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  10. ^ "Dansili (GB) pedigree". Equineline. Retrieved 5 November 2012.