SIRE HIGHLIGHTS:
SIRE:
DARK ANGEL |
COLOUR:
GREY |
YEAR OF BIRTH:
2005 |
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN:
IRELAND |
CAREER WINS:
4 |
WINNING DISTANCE:
1000M-1200M |
MAJOR VICTORIES:
Middle Park Stakes (GI), Great Britain |
AT STUD SINCE:
2008 |
STUD FEE:
EUR€ 60,000 (2023) |
NUMBER OF STAKES WINNERS:
95 |
SAME-SIRE RUNNERS' PERFORMANCE IN HONG KONG:
NO. OF STARTERS:
21 |
NO. OF WINNERS:
15 |
BEST PERFORMER (RATED 80+):
MR GENUINE (4 wins / highest rating: 97) *retired |
PREFERRED DISTANCE:
1200M-1600M |
SIRE ATTRIBUTES:
Exceptional on dirt and at Happy Valley. Mostly at a mile or under, precocious. |
DAM HIGHLIGHTS:
DAM:
FUTOON |
COLOUR:
BAY |
YEAR OF BIRTH:
2013 |
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN:
IRELAND |
BROODMARE SIRE:
KODIAC |
RACING CAREER:
Won twice at 1000M. |
PROGENY'S RACING PERFORMANCE:
Dam of two winners including WINGS OF WAR 2 wins at 1200M and 1216M with G2 Mill Reef Stakes. CHARYN won twice at 1200M including G2 Criterium de Maisons Laffitte. |
DAM ATTRIBUTES:
Dam from VERMILLIANN won twice at 1000M and named foal TODA JOYA 8 wins in Italy and France. MARJONG won at 1100M. Though stamped by their respective sires for a large part, many good performers from this branch do handle sprints early in their racing careers. |
SALES HISTORY:
Sold as a yearling at GBP £ 140,000 in 2020 Goffs UK Premier Yearling Sale.
COMMENTS AND PROSPECT:
DARK ANGEL was trained by Barry Hills with a record of 4 wins and 2 seconds in 9 starts at the age of 2, with winning distance from 1000M to 1200M including G1 Middle Park Stakes with Michael Hills on board. 95 runners of him won the black types contest, and four European star sprinters LETHAL FORCE, HARRY ANGEL, MECCA'S ANGEL and BATTAASH are the representatives. His service fee in 2023 is EUR€ 60,000.
WINGS OF WAR was sold at GBP £ 140,000 as a yearling. He was trained by Clive Cox in Great Britain with a record of 2 wins, 2 seconds and 4 thirds in 11 starts that he performed brilliant at age 2 including the success in G2 Mill Reef Stakes with Adam Kirby by coming from the back at Newbury where SUNNY TRIUMPH as 2nd runner up. He didn't win again at age 3, but able to made frame in multi group races while he used to put on sheepskin cheek pieces and blinkers. Full-brother CHARYN lifted a G2 event in 2022 at France. The son of DARK ANGEL with steady overseas racing forms is the first runner of Mary Slack, a South African well known owner, which should be most suited from 1200M to 1400M while both turf and dirt are fine.
