ROCK OF GIBRALTAR (IRE) (c by Danehill (USA)), JT 2nd top rated 2yr old colt in England in 2001, Champion 3yr old in Europe in 2002, won 8 races at 2 and 3 years and £1,269,970 including Dewhurst Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.1, Irish 2000 Guineas, Curragh, Gr.1, St James's Palace Stakes, Royal Ascot, Gr.1, Sussex Stakes, Goodwood, Gr.1, 2000 Guineas, Newmarket, Gr.1, Grand Criterium - Lucien Barriere, Longchamp, Gr.1, Prix du Moulin de Longchamp, Longchamp, Gr.1, Gimcrack Stakes, York, Gr.2 and Railway Stakes, Curragh, Gr.3, placed twice viz second in Breeders' Cup Mile, Arlington Inter, Gr.1, Champagne S., Doncaster, Gr.2; Own brother to Nell Gwyn (IRE).

1st Dam.
Offshore Boom (f by Be My Guest (USA)), won 1 race at 2 years and £6832 and placed twice including second in Irish National Stud Fillies Stakes, Phoenix Park, L.;
dam of eight winners including-

ROCK OF GIBRALTAR (IRE) (1999 c. by Danehill (USA)), see above.

Nell Gwyn (IRE) (2004 f. by Danehill (USA)), won 1 race at 2 years and placed twice

including second in Derrinstown Stud 1000 Guineas Trial, Leopardstown, Gr.3.

2nd Dam.
PUSH A BUTTON (f by Bold Lad (IRE)), won 1 race at 2 years and £1017 and placed twice;
dam of five winners including-

OUTSIDE PRESSURE (f by Shernazar), won 2 races at 3 years and £11,078 including

EBF Osprey Race, Leopardstown, L. all her starts; dam of a winner.

Winning Venture (GB) (g by Owington (GB)), won 3 races and £77,305 and placed 21

times including second in Somerville Tattersall Stakes, Newmarket, L., Spring Trophy, Haydock Park, L., third in Champagne Stakes, Doncaster, Gr.2, Greenham Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.3 and Leisure Stks, Lingfield Park, L.; also placed once at 2 years in Italy and £7436 viz third in Gran Criterium, Milan, Gr.1.

Offshore Boom (f by Be My Guest (USA)), see above.
Push A Venture (GB) (f by Shirley Heights), placed twice; dam of winners:

OFFENBACH (AUS) (c by Danehill (USA)), 5 races in Australia including  AAMI

Hobart Cup, Hobart, Gr.3.

Isle of Gibraltar (AUS) (f by Danehill (USA)), 1 race in Australia and placed 4 times

including second in Vinery Stud Adelaide Guineas, Morphettville, Gr.3, H C Nitschke Stakes, Cheltenham, L. and Walter Brown Stakes, Morphettville, L.

Star of Gibraltar (AUS) (f by Danehill (USA)), 3 races in Australia and placed 6

times including third in City Tatt's Lightning Handicap, Kensington, L.

Glowlamp (AUS) (f by Encosta de Lago (AUS)), placed second in Silver Shadow

Stakes, Warwick Farm, Gr.3, Hyland Race Colours Sweet Embrace Stakes, Randwick, Gr.3, third in Visa Entertainment Champagne Stakes, Randwick, Gr.1, Schweppes The 1000 Guineas, Caulfield, Gr.1, Int. Animal Health Silver Slipper Stakes, Rosehill, Gr.2, WFSM Tea Rose Stakes, Rosehill, Gr.2 and Gimcrack Stakes, Randwick, L.

Tasseled (USA) (f by Tate Gallery (USA)), ran in U.S.A.; dam of winners:

DEPLOY VENTURE (GB) (g by Deploy), 3 races at 2 and 3 years and £27,221 and

placed 9 times; also 5 races in U.S.A. and £208,992 including Golden Gate H'cap, Golden Gate, Gr.3, placed second in Sunset H'cap, Hollywood Park, Gr.2, third in Charles Whittingham H'cap, Hollywood Park, Gr.1 and Bay Meadows H., Bay Meadows, Gr.3.

FENNA (GB) (f by Dowsing (USA)), 4 races at 2 years; dam of Namura John Bull

(JPN) (c by Agnes Tachyon), 3 races at 3 years, 2007 in Japan, third in Unicorn Stks, Tokyo, L.

3rd Dam.
RIVER LADY (USA) (f by Prince John), won 3 races at 2 and 3 years in U.S.A. and $17,715;
dam of seven winners including-

RIVERMAN (USA) (c by Never Bend), placed twice at 3 years and £18,952 viz second in

Champion Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.1 and third in King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes, Ascot, Gr.1; also won 5 races at 2 and 3 years in France and 1,002,218 fr. including Poule d'Essai des Poulains, Longchamp, Gr.1, Prix d'Ispahan, Longchamp, Gr.1, Prix Jean Prat, Chantilly, Gr.2 and Prix Yacowlef, Deauville, L., placed once viz second in Criterium de Maisons-Laffitte, M'-Laffitte, Gr.2; champion sire and sire in France.

Friendly Finance (f by Auction Ring (USA)),; dam of winners:

KEI WOMAN (IRE) (f by Last Tycoon), 2 races including Mainichi Sho Kyoto Yonsai

Tokubetsu, Kyoto, L., placed second in Sapphire Stakes, Hanshin, L., Kansai Telecasting Corp. Sho Rose Stakes, Kyoto, L., New Zealand Trophy Yonsai Stakes, Tokyo, L., Centaur Stakes, Hanshin, L. and third in Arlington Cup, Hanshin, L.; dam of MACHIKANE KIRARA (JPN) (c by Sunday Silence (USA)), 5 races including April Stakes, Nakayama, L., third in Epsom Cup, Tokyo, L.

ROCK OF GIBRALTAR stood the 2007 season in Japan, so he has no sales yearlings in Europe, however his European two-year-old crop of 2009 has a host of very progressive types among 25 individual winners.

Rock of Gibraltar has sired the Gr.1 Prix de la Foret winner Varenar from a daughter of MR. PROSPECTOR. He already has a Gr.3 winner out of a MACHIAVELLIAN mare and another out of a grand-daughter of MISWAKI and a Gr.2-placed colt out of a CONQUISTADOR CIELO mare. His Gr.1 winners Diamondrella and Mount Nelson have MISWAKI and FORTY NINER mares as their second dam. Grandsons of RAISE A NATIVE sired the dams of Rock of Gibraltar’s very talented sons Yellowstone and High Rock.

Rock of Gibraltar, like Danehill, appears to be very well suited by the SHARPEN UP line and has sired the Gr.1 winner Mount Nelson and the very useful General Eliott from SELKIRK mares, the Gr.3 winner Unilateral from a SHARPEN UP mare and the Gr.3 winner Utrecht from a KRIS mare.

Grand-daughters of NORTHERN DANCER create 4x4x3 with Rock of Gibraltar. His dual 2009 Gr.1 winner Diamondrella is out of mare by DIXIELAND BAND. He also has Gr.3 winner Three Rocks and Gr.2 winner Kitty Matcham from SADLER’S WELLS mares, a Listed winner from a BARATHEA mare and an Australian Gr.2 winner from a SCENIC mare. His American Gr.3 winner Sweeter Still is from a mare inbred 3x4 to Northern Dancer, so this filly has four lines to this brilliant stallion. Anna’s Rock is out of a mare by ATTICUS, a son of Nureyev, and High Rock has a NUREYEV mare as his second dam.

One fascinating aspect of Rock of Gibraltar’s record is that he seems to suit inbreeding to DANZIG, with his Eclipse winner Mount Nelson having two lines of Danzig. His Listed winner Roxan is out of a GREEN DESERT mare, while the very useful American colt English Colony is out of a mare by Green Desert’s son OWINGTON. Roxan was inbred 3x3 to DANZIG and English Colony 3x4, as is the Group-placed Terra Incognita.

The NEVER BEND line is particularly interesting in view of the fact that Rock of Gibraltar’s third dam, River Lady, was mated to Never Bend to  produce RIVERMAN, an outstanding racehorse and sire. DARSHAAN is broodmare sire of Gr.1 winner Eagle Mountain. RIVERMAN sired the second dam of Gr.3 winner Utrecht and his son IRISH RIVER sired the second dam of Anna’s Rock.

He also has very useful winners from daughters of KENMARE, HIGHEST HONOR, TONY BIN and KALDOUNEVEES, all members of the GREY SOVEREIGN male line.

The very useful Your Old Pal is from a RAINBOW QUEST mare and Danehill sired the Derby winner North Light from another of his daughters.

The Danzig male line has had some excellent results with mares from the AHONOORA line and Rock of Gibraltar has sired the Gr.3 winner Theann from an INDIAN RIDGE mare.