AUSSIE RULES (USA) (c by Danehill (USA)), won 4 races at 2 and 3 years and £488,535 including Gainsborough Poule d'Essai des Poulains, Longchamp, Gr.1, Shadwell Turf Mile Stakes, Keeneland, Gr.1, Somerville Tattersall Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.3, placed 5 times including second in Go And Go Round Tower Stakes, Curragh, Gr.3; sire.

1st Dam.
LAST SECOND (IRE) (f by Alzao (USA)), Jt 3rd top rated 3yr old filly in England in 1996, won 4 races at 2 and 3 years and £151,402 including Vodafone Nassau Stakes, Goodwood, Gr.2, Sun Chariot Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.2 and C L Weld Park Stakes, Curragh, Gr.3, placed twice including second in Coronation Stakes, Royal Ascot, Gr.1 from only 7 starts;
dam of four winners including-

AUSSIE RULES (USA) (2003 c. by Danehill (USA)), see above.

APPROACH (GB) (2000 f. by Darshaan), won 2 races at 2 and 3 years and £36,486

including Ballymacoll Stud Stks, Newbury, L., placed 3 times including second in May Hill Stakes, Doncaster, Gr.3; also won 1 race at 4 years in U.S.A. and £78,885 and placed twice including second in Winstar Galaxy Stakes, Keeneland, Gr.2.

Intrigued (GB) (2002 f. by Darshaan), won 1 race at 2 years and £23,461 and placed 5

times including third in EBF Chalice Stakes, Newbury, L., EBF Joan Westbrook Pinnacle Stakes, Haydock Park, L.

2nd Dam.
ALRUCCABA (f by Crystal Palace (FR)), won 1 race at 2 years and £2512 and placed twice from only 4 starts;
dam of eight winners including-

LAST SECOND (IRE) (f by Alzao (USA)), see above.

ALLELUIA (GB) (f by Caerleon (USA)), won 6 races at 3 years and £47,545 including

Doncaster Cup, Doncaster, Gr.3, placed twice; dam of winners:

ALLEGRETTO (IRE) (f by Galileo (IRE)), 6 races including Prix Royal-Oak,

Longchamp, Gr.1, Goodwood Cup, Goodwood, Gr.2, Henry II Stks, Sandown Park, Gr.2, Lancashire Oaks, Haydock Park, Gr.2 and Park Hill Stakes, Doncaster, Gr.2, placed second in Yorkshire Oaks, York, Gr.1, Prix Royal-Oak, Longchamp, Gr.1, third in Yorkshire Oaks, York, Gr.1, Doncaster Cup, Doncaster, Gr.2 and Park Hill S., York, Gr.2.

ARRIKALA (IRE) (f by Darshaan), won 3 races at 2 and 3 years and £57,019 including

Curragh Cup, Curragh, L., placed second in Blandford Stakes, Curragh, Gr.2, EBF Eyrefield Race, Curragh, L. and third in Irish Oaks, Curragh, Gr.1; dam of a winner.

ALOUETTE (GB) (f by Darshaan), won 3 races including Oyster Stakes, Galway, L.,

second in Killavullan EBF Stakes, Leopardstown, Gr.3, Galtres Stakes, York, L. and third in Moyglare Stud Stakes, Curragh, Gr.1; dam of winners:

ALBANOVA (GB) (f by Alzao), Champion older mare in Germany in 2004, 7 races

including Rheinland-Pokal der Stadtsparkasse Koln, Cologne, Gr.1, WESTLB Deutschlandpreis, Dusseldorf, Gr.1, Preis von Europa, Cologne, Gr.1, Golden Daffodil Stakes, Chepstow, L. and EBF Pinnacle Stakes, Haydock Park, L., second in Preis von Europa, Cologne, Gr.1.

ALBORADA (GB) (f by Alzao (USA)), Champion 3yr old filly in Ireland in 1998, 6

races at 2 to 4 years including Champion Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.1 (twice), Nassau Stakes, Goodwood, Gr.2, Pretty Polly Stks, Curragh, Gr.2 and C L Weld Park Stakes, Curragh, Gr.3, second in Champion S., Leopardstown, Gr.1; dam of ALVARITA (GB) (f by Selkirk (USA)), 2 races including Prix Petite Etoile, Saint-Cloud, L.

ALMA MATER (GB) (f by Sadler's Wells), won Prix Belle de Nuit, Fontainebleau, L.

ALAKANANDA (GB) (f by Hernando (FR)), 2 races at 3 years; dam of DRAGON

DANCER (GB) (c by Sadler's Wells (USA)), won August Stakes, Windsor, L., placed second in Derby Stakes, Epsom Downs, Gr.1, P.Eugene Adam (G.P.de Maisons-Laffitte), Maisons-Laffitte, Gr.2 and third in Prix Foy Gray D'Albion Barriere, Longchamp, Gr.2.

Jude (GB) (f by Darshaan), placed once at 3 years; dam of winners:

YESTERDAY (IRE) (f by Sadler's Wells (USA)), 3 races at 2 and 3 years and

£453,146 including Irish 1000 Guineas, Curragh, Gr.1 and Eyrefield Stakes, Leopardstown, L., second in Prix de l'Opera Casino Barriere Enghien, Longchamp, Gr.1, Prix Vermeille-Fouquet's Barriere, Longchamp, Gr.1, Oaks Stakes, Epsom Downs, Gr.1, Debutante Stks., Curragh, Gr.3 and third in Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf, Santa Anita, Gr.1.

QUARTER MOON (IRE) (f by Sadler's Wells (USA)), Champion 2yr old filly in Ireland

in 2001, 1 race at 2 years and £309,416 viz Moyglare Stud Stakes, Curragh, Gr.1, placed 7 times including second in Irish Oaks, Curragh, Gr.1, Irish 1000 Guineas, Curragh, Gr.1, Vodafone Oaks Stakes, Epsom Downs, Gr.1, Debutante Stakes, Curragh, Gr.3 and third in Nassau Stakes, Goodwood, Gr.1 from only 9 starts.

All My Loving (IRE) (f by Sadler's Wells (USA)), 1 race, placed second in Park Hill

Stakes, Doncaster, Gr.2, Ribblesdale Stakes, Ascot, Gr.2, third in Irish Oaks, Curragh, Gr.1, Vodafone Oaks Stakes, Epsom Downs, Gr.1.

Hold Me Love Me (IRE) (f by Sadler's Wells (USA)), 1 race at 3 years, 2008, second

in Ballycullen Stakes, Curragh, L. and third in Park Hill Stakes, Doncaster, Gr.2.

Aussie Rules is a French 2000 Guineas winner by Danehill out of a Lyphard line mare and so is Clodovil, a Gr.1 sire with his first crop. Clodovil sired the Gr.1 winner Nahoodh from an INDIAN RIDGE mare and Aussie Rules will also suit daughters of INDIAN RIDGE, which have also produced Group winners to Danetime, Dansili and Rock of Gibraltar.

Aussie Rules’ sire Danehill achieved some of his best results with 3x3 inbreeding to Northern Dancer. SADLER’S WELLS sired two Gr.1 winners from a half-sister to Aussie Rules’ dam. Daughters of GALILEO must also be considered in view of his success with Danehill line mares.

The NUREYEV line merits serious consideration, as Danehill sired a Gr.1 winner and two Gr.2 winners from them, and Dansili has sired winners of the Arc and the Gimcrack from grand-daughters of Nureyev, the stallions involved being THEATRICAL and PEINTRE CELEBRE.

BE MY GUEST and his sons MOST WELCOME and DOUBLE BED all rank among the broodmare sires of stakes winners by Danehill’s sons.

The NIJINSKY branch has also had a very big impact and one example is that daughters of CAERLEON, GREEN DANCER, ROYAL ACADEMY, KAHYASI and SKY CLASSIC have all produced Group winners to Danehill Dancer.

Inbreeding to DANZIG is also becoming an option, as Danehill Dancer, Rock of Gibraltar, Dansili and Danetime all have high-class winners with GREEN DESERT in their pedigrees. Mares by CAPE CROSS should suit very well.

Mares by NIGHT SHIFT have produced stakes performers to four different sons of Danehill and it is a similar story with Northern Dancer’s grandson BLUEBIRD. Aussie Rules’ €140,000 yearling colt is out of a mare by Bluebird’s son LAKE CONISTON.

The SHIRLEY HEIGHTS branch of the NEVER BEND male line merits serious consideration, especially as DARSHAAN sired several important members of Aussie Rules’ flourishing family.

Danehill’s sons have already sired Group winners from daughters of DIESIS, KRIS, SANGLAMORE, SELKIRK, SHARP VICTOR, SHARPO, TREMPOLINO, SURE BLADE and FLASH OF STEEL so mares by HALLING also come into the picture.

Danehill’s sons are also siring good winners from mares from the MR. PROSPECTOR branch. A WOODMAN mare is the dam of Danehill Dancer’s Gr.1-winning daughter Alexander Tango, while Mastercraftsman is out of a grand-daughter of MISWAKI.

BLUSHING GROOM and his son RAINBOW QUEST rank among the broodmare sires of Danehill’s Gr.1 winners.

EFISIO mares merit special mention as they also produced the top two-year-old Bushranger to Danetime and Delegator and Illustrious Blue to Dansili.