Antonius Pius
Bay 2001 15.3 hh
Danzig - Catchascatchcan
Distance won over: 1200m to 1400m.
A Group 2 winner at 2 and a leading miler at 3. A top class son of DANZIG, just like DANEHILL, ANABAA and GREEN DESERT. Out of the unbeaten CATCHASCATCHCAN, winner of the Yorkshire Oaks-Gr.1. From the family of ONCIDIUM, a champion sire in Australia. His third and fourth dams both won the Ribblesdale Stakes Gr.2. The fantastic looks to cost $1.5m as a yearling. His first Australian crop are 2yos of 2008-2009.
Fee for 2008: $8,800
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Danzig is from the LADY SUSAN family and would benefit by the presence of other family members BLETCHINGLY, ROCKEFELLA, KAMPALA and SHOWOFF II. Sons and grandsons of Bletchingly include CANNY LAD, SIR LAURENCE, BEST WESTERN, COSSACK WARRIOR, BRAVE WARRIOR, BUREAUCRACY, OPERA PRINCE and KENNY’S BEST PAL.
Danzig works very well with STAR KINGDOM, with many stakes winners bred on this cross.
Mares carrying COURT MARTIAL should also work well with Antonius Pius. He is bred on the same cross as Petition in Danzig. Court Martial is most commonly found as the sire of WILKES, in turn sire of VAIN.
Stakes winner TAKEN is out of a half sister to Antonius Pius’ dam. She is by GILDED TIME.
Antonius Pius traces to MALCOLMIA, who is also the ancestress of BELLYPHA, BELLISSIMO, ONCIDIUM and SERENADER II, making mares carrying these influences desirable mates for him.
MR. PROSPECTOR line mares are particularly appealing, with this combination having produced Group winners such as Fusaichi Pegasus, Flying Spur, Brahms, Dayjur, Rumplestiltskin, Regal Rose, Laisserfaire, Scintillation and Miss Danehill. Australasian broodmare sires such as HUSSONET, RHYTHM, WOODMAN, STRAIGHT STRIKE, UMATILLA, GEIGER COUNTER, BELLOTTO, EL MOXIE, JADE ROBBERY, DISTORTED HUMOR, END SWEEP, INFLATE, VETTORI, THUNDER GULCH and SECRET SAVINGS are good candidates.
HALO line broodmares are great candidates for mating with Antonius Pius. A close relation to Northern Dancer, who is triplicated in Antonius Pius, he can be sourced via DON’T SAY HALO, FUJI KISEKI, MORE THAN READY, IRGUN and SUNDAY SILENCE. VRC Australian Guineas winner Al Maher is by Danzig’s son Danehill out of a Don’t Say Halo mare.
Antonius Pius’ granddam Catawba is a granddaughter of Never Bend and out of a mare by Reform, who traces to GOODY TWO SHOES. SADLER’S WELLS, FAIRY KING and their brother TATE GALLERY trace to GOODY TWO SHOES and carry Never Bend’s half brother Bold Reason. Half sister to Antonius Pius’ dam, LICORNE, is by Sadler’s Wells. Sons of Sadler’s Wells include CARNEGIE, GALILEO, SCENIC, BARATHEA and KING OF KINGS. Fairy King is the sire of ENCOSTA DE LAGO.
