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Fappiano / Blushing Groom Cross Is On Fire

Written by aporter | Feb 05, 2009

Silver City (by Unbridled's Song (TrueNicks,SRO) out of a Mt. Livermore mare) recently brought the Fappiano/Blushing Groom (FR) cross into news highlights, winning the Dixieland Stakes at Oakland Park Jan. 16. The next day, things really shifted into high gear.

First there was the win for The Pamplemousse (Kafwain - Comfort Zone, by Rubiano), who defeated Square Eddie for the San Rafael Stakes (gr. III). The Pamplemousse (who is rated B+ by TrueNicks) is from the second crop of Kafwain (TrueNicks,SRO), who now stands at Hurstland Farm in Midway, Ky., for $6,500. Kafwain also had five stakes winners in his first crop, including the Hollywood Prevue Stakes (gr. III) winner Massive Drama.

Then there was the all-out assault on Saturday stakes by 3-year-olds from the first crop of Candy Ride (ARG) (TrueNicks,SRO) , one of the best runners bred on the Fappiano/Blushing Groom cross. Candy Ride's son Jack Spratt (TrueNicks B+) gained his first stakes win with a tally in the Dania Beach Stakes at Gulfstream Park. Out of a mare by Miner's Mark, Jack Spratt has a somewhat interesting pattern as his grandsire, Cryptoclearance (TrueNicks,SRO), is by a son of Mr. Prospector out of a mare by Hoist the Flag, and his broodmare sire, Miner's Mark is by Mr. Prospector, and has a second dam by Hoist the Flag.

The second Saturday stakes winner for Candy Ride was Chocolate Candy (TrueNicks rated A++), who captured the California Derby. Chocolate Candy was previously already a stakes winner and grade I-placed.

On the same day, the stakes-winning Evita Argentina (TrueNicks A++) was runner-up in the Santa Ynez Stakes (gr. II), with other promising daughter Candilejas running fourth.

Additionally, Miles and Miles took third in the Pasco Stakes at Tampa Bay.

Candy Ride was a genuine phenomenon on the racetrack, running a best Beyer of 123 Now, with four first-crop stakes winners (two graded) and another also grade I-placed, and three stakes-placed horses (one grade I-placed), it's looks like he might be the real deal as a stallion.

Filed under: Recent Winners, Emerging Nicks, Sires

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Just wanted to point out that our stallion RUBIYAT is Fappiano/Blushing Groom with 21 Chef-de-Race sires in his pedigree and on another note, Rubiano, RUBIYAT's sire, is a 3/4 brother to Tap Your Heels dam of Tapit. Rubiyat is one of only 7 sons of Rubiano standing in the US.

Thanks!

Fox Tale Stud 05 Feb 2009 4:08 PM

yOU HIT HTE NAIL ON THE HEAD ABOUT cANDY RIDE AND THE BLUSHING GROOM LINE. WATCH OUT ALSO IN FUTURE YEARS FOR OFFSPRINGS OF INVASOR AND LEROIDESANIMAUX ...THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE GANG ARE COMING TO CHALLENGE THE MR PROSPECTOR/NORTHERN DANCER DYNASTY.

RANAGULZION 05 Feb 2009 4:22 PM

Candy's Ride's success so far is amazing, especially for a stallion bred in Argentina. There aren't too many good ones around, except for Forli and Lord at War. As a racehorse, Candy Ride shared similarities with them, which I wrote about recently at www.sidfernando.wordpress.com

Sid Fernando 05 Feb 2009 9:24 PM

Fox Tale Stud - I bought Rubiyat's best son (Rubi Echo) as a yearling.

He is inbred to Fappiano and always thought a similar breeding with Rubiyat would be worth repeating.

MikeM 05 Feb 2009 10:58 PM

I've thought Candy Ride believers who brought their mares to him at his "give-a-way" stud fee were going to go on the "ride of their lives" and I know I' right...the only other horse I've ever had the same feeling about was Tiznow. I can't wait, (well yes I can wait, I want to see him run as a 4 year-old, too,) to see what Chocolate Candy will do in the breeding shed...his pedigree gives me "horse bumps".

da3hoss 06 Feb 2009 8:05 AM

HI Alan Can u Help Me I AM Looking at Kabul For My Mare Nistalgia in 2009 Kabul is By Surya Bhagwan a Son of Mercedes Won/Kabul DAM Is lu's in Love/Great Bliss cross Nostalgia cross is Northern Dancer/Habitat Can it b Successfull Alan.

trevor 07 Feb 2009 10:18 AM

I've always been a fan of the Blusing Groom line and feel that it has been much overshadowed by Mr. Prospector and Northern Dancer. About time this line got it's due. Many overlooked Runaway Groom who on the bottom was free of Mr. Prospector/Raise a Native and Northern Dancer. With Runaway Groom gone we do have his successful son Cherokee Run who on the bottom is also free and now I look with much anticipation at his son War Pass whose broodmare sire is Mr. Prospector with the rest of his bottom line being free of Northern Dancer which this should be an excellent cross with those Northern Dancer line mares. Let's hope I'm right.

Julie L. 07 Feb 2009 3:29 PM

MikeM, I have the same thoughts as you on Rubi Echo. this is why I am sending Hold The Rain to Rubiyat this spring, no inbreeding to Fappiano, but her second sir is Damascus and her second dam is Ride The Trails, dam of Cozzene. CROSS your fingers!!!

sela99 07 Feb 2009 5:04 PM

Sela99, I wish you the best on that mating. It's to bad that Rubiyat only breeds to a small number of mares because it seems he gets hard knocking runners that run well on any surface. Rubi Echo is a very professional big hearted horse.He won at first asking ,MSW, at 2 at Belmont.Was 2nd by a neck on the turf in a 100k turf race at Belmont. He basically never ran a bad race for me. Not bad for a 6K purchase.

MikeM 08 Feb 2009 8:35 AM

I'm not a breeder but I always looked through the pedigrees of stakes winners and the Blushing Groom seemed a veritable river of black type so I've always followed them. Rahy became one of my favorites, meshing the Halo and Blushing Groom lines.

I remember being crushed when Candy Ride didn't make the Classic. I wondered how he'd fare as a stallion being from Argentina and having apparently small feet. Set against that was his ability to run on both dirt and grass and a magnificient temperament.

I can't remember being more excited about a group of young stallions than this year: Candy Ride, Medaglia d'Oro, Tapit, Speightstown, Sky Mesa and others. Then, perhaps Pulpit is emerging as a sire of sires and that great line lives on.

If she were younger I'd cross my Nijinsky mare with Harlan's Holiday. Ah, what mgiht have been!!

Jim P 08 Feb 2009 2:09 PM

Mike M... congratulations. We also have repeated the Fappiano to Fappiano... watch for a 3yo Rubiyat named Shiver Me Timbers o/o a Ramplett (Fappiano) mare...to run at Presque Isle this year. Also, for a 2009 foal, we bred Full Of Class (a Good And Tough mare, with DiamondsAndRubies (Rubiano) as her dam.... lets keep fingers crossed. We have had a LOT of interest in Rubiyat this year. He spent 2 yrs siring Sport Horses in Va prior to our purchase.

Fox Tale Stud 09 Feb 2009 12:35 PM

BTW.... THANKS Sela99 !!!

Fox Tale Stud 09 Feb 2009 12:37 PM

Juddmonte have any number of Blushing Groom line mares, principally in Europe, through his son Rainbow Quest and it's been accepted knowledge for years he's one of the very best broodmare sires of recent times. Have a look at the Juddmonte Europe website to see exactly what I mean. When you add on that Juddmonte stand Empire Maker, a grandson of Fappiano,and potentially the next big sire, they may hold all the keys to the castle.

I am a unashamed Juddmonte devotee in case anyone needs to know. They are a real class act at all levels,

Dalziel 09 Feb 2009 2:56 PM

Mike M--what happened to Rubi Echo?

Kathy 23 Mar 2009 12:52 PM

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