THE NEW HORSES #13: CLASSIC CURL 

Courtesy Carrot Club

This filly is a Northern Dancer cross (4Sx4D) based at the Matsuyama Stables at Miho Training Centre, sired by Jungle Pocket. We described Jungle Pocket DNA when we looked at Harmony Fair in the past (a beauty that has already won for the Long camp), and now Classic Curl carries the torch for this well-loved Japanese Derby winner - undoubtedly one of Tony Bin's finest.

On the dam side of the equation, Cecil Cut won five races before settling down into the role of broodmare. She was sired by the legendary Sunday Silence (from the Hail To Reason line), with Dyna Carle as her mother. As we noted in the Agua De Vida profile, Dyna Carle carries the blood of Northern Dancer (winner of the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes), Guersant (winner of the French 2000 Guineas) and Never Say Die (winner of the Epsom Derby and St Leger). Dyna Carle gave birth to the likes of Air Groove, who in turn gave birth to Rulership, so the female bloodlines are quite promising.