2012 Crop Revisited: War Chronicle

Courtesy Carrot Club

This beautiful filly, by War Emblem out of Chronologist and stabled with Yuichi Shikato, can be classed as something of a rarity, as War Emblem has sired less than 100 foals in the last decade - not much of a record for a stallion, but it's not that he's not in demand, and not that his offspring can't cut the mustard, it's simply that he struggles to perform off the track.

War Emblem was quite magnificent in his racing days, winning two legs of the US Triple Crown by taking the honours in the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes. He was sired by Our Emblem, one of Mr Prospector's strongest kids, with a 5-5-5 record. On his dam side, Brigadier Gerard stands out as being a special ingredient in his DNA make-up, as a horse that was supposedly unbeatable. Considering this bloodline, the French-registered General wasn't all that amazing on the track, but Lord At War (War Emblem's damsire) had a stunning career, claiming no less than ten victories.

The dam is Chronologist, who only had two races, but came first and third in them. She is a Raise A Native cross, and with Raise A Native also appearing in the sire's bloodlines, that may make things interesting. Officially, though, the extra Mr Prospector blood makes the new filly a Mr Prospector cross (3Sx4D). Chronologist's sire was Kurofune, who we've looked at a few times, and in the most depth when we profiled Agua De Vida. Her mother is In This Unison, who was never raced, but carried a good helping of Sunday Silence blood, which has helped her produce a couple of winners in the past.