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Monterosso
¥500,000 B 2007 16.1¾HH (1.67M)
Dubawi – Porto Roca (Barathea)
Standing at Darley Japan
A record-breaking Dubai World Cup winner. Son of a world-class sire in Dubawi and an ideal outcross for Sunday Silence blood. His first crop features two Group performers and a 77% winners-to-runners strike rate.
Best progeny
His winning offspring
Video footage
Pedigree
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MONTEROSSO |
DUBAWI |
DUBAI MILLENNIUM |
SEEKING THE GOLD |
MR PROSPECTOR |
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CON GAME |
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COLORADO DANCER |
SHAREEF DANCER |
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FALL ASPEN |
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ZOMARADAH |
DEPLOY |
SHIRLEY HEIGHTS |
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SLIGHTLY DANGEROUS |
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JAWAHER |
DANCING BRAVE |
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HIGH TERN |
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PORTO ROCA |
BARATHEA |
SADLER'S WELLS |
NORTHERN DANCER |
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FAIRY BRIDGE |
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BROCADE |
HABITAT |
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CANTON SILK |
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ANTELLIERE |
SALIERI |
ACCIPITER |
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HOGAN'S SISTER |
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ANNTELLE |
LOOSEN UP |
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SOFT QUEST |
By DUBAWI (2002) Irish 2,000 Guineas (G1), Prix Jacques le Marois (G1), National S (G1), etc. Sire of 1,505 foals aged three and up, including MONTEROSSO, GHAIYYATH, HUNTER’S LIGHT, NIGHT OF THUNDER, POSTPONED, TOO DARN HOT, AKEED MOFEED, AL KAZEEM, ALMANAAR, ARABIAN QUEEN, BATEEL, BENBATL, CORONET, ERUPT, LORD NORTH, LUCKY NINE, MAKFI, NEW BAY, OLD PERSIAN, POET’S VOICE, PRINCE BISHOP, QUORTO, SPACE BLUES, THE REVENANT, WALDPARK, WUHEIDA, ZARAK, etc.
1st dam: PORTO ROCA by Barathea. 5 wins (1200m-1600m), 2 to 4, Coolmore Classic (G1), Winter S (G3), 2nd Marsh Classic (G2), 3rd Australasian Oaks (G1), Futurity S (G1), Eat Well Live Well Cup (G1). Dam of 14 foals, 11 to race, 10 winners:
MONTEROSSO (c Dubawi) Champion, see race record.
ELUSIVE PORT (g Elusive Quality) 8 wins (1200m-1600m), 4 to 7.
EXPERT FIGHTER (c Dubai Detination) 4 wins (1600m-2400m), 2 to 5.
SEVEN STARS (f King’s Best) 3 wins (1000m-1100m) at 3. Dam of:
HAPPY GALAXY (c Nadeem) Expressway S (G2), Zeditave S.
PIETRAFIORE (f Dubawi) 2 wins (1400m-1700m) at 3.
FOSSOLA (f Elusive Quality) Winner (1900m) at 3.
HEAT OF THE DAY (f Raven’s Pass) Winner (1600m) at 2.
TRIESTE (f Dubawi) Winner (2200m) at 3.
SIBLING HONOUR (f Bernardini) Winner (1300m) at 4.
VIA CORONE (c Zeditave) Winner (1200m) at 3. Sire.
Fiorentina (f Dubai Destination) Unraced. Dam of:
SILENT SEDITION (f War Chant) William Reid S (G1), Mannerism S (G3) twice, Summoned S (G3), Auraria S (G3), 2nd Australasian Oaks (G1), Coolmore Classic (G1), 3rd Coolmore Classic (G1).
2nd dam: Antelliere by Salieri. 4 wins (1200m) at 3, 2nd Light Fingers S (G3), H G Bolton Sprint H. Dam of 9 winners:
BLUEBIRD THE WORD (g Bluebird) 7 wins, 3 to 6, International S (G1), Wailkato Times Gold Cup (G2), 2nd New Zealand Derby (G1), Thorndon Mile (G1), 3rd Queensland Derby (G1), International S (G1).
PORTO ROCA (f Barathea) G1 winner, see above.
Aristocracy (f Danehill) Winner at 2, 3rd Golden S.
HARROW (f Dehere) Winner at 4. Dam of:
WE’RE GONNA ROCK (c Fastnet Rock) Bobby Lewis Quality H (G3), R N Irwin S (G3), 2nd Sir Rupert Clarke S (G1), Goodwood H (G1), Toorak H (G1), 3rd Manikato S (G1).
ROAD TO DAMASCUS (f Flying Spur) Winner at 3. Dam of:
ROAD TRIPPIN’ (g Charge Forward) Thomas Lyons S, 2nd Port Adelaide Guineas, 3rd Sires' Produce S (G2).
Crack A Roadie (c Charge Forward) 2nd Maribyrnong Plate (G3).
3rd dam: ANNTELLE by Loosen Up. 6 wins, 2 to 4. Dam of 3 winners:
Ride The Tide (g Red Anchor) 2nd The Straight Six, Kilmore Cup.
Conformation
Race record
His successful career
| Age | Starts | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
| Two | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Three | 10 | 5 | 2 | - | 1 |
| Four | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Five | 3 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Six | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 17 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
At 3
- 1st
- King Edward VII S (G2), 12f, Royal Ascot, by 2¼l, beating Arctic Cosmos, Buzzword, At First Sight, Green Moon, Bullet Train, Waseet.
- 1st
- Handicap, 10f, Newmarket, by 3¾l.
- 1st
- Handicap, 8f, Ripon, beating Eleanora Duse.
- 1st
- Handicap, 8f, Lingfield Park.
- 1st
- Maiden, 8f, Lingfield Park, by 3¼l.
- 4th
- Irish Derby (G1), 12f, Curragh, to Cape Blanco, Midas Touch, Jan Vermeer, beating At First Sight, Coordinated Cut, Dubawi Phantom.
At 4
- 1st
- Dubai City of Gold (G2), 12½f, Meydan, beating Calvados Blues, Mr Brock, Kasbah Bliss, Topclas, Marinous, Interaction, Tam Lin, Simon de Montfort.
- 3rd
- Dubai World Cup (G1), 10f, Meydan, to Victoire Pisa, Transcend, beating Cape Blanco, Gio Ponti, Gitano Hernando, Musir, Buena Vista, Twice Over, Prince Bishop, Golden Sword, Richard’s Kid, Fly Down, Poet’s Voice.
At 5 Champion Older Horse in U.A.E. (9½f-11f)
- 1st
- Dubai World Cup (G1), 10f, Meydan, by 3l, beating Capponi, Planteur, So You Think, Zazou, Eishin Flash, Prince Bishop, Master Of Hounds, Royal Delta, Smart Falcon, Mendip, Game On Dude, Transcend.
- 4th
- Al Maktoum Challenge R3 (G1), 10f, Meydan, to Capponi, Silver Pond, Prince Bishop, beating Richard’s Kid, Fly Down, Haatheq, Irish Flame, Al Shemali, Treble Jig, Mendip, Bold Silvano, Biondetti, Green Destiny.
Timeform 128
Monterosso’s progeny at the races
