Footstepsinthesand
Footstepsinthesand’s affinity for DANZIG line mares was again underlined when Marianafoot, developed into one of France’s best sprinters. He now has 21% Group winners from 14 foals out of mares by ANABAA.
Footstepsinthesand had previously enjoyed plenty of success with mares by DANEHILL, another of DANZIG’s fastest sons. They notably produced the Gr.1 winners Chachamaidee and Steinbeck (Pure Champion), the Gr.2-winning sprinter Brostaigh and the Gr.3 winners Sent From Heaven and J Wonder. He has 14% Stakes winners from 44 foals out of DANEHILL mares. He also has a Gr.2 winner with a dam by FASTNET ROCK, plus Listed winners out of mares by ROCK OF GIBRALTAR, DANSILI, DUKE OF MARMALADE and EXCEED AND EXCEL, as well as a Gr.2 winner out of a mare by Danehill’s grandson KONIGSTIGER.
He sired the 2024 Gr.2 winner Tomiko from a mare by LAWMAN. He also has a Gr.2 winner with a dam by GRAND LODGE and Listed winners with dams by GREEN DESERT (2), OASIS DREAM (2), KEY OF LUCK and LANGFUHR.
His Gr.1 winner Chachamaidee and Gr.2 winner Living The Life have second dams by SADLER’S WELLS and Footstepsinthesand also has Group-placed performers out of daughters of HIGH CHAPARRAL, ENTREPRENEUR, IN THE WINGS and KING’S THEATRE.
Other sons of Giant’s Causeway have Gr.1 winners out of mares by BARATHEA, TOBOUGG, GALILEO, MONTJEU, TEOFILO, NEW APPROACH and SADLER’S WELLS.
Footstepsinthesand sired the useful filly Turf Laurel from a TEOFILO mare.
He also has talented performers out of mares by Nureyev’s sons FASLIYEV, PEINTRE CELEBRE, SPINNING WORLD, STRAVINSKY (Gr.2 winner Heshem) and WOLFHOUND, plus grandson PIVOTAL (Gr.3 winner Onenightidreamed).
His Gr.2-winning juvenile Formosina was out of a mare by ROYAL APPLAUSE.
Another son of Giant’s Causeway sired the top sprinter Blue Point from the same ROYAL APPLAUSE mare. This suggests ACCLAMATION, DARK ANGEL and MEHMAS mares should also suit.
Giant’s Causeway enjoyed tremendous success with mares from the MR PROSPECTOR male line.
Footstepsinthesand has sired the Gr.2 winners Living The Life and Minakshi from MACHIAVELLIAN mares, the very useful Helene Spirit and the Gr.3 winners Queen of the Sand and Rosso Corsa from mares by WOODMAN. His 13 foals out of KING’S BEST mares include the Gr.2 winner Larchmont Lad, the Listed winner Fourioso and a Gr.2-placed winner, so this is working well.
Footstepsinthesand has speedy Group winners with dams by DARSHAAN and his son MARK OF ESTEEM.
He also has an American Gr.3 winner with a dam by DAYLAMI. DALAKHANI mares are an option.
Footstepsinthesand’s Gr.3 2yo winner Marie’s Diamond is also out of a MILL REEF line mare, by KALANISI.
The AHONOORA line could reinforce Footstepsinthesand’s juvenile ability, as he has two-year-old Listed winners out of mares by INDIAN RIDGE and his son COMPTON PLACE.