Henry Longfellow

The term “blue blood” could have been coined especially for Henry Longfellow. Between them, his sire Dubawi and broodmare sire Galileo have been responsible for the astonishing total of nearly 450 Group winners. Further lustre is added by Henry Longfellow’s truly exceptional female line. His dam Minding established herself as an all-time great with her tally of seven Gr.1 successes which included two at two years and the 1,000 Guineas, Oaks and Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at three.

Henry Longfellow fulfilled the potential of his extraordinary bloodlines. His 2yo campaign comprised three races over 7 furlongs at the Curragh and he won them all decisively, including the Gr.1 National Stakes by 5 lengths. He ranked third behind City of Troy on the 2yo Classification. At three, Henry Longfellow went close to a second Gr.1 success in the St James’s Palace Stakes, when he was headed close home by Rosallion.

Although Henry Longfellow is unproven as a stallion, breeders can take considerable confidence from the record of Dubawi’s other stallion sons, such as Night of Thunder, Too Darn Hot, New Bay and Zarak. Henry Longfellow has the attraction of representing the same Dubawi/Galileo cross as Night of Thunder, whose fee is now in six figures having already been responsible for more than 50 BTWs.

DANEHILL will be back in the fifth generation of Henry Longfellow’s foals, via Lillie Langtry’s sire Danehill Dancer. Night of Thunder has sired the top-class sprinter Highfield Princess from a daughter of DANEHILL and the exciting Desert Flower from a HARD SPUN mare. He has a particularly good record with daughters of DANSILI, siring 5 BTWs (17%), including Gr.2 winner Vespertilio and the progressive Ombudsman. Another son of Dubawi has a Gr.1 winner out of a DANSILI mare. Mares by ZOFFANY must be candidates for Henry Longfellow. Night of Thunder also has BTWs out of mares by CLODOVIL, DANETIME, DUKE OF MARMALADE, DYLAN THOMAS, EXCEED AND EXCEL, HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR and BATED BREATH. New Bay’s top son Bay Bridge is out of a grand-daughter of DANEHILL.

Unlike Henry Longfellow, Night of Thunder has some GREEN DESERT blood. Even so, he has sired Gr.1 winner Thundering Nights from a daughter of CAPE CROSS and Gr.2 winner Night Colours from a GREEN DESERT mare, as well as a Gr.3 winner from an INVINCIBLE SPIRIT. Mares by SEA THE STARS should work well with Henry Longfellow. They create 4x3 to that great mare Urban Sea. Invincible Spirit’s son LAWMAN has a Gr.1 winner by Too Darn Hot and a Gr.2 winner by Zarak.

Although Night of Thunder also has a dam by Galileo, he already has three BTWs inbred 3x3 to GALILEO. Gr.2 winner Isaac Shelby, who failed narrowly to land the Poule d’Essai des Poulins, has a dam by GALILEO’s son HELIOSTATIC, while Gr.3 winner Thunder Kiss has a dam by TEOFILO. TEOFILO also sired the dam of New Bay’s 2024 2yo Gr.2 winner Bay City Roller. This suggests that Henry Longfellow should suit daughters of FRANKEL or daughters of the many other successful Galileo stallions, such as AUSTRALIA, CHURCHILL, GLENEAGLES, NATHANIEL, NEW APPROACH and TEOFILO.

Night of Thunder also has a Gr.2 winner from a mare by MONTJEU who is also broodmare sire of seven of Dubawi’s BTWs (23%). Zarak, another of Dubawi’s sons, has shown a distinct affinity for MONTJEU blood. New Bay’s Gr.2 winner New Mandate has a dam by Montjeu’s son AUTHORIZED.

SIYOUNI sired the dams of Night of Thunder’s impressive 2024 2yo Fairy Godmother, as well as Zarak’s smart stayer Trafalgar Square. Siyouni’s sire PIVOTAL is the broodmare sire of two of Night of Thunder’s Group winners. New Bay also has a Gr.2 winner with a dam by PIVOTAL. PEINTRE CELEBRE, another member of the NUREYEV male line, is the broodmare sire of Night of Thunder’s high-class son Economics.

One son of Dubawi has a Gr.3 winner from a GIANT’S CAUSEWAY mare and another has two GWs out of SHAMARDAL mares. LOPE DE VEGA mares should suit.

New Bay has good winners out of daughters of ACCLAMATION and DARK ANGEL.

RAVEN’S PASS sired the dam of New Bay’s top daughter Saffron Beach, as well as the dams of two LWs by Night of Thunder, who also sired a fast filly from an ELUSIVE QUALITY mare. ELUSIVE CITY sired the dam of Zarak’s Gr.1 winner Haya Zark. IFFRAAJ mares have two LWs by NIGHT OF THUNDER. Four GWs by sons of Dubawi have dams by MACHIAVELLIAN.

Mares by DALAKHANI and DOYOUN have collectively produced three Group winners to sons of Dubawi. DALAKHANI also sired the 2nd dam of Too Darn Hot’s Gr.1 winner Fallen Angel.