Sovereign Dane is a gelding by the New Zealand sire Darci Brahma (The Oaks Stud) out of the five time Road to Rock mare Meritaggio.
This was Meritaggio’s first foal, she was a tough race mare winning from 1400m to 1600m on numerous occasions, she is a half sister to the Stakes placed Adolay.
Darci Brahma won the Group 1 New Zealand Thousand Guineas and as a stallion has produced 14 individual Group 1 winners in four different countries including Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong and Singapore. Some of his progeny include Group 1 Australian Oaks winner Gust of Wind who in the process became the last horse to defeat the mighty 25 time Group 1 winner Winx, as well as Group 1 Thousand Guineas winner Catalyst, Hong Kong Group 1 Derby winner Sky Darci and dual Group 1 winner Sierra Sue won Group 1 Futurity Stakes and Group 1 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes. Sovereign Dane was purchased at the Inglis Ready to Run sale in 2021 a sale that has produced many top graduates such as Dual Group 1 winner Nettoyer winner of the Group 1 Queen of the Turf and Group 1 Doncaster Mile, Group and Stakes winners Libertad, Forgot You, Democracy Manifest and Lightsaber.
Sovereign Dane was presented by the well renowned New Zealand Ready to Run operation Ohukia Lodge who have produced racehorses such as Forgot You and Gunstock.
Sovereign Dane produced a fast breeze up time of 10.64. He was a scopey individual who carried himself very well. Sovereign Dane was well balanced and had a long stride he really reached for the ground in front of him.
He is a straightforward no fuss character that we felt would make up into a really nice miler/staying type in the future.
New Zealand is a country rich in history for producing some of the very best racehorses including sprinting sensation I Wish I Win.
He is trained by Stuart Kendrick at the Sunshine Coast
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