Ludisia (Frankel x African Rose)
With the thoroughbred breeding industry well established as an international affair, we were thrilled to secure Lot 48 at this year’s Inglis Chairman’s Sale, Ludisia, on behalf of Morningside for $650,000 from the Twin Hills Stud draft, offered on behalf of Juddmonte.
She is a daughter of the incomparable Frankel and comes from one of Juddmonte’s most productive, and importantly from an Australian perspective, one of their most precocious families. She is a full-sister to one of Frankel’s most precocious offspring, Fair Eva, who was a Group winning juvenile in the UK, while her dam African Rose was a top-class sprinter, winner of the Group 1 Sprint Cup at Haydock. African Rose is a full-sister to the very speedy and precocious Helleborine, who is herself dam of top-class juvenile and stallion Calyx. Ludisia was offered in foal to outstanding young stallion Kingman, who is also the sire of Calyx, so the resultant offspring will be a three-quarter brother to him.
Finally, African Rose is also a sister to the dam of last season’s European Champion 2YO Native Trail, who was a very good second in the Group 1 2000 Guineas last weekend, and looks well set for further Group 1 glory this season.