STARSPANGLEDBANNER , ZOFFANY , BATED BREATH and DANDY MAN . HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR is also the broodmare sire of Caravaggio’s outstanding daughter Porta Fortuna. Although No Nay Never has two lines of MR PROSPECTOR , this outstanding American stallion will be no closer than the fifth generation of Blackbeard’s offspring. No Nay Never is thriving with mares with MR PROSPECTOR blood. The Gr.2-winning siblings Arizona and Nay Lady Nay have a dam by ENGLISH CHANNEL , a son of SMART STRIKE . Two more of his Gr.2 winners, including the 2YO Zain Claudette, are out of daughters of SPEIGHTSTOWN and CHESTER HOUSE . Sons of Scat Daddy have sired Gr.1 winners from mares by ELUSIVE QUALITY’s sons RAVEN’S PASS and QUALITY ROAD . Two sons of DUBAWI have sired black-type performers from Blackbeard’s family. Blackbeard should do well with mares by FOOTSTEPSINTHESAND , SHAMARDAL , LOPE DE VEGA and BLUE POINT . It was LOPE DE VEGA who sired the dual Gr.3 winner Max Vega from Blackbeard’s family. The SADLER’S WELLS line is sure to provide Blackbeard with some good winners. No Nay Never’s Gr.2-winners Shadn and Visualisation have dams by SADLER’S WELLS , who also sired the dam of Justify’s Gr.1-winning daughter Opera Singer. No Nay Never also has five 2YO BTWs among his runners out of GALILEO mares. Justify’s numerous Group performers out of GALILEO mares include the top-class City of Troy and Gr.1 St Leger winner Scandinavia. Sons of Scat Daddy have BTWs out of daughters of FRANKEL , TEOFILO , RIP VAN WINKLE and SIXTIES ICON . Mares by HIGH CHAPARRAL have produced three Group winners (11%) to No Nay Never while a daughter of MONTJEU is dam of his son Ten Sovereign’s Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf winner Balantina. The SHIRLEY HEIGHTS male line has quickly made its mark with No Nay Never. The smart siblings Wichita and Bubbling have a dam by DASHING BLADE , while the Group winning 2YOs Meditate and Midnight Mile respectively have a dam by DALAKHANI and a 2nd dam by DARSHAAN as Ten Sovereign’s Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf winner Balantina. Mares from the quick-maturing ROYAL APPLAUSE line should help Blackbeard pass on his considerable juvenile ability. No Nay Never’s very useful sprinter Royal Commando has a dam by ACCLAMATION , as does Sioux Nation’s Gr.3 winner Letsbefrankaboutit. Daughters of DARK ANGEL , MEHMAS and EQUIANO would also suit. A daughter of EQUIANO produced Gr.1-winning sprinter Arizona Blaze to a son of Scat Daddy. No Nay Never has a Gr.3 winner out of an INDIAN RIDGE mare and his Group winners Wichita, Bubbling, Land Force and Love Locket all have 2nd dams by INDIAN RIDGE . BLUSHING GROOM’s sons RAINBOW QUEST , NASHWAN and RAHY collectively sired the 2nd dams of five of No Nay Never’s black-type winners.
Group 1-winning trainers in 2025 who purchased his first crop yearlings…
RALPH BECKETT
CHARLES HILLS
EVE JOHNSON HOUGHTON
RICHARD HUGHES
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