Little Big Bear’s pedigree suggests he will prove capable of siring plenty of smart milers, in addition to sprinters. His dam Adventure Seeker showed the stamina expected of a filly whose sire Bering won the Prix du Jockey-Club and whose second dam, All Along, won the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe. Little Big Bear has the advantage of having a pedigree free of such widespread influences as Danehill, Green Desert, Sadler’s Wells, Galileo and Dubawi. The DANEHILL and GREEN DESERT branches of the DANZIG male line have already worked well with other members of the Scat Daddy male line, including No Nay Never. Ten Sovereigns is out of a mare by EXCEED AND EXCEL , whereas No Nay Never’s multiple Gr.1-winning filly Alcohol Free is out of a grand-daughter of Danzig, by HARD SPUN . No Nay Never has a fine record with mares by Danehill’s fast son FASTNET ROCK , notably siring Gr.1 winner True Love and Gr.2 winner Truly Enchanting, and No Nay Never also has black-type winners out of daughters of DANEHILL DANCER , HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR , KODIAC , DANSILI , ROCK OF GIBRALTAR , ORATORIO and CATCHER IN THE RYE . Mares by CAMACHO and CLODOVIL would also reinforce Little Big Bear’s speed, as would daughters of CHOISIR , STARSPANGLEDBANNER , DANDY MAN , ZOFFANY and BATED BREATH . GREEN DESERT ’s son INVINCIBLE SPIRIT sired the dam of No Nay Never’s fast Gr.2 winner Trillium, while another son of GREEN DESERT sired the dam of Gr.2 winner Aesop’s Fable. No Nay Never has a Gr.3 winner out of a mare by SEA THE STARS . No Nay Never has an impressive 21% BTWs from 24 foals out of mares by OASIS DREAM , including Gr.1 7f winner Never So Brave and Gr.2 2YO winners Array and Les Pavots. OASIS DREAM also sired the dams of Caravaggio’s Gr.1 winner Whitebeam and El Kabeir’s fast daughter Azure Blue, while Sioux Nation, another of Scat Daddy’s sons, has several good winners inbred 3x3 to OASIS DREAM , including Group winners Sydneyarms Chelsea and Ocean Quest. Mares by sons of INVINCIBLE SPIRIT , such as KINGMAN and LAWMAN , should also work with Little Big Bear, who could be an ideal means of injecting precocity into daughters of SEA THE STARS . Scat Daddy’s son Caravaggio sired his first Gr.1 winner from a PIVOTAL mare and No Nay Never has Listed winners out of daughters of PIVOTAL and PEINTRE CELEBRE . PIVOTAL sired the 2nd dam of the top-class Blackbeard and his exciting brother Charles Darwin. Although Little Big Bear has three lines of MR PROSPECTOR , this outstanding American stallion will be no closer than the fifth generation of Little Big Bear’s offspring. No Nay Never is thriving with mares with MR PROSPECTOR blood, with the Gr.2-winning siblings Arizona and Nay Lady Nay having a dam by ENGLISH CHANNEL , a son of SMART STRIKE . SMART STRIKE is also the broodmare sire of Ten Sovereigns’ smart American son Zulu Kingdom. Two more of No Nay Never’s Gr.2 winners, including 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 . Mares by sons of Dubawi, such as NIGHT OF THUNDER , NEW BAY and ZARAK should suit. Mares by FOOTSTEPSINTHESAND , SHAMARDAL , LOPE DE VEGA and BLUE POINT could all reinforce Little Big Bear’s juvenile ability. The SADLER’S WELLS line has been working well with other members of the Scat Daddy male line. 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 Henry Adams and Midnight Mile, both Gr.3 winners at two, among his five 2YO BTWs out of GALILEO mares. Justify’s numerous Group performers out of GALILEO mares include the outstanding City of Troy and his fellow classic winner Scandinavia. 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 has Balantina. Mares from the quick-maturing ROYAL APPLAUSE line should help Little Big Bear pass on his juvenile ability. No Nay Never’s very useful sprinter Royal Commando has a dam by ACCLAMATION , while ROYAL APPLAUSE sired the 2nd dam of Gr.2 winner Trillium. Daughters of DARK ANGEL , MEHMAS and EQUIANO would also suit. A daughter of Equiano produced Gr.1 sprinter Arizona Blaze to a son of Scat Daddy. 59
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