KING KNIPPER
danon ballade (jpn) x rhostal (GB)
(canford cliffs (IRE))
2019 bay GELDING
A VERY GOOD LOOKING STRONG INDIVIDUAL
King Knipper is a 3yr Old in training with Jessica Macey located at Scrooby. This Danon Ballade 3 Yr old is a good size and very well put together. Knipper has a huge stride and plenty of scope. We are very excited to see what he can do.
BREEDING
Out of a very well bred family of Black Type winners.
Dam Rhostal: unraced. This is her second progeny. She also has a 2 year-old gelding by HAAFHD and is in foal to NH stallion NUTAN.
Dam Galeaza: Unraced, out of the phenomenal champion stallion GALILEO. Dam of 4 WINNERS
Grandam DESERTION: is a full sister to DESERT KING Champion 3yr old in Ireland & Europe 1997. Multiple G1 winner including The Irish Derby & Irish 2000 Guineas, . Dam of 4 WINNERS.
Rhostal's half brother by Camancho MATCHO TIME sold for £80,000 as a yearling in Nov 2018 and went on to be a two time WINNER as a 2 year-old in 2019
Rhostal's half sister by Smooth Daddy old for £50,000 gns as a 2 year old in April 2022 in the Tattersalls Craven Breeze Up Sale 2022 - Click here to see the Catalogue page 149.
STALLION
Now standing back in Japan. Group race winner DANON BALLADE is the son of Champion Japanese stallion DEEP IMPACT. DANON BALLADE has had plenty of success with his first crop of two-year olds and continues to do very well abroad.
While standing in the UK Danon Ballade only covered a handfull of mares and has already had some useful winners in:
Rushford - Racing Post Form. 2 time Winner for trainer Sir Mark Prescott
Darraby - Racing Post Form. Winner for trainer Brendan Duke in Ireland
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