Expert Eye's Half Brother Scores at Newcastle
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Photo: Anne M. Eberhardt
Expert Eye after winning the 2018 Breeders' Cup Mile at Churchill Downs
Expert Eye's first foals have proven popular at Goffs' rescheduled November Sale in recent days, and there were further family updates when his Kingman half brother got off the mark at Newcastle Dec. 21.
Trained by Sir Michael Stoute, Duty of Care had been a respectable third on his debut at Kempton and shed his maiden tag when running out a gritty winner of the seven-furlong maiden under Danny Tudhope.
A Juddmonte homebred, the son of Kingman hails from a typically outstanding family, being a half brother to Breeders' Cup Mile (G1T) winner and Banstead Manor resident Expert Eye plus a full brother to the winning Clerisy, who was covered by Dark Angel earlier this year.
The trio's dam, Exemplify, is a winning daughter of the retired Dansili and a half sister to Stanjames.com One Thousand Guineas (G1) and Electrolux Cheveley Park Stakes (G1) heroine Special Duty—famously promoted to first in the Newmarket and French Classics after interference—the stakes-placed Presidency, and winning Frankel mare Icespire.
Exemplify herself is out of Quest to Peak and a full sister to Sightseek, the outstanding winner of seven grade 1s for Bobby Frankel, as well as being a half sister to Tates Creek, a dual top-level scorer for the late, great American trainer.
The 12-year-old Exemplify has a yearling filly by Acclamation called Invigilate, while she did not get in foal to Invincible Spirit last year. She was covered by Acclamation earlier this term.