FIRST SPIRIT
BAY MARE (USA) 2015
first defence - choice spirit (danzig)
STORY
First Spirit was bought for €80,000 at the 2019 Goffs February Sale in Ireland.
She was in foal to Coolmore’s G1 winner Zoffany (by Dansili) and bought with the vision to produce top class Danish bred progeny in the years to come.
In 2022 she gave birth to a beautiful filly by Juniper Tree (Galileo) at York Stutteri.
pedigree
First Spirit was born in America in 2015 in the care of HH Prince Khalid Abdullah’s Juddmonte Farms. She is by G1 winning sire First Defence (by Unbridled’s Song) – pictured – who is also the sire of one of Europe’s leading 2yo’s of 2019, Siskin.
First Spirit, herself unraced, is out of Listed winner Choice Spirit (by Danzig) and half-sister to the dam of G1 Prix Jean Romanet winner Announce and G3 Prix de la Grotte winner Mexican Gold.
Moreover, Choice Spirit is a half-sister to HH Prince Khalid Abdullah’s mighty Zafonic (by Gone West), 4-time G1 winner incl. Dewhurst Stakes, Prix Morny, Prix de la Salamandre and 2000 Guineas Stakes.
Zafonic was Champion 2- and 3-y-o in Europe before becoming Champion Sire at stud.
PRODUCE RECORD
FIRST FOAL-
BAY FILLY
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BORN 2019 IN DENMARK
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BY GROUP 1 WINNING SIRE ZOFFANY
PRODUCE RECORD
SECOND FOAL-
BAY FILLY
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BORN 2021 IN DENMARK
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BY GROUP 1 WINNING SIRE SEA THE MOON
PRODUCE RECORD
THIRD FOAL-
BAY FILLY
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BORN 2022 IN DENMARK
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BY JUNIPER TREE
