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The fastest son of Frankel and winner of the Gr.1 St James’s Palace Stakes. Sire of Gr.1-winning 2yo Zavateri.
Europe’s Champion three-year-old sprinter and the highest-rated sprinter by Blue Point. Outcross to Galileo, Danzig, Dubawi, Scat Daddy & Wootton Bassett lines.
2021 Blue Point ex Blues Sister
Retired to stud in 2027.
| At 3: Europe's Champion three-year-old sprinter | |
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| Won | British Champions Sprint Stakes Gr.1, Ascot, 6f, defeating seven Gr.1 winners Montassib, Kinross, Audience, Art Power, Moss Tucker, Mill Stream & Bucanero Fuerte. A race also previously won by two half-brothers to his dam, Deacon Blues & The Tin Man as four-year-olds. |
| Won | Novice Stakes, Doncaster, 6f, on his second start, comfortably finding plenty in the closing stages to win by 2½l. |
| Won | Novice Stakes, Kempton, 6f, on his racecourse debut in April. |
| 2nd | Sprint Cup Stakes Gr.1, Haydock, 6f, just headed close home by Montassib. |
| 2nd | Phoenix Sprint Stakes Gr.3, Curragh, 6f, by a head to Givemethebeatboys. |
| 3rd | Hackwood Stakes Gr.3, Newbury, 6f, to Elite Status & Lake Forest. |
| 4th | Commonwealth Cup Gr.1, Ascot, 6f, to Inisherin, Lake Forest & Jasour, on just his third start barely two months after his first run. He finished in a faster time than his sire Blue Point when he was third in the race in his year. |
| At 4 | |
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| 2nd | Sprint Cup Stakes, Gr.1, Haydock, 6f, by 1¼l to Big Mojo, defeating dual Gr.1 winner Lazzat & Gr.1 winners Inisherin, Time For Sandals & No Half Measures. |
| 3rd | Phoenix Sprint Stakes Gr.3, Curragh, 6f, to Bucanero Fuerte & My Mate Alfie. |
| At 5 | |
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| Won | Conditions Stakes, Kempton, 6f, defeating Gr.1 winners Montassib & Wise Approach. |
| 2nd | Minster Stakes Gr.2, York, 6f, to Elmonjed, defeating 4 Gr.1 winners. |
Overall, Kind Of Blue beat 18 G1 winners, including fellow young stallions Inisherin, Sajir, Mill Stream, Big Mojo, plus Elite Status.
Rated higher at three than most of his rivals, Starman, Little Big Bear, Dragon Symbol, Mill Stream, Inisherin, etc.
“Kind Of Blue is a proper Blue Point. Strong, compact and all speed."
James Doyle, jockey
Kind Of Blue wins the Gr.1 British Champions Stakes as a 3yo
“Kind Of Blue was always more mentally and physically developed than the rest of the family – that's the Blue Point in him. I'm sure that anyone who goes to see him will be impressed by his power and tremendous athleticism."
James Fanshawe, trainer
“He has already achieved more at the age of three than his two "uncles" – who didn't win the Champions Sprint until they were four – or for that matter his sire, who peaked at five.”
Timeform
“Kind Of Blue sealed Wathnan's love-affair with Ascot with his Champions Sprint win. It was a mighty achievement for a three-year-old. He's a powerful animal, and his long career at the top is testament to his constitution and soundness, as well as his temperament.”
Richard Brown, racing adviser to Wathnan Racing
“Kind Of Blue's pedigree is free of key speed influences Danzig and Scat Daddy; Dubawi and Galileo are also entirely absent making him a great outcross. He's a hugely exciting stallion to secure for British breeders.”
Julian Dollar, General Manager, Newsells Park Stud
(2021) A Bay Stallion
| Blue Point (IRE) | Shamardal (USA) | Giant's Causeway (USA) |
| Helsinki (GB) | ||
| Scarlett Rose (GB) | Royal Applause (GB) | |
| Billie Blue | ||
| Blues Sister (GB) | Compton Place (GB) | Indian Ridge |
| Nosey | ||
| Persario (GB) | Bishop of Cashel (GB) | |
| Barford Lady |
| Sire Line | |
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BLUE POINT (by Shamardal (USA)) Sire of seven Gr.1 winners including in 2026 Gr.1 juvenile National Stakes winner and Breeders’ Cup runner-up FOLSOM BLUES, the remarkable BLUE BOLT winning four Gr.1 races, while three-year-old SAMANGAN beat his elders to land the Gr.1 Prix Maurice de Gheest. Other Gr.1 winners include Champion miler ROSALLION, Champion 3yo sprinter KIND OF BLUE and BIG EVS, winner of the Gr.1 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint. A four-time Gr.1 winning sprinter of the Gr.1 King’s Stand Stakes (twice) and Gr.1 Diamond Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot, and Gr.1 Al Quoz Sprint at Meydan. In addition to a juvenile Gr.2 winner of the Gimcrack Stakes. |
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| Dam Line | |
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| 1st Dam |
1st Dam
BLUES SISTER (GB), unraced; Own sister to DEACON BLUES (GB); KIND OF BLUE (GB) (2021 c. by Blue Point (IRE)), see above. |
| 2nd Dam |
2nd Dam
PERSARIO (GB), won 2 races at 3 and 5 years and £15,380 and placed twice; THE TIN MAN (GB) (g. by Equiano (FR)), won 9 races at 3 to 6 years and £1,274,888 including Diamond Jubilee Stakes, Ascot, Gr.1, QIPCO British Champions Sprint Stakes, Ascot, Gr.1, Haydock Park Sprint Cup, Haydock, Gr.1, Hackwood Stakes, Newbury, Gr.3, Leisure Stakes, Windsor, L. (twice), placed 9 times including second in Haydock Park Sprint Cup, Haydock, Gr.1 (twice), Bengough Stakes, York, Gr.3, Hackwood Stakes, Newbury, Gr.3 and third in Haydock Park Sprint Cup, Haydock, Gr.1, Prix Maurice de Gheest, Deauville, Gr.1 and Leisure Stakes, Windsor, L. DEACON BLUES (GB) (g. by Compton Place (GB)), Champion older sprinter in Europe in 2011, won 7 races at 2 to 4 years and £326,171 including QIPCO British Champions Sprint Stakes, Ascot, Gr.2, Phoenix Sprint Stakes, Curragh, Gr.3, Dubai Int. World Trophy, Newbury, Gr.3, Hackwood Stakes, Newbury, Gr.3, placed 6 times. Holley Shiftwell (GB) (f. by Bahamian Bounty (GB)), won 4 races at 3 and 4 years and £39,511 and placed 7 times including second in Land O’Burns Fillies’ Stakes, Ayr, L. and Lansdown Stakes, Bath, L.; dam of winners. Grayrobin (GB), 2 races at 2 years, 2026 and £39,569 and placed once viz second in Curragh Stakes, Curragh, L. |
| 3rd Dam |
3rd Dam
BARFORD LADY, won 2 races at 3 years and placed 5 times; WARNINGFORD (GB), won 10 races including Leicestershire Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.3 (3 times), Dubai Duty Free Cup, Newbury, L., John of Gaunt Stakes, Haydock, L. (twice), placed second in Lockinge Stakes, Newbury, Gr.1, Duke of York Stakes, York, Gr.3, Prix du Palais-Royal, ParisLongchamp, Gr.3, Prix de la Porte Maillot, ParisLongchamp, Gr.3, Dubai Duty Free Cup, Newbury, L., Abernant Stakes, Newmarket, L. and third in Prix de la Forêt, ParisLongchamp, Gr.1, Challenge Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.2, Hungerford Stakes, Newbury, Gr.3, Ben Marshall Stakes, Newmarket, L. and Fortune Stakes, Epsom, L.; sire. |
| 4th Dam |
4th Dam
Grace Poole, won 3 races at 3 years and placed second in Cornelscourt Stakes, Leopardstown, L.; ANSELLMAN (GB), won 11 races including Doncaster Stakes, Doncaster, L. |
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The next dam MARVEDO, placed 6 times at 2 and 3 years; Tim Ding, won 5 races at 2, 3 and 5 years and placed second in Queen Alexandra Stakes, Ascot, L. and third in Ascot Stakes, Ascot, L. (twice). |
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KIND OF BLUE, winner of the Gr.1 British Champions Sprint, comes from a family packed with quality sprinters such as Deacon Blues and The Tin Man, all of whom thrived over sprint distances. The most logical mares for him are therefore mares from a sprinter/miler background.
His pedigree is completely free of Danzig, and, like his sire Blue Point, he should be well suited to mares from this line. Blue Point has already produced five stakes winners from fewer than 20 runners (25% BTW) out of Oasis Dream mares, including three Gr.1 winners: Folsom Blues, Big Evs and Samagan. He has also sired a Group winner from a mare by Muhaarar. Other sons of Oasis Dream, such as Showcasing, could be options, as could mares by Invincible Spirit or by Sea The Stars (from sprinter/miler pedigrees).
Mares from the Danehill branch of Danzig also look a logical fit. Blue Point and other stallions from the Shamardal line have sired Group winners from mares by Holyromanemperor and Dansili. Mares by Exceed And Excel, Fastnet Rock, Mastercraftsman and Kodiac are further possibilities worth considering. Other Danzig-line suggestions include mares by Dandy Man and War Front.
Mares by Dubawi and some of his sons are also worth trying. The second dam of Kind of Blue is by a son of Warning, who (like Deploy, the broodmare sire of Dubawi) was out of the mare Slightly Dangerous. Blue Point and other Shamardal-line stallions have already sired at least five Group winners from mares by Dubawi. Mares by Night Of Thunder could also prove interesting.
Blue Point and two other sons of Shamardal have sired stakes winners from mares by Siyouni.
Although Blue Point is out of a mare by Royal Applause, he has produced a promising Group winner from a mare by Acclamation. Other options from this line include mares by Dark Angel or Mehmas.
Finally, sprinter/miler mares from the Sadler’s Wells line may also suit. Mares by New Approach have already produced two Gr.1 winners to sons of Shamardal, while mares by Teofilo, Frankel or Havana Grey are additional candidates worth considering.