Pioneerof the Nile

Empire Maker - Star of Goshen, by Lord At War (ARG), 2006 dkb/br
Fee: $15,000 S&N | Entered Stud: 2010 Submit Mare

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Pioneerof the Nile - Winstar Farm

Empire Maker's Most Accomplished Son

Multiple Grade 1 winner and millionaire Pioneerof the Nile has all the makings of a top sire. He is the leading money-winning son by Empire Maker; is out of a stakes-winning/multiple Graded stakes producer; and is from the same family as breed-shaping sire In Reality.

The only runner by Empire Maker to win Grade 1 stakes at two and three, Pioneerof the Nile in fact won four consecutive Graded stakes, dominating the West Coast Derby preps his sophomore season. A roster of his accomplishments includes:

Session-topping 2YO filly at OBS March - $350,000
Highest-priced 2YO by a freshman sire at Keeneland April - $340,000
Leading Freshman Sire by average at Keeneland September ($96,893); 2nd leading Freshman Sire of 2012 overall by average and median
Winner of the $750,000 CashCall Futurity (G1) at two; Three-time Graded stakes winner including the $750,000 Santa Anita Derby (G1) at three
Runner-up in the $2,000,000 Kentucky Derby (G1) in his first start on dirt
Excelled over all three surfaces - dirt, turf and all-weather
The most accomplished son of Empire Maker, out of the multiple stakes-producing Lord At War (Arg) mare, Star of Goshen, who won her first 3 starts by a combined 27 lengths, incl. the 7F La Troienne S. at Churchill

The first two-year-olds by Pioneerof the Nile race in 2013, and early reports are exhilarating: His auction juveniles are averaging $154,545, led by a $350,000 session-topping filly who worked a bullet :9 4/5, and a $340,000 Keeneland April colt. The first yearlings by Pioneerof the Nile averaged $75,689, led by 16 who brought at least $100,000, and five who sold for $200,000 or more.

Equally important, his progeny are in great hands, with buyers including Stonestreet Stables, Regis Farms, Twin Creeks Racing, Mike Ryan, Sagamore Farm, Hidden Brook, Whisper Hill, Bradley Thoroughbreds, Louis Roussel III, Rick Violette, Becky Thomas, and Nick de Meric. Many more have been retained by their breeders, including Zayat Stables, who owned and bred Pioneerof the Nile.

"Speed when he needed it and a mind that allowed him to handle anything."--Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert

Age	Starts	1st	2nd	3rd	Earned
2	5	2	0	1	$544,200
3	5	3	1	0	$1,090,000
Totals	10	5	1	1	$1,634,200

WON AT 2

CashCall Futurity (gr. I) 8.5f defeating I Want Revenge, Chocolate Candy, Bittel Road, Azul Leon, Axel Foley, Mark S the Cooler, Hype, Frumious, J P Jammer, Ventana
A maiden special weight race, 8.5f defeating Lime Rickey, Hype, Seattle Brew, Unbridle's Dream, Endymion, Last Martini, Bounissimo, Solidify

3RD AT 2

Lane's End Breeders' Futurity (gr. I) 8.5f to Square Eddie, Terrain, defeating Deposer (IRE), Majestic Blue, His Greatness, Zion, Flashmans Papers (GB), Advice, Reynaldothewizard, Notonthesamepage

WON AT 3

Santa Anita Derby (gr. I) 9f defeating Chocolate Candy, Mr. Hot Stuff, Take the Points, Feisty Suances, Unbridled Roman, Gallant Son
San Felipe S. (gr. II) 8.5f defeating Feisty Suances, Jeranimo, He's Really Big, Shafted, New Bay
Robert B. Lewis S. (gr. II) 8.5f defeating Papa Clem, I Want Revenge, Bittel Road, Mark S the Cooler, Oil Man (IRE), Brother Keith, Shafted, Charlie's Moment

2ND AT 3

Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) 10f to Mine That Bird, defeating Musket Man, Papa Clem, Chocolate Candy, Summer Bird, Join in the Dance, Regal Ransom, West Side Bernie, General Quarters, Dunkirk, Hold Me Back, Advice, Desert Party, Mr. Hot Stuff, Atomic Rain, Nowhere to Hide, Friesan Fire, Flying Private

Printable Pedigree

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Generational Pedigree

EMPIRE MAKER (USA) dkb/br. 2000	UNBRIDLED (USA) b. 1987 [BI]	FAPPIANO (USA) b. 1977 [IC]	MR. PROSPECTOR (USA)	b. 1970 [BC]
			KILLALOE (USA)	b. 1970
		GANA FACIL (USA) ch. 1981	LE FABULEUX (FR)	ch. 1961 [P]
			CHAREDI (USA)	dkb/br. 1976
	TOUSSAUD (USA)* dkb/br. 1989	EL GRAN SENOR (USA) b. 1981	NORTHERN DANCER (CAN)	b. 1961 [BC]
			SEX APPEAL (USA)	ch. 1970 *
		IMAGE OF REALITY (USA) b. 1976	IN REALITY (USA)	b. 1964 [BC]
			EDEE'S IMAGE (USA)	dkb/br. 1969 *
STAR OF GOSHEN (USA) b. 1994	LORD AT WAR (ARG) ch. 1980	GENERAL (FR) b. 1974	BRIGADIER GERARD (GB)	b. 1968
			MERCURIALE (FR)	ch. 1965
		LUNA DE MIEL (ARG) ch. 1974	CON BRIO (GB)	ch. 1961
			GOOD WILL (ARG)	ch. 1965
	CASTLE EIGHT (USA) dkb/br. 1984	KEY TO THE KINGDOM (USA) dkb/br. 1970	BOLD RULER (USA)	br. 1954 [BI]
			KEY BRIDGE (USA)	b. 1959 *
		HER NATIVE (USA) b. 1973	KANUMERA (USA)	b. 1966
			LITTLE BLESSING (USA)	b. 1964

Pedigree Analysis

Pioneerof the Nile is by Unbridled’s top son, Empire Maker. Pioneer of the Nile is out of a mare by the good miler and broodmare sire, Lord At War. Lord at War is the broodmare sire of nine Grade 1 winners, including dual classic winner War Emblem, Pioneerof the Nile and Raven’s Pass.

Pioneer of the Nile sire line is that of the “atypical” Fappiano and this line has crossed well with more traditional Mr. Prospector lines such as Gone West and Smart Strike. Mares by other Mr. Prospector stallions such as Seeking the Gold, Miswaki and Woodman should slide under Pioneer of the Nile well.

A primary pedigree play for Pioneer of the Nile will be to reinforce him with mare’s by Seattle Slew, as he is void of this major sire line. Empire Maker has sired five Grade 1 winners from mares that returned Seattle Slew to him, including Royal Delta, Bodemeister, Country Star and Grace Hall.

Another primary pedigree play will be to return Storm Cat to Pioneer of the Nile. His sire, Empire Maker, has sired Grade 1 winners In Lingerie and Bodemeister from mares that returned Storm Cat.

Other key strains to return to Pioneer of the Nile are Secretariat, Hail to Reason, Buckpasser, La Troienne.

courtesy of Pedigree Query