Bush Girl retires - breeding advice welcome

Optimum Suggestion

Henry Longfellow by Champion sire Dubawi from a mare by Galileo (Sadler’s Wells)

Bush Girl’s best performed sibling is by Poet’s Voice by Dubawi.

(b)  A mating between HL and Bush Girl appears excellent from a line breeding perspective,  providing Sadler’s Wells 4 x 5, Shirley Heights 5 x 6, 6 (twice via Darshaan), Mr Prospector 5, 6 x 6 and that sire’s soul mate Northern Dancer five times.

(c)   HL importantly also adds the sprinter/miler quality he shares with Dubawi and which is arguably required to provide some genuine (as distinct from cheap) speed to BG’s staying pedigree.

Unfortunately HL isn’t an inexpensive stallion at probably $16,500 in 2026 so back to the drawing board.

Alternative Choice No 1

Dalasan

A mating between he and BG is also excellent from a line-breeding perspective, with Darshaan

3 x 4, Sadler’s Wells 5 x 5, and once again plenty of the Mr Prospector/Northern Dancer cross.

On face value this wouldn’t appear to add any precocity however it’s well worth noting that Dalasan was a 1000m winner at 2 and a multiple Group winner at 1200, 1400 and 1600 at 3.

Dalasan stands for an advertised fee of $5,500 but could surely be secured for $3,300.

Alternative Choice No 2

Russian Camelot

This again appears excellent from a line breeding viewpoint, with Montjeu 3 x 4, Sadler’s Wells 4, 4 x 5 and further Northern Dancer to that above via Danehill.

Whilst RC’s Group wins were at 1800m and 2500m he actually he won three from five as a 2yo.

RC could probably be sourced from between $8,800 and $11,000 in 2026.

All these matches would seem to provide the opportunity for success in the 1400-2000m range.