A brilliant multiple winner of three grade one events at two and three, and the Leading Freshman Sire of his crop, Bolt d’Oro is by Medaglia d’Oro out of a multiple stakes-producing A.P. Indy mare.

Bolt d’Oro’s spectacular grade one winning juvenile Tamara is out of a mare by Henny Hughes, a son of Hennessy, and he also has graded winner Boppy O out of a mare by Hennessy grandson, Scat Daddy (by Johannesburg).  There is also a Medaglia d’Oro line grade one winner out of a mare by a Storm Cat son, Bluegrass Cat, and stakes winners out of mares by Tale of the Cat (a close relative to Johannesburg, and sire of Lion Heart and Gio Ponti, and grandsire of Kantharos and Uncaptured),  Stormy Atlantic (from the same family as Sadler’s Wells, who is in the male line of Medaglia d’Oro), Forest Wildcat (sire of Wildcat Heir and D’Wildcat), Giant’s Causeway (sire of Not This Time, Creative Cause, First Samurai and Eskendereya).

Medaglia d’Oro has enjoyed tremendous success when crossed with Mr. Prospector line mares. On this cross, Medaglia d’Oro’s magnificent daughters, Rachel Alexandra and Songbird, are out of Forty Niner line mares, and Bolt d’Oro’s multiple graded stakes winning son, Major Dude, is out of a mare by Distorted Humor (sire of multiple stakes winner Sonic Mule out of the dam of Bolt d’Oro, and available through Any Given Saturday, who gives a very interesting pedigree pattern, as well as Sharp Humor, Drosselmeyer, Flower Alley, Jimmy Creed and Maclean’s Music). Distorted Humor is very similarly bred to Fusaichi Pegasus, and there is a stakes winner by Bolt d’Oro out of a mare by the Fusaichi Pegasus son, Bandini (from the same family as Sadler’s Wells, who is in the male line of Bolt d’Oro). Bolt d’Oro’s extremely talented graded stakes winning daughter, Ruby Nell is out of a mare by Not For Love (a three-quarters brother to Woodman).

There are Medaglia d’Oro line grade one winners out of mares by Machiavellian (sire of Street Cry; grandsire of Street Sense); Gone West, who is sire of Elusive Quality – the broodmare sire of a Medaglia d’Oro line stakes winner – and sire of Quality Road, Mr. Greeley, Grand Slam (broodmare sire of a Medaglia d’Oro graded winner) and Speightstown (broodmare sire of a Medaglia d’Oro line stakes winner); Thunder Gulch (sire of Point Given, also broodmare sire of a Medaglia d’Oro line graded stakes winner); Lemon Drop Kid and Seeking the Gold (sire of Mutakddim, Petionville and Cape Town).

From other Mr. Prospector line mares, there are also Medaglia d’Oro line graded winners from daughters of Smart Strike (sire of Curlin – responsible for grade one winner Global Campaign out of the dam of Bolt d’Oro – English Channel and Lookin At Lucky), Jade Hunter and Smoke Glacken, and stakes winners from daughters of City Zip (by Carson City, sire of Pollard’s Vision, Cuvee and Five Star Day) Marquetry, Woodman and Trippi.

From the Fappiano branch of Mr. Prospector, there are three stakes winners, one graded, out of mares by Unbridled, and out of mares by that horse’s sons, three stakes winners from daughters of Empire Maker (sire of Pioneerof the Nile and Bodemeister; grandsire of American Pharoah, Cairo Prince and Classic Empire) and three stakes winners out of mares by Unbridled’s Song (sire of Cross Traffic, Dunkirk, Eurosilver, Even the Score, First Defence, Half Ours, Midshipman (broodmare sire of Bolt d’Oro multiple stakes winner Thirty Thou Kelvin), Old Fashioned, Rockport Harbor, Songandaprayer and Zensational). Another son of Unbridled who could be considered is Broken Vow. From other branches of Fappiano, there is a Bolt d’Oro stakes winner out of a mare by Quiet American(grandsire of Midnight Lute), a Medaglia d’Oro line stakes winner out of a mare Victory Gallop (by Cryptoclearance, grandsire of Candy Ride), and a graded stakes winner out of a mare by Rubiano (sire of Too Much Bling and Burning Roma).

Bolt d’Oro first crop multiple graded stakes winner Instant Coffee is out of a mare by Uncle Mo (sire of Nyquist, Laoban and Outwork). Uncle Mo is by Indian Charlie, also sire of Adios Charlie, Bwana Charlie, Liaison and Cinco Charlie.

Bolt d’Oro is out of a mare by A.P. Indy, a son of Seattle Slew, and he should work well under other branches of Seattle Slew. Those that have provided the dams of Medaglia d’Oro stakes winners include Vindication, Capote (sire of Boston Harbor), Avenue of Flags, Fast Play, Williamstown, and Doneraile Court. It also might be feasible to consider mares by A.P. Indy grandsons such as Tapit (sire of Constitution, Frosted, Tapizar, Tonalist, Tapiture, Cupid and Trappe Shot), Sky Mesa, Dialed In, Algorithms (sire of a stakes winner from this family), Discreetly Mine, Stay Thirsty and To Honor and Serve.

Medaglia d’Oro has a Grade one and a Grade two winner out of mares by Kris S. (sire of Arch – himself sire of a Bolt d’Oro stakes winner – and grandsire of Blame, who should work well here) and a stakes winner out of a mare by his son Rock Hard Ten, and a stakes winner out of a mare by Dynaformer, all from the Roberto branch of Hail to Reason. From the Halo branch of Hail to Reason, Medaglia d’Oro has a graded stakes winners out of a mare by Devil His Due (by Devil’s Bag, a brother to Saint Ballado), and from the Stop the Music branch, he has a stakes winner out of a mare by Cure the Blues, also sire of the second dam of Rachel Alexandra.

From his own Northern Dancer line, Medaglia d’Oro has enjoyed success with the Danzig branch, with a champion from a Danehill mare, and several other major winners out of mares by sons of that horse; a grade one winner from a Belong to Me mare, and a graded winner out of a Pine Bluff mare. We might also consider daughters of War Front (sire of two stakes winners from Bolt d’Oro’s family), Hard Spun, Exchange Rate and War Chant (broodmare sire of a Medaglia d’Oro graded winner). From the Danzig line, Bolt d’Oro has a stakes winner out of a mare by Danzig grandson, Bellamy Road. Medaglia d’Oro is a Sadler’s Wells line horse, and he has a grade one winner out of a mare by Ashkalani, from the male line of Nureyev, a three-quarters brother to Sadler’s Wells, and there is also a stakes winner out of a mare by Nureyev son Theatrical.

There has also been success for Medaglia d’Oro with Blushing Groom line mares, including via Rahy and Runaway Groom (sire of Cherokee Run; grandsire of Kafwain, War Pass and Yonaguska).