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PORTO ROCA (28)
Bay mare foaled 1996
Sold 1998 Australian Easter Yearling Sale. Price: $70,000
Breeder: Mr P G Moran, Mrs W E Moran, Gilbert Thoroughbred Group, Qld.
Owners: R L Hayton, R R Wilson, D T O'Brien, R A Kaljo & P A S Murray.

Barathea Bay 1990	Sadler's Wells Bay 1981	Northern Dancer Bay 1961	Nearctic Brown 1954	Nearco Lady Angela	1935 1944	4-r 14-c
		Northern Dancer Bay 1961	Natalma Bay 1957	Native Dancer Almahmoud	1950 1947	5-f 2-d
		Fairy Bridge Bay 1975	Bold Reason Bay 1968	Hail to Reason Lalun	1958 1952	4-n 19-b
		Fairy Bridge Bay 1975	Special Bay 1969	Forli Thong	1963 1964	3-b 5-h
	Brocade Bay 1981	Habitat Bay 1966	Sir Gaylord Bay 1959	Turn-to Somethingroyal	1951 1952	1-w 2-s
		Habitat Bay 1966	Little Hut Bay 1952	Occupy Savage Beauty	1941 1934	23-b 4-r
		Canton Silk Grey 1970	Runnymede Grey 1961	Petition Dutch Clover	1944 1947	16-h 16-f
		Canton Silk Grey 1970	Clouded Lamp Bay 1961	Nimbus Kepwick	1946 1949	6-f 14-a
Antelliere Bay 1986	Salieri Chestnut 1980	Accipiter Bay 1971	Damascus Bay 1964	Sword Dancer Kerala	1956 1958	1-o 8-h
		Accipiter Bay 1971	Kingsland Bay or brown 1965	Bold Ruler Landmark	1954 1949	8-d 9-c
		Hogan's Sister Bay 1977	Speak John Bay 1958	Prince John Nuit de Folies	1953 1947	14-f 1-l
		Hogan's Sister Bay 1977	Liz Piet Bay 1960	Piet Miss Elizabeth	1945 1948	15-d 2-n
	Anntelle Brown 1979	Loosen Up Brown 1973	Never Bend Bay 1960	Nasrullah Lalun	1940 1952	9-c 19-b
		Loosen Up Brown 1973	Dancing Hostess Chestnut 1964	Sword Dancer Your Hostess	1956 1949	1-o 4-d
		Soft Quest Bay 1969	Robber Prince Bay 1956	King's Bench Seed	1949 1940	1-l 14-b
		Soft Quest Bay 1969	Dual Vista Bay 1953	Palm Vista Dual Crown	1945 1947	20-c 28

Werk Nick Rating: A
GP Inbreeding: Lalun 5m x 5m. Sword Dancer x 5m, 5f.

Age	Starts	Wins	2nds	3rds
2	1	1	-	-
3	12	2	4	2
4	9	1	1	2
	22	4	5	4

Sire: BARATHEA (IRE) - Bay 1990. Champion European Miler; Champion Older Horse in UK; 5 wins, £420,000 & US$540,000, Breeders' Cup Mile-G1, Irish 2000 Guineas-G1, Queen Anne S-G2, 2d English 2000 Guineas-G1. Half-brother to ZABAR, FREE AT LAST. Closely related to DESERT STYLE. To stud in Ireland and Australia in 1995. Shuttled to Widden Stud, Widden Valley, NSW. Sire of 124 winners of $10 million inc SWs EASY ROCKING, TOBOUGG, PORTO ROCA, BARATHEA GUEST, MALAGRA MISS, VIVA LAVIVA, RED SEA, BARAFAMY, ENRIQUE, HIDALGUIA, ABE, LA SYLPHIDE, NAKAYAMA, BIG SINISA, VIVA LA DIVA, L'IDEA GENIALE, AJHIBA, SP Cloth of Gold, Molomo, Cornelius, Barawana, Thea River, Kittiwake, Bedara, Happens, Lungarno, Dutch Harrier, Savage Sentence, etc.

Dam
Antelliere (1986). 4 wins, $104,810, at 1200m, AJC Life Education H, Smirnoff H, Waikiki H, STC Carringbush H, 2d AJC Light Fingers S-G3, WATC H G Bolton Sprint H-LR, 4th AJC Analie H-LR. Dam of 7 foals, 5 raced, 4 winners -

93 Baron Snaad (late Fireflash), b g by Snaadee (USA). 4 wins, 1200m-2000m, in Singapore and Malaysia.

94 BLUEBIRD THE WORD, ch c by Bluebird (USA). 7 wins, NZ$330,575 & A$86,600, 1400m- 2400m, Waikato Whakanui Stud International S-G1, Waikato Times Gold Cup-G2, Equine Professionals H, 2d ARC New Zealand Derby-G1, WRC Thorndon Mile-G1, VATC Sandown Guineas-G2, Counties Cup-G2, ARC Challenge S-G3, 3d QTC Queensland Derby-G1, Whakanui Stud International S-G1, 4th Whakanui Stud International S-G1, QTC P J O'Shea S-G2, ARC Deutz Marlborough Cuvee S-G3, QTC Metropolitan H-LR.

95 Once Wild, b f by Mukaddamah (USA). 1 win at 1250m, STC Giant M H.

96 PORTO ROCA. 4 wins, $559,680, 1200m-1600m, STC Coolmore Classic-G1, VATC Century H, Courtza H, 2d SAJC Marsh Classic-G2, VRC Gateway Suites Quality H-G3, Cadbury Roses S-LR, VATC The Mercedes-Benz-LR, 3d SAJC Australasian Oaks-G1, VATC Futurity S-G1, Eat Well Live Well Cup-G1, 4th SAJC South Australian Oaks-G1, Swettenham Stud S-G2.

97 Blow the Whistle, br g by Success Express (USA). Placed.

98 (Unnamed) ch c by Hennessy (USA).

99 (Unnamed) ch f by Dehere (USA).

Missed in 2000.

2nd Dam
ANNTELLE. 8 wins, $72,010, 1200m-1500m, AJC Campbelltown H, Gay Vista H, Achilles Welter H, Diver Welter H, STC Shadow King H, Captain Cook Welter H, Norman Ross H, Audley Welter H. Dam of 5 foals, all winners -

Antelliere. See above.

Ride the Tide. 9 wins, $148,135, 1200m-1800m, VRC Alan Bell H, VATC Sir John Monash S, Matrice Welter H, MVRC Glucostix H, EDE H, 2d VRC Straight Six H-LR, Kilmore Cup-LR.

Generally Strong. 4 wins at 1200m, Penang Kinta Valley Special S Perak Class 2 H, Selangor Class 2 H.

Twin Sparks. 3 wins at 1200m, Singapore Class 2 H.

3rd Dam
SOFT QUEST. Started twice. Sister to DUAL QUEST. Dam of 10 foals, all raced, 4 winners -

Mr Burbyng. 7 wins, 1000m-2050m; placed Adelaide.

Paige. 1 win at 1200m. Grandam of -
Dramaway. 2 wins at 1200m, 1400m, 3d TTC Tasmanian Guineas-LR.

4th Dam
DUAL VISTA. 3 wins, 6f-10f, MVRC Centaur S, MRC Trial H. Half-sister to TWO CROWNS (VRC Maribyrnong Trial S), Royal Sedan. Dam of 9 foals, all raced, 6 winners inc -

DUAL QUEST. 8 wins, 5f-12f, AJC Oaks, VRC A V Kewney S, Kilbride H, MVRC Kalkallo H, Lyndhurst H, Bolinda H. Dam of -
TITLE SEEKER. 10 wins, 1000m-1200m, SAJC W H Wylie H-LR, Kent Town H, Graduation S, twice.

Title Triumph. 3 wins, 1100m-1600m, SAJC Maiden H. Grandam of -
Bird Royale. 4 wins at 1400m, 1600m, 3d WATC Belmont Guineas-LR.
Truejoy. Unplaced. Dam of 8 winners inc -
Fail Proof. 14 wins, $102,215, 1100m-2400m, SAJC Battle Heights H, Onkaparinga Country Cup, 3d Ballarat Cup-LR.

BETTER BE GOOD. 5 wins, 6f-10f, TRC Tasmanian Guineas, Lawrenny Welter H, TTC H D Dornauf H.

Sunline was otherwise engaged this year, running third in Dubai around 12 hours after Porto Roca had achieved her fourth Gr.1 placing and first Gr.1 win in holding off a rather luckless Lady Mulan and Belle du Jour, the latter 50 weeks after her astonishing Slipper win. The finish exciting and Lady Mulan and Glen Boss beaten by traffic delays near the inside, but traffic had also been a contributor when Porto Roca came so close without winning at Gr.1 level on several occasions and few would begrudge this consistent mare a Gr.1 win. The minor placegetters might have also been better served with a wfa scale rather than the quality handicap conditions. At his first ride on her Damien Oliver might have accentuated the difference for her from eighth place at the turn. Air She Goes was a brave fourth after setting the pace and Heather a great fifth after missing the start badly.
Danny O'Brien paid $70,000 for Porto Roca at Easter, 1998. She's the fourth foal of Antelliere, second to Joanne in the 1990 Light Fingers-Gr.2 and a winner of four Sydney races. She is in foal to Flying Spur. The race's 29th winner was bred by Noble Park proprietors Peter and Wendy Moran along with Ron and Debbie Gilbert of another Queensland stud, Highgrove.