ASSERTIVE LAD (4-p)
Chestnut gelding foaled 1997
Sold 1999 Magic Millions Premier Yearling Sale. Price: $110,000
Breeder: Stratheden Stud Pty Ltd, NSW.
Owners: Mesdames V L Smith, G M Waterhouse & Y M Smith.

Zeditave
Chestnut 1985		 The Judge
Bay 1975		 Showdown
Chestnut 1961		 Infatuation
Brown 1951		 Nearco
Allure		 1935
1937		 4-r
16-h
Zanzara
Chestnut 1951		 Fairey Fulmar
Sunright		 1943
1940		 10-b
6-b
Bellition
Bay 1962		 Bellborough
Bay 1954		 Mossborough
Church Bell		 1947
1940		 6-e
21-a
Addition
Bay 1946		 Siegfried
Salford		 1925
1938		  
2-b
Summoned
Chestnut 1978		 Crowned Prince
Chestnut 1969		 Raise a Native
Chestnut 1961		 Native Dancer
Raise You		 1950
1946		 5-f
8-f
Gay Hostess
Chestnut 1957		 Royal Charger
Your Hostess		 1942
1949		 9-c
4-d
Sweet Life
Chestnut 1970		 Pardao
Chestnut 1958		 Pardal
Three Weeks		 1947
1946		 1-s
14-c
Vanita
Bay 1958		 Cagire
Bright Circlet		 1947
1952		 1-w
1-n
Sommes Sound
Chestnut 1984		 Assert
Bay 1979		 Be My Guest
Chestnut 1974		 Northern Dancer
Bay 1961		 Nearctic
Natalma		 1954
1957		 14-c
2-d
What a Treat
Bay 1962		 Tudor Minstrel
Rare Treat		 1944
1952		 9-c
8-c
Irish Bird
Bay or brown 1970		 Sea-Bird
Chestnut 1962		 Dan Cupid
Sicalade		 1956
1956		 4-m
2-n
Irish Lass
Bay 1962		 Sayajirao
Scollata		 1944
1952		 3-n
8-c
Fast Approach
Bay 1970		 First Landing
Bay 1956		 Turn-to
Bay 1951		 Royal Charger
Source Sucree		 1942
1940		 9-c
1-w
Hildene
Bay 1938		 Bubbling Over
Fancy Racket		 1923
1925		 8-h
9-b
Pinny Gray
Grey 1958		 Palestine
Grey 1947		 Fair Trial
Una		 1932
1930		 9-c
3-e
Pin Up Girl
Bay 1943		 Coup de Lyon
Careless		 1930
1937		 4-n
4-p

Werk Nick Rating: A++
GP Inbreeding: Royal Charger 5f x 5m.

Age Starts Wins 2nds 3rds
2 7 5 1 1
3 5 2 1 -
12 7 2 1

Sire: ZEDITAVE - Chestnut 1985. Champion Australasian 3YO; 12 wins, $1,313,400, VATC Futurity S-G1, Blue Diamond S-G1, VRC Lightning S-G1, MVRC Wm Reid S-G1. Brother to SQUARE DEAL, ZEDAGAL; half-brother to ALANNON, PAMPAS FIRE. To stud 1989. Standing at Newhaven Park Stud, Boorowa, NSW. Sire of 225 winners of $20 million inc SWs ASSERTIVE LAD, CHLOROPHYLL, STRATEGIC, ASSERTIVE LASS, RUFFLES, SPORTS, ATEATES, KATIMA, LOVE OF MARY, SAHARA ZED, SARDANA, REVENGE, ZEDAVITE, THE HEAVYWEIGHT, ZEDRICH, UPRIGHT, HAPPEN, INVESTIGATION, NEVET, LAW OF LOGIC, RESTIVE, SUPER SNOOPER, ZEDAMOSS, NOBLE TRADITION, ANDRA, MAJOR, ON TYPE, etc.

Dam
SOMMES SOUND (USA) (1984). Winner in USA. Dam of 9 living foals, 6 raced, all winners -
89 Colony Sound, g by Pleasant Colony. 20 wins, $197,396, in USA, 3d Hoosier Corydon Starter H-LR.

91 Quadrophonic Sound, ch f by Ideal Planet. 2 wins at 1100m, 1600m, AJC Dawn Fraser H.

92 Luskin Sound, ch c by Luskin Star. 4 wins, 1500m-1900m.

93 ASSERTIVE LASS, ch f by Zeditave. 7 wins, $686,743, 1000m-1600m, AJC Flight S-G1 (d/h), STC Coolmore Classic-G1, AJC Light Fingers S-G2, STC Tea Rose S-G2, Jardine Insurance H, AJC Registered Clubs H, 2d AJC Australian Oaks-G1, Surround S-G2, Tatts (NSW) Furious S-G3, 3d STC Ansett Australia S-G1.

94 (Unnamed) ch f by Marauding (NZ).

96 Scream, ch c by Marauding (NZ). 3 wins, 1200m-1850m.

97 ASSERTIVE LAD. 7 wins, $3,276,275, 1000m-1200m, AJC Doncaster H-G1, Sires' Produce S-G1, Champagne S-G1, Royal Sovereign S-G2, GCTC Magic Millions 2YO Classic-RL, AJC ATA Fleet Management Quality H, STC Bet With a Bookmaker H, 2d STC Canterbury S-G2, Skyline S-G3, 3d STC Golden Slipper S-G1.

99 (Unnamed) b f by Danehill (USA).

00 (Unnamed) b f by Danehill (USA).

Missed in 1990, 1995; her 1998 foal died.
2nd Dam
FAST APPROACH. Started once. Half-sister to PROUD JOHN (Tri State Futurity), and HELEN JENNINGS (Susquehanna H, 2d Ladies H, 3d Delaware H), the dam of QUEEN LIB ($171,604, Matchmaker S-G1, Cotillon S-G2). From a sister to the dam of FLEET, POURPARLER, DISPLAY, and DEMOCRATIE, and half-sister to the dam of DELIGHTFUL. Dam of 12 foals, 10 raced, 9 winners inc -
FIRST APPROACH. 14 wins, $332,898, Belmont Flower Bowl H-G1, Meadowlands Queen Charlotte H-G2, Laurel Chrysanthemum H-G3, twice, Timonium Summer Breeze S, 2d Sheepshead Bay H-G2, Little Silver H-G3, Boiling Springs H-G3, 3d Diana H-G2. Dam of 6 winners inc -
ALICE SPRINGS. 9 wins, $799,441, Laurel All Along S-G2, Atlantic City Matchmaker S-G2, Hialeah Black Helen H-G2, Columbiana H-LR, twice, 2d Arlington Beverly D S-G1, Longchamp Prix Finlande-LR, 3d Caesars International S-G1, Prix Cleopatre-G3, Suwannee River H-G3, Joe Namath H-G3, 4th E P Taylor S-G2, Diana H-G2, Matchmaker S-G2, Sheepshead Bay H-G3.

TRIBAL CROWN. 4 wins, Pimlico Sir Ivor S-LR.

Irish Approach. 6 wins, $248,096, Pine Mountain US Championship Hurdle, 2d Saratoga Seneca H-G3.

Righteous Man. 14 wins, $133,313, 2d Meadowlands Manilla S, 3d Penn National Danzig S.

Helen Springs. Placed; 2d Saint-Cloud Prix de la Porte de Madrid-LR.
LAST APPROACH. 1 win, $183,440, Calder La Prevoyant H-G2, 2d Saratoga Waya S-LR, 3d Bewitch S-G3, Glen Falls S-LR, 4th Orchid H-G2, Fair Grounds Breeders' Cup H-LR.

SUMMER FLING. 4 wins, Delaware Open Fire S-G2, 2d Alabama S-G1, 3d Test S-G3. Dam of -
SUMMER ENSIGN. 6 wins, $260,376, Saratoga Seneca H-G3, 2d Pan American H-G2, Seneca H-G3, 3d Bougainvillea H-LR.

Summer Run. 2 wins in USA. Dam of -
CLASSIC RESULT. 5 wins, $252,917, Woodbine Coronation Futurity- CanG1.

AUTUMN SLEW. Won Woodbine Bessarabian H-LR, 2d Woodbine Shady Well S-LR, 3d Gulfstream Girl on a Mission H-LR.
Summer Rendezvous. Unraced. Dam of ARDENT ARAB (Laurel Bowie S-LR, 2d Hoover S-LR); grandam of CANNY PROFESSOR (Sunland Riley Allison Futurity-LR).
First Fling. Winner. Producer. Grandam of -
FREGY'S. Won Premio Jockey Club Del Peru-G1, Gran Premio Internacional Carlos Pellegrini -G1, Premio Presidente De La Republica-G2, Premio Comercio-G3, Premio Aniv Del Jockey Club Del Peru-LR, Premio Miguel Fort Magot-LR, 2d Premio Pedro Garcia Miro-G3.

MEISHO DOTO. 6 wins, Chukyo Kinko S-JpnG2, Nakayama Sankei Sho All Comers S-JpnG2, Toyota Sho Chukyo Memorial-JpnG3, 2d Japan Cup-JpnG1, Hanshin Takarazuka Memorial-JpnG1, Tokyo Tenno Sho-JpnG1.

PAY ME BACK. 13 wins, Torino St Leger Italiano-G3, Premio Principe Amadeo-LR, 2d Premio d'Aprile-LR, 3d Premio Trofeo Cino del Duca-LR, 4th Premio Carlo Porta-G3.
Calypsa. 1 win at 7f. Dam of -
Redecoration Robyn. 6 wins, 2d Philadelphia Foxy JG S.

Nakora Bistraya. 2 wins in GB. Dam of -
MISS OF WALES. 3 wins, Hipodromo Chile Clasico Carlos Allende Navarro-G2, Clasico Armada de Chile-LR, 2d Hipodromo Chile Clasico Mil Guineas-G1, Bay Meadows Hillsborough H-G3, Golden Gate Brown Bess H-G3, 4th Santa Anita Santa Maria H-G1, Del Mar Ramona H-G1.
Assertive Lad collected his third Randwick Gr.1 in a grand manner, to give Gai Waterhouse a fifth Doncaster in the past nine years. Three-year-olds continue to dominate this race with nine wins in the past 16 editions. Shogun Lodge was again the bravest of losers to finish second with topweight of 58kg - wfa. Another bow for Pride of Tahnee, her sons Shogun Lodge and Referral the first two in the weights, Referral carrying 55kg into fifth. I cannot remember the last time distaff siblings headed the weights for a major Australian handicap.
Assertive Lad's 54kg was 1.5kg under wfa and he made it a one horse race from the home turn, after Chris Munce led on him from barrier 14, despite again missing the start. His aggression cost him a six meeting suspension. Munce was allowed to slow the tempo in the middle stages on the second favourite, making the task of the backmarkers almost impossible - which added to the performance of the runner-up, and the next few, Weasel Will, Crawl and Referral. It was the year's second Gr.1 win for Zeditave, also sire of Lightning victor Sports. The winner was bred by the Stratheden Stud of Brian and Barbara Marheine and their daughter (and manager) Judy. Sommes Sound is also the dam of Gr.1 winner Assertive Lass (bred by Newhaven), and like Curata Storm's dam, is by French and Irish Derby winner Assert. Assertive Lad was injured soon after his Doncaster triumph.