DE GAULLE LANE (NZ) (10-d)
Bay gelding foaled 1997
Breeder: T A Currie, Mrs L C Jones, L Cowrie & Mrs B Schollum.
Owners: William St. Synd (Mgrs: A P Ramsden, R E Clements & R S Lodge)

The Commander Bay 1991	Sir Tristram Bay 1971	Sir Ivor Bay 1965	Sir Gaylord Bay 1959	Turn-to Somethingroyal	1951 1952	1-w 2-s
			Attica Chestnut 1953	Mr Trouble Athenia	1947 1943	13-b 8-g
		Isolt Bay 1961	Round Table Bay 1954	Princequillo Knight's Daughter	1940 1941	1-b 2-f
			All My Eye Chestnut 1954	My Babu All Moonshine	1945 1941	1-w 6-e
	Diamond Lover Brown 1982	Sticks and Stones Bay 1972	Faringdon Brown 1961	Star Kingdom Oceana	1946 1947	1-g 1-u
			Winged Beauty Brown or black 1962	Port Vista Felidoma	1943 1954	3-b 2-b
		Eight Carat Black 1975	Pieces of Eight Brown 1963	Relic Baby Doll	1945 1956	8-f 3-o
			Klairessa Bay 1969	Klairon Courtessa	1952 1955	1-w 9-c
D'Accord Bay 1990	Straight Strike Bay or brown 1977	Mr Prospector Bay 1970	Raise a Native Chestnut 1961	Native Dancer Raise You	1950 1946	5-f 8-f
			Gold Digger Bay 1962	Nashua Sequence	1952 1946	3-m 13-c
		Bend Not Bay 1972	Never Bend Bay 1960	Nasrullah Lalun	1940 1952	9-c 19-b
			Jennie Sue Chestnut 1961	Royal Serenade Jenjay	1948 1951	10-d 11
	La Neige Chestnut 1972	Better Boy Bay 1951	My Babu Bay 1945	Djebel Perfume	1937 1938	5-j 1-w
			Better So Bay 1944	Mieuxce Soga	1933 1938	7-d 2-n
		Snowtop Chestnut 1965	Small Time Chestnut 1956	Smokey Eyes Red Garter	1947 1952	13-a 3-a
			Snowline Bay 1959	Arctic Explorer Waltzing Lady	1954 1950	14-c 10-d

Werk Nick Rating: A++
GP Inbreeding: My Babu 5f x 4m.

Age	Starts	Wins	2nds	3rds
2	1	-	-	-
3	10	6	1	-
	11	6	1	-

Sire: THE COMMANDER - Bay 1991. Placed. Brother to TRISTALOVE and ANTWERP, the dam of VISCOUNT, Dangerous; three-quarter brother to PERUZZI, KAAPSTAD. From DIAMOND LOVER, a half-sister to OCTAGONAL, MOUAWAD, MARQUISE. Closely related to DANEWIN, COMMANDS, BONANOVA, TELESTO, FRATERNITY, HABIBTI. To stud 1996. Standing at Hallmark Stud, Te Kauwhata, NZ. Sire of SW DE GAULLE LANE, and other winners Plenty of Luck, Commando Boy, Can't Commander, Go Commando, The Chairman, Atlanta Golf, Miss Katella, Watt, etc.

Dam

D'ACCORD (1990). 3 wins at 1200m, 1400m; placed Avondale, Te Rapa. Dam of 4 foals, 1 raced, a winner -
	97 DE GAULLE LANE (NZ). 6 wins, $468,300, 1200m-2400m, QTC Queensland Derby-G1, BTC Rough Habit P-LR, VATC Heroic H, VATC Hydrogen H, QTC Alma Vale Stud H.
	98 D'Soleil, b f by Desert Sun (GB).
	99 (Unnamed) b f by Desert Sun (GB).
	00 (Unnamed) b f by The Commander.
	Her 1996 foal died.

2nd Dam

LA NEIGE (AUS). 6 wins, 1200m-1600m, AJC Epsom H, SAJC Graduation S, 3 times, Intermediate H. Dam of 12 foals, 8 raced, 5 winners inc -
	PRINCE NEIGE. 6 wins, 1350m-2200m, WATC ATA Quality S, Venetian Princess S, 4th WATC December H-LR.
	Imperial Snow. 1 2in at 1300m, WATC Graduation S.

3rd Dam

SNOWTOP. 4 wins, at 6f, 8f, VRC Edward Manifold S, Kilbride H, VATC Mitcham H, MVRC Merri H, 2d VRC Ottawa S, Maribyrnong Trial S. Dam of 7 foals, 6 raced, all winners inc -
	LA NEIGE. See above.
	Top Diver. 4 wins at 1200m, 1650m, VATC Chadstone H.
	Sir Sydney. 3 wins, 1600m-2200m, Avondale Jardine Wrightson H, Highweight H. Sire.
	Golden Pond. Unraced. Dam of -
		Zabmagic. 1 win at 1500m, WATC Rivose 2YO Quality H, 2d WATC Lindsay Rosenthal S-LR.
	Snow Goddess. Started twice. Dam of-
		GOONDOOLAH. 10 wins, $104,925, 1600m-2200m, Avondale Championship-G3, Waikato McKinnon Garbett Lawyers H.
		Go Bassa. 2 wins at 1200m, 1400m, Waikato Majestic Horse Floats H. Dam of -
			Basso. 3 wins, 900m-2000m, Counties Juvenile H, Waikato Ancroft Stud H, 2d Counties Challenge S-LR, 3d NZ 1000 Guineas-G1, 4th WRC NZ Magic Millions Classic-RL.
		Snow Wonder. 2 wins at 1200m, 1350m, SAJC HMA Fleet H. Dam of -
			YOU REMEMBER. 8 wins, $530,140, 1050m-1200m, MVRC Manikato S-G1, VRC Linlithgow S-G2, VATC Bletchingly S-LR, twice, VRC Elms H, VATC Biscay P (course record), Ian Miller H, SAJC Penang H, 2d MVRC Manikato S-G1, VRC Rupert Steele S-G3, Moomba P-LR, 3d VATC Vichealth Cup-G1, J J Liston S-G2, 4th VATC Moondah S-LR.

4th Dam

SNOWLINE. Unplaced. Dam of 8 foals, 7 raced, 3 winners inc -
	SILVER SHARPE. 3 wins at 12f, AJC Derby, VRC Derby, QTC Derby, 3d STC Rawson S, VRC St Leger, Blamey S, QTC Sires' Produce S.
	SNOWMIST. 4 wins at 1200m, 1600m, VRC Edward Manifold S, VATC Elsternwick S, 2d VRC Wakeful S, Frances Tressady S, VATC Tranquil Star S. Dam of Windy Morn (2d QTC Grand Prix-G2). Grandam of -
		SNOW REASON. 2 wins at 1100m, 1200m, CJC Canterbury Belle S-LR, 2d Matamata Breeders' S-G2.
	SNOWTOP. See above.
	Snow Storm. Placed. Producer. Grandam of -
		Silver Sierra. 6 wins at 1000m, 2045m, BATC Sunstate Tours Quality H, 2d Tatts (Q) Club Cup-G3.
		Deep Snow. 9 wins, 1100m-2100m, WATC Welter H, twice, Yodelist H, 2d Pinjarra Cup-LR, 3d Pinjarra Cup-LR.

De Gaulle Lane was streets ahead of his rivals in the 125th Eagle Farm Derby. Along with Stradbroke winner Crawl, among the seven Gr.1 winners in Australasia this season by sons of Sir Tristram, the others King Keitel, Sky Heights, Our Unicorn, Tall Poppy and Zonda. There were also seven in the previous season. This Derby lacked the depth of the Oaks seven days earlier, although two of the three prior Gr.1 winners finished in the first four. Tempest Morn racked up her third runner-up prize at the top level with her 4-1/2 lengths second, to go with two Gr.1 successes. The weight of her Gr.1 performances should see her head her sex in the Classifications. Reenact ran fourth as a 2/1 favourite - that pair split by Lottery Prize. The NZ Derby winner Hail again failed to recapture his homeland form finishing seventh.
De Gaulle Lane was bred by Terrance Currie, Linda Jones, Bev Schollum and Les Lowrie, and tried once at two in the Alan Jones stable before being sold to the William Street Syndicate, which raced Paris Lane. It is headed by Andrew Ramsden, the VRC chairman also manages the syndicate which races Colin Alderson mainstay Sky Heights and was part-owner in Gurner's Lane and the latest Melbourne Cup winner Brew.