Bee Jersey

By Alan Porter

Winner of the Metropolitan Handicap (G1) with a 109 Beyer Speedfigure, Bee Jersey is a brilliant miler from Speightstown sire line, and from the family of A.P. Indy. 

Speightstown and sons have been very good with Medaglia d’Oro mares, with six stakes winners, two graded one, and the sire line has also enjoyed success over mares by that horse’s sire, El Prado, and his grandsire, Sadler’s Wells. This suggests daughters of Warrior’s Reward, Kitten’s Joy, Artie Schiller, Sligo Bay (who would give inbreeding to Champion Glorious Song and a sister), Powerscourt and Perfect Soul (broodmare sire of a Speightstown graded stakes winner). There is also a graded winner out of a mare by Sadler’s Wells’ great son, Galileo and sons of that horse, which in the U.S. include Magician and Cape Blanco.

Speightstown  has also done well with mares descending from Sadler’s Well’s three-quarters brother Nureyev. From that line, Speightstown has sired a pair of roup/grade one winners out of mares by Theatrical, with other sources of that line including Unusual Heat, Fasliyev, Atticus, Spinning World and Stravinsky. 

The Deputy Minister line is another branch of Northern Dancer that has worked well under the Speightstown line. In addition to a grade one winner out of a mare by Deputy Minister himself, there are three stakes winners, two graded, out of mares by Awesome Again (sire of Ghostzapper – himself broodmare sire of a Speightstown line graded stakes winner – Daaher, Toccet and Awesome of Course), a grade one winner out of a mare by Tejabo (from a mare closely related to Touch Gold, also the broodmare sire of a Speightstown line stakes winner), a graded winner out of a mare by Salt Lake, and two stakes winners out of mares by Silver Deputy (sire Posse, Badge of Silver and Spring at Last).

 Bee Jersey’s sire is a grade one winning product of the Speightstown/Danzig cross, and it could well pay to cross Bee Jersey back over mares from that line. On this cross, there are grade one winners out of mares by Langfuhr (sire of Lawyer Ron), Lost Soldier (a Northern Dancer/ Secretariat cross, like Storm Cat, the broodmare sire of Speightstown) and Danehill, and graded winners out of mares by Zeiten, Dayjur, Honor Grades (another Northern Dancer/Secretariat cross), Sea Hero (by Polish Number), Hard Spun and Orpen. There are also stakes winners out of a mares by Chief’s Crown (another Northern Dancer/Secretariat cross, and sire Concerto, and grandsire of Bellamy Road), Green Desert and Partner’s Hero, and would also be possible to bring in Danzig through Exchange Rate, War Front and War Chant.

Speightstown is out of a mare by Storm Cat, but he and his sons have sired 16 stakes winners when crossed back over mares from that line. There is a grade one winner out of a mare by Menifee, by Harlan, whose son Harlan’s Holiday, is also broodmare sire of a Speightstown line stakes winner, and can be brought in through Into Mischief, Majesticperfection and Shanghai Bobby. There are graded stakes winners out of mares by Freud and Fairbanks (by Freud’s brother, Giant’s Causeway, also sire of First Samurai, Eskendereya and Creative Cause), two stakes winners out of mares by Tabasco Cat and two out of mares by Stormy Atlantic. There are stakes winners out of mares by Johannesburg (sire of Scat Daddy), Henny Hughes and Wiseman’s Ferry (all by Hennessy and Sir Cat. The sire of Bee Jersey has a stakes winner out of a mare by Discreet Cat (by Forestry, also sire of Shackleford) and Storm Cat could also be brought in through Stormin Fever, Tale of the Cat (sire of Lion Heart; grandsire of Kantharos), Bernstein Mountain Cat and Tactical Cat. It could also be interesting to introduce Nijinsky II through Royal Academy, a close relative to Storm Cat, and himself broodmare sire of a Speightstown line graded stakes winner. 

Bee Jersey comes from the immediate family of A.P. Indy and there are 19 stakes winners on a Speightstown/A.P. Indy cross. In addition to five graded winners out of mares by A.P. Indy himself, there are already three stakes winners out of mares by Tapit (sire of Trappe Shot, Tapizar, Tapiture and Constitution), a son of Pulpit (sire of Sky Mesa and Stroll), and graded winner out of a mare by Bernardini (sire of Stay Thirsty and To Honor and Serve) and stakes winners out of mares by Flatter (brother to Congrats and Malibu Moon), Aptitude and Jump Start. It’s also worth considering mares by Mineshaft (sire of Discreetly Mine and Dialed In). A.P. Indy is by Seattle Slew and from other branches of Seattle Slew there is a stakes winner by the sire of Bee Jersey from a mare by Evansville Slew (by Slew City Slew) and Speightstown line stakes winners out of mares by Vindication, Capote (sire of Boston Harbor and Matty G, himself  broodmare sire of a Speightstown line graded winner), Slew’s Royalty, Taj Alriyadh and Slewdledo.

Speightstown is a Mr. Prospector line stallion, but he and his sons have had success over some other branches of Mr. Prospector. Bee Jersey’s sire has a stakes winner out of a mare by Good and Tough, a son of Carson City (sire of City Zip, Cuvee, Five Star Day and Pollard’s Vision). There are three stakes winners, one grade one, out of mares by Seeking the Gold (sire of Cape Town, Mutakddim and Petionville) and a grade one winner out of a mare by Lemon Drop Kid. There are also two graded stakes winners out of a mares by Street Cry (sire of Street Sense), and graded winners out of mares by Distorted Humor (sire of Maclean’s Music, Jimmy Creed and Flower Alley) and a stakes winner out of a mares by Smart Strike (sire of Curlin, Lookin At Lucky and English Channel). From the Fappiano branch, there is a grade one winner out of a mare by Quiet American (grandsire of Midnight Lute), three stakes winners out of mares by Unbridled’s Song (sire of First Defence, Rockport Harbor, Dunkirk, Half Ours, Old Fashioned and Zensational), and stakes winners out of mares by Broken Vow and Pentelicus.

From the Roberto line there is a grade one winner out of a mare by Dynaformer (sire of Point of Entry), a stakes winner out of a mare by Red Ransom, and a stakes winner out of a mare by Prized (by Kris S.).

Speightstown and sons have enjoyed success with two different branches of the Caro line. There are three stakes winners, one graded, out of mares by Cozzene, as well as stakes winners out of mares by his sons, Mizzen Mast and Alphabet Soup. From the In Excess branch, there are Speightstown line stakes winners out of mares by Indian Charlie and his mare Uncle Mo.

The cross with mares descending from Relaunch has been a successful one with a graded stakes winner out of a mare by Relaunch himself, as well as stakes winners out of mares by Star of the Crop, Bertrando (sire of Officer), Honour and Glory (sire of Put It Back), and Colonel John (by Tiznow, also sire of Gemologist, Tiz Wonderful and Tizway).

Bee Jersey is out of a mare by a son of Blushing Groom, but it could pay to cross him back over mares from that line, and Speightstown and sons have stakes winners on this cross out of mares by Mt. Livermore and his sons Orientate and Peaks and Valleys, and Cherokee Run (sire of Kafwain and Yonaguska).

There are four stakes winners, including graded winner Munnings, by Speightstown out of mares by Holy Bull, and another by a son of Speightstown out of a mare by Holy Bull son, Macho Uno, which also suggests mares by Flashy Bull.