FIRE AWAY (USA)
War Front – Salute (Unbridled)
Fire Away (USA) | bay | 2011 | 16.1hh
2026 Fee: R20 000 + VAT live foal
Champion son of REDOUTE’S CHOICE
PEDIGREE INFORMATION
TRACK RECORD
7 wins, 1600-1700m in USA (Turf)
at 5 WONÂ Artie Schiller Stakes (1600mT)
at 6 WONÂ G3 Dixie Stakes (1700mD)
WON Danger’s Hour Stakes (1600mT)
3rd  G3 Tampa Bay Stakes (1700mT)
4th  G3 Poker Stakes (1600mT)
CHAMPIONSHIP SIRE
SIRE LINE
WAR FRONT – G2 winner in USA (2x G1 2nd); Timeform 119; sire of Gr1 winners of both sexes; sire-of-sires. Fee for 2019 US$250.000.
Notable progeny includes Air Force Blue (13c – Maria’s Mon, Seeking The Gold) – champion 2yo colt; Declaration of War (09c – Rahy, Gone West) – champion; US Navy Flag (15c – Galileo, Storm Cat) – champion 2yo colt & full sister Roly Poly (14f – Galileo, Storm Cat); Lancaster Bomber (14c – Indian Ridge, Warning) – Jt Champion Older Horse; War Command (11c – Red Ransom, His Majesty); Data Link (08c – Known Fact, Deputy Minister); Royal Artillery (13c – Dynaformer, Mr Prospector); Sweet Orange (08c – Unbridled’s Song, Jade Hunter); Due Diligence (11c – Pulpit, Icecapade) – champion 3yo colt; Summer Front (09c – El Prado, Cherokee Colony); Fog of War (16c – Galileo, Dynaformer); Avenge (12f – Woodman, Nijinsky); Hit It A Bomb (13c – Sadler’s Wells, Danehill Dancer) & full sister Brave Anna (14f – Sadler’s Wells, Danehill Dancer) – champion 2yo filly; Jack Milton (10c – Forty Niner, Believe It); Homesman (14c – Red Ransom, His Majesty); American Patriot (13c – Tiznow, Notebook); The Factor (08c – Miswaki, Icecapade); Peace And War (12f – Smart Strike, Gilded Time); War Flag (13f – Arch, His Majesty) & full brother Lines of Battle (10c – Arch, His Majesty) – champion in HK & UAE; Spirit of Valor (14c – Grindstone, Known Fact); Fire Away (12c – Unbridled, Private Account); Fleet Review (15c – Galileo, Stravinsky); Munitions (16c – Tapit, Wild Again); War Decree (14c – Street Cry, Royal Applause); etc.Â
KIN-BREEDING: War Front’s SigAnc (Significant female line Ancestor) appears to be Sunny Vale, SigAnc also of Dynaformer and two sisters, who appear in several of War Front’s best runners. Sunny Vale is close kin to Lady Lawless, SigAnc in the female line of Missy Baba (Lassie Dear). Kin-links with female line descendants of Sunny Vale include Change Water (dam of Fall Aspen), Con Game (in Seeking The Gold), etc.
DANZIG-line sires in South Africa: Buffalo Bill Cody, Rafeef, (Redoute’s Choice); Master Archie, Thunderstruck (Rafeef); Digital Age (Invincible Spirit); Querari (Oasis Dream); Declarationofpeace, Fire Away (War Front); Heavenly Blue, Real Gone Kid (Snitzel); Soqrat (Epaulette)
FEMALE LINE
FEMALE LINE
1st dam
Salute (02f Unbridled): won in USA; placed 1600-1800m, 2nd G2 Demoiselle S., 3rd G3 Tempted S.; dam of
FIRE AWAY (12c War Front): – subject stallion
MR SPEAKER (11c Pulpit): 6 wins in USA, G1 Belmont Derby Invitational, G2 Commonwealth Cup, G3 Lexington S., G3 Dania Beach S.; 2nd G3 Palm Beach S.; 3rd G3 Knickerbocker S. Sire in Kentucky
Snap Decision (14c Hard Spun): 2 wins in USA; 3rd G3 Palm Beach S., Better Talk Now S. (L)
State Flag (09c Street Cry): 6 wins in USA & Canada
2nd dam
PERSONAL ENSIGN (84f Private Account): 13 wins (unbeaten), G1 Frizette S., G1 Beldame S. (2x), G1 Breeder’s Cup Distaff, G1 Whitney H., G1 Hempstead H., G1 Shuvee H., G1 Maskette S., G2 Rare Perfume S., G2 Molly Pitcher H.; Champion Handicap Mare; Broodmare Of The Year 1996; dam of
MINER’S MARK (90c Mr Prospector): 6 wins, G1 Jockey Club Gold Cup, G2 Jim Dandy S., G3 Colin S.; 2nd G2 Dwyer S.; 3rd G1 Travers S., G2 Jim Beam S.; sire
MY FLAG (93f Easy Goer): 6 wins, G1 Breeder’s Cup Juvenile Fillies, G1 CCA Oaks, G1 Ashland S., G1 Gazelle H., G2 Bonnie Miss S.; 2nd G1 Frizette S., G2 Davona Dale S.; 3rd G1 Matron S., G1 Belmont S., G1 Alabama S.; dam of
STORM FLAG FLYING (00f Storm Cat): 7 wins, G1 Breeder’s Cup Juvenile Fillies, G1 Frizette S., G1 Matron S., G1 Personal Ensign H., G2 Shuvee S.; 2nd G1 Breeder’s Cup Distaff, Ogden Phipps H., G3 Comely S.; 3rd G1 Go For Wand H., Beldame S.
WITH FLYING COLORSÂ (05f AP Indy): 2 wins, Heatherten S.; dam of
TERESA ZÂ (14f Smart Strike): 5 wins, G3 Monmouth Oaks, G3 Turn Back The Alarm H.; 3rd G2 Delaware H.
On Parade (99f Storm Cat): won; 3rd G3 Valley Stream S.; dam of
PARADINGÂ (03c Pulpit): 7 wins, G2 Dixie S., G3 Ben Ali S.; 2nd G2 Fayette S.
Leading The Parade (01c AP Indy): 2 wins; 3rd Wadsworth Mem. (L); sire
Our Emblem (91c Mr Prospector): 5 wins; 2nd G1 Carter H., G2 Tom Fool S., G2 Forego H.; 3rd G1 Metropolitan H., G1 Vosburgh S., G3 Weschester H.; G3 BC Sprint Ch’ship
Pennant Champion (92f Mr Prospector): 2 wins; dam of
ANIMAL SPIRITSÂ (09c Arch): won, G3 Bourbon S.
Proud And True (94c Mr Prospector): 3 wins; 3rd G3 Baltimore BC H.
Salute (02f Unbridled): won; – see above
TRADITIONALLYÂ (97c Mr Prospector): 5 wins, G1 Oaklawn H.;Â sire
Title Seeker (03f Monarchos): did not race; sold as broodmare in 2006 for $1.7 million, when carrying:
SEEKING THE TITLEÂ (07f Seeking The Gold): 2 wins, G3 Iowa Oaks; 2nd G3 Monmouth Oaks; 3rd G1 Gazelle S., G2 Fair Ground Oaks; dam of
SEEKING THE SOUL (13c Perfect Soul): 6 wins, G1 Clark H., G3 Smarty Jones S., G3 Ack Ack S.; 2nd G1 Breeder’s Cup Mile, G1 Pegasus World Cup; 3rd G1 Clark H.
3rd dam
Grecian Banner (74f Hoist The Flag): won;Â Broodmare Of The Year 1988; dam of
PERSONAL ENSIGN (84f Private Account): Champion – see above
PERSONAL FLAG (83c Private Account): 8 wins, G1 Widener H., G1 Suburban H., G2 Nassau County S., G3 Queen’s County S.; 2nd G1 Jockey Club Gold Cup, G1 Brooklyn H., G1 Haskell Inv H., G2 Excelsior H.; 3rd G1 Woodward S., G1 Travers S., G1 Dwyer S.; sire
4th dam
DORINEÂ (58f Aristophanes): 12 wins in Argentina, Pr Arturo R. Bullrich (2x), Pr Enrique Acebal, Pr Gilberto Lerena (2x), Pr Criadores, Pr Palermo, Pr America, GP 25 de Mayo; 2nd Cl. Pr Polla de Potrancas, GP Nacional, Pr Seleccion, GP 25 de Mayo; 3rd Pr General Luis Maria Campos, Pr Caballerizas Argentinas.;Â Champion 3yo; Champion Older Mare; dam of
Grecian Banner (74f Hoist The Flag): won – see above
5th dam
DORIA (49f Advocate): 18 wins in Argentina, GP Maipú, Cl. Ecuador (2x), Cl. General Alvear, Cl. Ramon Blaus, Cl. Primavera; ‘the fastest mare of the last 20 years in Argentina’; dam of
DORINE (58f Aristophanes): multiple Champion – see above
DORILEO (64c Aristophanes): 5 wins in Arg & USA, Christmas H., William Penn H.; 2nd Cl. Polla de Potrillos, Tropical Park H.; 3rd Clark H., Trenton Park H. Tropical Park H.; sire of sires (incl Gr1 sire Propicio)
DORETTAÂ (60f Aristophanes): 7 wins in Argentina, GP 25 de Mayo, Cl, Otono, Cl. Apertura
Tabulated Pedigree
| War Front 2002 |
Danzig 1977 |
Northern Dancer | Nearctic – Nearco |
| Natalma – Native Dancer | |||
| Pas de Nom | Admirals Voyage – Crafty Admiral | ||
| Petitioner – Petition | |||
| Starry Dreamer 1994 |
Rubiano | Fappiano – Mr Prospector | |
| Ruby Slippers – Nijinsky | |||
| Lara’s Star | Forli – Aristophanes | ||
| True Reality – Round Table | |||
| Salute 2002 |
Unbridled 1987 |
Fappiano | Mr Prospector – Raise A Native |
| Killaloe – Dr Fager | |||
| Gana Facil | Le Fabuleux – Wild Risk | ||
| Charedi – In Reality | |||
| Personal Ensign 1984 |
Private Account | Damascus – Sword Dancer | |
| Numbered Account – Buckpasser | |||
| Grecian Banner | Hoist the Flag – Tom Rolfe | ||
| Dorine – Aristophanes |
Breeding news
Fire Away colt wins Colorado King Stakes
Wilgerbosdrift’s inform stallion Fire Away enjoyed feature race success at Turffontein on Tuesday.Fire Away colt Fire Attack showed his class when running out a convincing winner of Tuesday’s G2 TAB Colorado King Stakes (2000m). In the process, the chestnut made it...
Friday double for Fire Away
Wilgerbosdrift’s high-class sire Fire Away enjoyed a good day on Friday, with the son of War Front responsible for a pair of eye catching winners.Fire Away gelding Tintamarre made it two wins from his last three starts when making much of the running to win Friday’s...
Fire Away filly wins on debut
Wilgerbosdrift’s inform stallion Fire Away came up with another smart looking debut winner at Turffontein on Saturday.His three-year-old daughter Shivering Light made the perfect start to her career when she won the Ross Robertson Maiden Plate (1160m). Under Chase...










