• The only stallion with four U.S. Grade 1 wins in 2011
• Sire of reigning Eclipse Award Champion AMAZOMBIE--winner of the Breeders' Cup Sprint (G1) and Ancient Title S. (G1) back-to-back
• One of the rare stallions to sire a Breeders' Cup winner and have a son (AFLEET ALEX) sire a Breeders' Cup winner
• Three G1 SWs in 2011: 4yo TEAKS NORTH (9f & 11f), 2yo QUE FENOMENO (8f), 5yo AMAZOMBIE (6f)
• More $200,000+ U.S. stakes winners than any sire in 2011: TEAKS NORTH (Gulfstream Park Turf H.-G1/United Nations H.-G1), AMAZOMBIE ($1,525,708), EVENING JEWEL ($1,221,399), WHERE'S STERLING (Iselin H.-G3), AEGEAN (SW and G3 sp)
• The Model of Consistency: Top 20 Sire three years in a row:
  #20 Sire of 2011 – 11 Stakes Winners, 18 stakes wins, $5,600,000
  #7 Sire of 2009 – 11 Stakes Winners, 20 stakes horses, $8,000,000
  #20 Sire of 2010 – 8 Stakes Winners, 14 stakes horses, $6,100,000
• Recent runners include: G1 champion BIG CITY MAN ($1,521,505), multiple G1 winner and KY Oaks (G1) runner-up EVENING JEWEL, multiple G1 winner TEAKS NORTH ($1,001,561), G1 Champion NEGLIGEE (sold for $625,000 at KeeJan 2011), 2YO G1 winner QUE FENOMENO (in Brazil)
• Three champions in the past five years; six Championship Finalists in the past eight years
• One of Bill Oppenheim’s 11 Value Sires under $20,000
• 41 stakes winners, five millionaires, including AFLEET ALEX
• Top 2% of Sires by average earnings per starter ($75,000)
• Bred to 126 mares in 2010 - 138 mares in 2011

Northern Afleet's Race and (Stakes) Record

Age	Starts	1st	2nd	3rd	Earned
2	3	1	1 (1)	0	$40,350
3	6	1	2 (1)	2 (1)	$72,450
4	10	3 (3)	0	3 (3)	$510,498
5	2	0	0	0	$3,373
Totals	21	5 (3)	3 (2)	5 (4)	$626,671

Won at 2

• A maiden special weight race at Dmr ($37,000, 5.5f in 1:03.41, by 2-1/2).


• 2nd Balboa S (gr. III, 6.5f, to Cobra King, dftg. Desert Native, Reef Reef, Come On Get Happy, Nightcapper, Halo Sunshine, Jimmy Hoofa).

Won at 3

• An allowance race at Hol ($37,000, 6.5f in 1:14.90).


• 2nd Jim Neuman S (8f, turf, to Mateo, dftg. Hectic, Mortlock, Future Quest).


• 3rd Malibu S (gr. I, 7f, to King of the Heap, Hesabull, dftg. Ambivalent, Sandtrap, Victory Speech, Ready to Order, Valid Expectations, Dr. Caton).

Won at 4

• San Fernando Breeders’ Cup S (gr. II, $314,400, 9f in 1:48.59, dftg. Ambivalent, Ready to Order, Hesabull, Zanferrier, Victory Speech, Jirhan, Dr. Caton, etc.).


• San Carlos H (gr. II, $157,700, 7f in 1:21.45, dftg. Hesabull, High Stakes Player, Kern Ridge, Peyrano, Tolemeo, Larry the Legend).


• San Diego H (gr. III, $160,300, 8.5f in 1:414/5, dftg. Benchmark, New Century, Semoran, Arrivederci Baby, Elmhurst, Misnomer, Private Song, Mister Fire Eyes).


• 3rd Metropolitan H (gr. I, 8f, to Langfuhr, Western Winter, dftg. Richter Scale, Isitingood, Pacific Fleet, Ghostly Moves, Stalwart Member, Diligence, Alcaughtup).


• Del Mar Breeders’ Cup H (gr. II, 8f, to Benchmark, Crafty Friend, dftg. New Century, Pinfloron).


• Potrero Grande Breeders’ Cup H (gr. II, 6.5f, to First Intent, Hesabull, dftg. Tiger Talk, etc.).

AFLEET (CAN) ch. 1984		MR. PROSPECTOR (USA) b. 1970 [BC]		RAISE A NATIVE (USA) ch. 1961 [B]		NATIVE DANCER (USA)		gr. 1950 [IC]
						RAISE YOU (USA)		ch. 1946 *
				GOLD DIGGER (USA) b. 1962		NASHUA (USA)		b. 1952 [IC]
						SEQUENCE (USA)		b. 1946
		POLITE LADY (USA) b. 1977		VENETIAN JESTER (USA) ch. 1964		TOM FOOL (USA)		b. 1949 [IC]
						VENICE (USA)		ch. 1958
				FRIENDLY WAYS (USA) b. 1968		GREEN TICKET (USA)		b. 1959
						WAYS TO LEARN (USA)		dkb/br. 1962
NURYETTE (USA) b. 1986		NUREYEV (USA) b. 1977 [C]		NORTHERN DANCER (CAN) b. 1961 [BC]		NEARCTIC (CAN)		br. 1954
						NATALMA (USA)		b. 1957 *
				SPECIAL (USA)* b. 1969		FORLI (ARG)		ch. 1963 [C]
						THONG (USA)		b. 1964 *
		STELLARETTE (CAN) b. 1978		TENTAM (USA) dkb/br. 1969		INTENTIONALLY (USA)		blk. 1956 [BI]
						TAMERETT (USA)		dkb/br. 1962 *
				SQUARE ANGEL (CAN) b. 1970		QUADRANGLE (USA)		b. 1961
						NANGELA (CAN)		b. 1965 *

Northern Afleet has a compact body type, typical of his sire line, and he has done best with mares with more size and scope than himself. Standing at just over 15.3 hands, Northern Afleet is a powerful-looking and heavily-muscled horse with a very strong gaskin. He has a nice head, and is maybe a fraction short in the neck, but has a deep shoulder and good girth. He has excellent balance and a great hip length. He has good feet and excellent bone and is correct through his knees. He has good short cannon bones, but his pasterns are slightly long and soft.
 
Northern Afleet would be best suited to mares with size that require substance. He also does best with mares that are maybe a fraction upright and/or have short pasterns.

NORTHERN AFLEET has quickly demonstrated a powerful affinity for mares from the Hail to Reason line. Out of a mare by Hawkster (by Silver Hawk, a son of Roberto), he has sired dual classic-winning Champion Afleet Alex, and stakes-winning and graded-placed Unforgettable Max. His graded stakes winner Saint Afleet is out of a mare by Saint Ballado (by Halo), and NORTHERN AFLEET also has a stakes winner out of a mare by Devil’s Bag, a brother to Saint Ballado. Roberto line options include Lear Fan (giving line-breeding to the family of NORTHERN AFLEET’S maternal grandsire, Nureyev), Red Ransom, Dynaformer and Kris S., as well as his sons. Halo could also be brought in through Southern Halo (sire of More Than Ready). Another branch of the Hail to Reason sire line worthy of consideration is that of Stop the Music, particularly through Cure the Blues.

By a son of Mr. Prospector out of a mare by Nureyev, NORTHERN AFLEET is bred on the same cross as outstanding international sire Kingmambo. Like that horse, he has enjoyed success with the Seattle Slew line having sired a stakes winner out of a mare by Seattle Slew. This suggests mares by virtually any Seattle Slew line horse could be worth considering, candidates include A.P. Indy (and sons such as Pulpit, Malibu Moon, and Golden Missile), Slew o’Gold, Avenue of Flags, Capote (and his son Boston Harbor), Fast Play, General Meeting, Metfield, Seattle Song, Septieme Ciel, Slew City Slew, Slewpy, Tsunami Slew and Williamstown. From the Bold Ruler line, NORTHERN AFLEET is also the sire of a graded stakes winner out of a mare by Spectacular Bid, as well as stakes winners out of mares descending from Bold Ruler through Glitterman and Air Forbes Won (by Bold Forbes).

NORTHERN AFLEET’S dam is inbred to Nearctic (the sire of Northern Dancer), and goes back in tail-female line to a three-parts-sister to that horse. Not surprisingly then, he has done well when bred back over Northern Dancer line mares. He has a stakes winner out of a mare by King’s Theatre -by Sadler’s Wells, a three-parts-brother to Nureyev -a cross that could also be tried here with mares by El Prado. Other Northern Dancer line stallions who are broodmare sires of NORTHERN AFLEET stakes winners are Citidancer (by Dixieland Band) and Personal Hope (by Storm Bird). Personal Hope is by the same sire, and from the same female line as *Storm Cat, and that stallion would be particularly interesting to introduce through son such as Tale of the Cat, Storm Boot, Forest Wildcat, and Stormy Atlantic. Other strains of Northern Dancer to enjoy particular success with NORTHERN AFLEET’S sire, Afleet, include Nijinsky II, Vice Regent (sire of Deputy Minister) and Lyphard.

NORTHERN AFLEET has sired stakes winners out of mares by Valid Appeal (by In Reality) and his son Mister Jolie, suggesting mares by Valid Wager, Valid Expectation and Successful Appeal. He should also be interesting with *In Reality via Relaunch (through Honour and Glory, Cee’s Tizzy, Tiznow, and Officer), and Known Fact.

NORTHERN AFLEET is a half-brother to the grade one-winning Tap to Music, a daughter of Pleasant Tap (by Pleasant Colony). This suggests trying mares by Pleasant Tap, and other sons of his sire, Pleasant Colony. Pleasant Colony is by His Majesty, a son of Ribot. There is also a stakes winner by a grandson of Graustark (brother to His Majesty) out of the dam of NORTHERN AFLEET, and NORTHERN AFLEET has a stakes winnerout of a mare by a son of Graustark. Lost Code is another Ribot line stallion worth considering. Ack Ack, the broodmare sire of Lost Code, is also responsible for Broad Brush, broodmare sire of a NORTHERN AFLEET stakes winner.

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