Tag: epsom oaks

  • Madame Chiang-special, special, special!

    The Musidora Stakes was won today by Madame Chiang, who is now unbeaten in her two runs. It was a great result for Lanwades who stand her sire Archipenko and bred her dam Robe Chinoise and granddam Kiliniski.
    Madame Chiang probably goes to Epsom with a similar chance to Kiliniski who finished 4th in the vintage 1985 renewal. I wrote about the fillies in the 1985 Oaks and their subsequent achievements in this article https://www.montjeu.com/archives/547 . However it now seems I was far too hasty in dismissing Kiliniski with the one liner “In fourth was Kiliniski (Niniski-Kilavea by Hawaii) but she made no impact as a broodmare” 🙂 Homer nods.
    Kiliniski should have made more of an impact as her granddam is none other than the breed shaper Special who acts as dam of Nureyev and grand-dam of Sadler’s Wells.
    It is easy to imagine the fun Kirsten Rausing had in planning the breeding of Madame Chiang. Archipenko (Kingmambo ex Bound by Nijinsky) has Special as her granddam and her name appears again via Nureyev the dam of Miesque. For good measure Nijinsky appears twice as broodmare sire of Bound and as the sire of Lanwades foundation sire Niniski.
    With an unbeaten Group 3 winning classic filly as the outcome she can rightly feel very pleased with herself.

     

    MADAME CHIANG (GB) 2011 f b

    Archipenko
    (USA) 2004
    Kingmambo
    (USA) 1990
    Mr
    Prospector (USA) 1970
    Raise
    A Native (USA) 1961
    Gold
    Digger (USA) 1962
    Miesque
    (USA) 1984
    Nureyev
    (USA) 1977
    Pasadoble
    (USA) 1979
    Bound
    (USA) 1984
    Nijinsky
    (CAN) 1967
    Northern
    Dancer (CAN) 1961
    Flaming
    Page (USA) 1959
    Special
    (USA) 1969
    Forli
    (ARG) 1963
    Thong
    (USA) 1964
    Robe
    Chinoise (GB) 1999
    Robellino
    (USA) 1978
    Roberto
    (USA) 1969
    Hail
    To Reason (USA) 1958
    Bramalea
    (USA) 1959
    Isobelline
    (USA) 1971
    Pronto
    (ARG) 1958
    Isobella
    (USA) 1963
    Kiliniski
    (IRE) 1982
    Niniski
    (USA) 1976
    Nijinsky
    (CAN) 1967
    Virginia
    Hills (USA) 1971
    Kilavea
    (USA) 1974
    Hawaii
    (SAF) 1964
    Special
    (USA) 1969