Sire: GOLDNEYEV (USA)

Bay / brown 1986, Nureyev - Gold River (FRA) (Riverman) (USA)

INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION: 113 (at 2), 119 (at 3).

1 win at 2 years, 624.700 F; viz. L Prix Yacowlef (on his debut, by 21/2 lengths). Also placed 2nd. Gr.1 Poule d'Essai des Poulains, 3rd. Gr.3 Prix La Rochette (at 2), 3rd. Gr.3 Prix des Chênes (at 2) and 3rd. Gr.3 Prix de Fontainebleau. All but one of his starts.

GOLD AWAY (1995 c; dam by Blushing Groom) : Champion French Three Year Old Miler, Champion French Older Miler : Gr.2 Prix du Muguet, Gr.3 Prix Thomas Bryon (at 2), Gr.3 Prix de Guiche, Gr.3 Prix Edmond Blanc, 2nd Gr.1 Prix du Moulin (twice), 2nd. Gr.1 Prix Jean Prat, 2nd Gr.1 Prix Maurice de Gheest, 2nd Gr.2 Prix du Rond-Point, 3rd Gr.1 Prix d'Ispahan, 3rd Gr.3 Prix Eclipse (at 2), 3rd Gr.3 Prix Perth.

DANANEYEV (1996 c; Groom Dancer): Gr.2 Prix du Gros Chêne (2001), Gr.3 Prix de Saint-Georges (2001), L Prix Cor de Chasse (twice : 2000 and 2001), 2nd Gr.3 Prix du Petit Couvert (2002).

KEEMOON (1996 f; Kenmare): Gr.3T Bewitch S. (2001), LT Reloy H. (2001), LT Honey Fox H. (twice: 2000 and 2001), LT Waya S. (2000), 2nd. Gr.2T San Luis Rey H. (2002), 2nd Gr.3 Prix Minerve, 2nd Gr.3T Yerba Buena BC H. (2001).

LE TINTORET (1993 g; Akarad): L Prix Scaramouche, L Grand Prix Anjou Bretagne, 2nd Gr.2 Prix Vicomtesse Vigier (2000), 3rd Gr.3 Prix de Barbeville (2001).

FIVE PENNIES (1991 c; Free Round): L Premio Amedeo Peyron (at 2).

Goldmine (1991 c; Val de Loir): 3rd Gr.3 Prix de Fontainebleau, 3rd Gr.3T Jaipur H..

APRIL SUN (1996 c; Nashamaa): Magyar 2000 Guineas, Derby, St. Leger.

Average Earnings Index: 1.41. Mares' Comparable Index: 1.16.

Thus, Goldneyev's progeny have earned on average 1.22times the averageearnings of their half siblings by other sires, alevel of improvementwell in excess of that of Sadler's Wells (1.10).

Goldneyev is the damsire of GOLDAMIX (by Linamix: European Champion Juvenile Filly: Gr.1 Criterium de Saint-Cloud (at 2); 3rd Gr.1 Prix de Diane (2000)) and CHOC ICE (Kahyasi : Gr.1T E.P. Taylor S. (at 3, 2001); 3rd Gr.1 Prix Marcel Boussac (at 2, 2000), 3rd Gr.1 Prix Saint-Alary (at 3, 2001), 3rd Gr.3 Prix d'Aumale (at 2, 2000).

By Nureyev, Goldneyev is out of Riverman's daughter GOLD RIVER whose success in the 1981 Gr.1Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe earned her the title of European ChampionFemale. Her four foals include Goldneyev'shigh class three partssiblings, the Gr.1 Prix Saint-Alary heroine RIVIERE D'OR (by Lyphard) and the Gr.3 Prix du Lys score CHERCHEUR D'OR (byNureyev's and Lyphard's sire Northern Dancer). Rivière d'Or is the dam of the Gr.1 Prix Marcel Boussac and Gr.1 Coronation Stakes ace GOLD SPLASH (by Gold Away's damsire Blushing Groom) and the grandam of the Gr.3 Prix Cleopatre scorer GOLD ROUND while Gold River's other foal, the winning Nijinsky mare Rivière d'Argent, produced the Gr.2 Prix de Malleret victrix SILVER FUN (by Blushing Groom's grandson Saumarez).