*Grandeur
Born in Holland in 1988, *Grandeur (Nut x * Wurda) offers a fine example of the best Polish, Russian, and English breeding.
*Grandeur is a bay grandson of Topol (Priboj x Taktika by Taki Pan), representing the Koheilan Adjuze sire line. According to a 1986 study, get from this sire line hold 29 out of 44 national speed records in Russia.
Topol (2/16=9,4,3,+4) won the Russian Triple Crown. He sired *Novator (x Nastavnitsa by Arax) (2/21=7,7,2,+3) who won both the 1974 Russian M.I. Kalinin and Autumn Prize Stakes races. Other significant sons of Topol include *Status and *Salut (both x Salvia by Lak), Naftalin (x Nepriadwa by Pomeranets) along with Patriot (x Poklonnaja by Knippel) (4/29=12,11,3,+3): Mastak (x Malinka by Aswan) (2/10=3,3,1,+1) and Strij (x Simpatika by Pomeranets)( 3/21=5,3,1,+1).
Topol’s get have won 14 significant Russian Stakes races. Naftalin’s daughter, Duma (x Mechta by Arax) won 19 races including the Dubai Stakes. Her 4-month-old foal sold for £ 100,000. Naftalin also sired Diskani (x Pesnianka by Pesniar) a successful racer in the Middle East. Strij’s Daughter, Diskoteka, is a race winner. Topol also sired *Statistika (x Sosna by Semen), dam of the race winner, FA Staccato.
Topol’s sire Priboj (Piolun x Rissalma)(2/9=6,2,0 D+1) was born in Russia. Priboj also sired Pomeranets (x Mammona) (7+2,0,5,0) who was Champion Stallion over all Breeds in 1955 and 1960 at the All Breeds Horse Exhibition in Moscow.
Topol’s dam, Taktika (2/14=5,2,40) was “one-of-a-kind” with no collateral relatives. Neither she nor her dam had full siblings used for breeding. Taktika was graded “Elite”, the highest grade possible in Russian Breeding. Four of her offspring by Priboj won stakes races. The Priboj x Taktika breeding cross was the most consistent of all the Priboj nicks. Topol’s full brother was Pietuszok, who never raced, but produced outstanding sons. (Bajram,*Gay Polka, *Orzel, *Wosk) and outstanding daughters (Algonkina, *Banda, *Beatrice, *Elba, *Harpia, *Orla, and *Wilma).
Topol’s full sisters included Ptashka (2/8=4,1,2) : Plantina (2/11=4,3,1): and Potencja (12=1,0,0D). Their dam, Taktika, produced 15 foals-6 colts, and 9 fillies in 16 years. Taktika is from the Selma dam line through Star Of The Hills.
Topol was not used at stud in Russia until 1971. He went on the sire a total 7 foal crops yielding 68 registered get: 30 colts and 38 fillies. From these get there were 28 starters/ 19 winners. Topol began his breeding career at age 14.
In 1993 Protalina (Topol x Psisha) was Dutch National Champion Mare. Protalina’s full sister, Pastoral, produced the Derby winner, Pastor. In 1991 Monitor (Nimroz x Matritsa by Topol) was European Champion Junior Male-acclaimed for his wonderful motion and then in 1993 was European Halter Champion-at age 5 the youngest ever to win this title. Sambist (Balaton x Stithia by Topol) won the Pyatigorsk Derby and the All Ain International Race. Sambist (owned by UMM Qarn in Qatar) want on to win the 1994 Long Distance Championship at Goodwood, England. He was then acknowledged as 1994 European Champion Stayer and is now retired to stud. Stithia (x Sapina by Arax) raced 19=4,5,2. As of 1993 UMM Qarn owned Sambist and Pastor (Aromat x Pastoral by Topol) and Najdak (Amper x Nitroza by Topol)-all race winners.
Nut (Topol x Niagara by Semen) sire of *Grandeur, was born in Russia in 1977. His dam line traces to Sahara via Mammona. Mammona founded the most important dam line in the Russian breeding program. Niagara’s sire, Semen (3/15=11,3,1 D=2 x AP +5) also sired Sosna (x Sopka) (2/15=4,3,3). Nut also sired the performance winner *Nubert (x Evelien by *Muslin)
*Grandeur is linebred Priboj through his dam, *Wurda (Pobeditel x Petit). *Wurda is noted for her beauty and loving disposition.
*Pobeditel (Pomeranets x Nitochka by Naseem) was 1979 Belgian National Champion Stallion. He is full brother to Nalpa, Naplyv, ands Napersnitsa. Nitochka is from the Gazella Dam line.
*Grandeur is also linebred to Mammona through both her son, Pomeranets 7=2,0,5 and her daughter, Nomenklatura. *Grandeur has a bay full sister, *Haarlem NSB, and a grey full brother, the gelding *Winst NSB.
*Wurda’s dam Petit (Ghibli x Mazurka II by General Grant) is from the Mlecha dam line through Atfa. Petit was bred in Belgium by Mr. Peters, who imported her dam from England. Mazyrka II (x Mufta by Mlech Pelkinski) was bred by Mrs. TWT Hedley of Brierley Close Arabians. The Hedleys were instrumental in setting up WAHO. General Grant (Raktha x Samsie-tracing to Naseem) was bred by Lady Yule, but stood at stud at Brierley Close. Samsie is from the Dajania dam line. His grandget included 7 race winners. Ghibli (Ludo x Yasmina by Shifari) was exported to Belgium in 1970 where he stood at stud and produced excellent typey daughters. Several of these went on to win European Championships.
Before *Mufta was imported to England, she produced *Muzulmanin (by Doktryner) who became US National Champion in English Pleasure. In Englan *Mufta produced 6 get before she was exported to the US.
To date *Grandeur has been bred to daughters of *El Kasaka, *Rezus++, *Patriark, Pyatigorsk, Minotaur, *Kazz, *Arpan, D-R Bravissimo and TW Oka. He has never been campaigned or raced, but is worked under saddle.