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Elusive Quality
1993, b
Gone West-Touch of Greatness, by Hero's Honor

Standing At:
Darley - Lexington, KY

2013 Fee: $50,000 Stands & Nurses
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Courtesy of Darley
Sire of Breeders' Cup Classic (G1)
Winner Raven's Pass. Also sire of
2012 3yo G1 winner Elusive Kate
and Euro Champion 2yo filly Certify
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Elusive Quality's Northern Hemisphere Rankings
  Rankings Rnrs Wnrs SWs SWins GSWs G1SWs Chief Earner Earnings
2013 198 70 6 6 3 1 Shuruq ($210,000) $2,623,270
2012 290 145 13 21 5 3 Mr Big ($771,891) $7,168,415
Elusive Quality's Current Top Performers Worldwide
Performer Age/Sex/Best Win Broodmare Sire Race (Grade if Applicable; Date; Purse; Distance; Time)
DEMONSTRATIVE 6 yo, g, G1W Quiet American Calvin Houghland Iroquois Hurdle S. (gr. I, 5/11/2013, $150,000, 3 miles, 5:42.40, Percy Warner)
MERHEE (AUS) 5 yo, h, G2W Encosta de Lago (AUS) Senor Santa H. (gr. II, 4/6/2013, $20,606, Turffontein)
BURREN QUALITY 4 yo, c, G2W Storm Cat Qatar International Cup (gr. II, 2/27/2013, $131,991, Doha)
ANA LUISA (BRZ) 3 yo, f, G3W Royal Academy Grande Premio Emerald Hill (gr. III, 3/24/2013, $15,858, Cidade Jardim)
PRM (2/10/2013, $5,169, Cidade Jardim)
SHURUQ 3 yo, f, G3W Noverre U.A.E. Oaks Sponsored by Al Dana Wealth Management (gr. III, 2/28/2013, $150,000, Meydan Racecourse)
2nd U.A.E. One Thousand Guineas Sponsored by Gulf News (2/7/2013, $50,000, Meydan Racecourse)
EXTRAVAGANZA 6 yo, m, SW Danzig Happy Ticket S. (3/16/2013, $75,000, About 5 1/2 furlongs, 1:03.96, Fair Grounds) Replay
ALW (2/17/2013, $53,000, About 5 1/2 furlongs, 1:04.90, Fair Grounds) Replay
HIDINGINPLAINSIGHT 4 yo, f, SW Stormy Atlantic Camilla Urso S. (3/9/2013, $50,000, 6 furlongs, 1:10.17, Golden Gate Fields) Replay
HOARDING 3 yo, c, SW Cadeaux Genereux (GB) Best Odds Guaranteed on Racing at Coral.co.uk Fairway S. (5/18/2013, $31,833, Newmarket)
3rd Qatar Racing Newmarket S. (5/4/2013, $6,702, Newmarket)
ANGELUS TASTER (BRZ) 3 yo, c, SW Our Emblem Hernani Azevedo Silva (1/27/2013, $10,451, Gavea)
SHIFTY (AUS) 5 yo, g, G2W Danehill 2nd Lion City Cup (gr. I, 4/28/2013, $77,342, Singapore)

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Elusive Quality's Leading Runners Worldwide
By Lifetime Earnings
Name Earnings
Smarty Jones $7,613,155
Sepoy (AUS) $3,990,138
Raven's Pass $3,658,556
Quality Road $2,232,830
Maryfield $1,334,331
Shifty (AUS) $1,203,593
Elusive Kate $908,947
Raihana (AUS) $754,271
Stage Presence (AUS) $717,863
Native Ruler $712,296
By Current Year Earnings
Name Earnings
Shuruq $210,000
Time Prisoner $115,000
Sparkled (AUS) $107,354
Demonstrative $90,000
Master Eclair $76,392
Extravaganza $73,700
Reflecting $70,500
Beau Choix $66,200
Hidinginplainsight $61,271
Coolusive $61,200
By Class Performance Index
Name CPI
Ghurair 52.47
Induna (AUS) 7.39
Delightful Quality 6.84
Safusa (AUS) 5.95
Power And Glory (AUS) 5.65
Extravaganza 5.47
Cosmic Shore 5.43
All for Thee 5.22
Parent's Honor 5.14
Beau Choix 5.05

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Elusive Quality's Recent Northern Hemisphere Winners and Stakes Performers
3-Year-Olds and Up
Winner/Stakes Performer (Age/Sex) Broodmare Sire Track (fin. pos./dist./date) Stakes Race Equibase Chart
Delightful Quality (4 yo/f) Storm Cat BELMONT PARK ( 1st , 7 Furlongs, 5/24) n/a
Chart

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Pedigree
Elusive Quality Gone West
Mr. Prospector
Secrettame
Raise a Native
Gold Digger
Secretariat
Tamerett
Touch of Greatness
Hero's Honor
Ivory Wand
Northern Dancer
Glowing Tribute
Sir Ivor
Natashka
 

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Elusive Quality As Broodmare Sire
Elusive Quality is the sire of 274 dams of 554 named foals of racing age, 288 rnrs (51%), 178 wnrs (32%), 2 2yo wnrs (0%), 1.17 AEI, 1.50 CI; 9 sw, Leading Earner: My Adonis ($404,625).
 

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Elusive Quality's Inbreeding
5S X 5S X 5D Nasrullah; 4S X 5D Native Dancer; 5S X 5D Princequillo; 4S X 5D Somethingroyal.
 

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Elusive Quality's Sale Results (N. Hemisphere only)

View Complete Worldwide Auction Results for: 2013, 2012, 2011, or for more results visit, BloodHorse.com

2013 (YTD) Covering Sire Weanling Yearling Two Year Olds
Number Sold 3 0 2 10
Total Average $180,667 $0 $62,250 $253,073
Total Median $35,000 $0 $62,250 $134,516
Colt Average n/a $0 (0) $62,250 (2) $324,529 (7)
Filly Average $180,667 (3) $0 (0) $0 (0) $86,344 (3)
2012 (YTD) Covering Sire Weanling Yearling Two Year Olds
Number Sold 13 10 49 14
Total Average $148,231 $91,600 $108,445 $117,407
Total Median $120,000 $86,000 $75,000 $93,741
Colt Average n/a $73,500 (6) $118,453 (27) $137,820 (9)
Filly Average $148,231 (13) $118,750 (4) $96,162 (22) $80,664 (13)

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Elusive Quality's Recent Sales Results (N. Hemisphere only)
Doncaster Bloodstock Sales 2013 Spring National Hunt Sale (5/14/2013 - 5/17/2013 )
Other Progeny by Elusive Quality

Top 5 other progeny by Elusive Quality selling for $25,000 or more.
Hip # Horse Name (YOB) Sex Type Dam, YOB Consignor Buyer Price (RNA)
310 Trois Vallees, 2009 G I Chamrousse*, 1999 Darley Tom Malone & Lucinda Russell $27,378

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Farm Information

Darley
Inquiries to The Nominations Team, Darley, 3333 Bowman's Mill Rd., Lexington, KY 40513. Phone (859) 255-8537. Fax (859) 259-0040.
E-mail: info@darleyamerica.com • Web Site: www.darleyamerica.com

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