Success lives here

By Shamardal, from the family of Shamardal and won the same G1 as Shamardal. The most like Shamardal of any of his sons at stud.

Unbeaten two-year-old and winner of the best juvenile race in France. He holds the French 2,000 Guineas record, faster than Shamardal, St Mark's Basilica, Lope de Vega and Modern Games.

Bred 3x3 to Shamardal’s grandam and Street Cry’s dam, Helen Street.

A two-year-old G1 winner that trained on to G1 Guineas glory at three, just like: Dubawi (National Stakes and Irish 2,000 Guineas); Shamardal (Dewhurst Stakes and French 2,000 Guineas); Frankel (Dewhurst Stakes and 2,000 Guineas); Redoute’s Choice (Blue Diamond and Caulfield Guineas); Flying Spur (Golden Slipper and Australian Guineas); Vain (Golden Slipper, Sires’ Produce, Champagne Stakes and Caulfield Guineas); Camelot (Racing Post Trophy and 2,000 Guineas).

Pedigree notes

Victor Ludorum is inbred to his own female line, to his third dam Helen Street, who is also the third dam of his sire Shamardal. The three giants of the thoroughbred breed in the southern hemisphere: Star Kingdom, Sir Tristram and Danehill were all inbred to their own female line. Most notably, Danehill has a similar pattern to Victor Ludorum, being inbred to his third dam Natalma. 

Victor Ludorum’s third dam Helen Street has announced herself as a genuine Blue Hen mare, being the dam of leading sire Street Cry, the second dam of leading sire Shamardal and the third dam of unbeaten two-year-old Champion Victor Ludorum.

For clues as to which mares might suit Victor Ludorum, we should look to the G1 stats and best nicks of his sire Shamardal or his other sons. Young stallions often nick in a similar fashion to their sires, not always, but mostly.

G1 Statistics

Shamardal has sired 27 G1 winners worldwide, including five in Australia. All five in Australia and 14/27 have a return of Sir Gaylord or his half-brother in the mare. The Sir Gaylord sire line is prolific in Australia via Sir Tristram / Zabeel / Octagonal /  Lonhro / Pierro, etc.

Shamardal’s son Lope de Vega has sired two G1 winners from just 14 runners out of mares by Danehill’s son Fastnet Rock.

Best Nicks

Shamardal’s most successful nicking stats are with mares from the major broodmare sire lines of Mr Prospector, Sadler’s Wells and Danehill. 

Lope de Vega has similarly good results with mares from those broodmare sire lines. Shamardal is a grandson of Storm Cat and the Storm Cat/Mr Prospector crosses and reverse crosses have been some of the most successful in contemporary pedigrees.

Inbreeding / Linebreeding options

Victor Ludorum’s pedigree presents the appealing options of further inbreeding to Helen Street, when it comes to inbreeding to superior female ancestors, too much of a good thing is never enough. Other key names in his pedigree include Giant’s Causeway and Machiavellian.