A Wind Is Rising had a fairly nice pedigree but was only a modest racer. She was plagued with reproductive problems as a broodmare and produced only five named foals, but her name proved prophetic as, through her three daughters, she continued her family's rise up the ladder of Thoroughbred breeding and racing.
Race record
6 starts, 1 win, 0 seconds, 1 third, US$3,150
As an individual
A bay mare; no further information available.
As a producer
Designated as a Reine-de-Course by pedigree analyst Ellen Parker, A Wind Is Rising produced five named foals, of which all started and three won. Her important foals are as follow:
Connections
Foaled in Florida, A Wind Is Rising was bred by Sheila Pierce. She was owned by Happy Valley Farm (Stephen Wolfson and Gary Wolfson), which purchased her dam, Queen Nasra for US$25,000 with A Wind Is Rising (then a suckling) included in the deal.
Pedigree notes
Sired by 1960 Wood Memorial winner Francis S. (by Royal Charger), A Wind Is Rising is inbred 3x3 to unbeaten champion and two-time English/Irish champion sire Nearco and 4x3 to the influential broodmare Mumtaz Begum. She is a full sister to Fran Nasra, dam of stakes winner Mary Jacqueline (by Verbatim) and second dam of Grade 3 winner Mindy Gayle. She is a half sister to 1971 Michigan Mile and One-Eighth Handicap winner Native Royalty (by Raise a Native) and to Queen of Diamonds (by Alcibiades II), second dam of 1982 Demoiselle Stakes (USA-G1) winner Only Queens and Grade 3 winner Contested Bid and third dam of multiple Grade 1 winner Tactile and 2005 Secretariat Stakes (USA-G1) winner Gun Salute. A Wind Is Rising is also a half sister to Time to Remember (by Bold Native), second dam of 1994 Puerto Rican champion imported 2-year-old male Tozudito and South African Group 3 winner Great Memories and third dam of Grade/Group 2 winners Diamond Stripes and Summer Note.
A Wind Is Rising was produced from the winner Queen Nasra, whose half brother Sir Butch (by Silver Horde) won the 1950 Golden Gate Derby. The siblings are out of the winning Stimulus mare Bayborough, whose half sister North Riding (by High Time) won a claiming stakes and produced the good sprinter True North (by Only One). Bayborough is also a half sister to Impshi (by Diavolo), dam of juvenile stakes winner Mis-Guide (by Signator), and to Fleetborough (by Haste), third dam of 1956 Milady Handicap winner Speedy Edie.
Bayborough and her siblings are out of Irish-bred Scarborough (by 1909 Newbury Autumn Cup winner Bridge of Earn, by Cyllene), a mare imported to the United States by R. F. Howe in 1931. Scarborough, who placed in three of her 14 starts, was produced from Scaramuccia, a daughter of 1906 Derby Stakes and Grand Prix de Paris winner Spearmint. An unraced half sister to 1923 Gran Premio di Milano and 1924 Grosser Preis von Baden winner Scopas (by Sunstar) and to 1923 Gran Criterium winner Scopello (by Havresac II; probably the best Italian juvenile of his year), Scaramuccia was in turn produced from Spring Chicken, by two-time English/Irish champion sire Gallinule.
Last updated: September 14, 2024
Race record
6 starts, 1 win, 0 seconds, 1 third, US$3,150
As an individual
A bay mare; no further information available.
As a producer
Designated as a Reine-de-Course by pedigree analyst Ellen Parker, A Wind Is Rising produced five named foals, of which all started and three won. Her important foals are as follow:
- Morning Has Broken (1974, by Prince John) was unplaced in two starts. She is the second dam of 1994 European champion 3-year-old filly Balanchine, 2010 Serbian champion older male Giant Love, multiple Irish Group 1 winner Saoirse Abu, and Grade/Group 2 winners Radu Cool, Red Slippers, and Romanov. She is also the third dam of 2007 Prix de Diane Longines (French Oaks, FR-G1) winner West Wind, 2009 Golden Jubilee Stakes (ENG-G1) winner Art Connoisseur, Grade 2 winners Leave the Light On and Most Distinguished, and Grade 3 winner Humble Eight. Her more distant descendants include two-time Dubai World Cup (UAE-G1) winner Thunder Snow, multiple Australian Group 1 winner Trust in a Gust, 2019 Irish Derby winner Sovereign, and 2024 Betfred St. Leger Stakes (ENG-G1) winner Jan Brueghel.
- It’s in the Air (1976, by Mr. Prospector) was the American co-champion 2-year-old filly of 1978. She is the dam of French Group 2 winner Bitooh (by Seattle Slew), listed stakes winner Monaassabaat (by Zilzal), and restricted stakes winner Air Dancer (by Northern Dancer) and is the second dam of multiple Grade/Group 1 winners Music Note, Musical Chimes, and Storming Home. She is also the third dam of 2012 ATC Metropolitan Stakes (AUS-G1) winner Glencadam Gold, 2010 Coolmore Classic Stakes (AUS-G1) winner Alverta, 2021 Dubai World Cup (UAE-G1) winner Mystic Guide, multiple Grade/Group 1 winner State of Rest, and Grade/Group 3 winners Aerobatics, Dubai Prince, Gershwin, and Tranquil Lady.
- Strictly Raised (1980, by Raise a Native) was listed stakes-placed at 4. She is the third dam of Australian Group 2 winner Rock Me Baby.
Connections
Foaled in Florida, A Wind Is Rising was bred by Sheila Pierce. She was owned by Happy Valley Farm (Stephen Wolfson and Gary Wolfson), which purchased her dam, Queen Nasra for US$25,000 with A Wind Is Rising (then a suckling) included in the deal.
Pedigree notes
Sired by 1960 Wood Memorial winner Francis S. (by Royal Charger), A Wind Is Rising is inbred 3x3 to unbeaten champion and two-time English/Irish champion sire Nearco and 4x3 to the influential broodmare Mumtaz Begum. She is a full sister to Fran Nasra, dam of stakes winner Mary Jacqueline (by Verbatim) and second dam of Grade 3 winner Mindy Gayle. She is a half sister to 1971 Michigan Mile and One-Eighth Handicap winner Native Royalty (by Raise a Native) and to Queen of Diamonds (by Alcibiades II), second dam of 1982 Demoiselle Stakes (USA-G1) winner Only Queens and Grade 3 winner Contested Bid and third dam of multiple Grade 1 winner Tactile and 2005 Secretariat Stakes (USA-G1) winner Gun Salute. A Wind Is Rising is also a half sister to Time to Remember (by Bold Native), second dam of 1994 Puerto Rican champion imported 2-year-old male Tozudito and South African Group 3 winner Great Memories and third dam of Grade/Group 2 winners Diamond Stripes and Summer Note.
A Wind Is Rising was produced from the winner Queen Nasra, whose half brother Sir Butch (by Silver Horde) won the 1950 Golden Gate Derby. The siblings are out of the winning Stimulus mare Bayborough, whose half sister North Riding (by High Time) won a claiming stakes and produced the good sprinter True North (by Only One). Bayborough is also a half sister to Impshi (by Diavolo), dam of juvenile stakes winner Mis-Guide (by Signator), and to Fleetborough (by Haste), third dam of 1956 Milady Handicap winner Speedy Edie.
Bayborough and her siblings are out of Irish-bred Scarborough (by 1909 Newbury Autumn Cup winner Bridge of Earn, by Cyllene), a mare imported to the United States by R. F. Howe in 1931. Scarborough, who placed in three of her 14 starts, was produced from Scaramuccia, a daughter of 1906 Derby Stakes and Grand Prix de Paris winner Spearmint. An unraced half sister to 1923 Gran Premio di Milano and 1924 Grosser Preis von Baden winner Scopas (by Sunstar) and to 1923 Gran Criterium winner Scopello (by Havresac II; probably the best Italian juvenile of his year), Scaramuccia was in turn produced from Spring Chicken, by two-time English/Irish champion sire Gallinule.
Last updated: September 14, 2024