Slightly Dangerous (USA)
April 8, 1979 – June 27, 1997
Roberto (USA) x Where You Lead (USA), by Raise a Native (USA)
Family 14-f
April 8, 1979 – June 27, 1997
Roberto (USA) x Where You Lead (USA), by Raise a Native (USA)
Family 14-f
Slightly Dangerous was a good race mare but was better still as a broodmare. The 1997 Kentucky Broodmare of the Year, she produced five stakes winners, among them a multiple champion, a dual European Classic winner, and a champion sire and broodmare sire. Her daughters have bred on fairly well, though not at the same level.
Race record
4 starts, 2 wins, 1 second, 0 thirds, US$95,063 (converted from English earnings)
1981:
1982:
Assessments
Rated at 122 pounds as a 3-year-old by Timeform.
As an individual
A rangy, attractive bay mare, Slightly Dangerous had a fluid walk.
As a producer
A Reine-de-Course as designated by pedigree analyst Ellen Parker, Slightly Dangerous produced 12 named foals, of which 11 started and 10 won. Her important foals are as follow:
Connections
Foaled in Kentucky, Slightly Dangerous was bred by Alan Clore. She was owned by Prince Khalid Abdullah’s Juddmonte Farms and was trained by Barry Hills.
Pedigree notes
Slightly Dangerous is inbred 5x5x4 to unbeaten champion and two-time English/Irish champion sire Nearco. She is a half sister to 1978 Prix de Minerve (FR-G3) winner I Will Follow (by Herbager), dam of 1985 English and French champion older male and important European sire Rainbow Quest (by Blushing Groom) and third dam of 2015 Scandinavian champion imported 2-year-old male Ruler of Course, 2009 Czech champion 3-year-old filly Rabbit Zamindar, and multiple Irish Group 3 winner Redstone Dancer. Slightly Dangerous is also a half sister to Idyllic (by Foolish Pleasure), dam of 1988 Three Chimneys Dewhurst Stakes (ENG-G1) winner Scenic (by Sadler’s Wells), 1995 Prix Daphnis (FR-G3) winner Silent Warrior (by Nashwan), and Group 1-placed Irish listed stakes winner Cupid (by Generous); second dam of Italian Group 3 winner Without Connexion; and third dam of 2016 Frizette Stakes (USA-G1) winner Yellow Agate, French Group 2 winner Testosterone, New Zealand Group 2 winner Uareastar, and Italian Group 3 winner Shot Bless. In addition, Slightly Dangerous is a half sister to Christabelle (by Northern Dancer), third dam of multiple English Group 3 winner Green Destiny and Japanese Group 3 winner Remake, and to Hooriah (by Northern Dancer), dam of 2000 Czech champion steeplechaser Maskul (by Lyphard). Finally, Slightly Dangerous is a half sister to Sequel (by Law Society), dam of multiple Irish listed stakes winner Family Tradition (by Sadler’s Wells).
Where You Lead, the dam of Slightly Dangerous and her siblings, won the 1973 Musidora Stakes (ENG-G3) and was runner-up in that year’s Oaks Stakes. Sired by 1963 American co-champion 2-year-old male Raise a Native, Where You Lead is a half sister to 1972 Nell Gwyn Stakes (ENG-G3) winner Carrezza (by Ribot) and to stakes-placed Fughetta (by Ribot), second dam of Japanese Group 3 winner Crown Exceed.
Where You Lead, in turn, is out of two-time English champion filly Noblesse (by 1958 English/Irish champion sire Mossborough), Produced from Duke’s Delight (by Blenheim II’s full brother His Grace, winner of the 1937 Coronation Cup), Noblesse is a half sister to Dawn Chorus (by Rising Light), dam of multiple English stakes winner George’s Girl II and 1062 Phoenix Stakes winner Irish Chorus (both by Ossian) and second dam of six stakes winners including two-time French champion filly Pistol Packer and 1974 English champion sprinter Saritamer.
Last updated: October 6, 2023
Race record
4 starts, 2 wins, 1 second, 0 thirds, US$95,063 (converted from English earnings)
1981:
- Won Duke of Edinburgh Stakes (ENG-L, 5FT, Ascot)
1982:
- Won Fred Darling Stakes (ENG-G3, 7F+60yT, Newbury)
- 2nd Oaks Stakes (ENG-G1, 12F+10yT, Epsom)
Assessments
Rated at 122 pounds as a 3-year-old by Timeform.
As an individual
A rangy, attractive bay mare, Slightly Dangerous had a fluid walk.
As a producer
A Reine-de-Course as designated by pedigree analyst Ellen Parker, Slightly Dangerous produced 12 named foals, of which 11 started and 10 won. Her important foals are as follow:
- Warning (1985, by Known Fact) was the English and French champion 2-year-old male of 1987, the English and French champion miler of 1988, and the English champion 3-year-old male of 1988. A good stallion, he sired 51 stakes winners from 681 named foals of racing age, headed by multiple Group 1 winner Diktat, a highweight sprinter in both England and France.
- Shirley Valentine (1989, by Shirley Heights) was listed stakes-placed at 3. She is the dam of 1998 Budweiser Guinness Curragh Cup (IRE-G3) winner Memorise (by Lyphard) and 2005 Prix La Rochette (FR-G3) winner Multiplex (by Danehill), the second dam of English Group 2 winner Await the Dawn and Australian Group 3 winner Index Linked, and the third dam of 2018 South Australian Derby (AUS-G1) winner Helene Leadingstar and English Group 3 winner Ollie Olga.
- Commander in Chief (1990, by Dancing Brave) won the 1993 Ever Ready Derby (ENG-G1) and Budweiser Irish Derby (IRE-G1). Sent to Japan, he was a stud failure but did sire 1997 Japanese champion 2-year-old filly Ein Bride among his 14 stakes winners from 1119 named foals.
- Dushyantor (1993, by Sadler’s Wells) won the 1993 Great Voltigeur Stakes (ENG-G2), the 1994 Geoffrey Freer Stakes (ENG-G2), and the 1995 Golden Gate Handicap (USA-G3), as well as running second in the 1993 Vodafone Derby Stakes (ENG-G1) and Printemps St. Leger Stakes (ENG-G1). He led the Chilean general sire list in 2008 through 2010 and the Chilean broodmare sire list in 2015-2020 and 2022.
- Yashmak (1994, by Danzig) won the 1997 Flower Bowl Invitational Handicap (USA-G2) and Ribbesdale Stakes (ENG-G2). She is the dam of 2014 Prix Jean-Luc Lagadere-Grand Criteirum (FR-G1) winner Full Mast (by Mizzen Mast) and Group 2-placed Australian listed stakes winner Sound of Nature (by Chester House).
- Jibe (1995, by Danzig) won the 1998 Newbury Fillies Trial (ENG-L) and was second in the 1997 Fillies Mile Stakes (ENG-G1). She is the second dam of Grade 3 winner Call Me Midnight.
- Return (1997, by Sadler’s Wells) won one of four starts. She is the dam of listed stakes winner To Sender (by King’s Best).
Connections
Foaled in Kentucky, Slightly Dangerous was bred by Alan Clore. She was owned by Prince Khalid Abdullah’s Juddmonte Farms and was trained by Barry Hills.
Pedigree notes
Slightly Dangerous is inbred 5x5x4 to unbeaten champion and two-time English/Irish champion sire Nearco. She is a half sister to 1978 Prix de Minerve (FR-G3) winner I Will Follow (by Herbager), dam of 1985 English and French champion older male and important European sire Rainbow Quest (by Blushing Groom) and third dam of 2015 Scandinavian champion imported 2-year-old male Ruler of Course, 2009 Czech champion 3-year-old filly Rabbit Zamindar, and multiple Irish Group 3 winner Redstone Dancer. Slightly Dangerous is also a half sister to Idyllic (by Foolish Pleasure), dam of 1988 Three Chimneys Dewhurst Stakes (ENG-G1) winner Scenic (by Sadler’s Wells), 1995 Prix Daphnis (FR-G3) winner Silent Warrior (by Nashwan), and Group 1-placed Irish listed stakes winner Cupid (by Generous); second dam of Italian Group 3 winner Without Connexion; and third dam of 2016 Frizette Stakes (USA-G1) winner Yellow Agate, French Group 2 winner Testosterone, New Zealand Group 2 winner Uareastar, and Italian Group 3 winner Shot Bless. In addition, Slightly Dangerous is a half sister to Christabelle (by Northern Dancer), third dam of multiple English Group 3 winner Green Destiny and Japanese Group 3 winner Remake, and to Hooriah (by Northern Dancer), dam of 2000 Czech champion steeplechaser Maskul (by Lyphard). Finally, Slightly Dangerous is a half sister to Sequel (by Law Society), dam of multiple Irish listed stakes winner Family Tradition (by Sadler’s Wells).
Where You Lead, the dam of Slightly Dangerous and her siblings, won the 1973 Musidora Stakes (ENG-G3) and was runner-up in that year’s Oaks Stakes. Sired by 1963 American co-champion 2-year-old male Raise a Native, Where You Lead is a half sister to 1972 Nell Gwyn Stakes (ENG-G3) winner Carrezza (by Ribot) and to stakes-placed Fughetta (by Ribot), second dam of Japanese Group 3 winner Crown Exceed.
Where You Lead, in turn, is out of two-time English champion filly Noblesse (by 1958 English/Irish champion sire Mossborough), Produced from Duke’s Delight (by Blenheim II’s full brother His Grace, winner of the 1937 Coronation Cup), Noblesse is a half sister to Dawn Chorus (by Rising Light), dam of multiple English stakes winner George’s Girl II and 1062 Phoenix Stakes winner Irish Chorus (both by Ossian) and second dam of six stakes winners including two-time French champion filly Pistol Packer and 1974 English champion sprinter Saritamer.
Last updated: October 6, 2023