Talk about lightning striking twice. Last week, Perfect Plastic’s win in Cidade Jardim’s Grande Prêmio Diana (BRZ-G1) became the springboard to a discussion of the family of Lavant, who began her life as a “half-bred” and ended it as an acknowledged Thoroughbred due to the merit of her produce. This week, Lavant’s family came through with another Group winner in Brazil thanks to Shallow Now, who won Saturday’s Grande Prêmio Presidente Antonio Grisi Filho (BRZ-G3) at Cidade Jardim.
A 5-year-old mare, Shallow Now picked up her third Group 3 win of 2025 and her seventh victory of the year and has established herself as quite a useful sprinter-miler. She is a daughter of the Kitten’s Joy horse Camelot Kitten, a full brother to Grade 1 winner Bobby’s Kitten who stands at Haras Rio Iguassú. The winner of the 2016 National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame Stakes (USA-G2) and American Turf Stakes (USA-G2), as well as two Grade 3 races, Camelot Kitten was tenth on the Brazilian general sire list in 2023/24 and seventh in 2024/25. He is currently sixth in the 2025/26 standings.
Shallow Now and Perfect Plastic are both great-granddaughters of Brazilian Group 3-placed Femme Fatale (by Clackson), a fourth-generation descendant of Lavant. Their lines diverge at the next generation with the half sisters Next Star (by Royal Academy) and Precious Rafaela (by Know Heights). The former, a winning full sister to 2005 Grande Prêmio Henrique Possolo (BRZ-G1) winner Movie Star, is the granddam of Perfect Plastic. The latter, a winning full sister to multiple Brazilian Group 2 winner Simply the Best, is the granddam of Shallow Now via her daughter Band on the Run (by 2004 American champion sire Elusive Quality). A three-time winner over sprint distances at Gávea, Band on the Run has produced two other foals of racing age, neither of any distinction.
Aside from their common female-line descent, Shallow Now and Perfect Plastic share a common tail-male descent from Sadler’s Wells. In addition, both are maternal granddaughters of Elusive Quality. “Breed the best to the best and hope for the best” is a long-established breeding adage, but just as lightning tends to strike the tallest trees repeatedly, repeating successful pedigree patterns tends to yield more success than more random combinations at the same level of overall quality—a point worth considering when planning a mating.
A 5-year-old mare, Shallow Now picked up her third Group 3 win of 2025 and her seventh victory of the year and has established herself as quite a useful sprinter-miler. She is a daughter of the Kitten’s Joy horse Camelot Kitten, a full brother to Grade 1 winner Bobby’s Kitten who stands at Haras Rio Iguassú. The winner of the 2016 National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame Stakes (USA-G2) and American Turf Stakes (USA-G2), as well as two Grade 3 races, Camelot Kitten was tenth on the Brazilian general sire list in 2023/24 and seventh in 2024/25. He is currently sixth in the 2025/26 standings.
Shallow Now and Perfect Plastic are both great-granddaughters of Brazilian Group 3-placed Femme Fatale (by Clackson), a fourth-generation descendant of Lavant. Their lines diverge at the next generation with the half sisters Next Star (by Royal Academy) and Precious Rafaela (by Know Heights). The former, a winning full sister to 2005 Grande Prêmio Henrique Possolo (BRZ-G1) winner Movie Star, is the granddam of Perfect Plastic. The latter, a winning full sister to multiple Brazilian Group 2 winner Simply the Best, is the granddam of Shallow Now via her daughter Band on the Run (by 2004 American champion sire Elusive Quality). A three-time winner over sprint distances at Gávea, Band on the Run has produced two other foals of racing age, neither of any distinction.
Aside from their common female-line descent, Shallow Now and Perfect Plastic share a common tail-male descent from Sadler’s Wells. In addition, both are maternal granddaughters of Elusive Quality. “Breed the best to the best and hope for the best” is a long-established breeding adage, but just as lightning tends to strike the tallest trees repeatedly, repeating successful pedigree patterns tends to yield more success than more random combinations at the same level of overall quality—a point worth considering when planning a mating.
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