Hernando 1990 Bay by Niniski | Lanwades Stud

“Hernando looks to have a bright future on the results of his first three crops... at least three smart colts in the shape of Asian Heights, Foreign Affairs and Mr Combustible are due to stay in training. Hernando should attract an even better class of mare in the light of his record so far and he seems sure to enhance his record further."

Tony Morris – World of Breeding – Racing Post, 28/12/01

“Most neglected significant sire: HERNANDO – again. When is he going to get noticed?”

Martin Percival – BBA Stallion News, 1/11/01

“HERNANDO is another horse who has done exceptionally well at stud. His first crop of three year olds in 2000 included the French Derby winner HOLDING COURT and this year his 1998 crop included MR COMBUSTIBLE and ASIAN HEIGHTS. Having made such a promising beginning to his stud career, he has to have every chance of being able to emulate his own sire NINISKI who was Champion sire with ten individual Group 1 winners to his credit.”

HERNANDO

Bay 1990 by Niniski - Whakilyric by Miswaki

Sire: NINISKI – Dual Classic and Gr.1 winner and the best sire-son of NIJINSKY. Champion First-Season Sire in 1984, Champion British-based Sire in 1991 and 1993. Sire of the winners of over 1000 races and more than £12 million incl. 10 individual Gr.1 winners of 15 Gr.1 races and 5 Champions: HERNANDO (dual Gr.1 and Classic winner, Triple European Champion), KALA DANCER (Champion European two-year-old, triple Gr.1 winner and sire), LOMITAS (Champion and triple Gr.1 winner, leading sire), PETOSKI (Gr.1 winner of Kind George VI & Queen Elizabeth Diamond S. and sire), MINSTER SON (Gr.1 St. Leger winner and sire), ASSESSOR (dual Gr.1 Classic winner, sire), CAITANO (dual Gr.1 winner and sire), LOUIS CYPHRE (Gr.1 winner), VIALLI (Gr.1 winner and sire in NZ) and SAN SEBASTIAN (Gr.1 winner).

Dam: WHAKILYRIC won 3 races (incl. Gr.3 Prix du Calvados, 3rd Gr.1 Prix de la Foret). Dam of eight winners incl: HERNANDO, JOHANN QUATZ (Gr.1 Prix Lupin, 2nd Gr.1 Breeders' Cup Mile and sire), WALTER WILLY (Stakes winner and sire), ADNAAN (LR winner at 2 and Gr. placed and sire) and RES JUDICATA (Gr. placed and sire in NZ), also 2nd dam of CURTAIN CALL (Gr.2 Beresford S. at 2, 2007, Second favourite for the 2008 Epson Derby).

BY NINISKI, THE BEST SIRE-SON OF NIJINSKY

Niniski	Nijinsky	Northern Dancer	Nearctic Natalma
	Nijinsky	Flaming Page	Bull Page Flaring Top
	Virginia Hills	Tom Rolfe	Ribot Pocahontas
	Virginia Hills	Ridin' Easy	Ridan Easy Eight
Whakilyric	Miswaki	Mr Prospector	Raise a Native Gold Digger
	Miswaki	Hopespringseternal	Buckpasser Rose Bower
	Lyrism	Lyphard	Northern Dancer Goofed
	Lyrism	Pass A Glance	Buckpasser Come Hither Look