Imported 15.3 Hand Thoroughbred Stallion at Stud

Elbader was featured in the July 09 issue of Practical Horseman Conformation Clinic. Comments included

* strong balanced individual with a lot of quality

* shoulder shows beautiful slope, length and is well laid back. This combined with his upright humerus allows for maximum range of motion and the ability to fold his front legs tightly for jumping.

* great heart-girth depth and ideal balance throughout his strong, compact body.

* hidnquarters show a strong equilateral triangle for both balance and power

* he stands on correct legs with good bone, good length from stifle to hock and big clean hocks.

Elbader's sire, Machiavellian, was one of Europe's leading stallions and sire of two Dubai World Cup winners. Derring-Do on his dams side was a very well known Irish producer and Mill Reef is known to be in the pedigree of many French chasers.

Elbader's dam produced six stakes horses.

MOON DROP (f. by Dominion), won 3 races and �15,030 including Remembrance Day EBF Stakes, Doncaster, L.; dam of winners.

Moon King (IRE), 3 races at 2 and 3 years, placed second in Coventry Stakes, Royal Ascot, Gr.3 and third in Gimcrack Stakes, York, Gr.2.

Abraham Lincoln (IRE), 2 races at 3 years, 2007 and �36,824 and placed 3

times including second in Greenlands Stakes, Curragh, Gr.3.

Devil Moon (IRE), 1 race at 2, third in Vintage Stakes, Goodwood, Gr.2.

South Dakota (IRE), 1 race at 2, 2007, second in Railway S., Curragh, Gr.2.

Dancing Drop (GB), 2 races at 2, second in October Stakes, Ascot, L.; dam of JEWEL IN THE SAND (IRE), won Cherry Hinton Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.2, DAVIGNON (GB), won Scherping Rennen, Baden-Baden, L.

Mithl Al Hawa (GB), 1 race at 2 years, placed second in Charlotte Stakes, Newmarket, L.; grandam of SMOKEY STORM (GB), 2 races at 2 years, 2008 and �20,619 including Woodcote Stakes, Epsom Downs, L.

Nanty (IRE), unraced; dam of TURNING FOR HOME (FR), 2 races at 3 years, 2008 in France and in Germany and �29,118 including Dalmayr Coupe Lukull Riemer Stuten-Meile, Munich, L.