NABINABAH COMMA- FM
This mare is without doubt one of the most consistent broodmares of all time. Never performed herself, she was used as a specialist broodmare, producing 16 foals in her lifetime. These foals were to be the base of many studs.
NABINABAH COMMA- FM was by MUSTER- FS( who was by Bobbie Bruce), and from Alex Wiseman’ s mare, Mopsy. MUSTER- FS was a full brother to another well known sire, The Ringer. Both of these horses were bred by Alex Wiseman, the Manager of Belltrees. MUSTER- FS had a double cross of Bobbie Bruce, being by that horse, and his dam Mopsy was by Cool Bruce, who was by Bobbie Bruce.
The dam of NABINABAH COMMA- FM was Calm, a very good polo mare for David Archibald. Calm was a very soft mare that played her first game of polo only six weeks after she was broken-in. Calm was by a TB called Nabinabah, who was by Piccadilly, an imported TB. Calm was out of the Heroic mare, Heroic Lass, a multi-race winner in Melbourne. David Archibald’ s iconic Nabinabah Stud was founded soon after World War II with a selection of mares by Nabinabah.
When NABINABAH COMMA- FM went to stud the resident sire being used by David Archibald was NABINABAH THE GUN- FS( see his entry in the Most Influentional Foundation and Impact Sires), so her first 11 foals were by this horse. Her first foal produced in 1969, NABINABAH BREEZE, set the standard for the family being a great polo mare, led mare, campdraft mare and then going on to produce champion progeny as a broodmare.
Her second foal, born in 1970, BELLTREES MUSKET- IS, was used extensively as a sire by the Belltrees Stud and also by Peter Haydon of Haydon Stud fame.
Her third foal, NABINABAH ZEPHYR, 1971, like her mother was used as a broodmare and produced some great foals including NABINABAH PURDEY, Champion Led Mare at Sydney Royal Easter Show. The fourth foal was another very successful sire, NABINABAH GUNNER- IS, born in 1972. This horse was top priced horse at David Archibald’ s first sale in 1977, making $ 4,200. He was purchased by a syndicate and was to prove influential in the Glen Alvon, Waverley and Timor Homestead Studs.
NABINABAH COMMA- FM, as an old broodmare.
When the fifth foal arrived in 1973, she was to prove the showstopper in a family of stars: NABINABAH BREEZETTE. Given by David Arnott to his trainer, Bobby Palmer, NABINABAH BREEZETTE was to rewrite the record books as a performance horse.( see her entry in the Performance Horse section)
In 1975, NABINABAH TOP GUN was foal number six, and proved to be a very good campdrafting gelding. The 1976 foal,‘ Nabinabah Bren Gun’ [ never registered ], was showing tremendous potential when he was found in the paddock with a broken leg. Foal number eight, NABINABAH CALM II, was a good polo mare for Sandy Archibald, and her next foal NABINABAH SHOGUN was used as a sire in the north. In 1979 another great sire was to be the result of this phenomenal family, NABINABAH COOL GUN- IS. This stallion was bought at the Nabinabah sale in 1983 for $ 13,000 by Phillip Frame and Barry Law. This stallion was to have a great influence on the Law Family’ s Yarrawa Stud.
The final foal of the NABINABAH COMMA- FM / NABINABAH THE GUN
- FS matings was another very good mare, NABINABAH COOL CHANGE.
With the death of NABINABAH THE GUN- FS, a new partner was found for NABINABAH COMMA- FM in NABINABAH SINGH. The resultant foal was the outstanding gelding NABINABAH SOLO, who was capable of performing at a top level in any event. Her next three foals were by JAIPUR, and produced the good polo mare NABINABAH COOL BREEZE, another sire NABINABAH HERALD, and the mare ISIS CHRISTMAS, a good mare who went to Queensland.
The final foal, number 16 of this amazing family, was NABINABAH BREEZY, who was by PALMERS FAME and owned by Bob Palmer.
NABINABAH COMMA- FM currently has 4,814 descendants and sits sixth on the list of most influential mares. Looking at the number of outstanding foals she has produced, including successful sires, we can expect this mare to become more influential in years to come.
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