THE Danzig (by Northern Dancer) sire line is one of the most dominant in Europe and in the southern hemisphere, supplying an ever-growing list of Group/Grade 1 winners, classic stars and successful breeding stock, but as yet that considerable influence is largely contained within the flat racing sector.

Its two powerful branches here are those forged by Green Desert and Danehill, and there is a chance that the 14-year-old US sire sensation War Front could eventually make a third.