20. BATAWIA

Racing record:

2009 6 starts: 1xI, 2xII (Koheilana I St.), 1xIV (Skowronka St.), 1xV (Orgii Prize)

Breeding status:

bred to OM EL BELLISSIMO

Profile:

A superbly designed youngster destined for greatness, Batawia represents a masterful blend of Poland’s newest, modern genetics in the shape of the hottest name on the sire scene – EKSTERN – and revered pedigrees of old, with corner­stone broodmatrons ARRA, ALGERIA & BANDOLA. Batawia’s beauty, charisma, balance and tail carriage are the endowment of her sire, Michałów’s flagship product EKSTERN, the “King of the Ring”, unbeaten in all showings, including the most prestigious World, European and All Nations Cup Championships. After shelving his show career EKSTERN brought his innate excellence to the breeding barn, where he is already leaving a lasting influence with his superb get, as witnessed in Polish National Champion Filly, Junior Spring Show Top Five Champion Filly WIEŻA RÓŻ, Junior Spring Show Champion Filly & Best in Show, Polish National Reserve Champion Filly, Wels International Bronze Medalist PSYCHE KREUZA, Wels International Reserve Champion Filly, Vilhelmsborg International Champion Filly, twice World Top Ten Filly, Polish National Top Five Champion Filly PSYCHE VICTORIA, Junior Spring Show Champion Colt PRADO, Top Five European Champion Filly, Polish National Reserve Champion Filly EKSTERNA, Polish National Reserve Champion Filly PINTA, Polish National Champion Filly, All Nations Cup Top Five Filly, World Top Ten Filly, Austrian Champion Mare SEFORA, European Champion Filly, Polish National, Junior Spring Show, Falborek & Ströhen Reserve Champion Filly; All Nations Cup, Euro­pean & Polish National Reserve Champion Mare and World Top Ten Mare PALANGA, Polish National Champion Stallion, All Nations Cup Reserve Champion Stallion, European Top Five, World Top Ten & Middle East multichampion ESPARTO. Batawia’s foundations are created around the pillar broodmares of Polish breeding. The “bold and beautiful” COMET daughter ARRA, European & Polish National Champion, racing’s Triple-Crown holder and a respected producer of a score of valuable progeny including All Nations Cup Champion ALDARA, Austrian National Cham­pion ARRAS, Polish National Reserve Champion ARGENTYNA and her most important offspring – Polish National Champion Stallion ARARAT, Batawia’s maternal sire. Another breeding legend contributing to Batawia’s pedigree is the immortal ALGERIA. Known affectionately as the “the Million dollar mare” for the enormous prices which her progeny often fetched, ALGERIA is responsible for some of the most notable Kuhailans of the breed: multichampions ALBIGOWA, ALEGERINA, AMRA, ALHAMBRA, ALEGRO, ALMERIA, ALBA, ALBULA, ALGORA, ASLAN. While Batawia’s direct damline descends from the “Queen of Poland” and full sister to US epochal sire of significance BASK – the peerless BANDOLA, who blessed the breed with the best sire of the post-war era BANDOS, the most superior Kuhailan representative of the Krzyżyk sire line BANAT, Polish National & Swedish Champion Stallion BALON, Polish National Reserve Champion Mare BELIZA, European & Polish National Reserve Champion Mare BETA, Bełżyce Reserve Champion Filly & Polish National Top Five Mare BELGI­CA. Combining the predictability of yesterday with the modern trends of today, expect Batawia to take your breeding program to celebrated new heights.