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Provides Coolmore’s Vancouver with his fifth US-bred winner

Coolmore’s Vancouver (Medaglia d’Oro) sired his 5th US-bred winner, and 18th overall, when his daughter Rock With Robin (2 f ex Coco’s For Real by Sword Dance) won over five furlongs on Sunday at Gulfstream Park. 

Having her fourth start, the Kathleen O'Connell-trained Rock WIth Robin started favourite and beat New Delhi (Gio Ponti) whilst Dial A Lady (Dialed In) finished third.  

Rock With Robin becomes the third winner for her dam Coco’s For Real (Sword Dance) who has also produced the Listed winning filly Coco’s Wildcat (Wildcat Heir). Her second dam is the Listed placed Beaties For Real (Unreal Zeal) who produced five winners including Grade 3 winner Friel’s For Real (Sword Dance) and the Listed winning trio Little Thunder (Sword Dance), Ryan’s For Real (Sword Dance) and Onepointhreekarats (Medaglia d’Oro). 

Further back this is the family of multiple Grade 1 winner Songbird (Medaglia d’Oro) who is out of Grade 2 winner Ivanavinalot (West Acre), a daughter of Rock With Robin’s third dam Beaty Sark (Deputy Minister). 

Vancouver sired ten winners and four stakes performers in Australia last season while his first Australian-bred crop also includes the South African Grade 2 winner Mount Pleasant.