A Fond Adieu to AUDACIA | 2004-2018
29 August 2004 - 08 April 2018
An era has ended at Mulawa with the passing of AUDACIA, the most successful & beloved of the celebrated daughters of PARKVIEW AUDACIOUS. The product of his third foal crop, the deferentially named AUDACIA was destined to ensure his legacy within the breed worldwide would be both prolific & profound.
Most famously revered as the dam of Mulawa super sire ALLEGIANCE MI, this excerpt from the arcticle Unwavering Allegiance (Studs & Stalions 2018) expounds on her importance within the Mulawa programme. “Born just after the New Year in 2009, ALLEGIANCE MI was the first foal born to his much admired dam AUDACIA, a former East Coast Champion Yearling Filly. Beloved as one of the most beautiful daughters of the late PARKVIEW AUDACIOUS, AUDACIA’s unique link to her sire was made even more special by the fact that she entered the world just one day before (29 August 2004) her celebrated sire left (30 August 2004), tragically lost to colic at the age of five. This keen connection of sire and daughter is most apparent phenotypically, as the aptly named AUDACIA closely resembles her sire in overall style and appeal, distinctly reminiscent of AUDACIOUS’ Australian National Champion dam ALIHA BINT NIZR, a glorious mare still in residence at Alabama Stud that continues to exude aristocratic charm and feminine elegance. Jane credits Greg “with the foresight of recognizing the potential of PARKVIEW AUDACIOUS as a sire and a worthy first successor of TS AL MALIK”, while she is equally generous to offer immense “gratitude to Evelien & Cameron Bonney for breeding him”.
Maternally, AUDACIA’s pedigree, as if perfectly scripted, reads like a ‘who’s who’ of Mulawa foundation breeding icons. Blessed with invaluable genetic links to the essence of what makes the Mulawa-bred horses both unique and instantly recognizable, AUDACIA has faithfully passed on these essential attributes from Polish, Spanish, Russian & American origins to ALLEGIANCE, and subsequently, to the latest generations of excellence now descended from, and exponentially expanding through, both mother and son. Pure Polish aristocracy is AUDACIA’s heritage through maternal grandsire ARRIVAL, the best son of Mulawa Foundation Sire AMBITION – Mulawa’s ‘reason for being’ and a direct son of the immortal BASK out of the athletically gifted COMET daughter BINT AMBARA, imported from Lasma Arabians in 1976. Further COMET virtue influences AUDACIA’s breeding merit through Foundation Mare EUNI, a Janow Podlaski-bred daughter of BANDOS (out of BASK’s equally famous full sister BANDOLA) and one of COMET’s all-time most influential daughters EUNICE, dam also to EUNI’s celebrated full siblings EUKALIPTUS & EUROPA. This intense line-bred COMET-WITRAZ-AMURATH SAHIB heritage was unmistakably evident in the phenotype of the late MULAWA ARIA, AUDACIA’s cherished dam, who, of all the daughters of ARRIVAL, was most reminiscent in colour, character and charm to the unforgettable EUNI.
Enhancing this powerhouse pedigree with even more prestige is AUDACIA’s tail-female source – the ‘Queen of Mulawa’ herself: KARMAA. As one of the most influential daughters of World Champion KABORR in the breed, KARMAA combines the esteemed Russian & Crabbet heritage of her sire brilliantly with the Spanish-infused, Kellogg, Brown, & Selby-based American foundation bloodlines of her universally admired US Reserve National Champion dam AN MARIETA. Since her importation to Mulawa nearly 30 years ago in 1988, KARMAA has created a dynasty of champions and invaluable breeding horses unrivalled in the Mulawa program. So powerful and pervasive is her indispensable influence that all of the most successful Mulawa-bred sires of the last quarter century trace directly to her tail-female, including KLASS, KAVALLE MI and, indubitably, ALLEGIANCE MI.”
Each one of the increasingly admired get of ALLEGIANCE MI are blessed with AUDACIA’s enchanting beauty, her superlative balance & structure and her aristocratic quality and grace. Amongst these are Australian National Champion & Scottsdale Reserve Champion ADVANTAGE MI, Scottsdale International Champion MADORA MI, four-time Australian National Gold Champion ALLEGIANT MI, and the last three Australian National Gold Champion Yearling Fillies: VENECIA MI, VENICE MI & A VISION MI, a trio of world-class Arabian females reflective of AUDACIA’s undeniable charm & presence.
Of her ten lifetime foals, AUDACIA is the dam of nine champions, a record within the Mulawa breeding programme and undoubtedly one of the best production records on the continent as a leading Aristocrat dam. True to her KARMAA heritage, AUDACIA was unequivocally inclined to produce more fillies than colts, blessing the breed with eight females & two males from 2009 to 2016. Her impressive list of universally admired champion produce include:
ALLEGIANCE MI (Magnum Forty Four)
January 2009 Grey Stallion
Mulawa Chief Sire
National Stud Show Champion
In residence at Alabama Stud
VALENCIA MI (DA Valentino)
September 2009 Grey Mare
AHBAA Breeders Cup Gold Champion
Proudly owned by Adele Maraki | NZ
MI APHRODITE (Guiliano)
January 2011 Grey Mare
East Coast, National Stud Show, NSW State Titles, QLD Gala Event & VIC Classic Champion
Proudly owned by Renee Edwards | NSW
ACTRESS MI (Guiliano)
August 2012 Grey Mare
Proudly owned by Xin Wang | China
AJUSTINE MI (WH Justice)
September 2012 Grey Mare
VIC & SA State Champion
Proudly owned by Naomi Schofield | VIC
AMBER MI (WH Justice)
September 2013 Grey Mare
National Stud Show & 5x undefeated champion in WA
Proudly owned by Kylie Rees
KAPTIVATE MI (Kavalle MI)
October 2014 Grey Mare
East Coast, QLD Gala Event & QLD Challenge Champion
Australian National Bronze Champion
Proudly owned by Nicole & Damien Henricus | QLD
KADET MI (Kavalle MI)
August 2015 Grey Gelding
NSW State Titles & National Stud Show Reserve Champion
Proudly owned by Sarah Watchorn & Aaron Gray | NSW
EUFORIA MI (Emerald J)
August 2016 Grey Mare
NSW State Titles Reserve Champion
In residence at Mulawa Arabian Stud
One final unwrapped gift from AUDACIA remains: an unborn embryo transfer foal by KAVALIER MI due late in 2018. While her inimitable presence is greatly missed at Alabama, her undeniable legacy continues to brings hope, happiness & promise to each successive generation of her superlative descendants throughout the Arabian horse community all across the globe.
Rest well, sweet AUDACIA. Your time with us will forever be remembered with fondness and respect. You have enriched our lives beyond measure and emboldened each and every one of us with a brighter vision of better future, one abundant with infinite possibility…