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It was a big weekend of results for the stallion Jakkalberry who stands at Novara Park in Karapiro, Cambridge. In the € 407,000 Oaks D’Italia for three year old fillies at Milano racecourse Italy, in what was the closest finish in the history of the race, it was taken out by the German-trained and bred Lovelyn (by Tiger Hill) by a margin of a head with Jakkalberry's half sister, Joyful Hope (by Shamardal), finishing second equal with Full Of Beauty (by Motivator). The latter was trained by Andreas Wohler, the trainer of 2014 Melbourne Cup winner Protectionist. In the Premio Carlo Vittadini (Group 2) over 1600m, there was a notable quinella as the first two placegetters are close relatives of Jakkalberry. It was taken out by Kaspersky whose pedigree makes for interesting reading. His sire is the successful stallion, Footstepsinthesand, and he shares the same fourth dam as Jakkalberry and Cambridge Stud based stallion Power. Kaspersky's dam, Croanda, also shares the same second dam as Jakkalberry. Second placed was Circus Couture who is out of Jakkalberry's half sister, Bois Joli. Joyful Hope is the latest class performer out of the prepotent blue hen mare, Claba Di San Jore, who is by the 1994 European Horse of the Year Barathea (by Sadlers Wells). From seven foals to race Claba Di San Jore, has produced seven winners. Aside from Group One winner and three times globetrotting champion Jakkalberry, Claba di San Jore is the dam of 2007 Group One Derby Italiano victor Awelmarduk, 2012 Group One Premio Presidente Della Repubblica and Derby Italiano hero Crackerjack King, and the joint Champion 3yo in Italy 2010 Kidnapping. She is also the dam of black-type performer Freezy and of two time winner Bois Joli who has showed early talent as a broodmare with first foal Celticus being a winner of seven races including listed level and current promising three-year- old stakes winning Circus Couture. Claba di San Jore has a two-year-old filly, La Mortola, in work with leading British trainer John Gosden and a yearling colt, both are by Dubawi. Jakkalberry's principal owner, Luigi Muollo, was delighted with the weekend results. “The ability of the the family to deliver on the racetrack is outstanding. Claba Di San Jore's record is amazing and she is one of the best broodmares still alive and breeding in the world as present. Jakkalberry is the highest rated of all his siblings with a Timeform rating of 125 and all six siblings to race have won as two year olds. is a prepotent pedigree and I believe that Jakkalberry will enhance the family further as a sire." Novara Park manager Ray Knight was equally confident of the future ahead for the farm. ”With Jakkalberry being a world-class stayer, a Derby horse who went on to compete in many of the world’s great staying races, he encapsulates everything that the New Zealand classic horse are renowned for. Precocious, tough, sound horses, with a great turn of foot, who are top class three-year-olds, and then train on. The sort of horse that brings the best purchasers of yearlings to the New Zealand Yearling Sales on an annual basis. It is equally right, and proper, that he is here in New Zealand, and is ideally qualified to take the legacy of the great New Zealand bred classic Three Year Old, The Derby Colts, and The Oaks fillies, to the next level. “ This post has been promoted to an article