▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁As ▁a ▁bre eding ▁st all ion , ▁his ▁other ▁successful ▁off spring ▁included ▁W ince , ▁Sub lim ity , ▁K ast oria ▁and ▁Th ist le ▁Bird ▁( Pre tty ▁Pol ly ▁St akes ). ▁City s cape ' s ▁dam ▁T ant ina ▁won ▁four ▁of ▁her ▁five ▁races ▁including ▁the ▁Oak ▁Tree ▁St akes ▁and ▁the ▁S cept re ▁St akes ▁before ▁becoming ▁of ▁other ▁fo als ▁have ▁included ▁the ▁Temple ▁St akes ▁winner ▁B ated ▁Bre ath . ▁She ▁was ▁desc endant ▁of ▁the ▁influ ential ▁American ▁bro od m are ▁Best ▁In ▁Show , ▁the ▁ancest or ▁of ▁numerous ▁major ▁w inners ▁including ▁El ▁Gran ▁Sen or , ▁Try ▁My ▁Best , ▁X aar , ▁J az il , ▁R ags ▁to ▁Rich es ▁and ▁Red oute ' s ▁Cho ice . ▁ ▁Racing ▁career ▁▁ 2 0 0 8 : ▁two - year - old ▁season ▁On ▁his ▁race course ▁debut ▁City s cape ▁started ▁a ▁ 1 6 / 1 ▁out s ider ▁for ▁a ▁ma iden ▁race ▁over ▁one ▁mile ▁at ▁New market ▁Race course ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁August ▁and ▁exceed ed ▁expect ations ▁as ▁he ▁finished ▁second ▁of ▁the ▁eleven ▁run ners . ▁On ▁ 4 ▁September ▁over ▁the ▁same ▁distance ▁at ▁Sal is bury ▁Race course ▁he ▁started ▁ 1 1 / 1 0 ▁favour ite ▁for ▁a ▁minor ▁event ▁and ▁recorded ▁his ▁first ▁victory ▁as ▁he ▁drew ▁right ▁away ▁from ▁his ▁oppon ents ▁to