Pedigree SpotlightVia SistinaBy Fastnet Rock out of Nigh, from the family of Native Force
Via Sistina is out of the unraced Nigh (Galileo), Broodmare of the Year in Ireland, and has a half-sister by Bated Breath, Via Sienna. Nigh is a half-sister to Kingsgate Native (Mujadil), a dual Group 1 winner. Second dam Native Force (Indian Ridge) won once and is the dam of Kingsgate Native, champion three-year-old sprinter in Britain. Her three other winners include Vanishing Grey (Verglas), who won three times, was Listed-placed and produced First Contact, a Listed winner and Group 1-placed. Third dam La Pellegrina (Be My Guest) was placed and is a half-sister to the Classic winner Las Meninas (Glenstal). Nigh produced a colt by Too Darn Hot in 2024 and a filly by Kingman in 2025, and she was covered by Dubawi in 2025. Via Sistina won the Champions Stakes at Flemington on 8 November 2025 for trainer Chris Waller and jockey James McDonald, bred by Laundry Cottage Stud Farm.