We haven't had a photo competition in a long, long time.
This time around, we're playing for honor and pride and pretty much anything except a prize (to be reinstituted another day...).
The rules are simple. Below are six images from various collections at The Blood-Horse building. Identify as many of the horses as you can and post your response as a comment to this blog. (NOTE: I will hold all responses until noon on Wednesday, Nov. 11; all answers will be published and the game will end at that time).
Click on any of the thumbnails to see a larger version of the photo.
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Illinois-bred champion juvenile filly, winner of $113,105. Descending from this sire line and Thoroughbred family 31. |
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Winner of the Grand National Steeplechase in England and the Steeplechase Handicap in the U.S., this son of Man o'War passed on those jumping genes -- he sired two champion hurdlers. His name is a play on his sire's and damsire's names. |
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Man o'War's champion showjumping son (and prior to that, a good juvenile runner), this chestnut stallion was inbred 4S x 5D to Hastings' dam Cinderella. Another example of greatness from female family 4-m. |
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The mare pictured here won a couple of races as a juvenile of 1963 and was stakes-placed a year later. Her first foal -- the colt pictured -- arrived in 1983, and would have three younger siblings. The mare's grandsires were Endeavour II and Easy Mon -- making her inbred to Selene (GB) via Hunter's Moon (GB) and Pharamond II. |
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Outstanding juvenile filly and officially champion at 2 and 3, this daughter of Hamburg was the only runner to score a win over Sysonby. |
11 Nov. 2009 UPDATE: Thanks to everyone for your participation! Several of you are flawless researchers and identified all six horses. (I thought I'd stump you with #4.) For the record, here are the correct answers:
- Anita Peabody (1925 mare: Luke McLuke-La Dauphine, by The Tetrarch (GB))
- Battleship (1927 horse: Man o'War-Quarantaine, by Sea Sick (FR))
- Holystone (1931 horse: Man o'War-Brush Along, by Sweep)
- Highstreet (1961 mare: Porterhouse-Recherche, by Easy Mon) ... the Irish Castle colt is named Comgall
- Artful (1902 mare: Hamburg-Martha II, by Dandie Dinmont)
- St. Germans (1921 horse: Swynford (GB)-Hamoaze (GB), by Torpoint (GB))
I'll make sure it's not too long before the next pictures and will try to find a real challenge!
