Rah Rah RAHY, Damsire of Sires

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Dearth of 2010 Stallion Prospects From Breeders' Cup 2009 Champs

The Five-Cross Files — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:38:10 GMT

Will 2009's running be the first edition of the Breeders' Cup that doesn't introduce a hot stallion prospect to the American Thoroughbred breeding market?

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Pedigree Shelly — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:27:44 GMT

Rahy was a great sire who will surely be missed ! I think his legacy will be Serena's Song and the broodmare sire of the great sire Giant's Causeway !

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David Penman — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:54:39 GMT

We own one of his sons - a 4 year old gelding called Arizona John over in the UK. He has won twice and should win many more, a great specimen, his sire Rahy will be sorely missed

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Denise — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:52:25 GMT

And who could ever forget his grand-daughter, Megahertz!! The mighty mite!!

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Robert — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:33:33 GMT

I saw Rahy about 20 minutes after he bred his first test mare when he first retired. I know this because Rahy was standing in the corner of his stall with his head down and had that look on his face like something just happened and he was not quite sure what it was. I thought something was wrong with him so I asked one of the stallion barn handlers about him. Thats when they told me he just bred his first mare....albeit a test mare. He was a neat horse to be around and over the years when I would visit Three Chimneys, he was one I always asked about. He will probably be know as a broodmare sire, but that is just fine in my book. We still have a few years left to enjoy his racing offspring. I will be on the lookout for them and may just place a bet or two on them. Have a long and happy retirement Rahy. You have earned it.

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Don — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 10:52:30 GMT

Rahy has been one of my favorite stallions and he surely will be missed.

I wish him a happy, healthy, and long retirement. He deserves it!!!

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Mike S — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 19:28:02 GMT

I absolutely love RAHY, but that's because I absolutely loved his dam, GLORIOUS SONG. RAHY is a great sire and I believe his influence will live on for generations to come. GLORIOUS SONG has been an amazing influence on breeding, being the dam of RAHY and SINGSPIEL.

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Ann in Lexington — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:35:08 GMT

You forgot to include Nashua as a Nasrullah stallion whose male line is still strong. Down in South America, his son Good Manners founded a line that continues to send out G1 horses. We even have one of them in the US, the Chilean Memo in California (sire of Godolphin Mile winner Grey Memo).

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Kayte — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:29:29 GMT

Paseana: Dreaming of Anna was bred earlier this year to Street Cry. Guess they decided to go with a popular sire-- not a bad one, as he has proven to sire some good runners. Not my ultimate favourite for her.

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Jim P — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:15:27 GMT

There are so many beautiful stories attached to this great horse: Mariah's Storm, Dancinginmydreams, etc.

Here is another excellent article on Rahy: fuguefortinhorns.blogspot.com/.../farewell-to-favorite-rahy-pensioned-at.html

I love the Blushing Groom line and he did very well by it. There are not a lot of horses out there who have sired ab $8.5 million dollar winner like Fantastic Light.

I don't have any real knowledge of breeding but I can put some research into it. As a lover of Ouija Board I sent Lord Derby a memo recommending Giant's Causeway as a stallion with a special note on Rahy.

My next task is to get to Hill n' Dale with plenty of time to spare.

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serena's song — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:14:41 GMT

very sad that he is no longer breeding, he will be missed. Enjoy your retirement Ra Ra!

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K. Robb — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:59:40 GMT

Do any of you think Dancing Forever will get a fair chance at stud?

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mz — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:15:19 GMT

I always loved Glorious Song and kudos to this one of her sons.

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Paseana — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:47:03 GMT

I always regretted that Michael Paulson chose to rather shun his father's blueprint, sending Astra (RIP) to Giant's Causeway for her first breeding. Allen Paulson would never have crossed two Northern Dancer sirelines. But he adored Blushing Groom blood, and I firmly believe that Rahy would have been his first American choice for a mate for her. (If he might have considered shipping her overseas, I think he would have gone to Rainbow Quest, but that's another story). Heck, he would probably have sought out Mt Livermmore before going to a son or grandson of Northern Dancer.

It's all a moot point now, because all the principles are either dead or out of production now, but I still feel bad that we missed out on a potential runner by Rahy out of Astra. That one could have been any kind.

I think Dreaming Of Anna is a really interesting broodmare prospect. Not only is she by Rahy, who, like you have said, has turned out to be a prepotent broodmare sire, but she is completely free of any Northern Dancer, Mr. Prospector, or Bold Ruler blood. The possibilities for her are endless. She may have already been bred (if so, to who?), but if not, it sure will be interesting to see what direction Calabrese chooses to go.

Love that Rahy! To say he will be missed is a massive understatement!

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da3hoss — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:05:51 GMT

One of my favorites.

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Kerby Chua — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:31:51 GMT

Indeed one of the most important contributors of diversity in the Thoroughbred bloodlines. Now that our pedigrees have been inundated with the Big 3 (Northern Dancer, Mr. Prospector and Seattle Slew), his outcross vitality will surely be missed.

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MtBFan (STILL) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:45:43 GMT

What beautiful lines; he added substance to his progeny. That is a great shot of him; he looks like he could have been painted by Orren Mixer. (Cookies to anyone who knows who I'm talking about).

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Tony — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:31:53 GMT

Don't forget his son Noverre sired a french derby winner this year.

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LCM — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:15:57 GMT

As you mentioned he was "small". Just another perfect example of how the "big" horse doesn't always come in a big package....unfortunately the commercial marketplace always discounts this type. Somebody pointed out to me that very often the BEST SIRES are not typically "attractive" or "pretty". When you think of the very top stallions, I think he was right. Nobody could call Mr. P, Northern Dancer, Danzig, Danehill, Dynaformer, Seattle Slew, etc.. "pretty boys"

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pharlap — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:42:26 GMT

Unfortunately, it doesn't seem like the horses coming in to replace the old guard have the background or quality of their predecessors:(

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Karen in Texas — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:40:32 GMT

His daughters Serena's Song, Exotic Wood, Raw Gold, and Mariah's Storm were all horses I followed on the track. I watched at Turfway when Mariah's Storm beat Serena in 1995. Who would have guessed that she would produce Giant's Causeway a short time later? Rahy will definitely be missed....

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C Bea — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:17:09 GMT

Another example where the horse proved all of the so called commercial experts wrong. Rahy did well and while not completely disrespected by astute breeders, commercial experts biased against small horses were left looking like fools. Rahy will be sorely sorely missed.

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sweptclean — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:31:58 GMT

One of my absolute all-time favorites. His service will be missed, but what a remarkable legacy he leaves.