Milwaukee Brew Hails Canada as Windfields Ends Era

Top 6 Sires-of-Sires at Keeneland September

The Five-Cross Files — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 18:48:50 GMT

Only six stallions have at least eight sons represented by hips at Keeneland's yearling sale later this month. We look at the sale's count by sire-of-sire as well as by larger sire lines.

re: Milwaukee Brew Hails Canada as Windfields Ends Era

Skyhawk — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:00:27 GMT

I adore Milwaukee Brew!

Its so sad that Windfields is finally shutting down - it has always been such an icon. I can remember driving down into Oshawa a few years ago and coming past the mighty farm; it was just awesome, knowing that such greats a Nearctic and Northern Dancer were there. Its the end of a legacy, for sure.

re: Milwaukee Brew Hails Canada as Windfields Ends Era

Kim — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 22:25:02 GMT

I'm not surprised to see he has a stakes winner out of a Holy Bull mare--there's evidence of an emerging nick between Holy Bull and Wild Again, mostly through Macho Uno at this point--and two other good winners with Al Hattab (which may be the source of that link). I'm also unsurprised to see that returns of foundation Windfields blood is working with him.

What I am surprised to see is that Seattle Slew hasn't been tried all that much. It's an extended cross of that which produced Offlee Wild, the good runner Let's Behave plus several other winners, and as far as his dam's side, Wolf Power is an uncommon son strain of Round Table that's worked with Seattle Slew in the past (notably Steppenwolfer).

re: Milwaukee Brew Hails Canada as Windfields Ends Era

bernie — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 18:25:34 GMT

a wonderful pedigree well worth highlighting.

re: Milwaukee Brew Hails Canada as Windfields Ends Era

Keith - TripleDeadHeat — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:18:04 GMT

As a Woodbine regular, anything sired by Milwaukee Brew is automatically highlighted in yellow in my Daily Racing Form.

Nicely written!