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Tied Together -- Birdstone, Medaglia d'Oro, and Musket Man

Several recent posts inspire us to take a quick look at some similarities -- perhaps coincidental -- between the pedigrees of Birdstone (TrueNicks,SRO), Medaglia d'Oro (TrueNicks,SRO) , and Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) third Musket Man.

As we've mentioned (here), Birdstone's sire Grindstoned is out of a mare by Drone (whose half-sister Lady Capulet was by a son of Sir Gaylord), and his granddam is by Silent Screen.

Medaglia d'Oro's granddam is also by Silent Screen. In fact, she's inbred 3 x 4 to Silent Screen's grandam Sunday Evening, who was by Eight Thirty -- this is interesting as he is a genetic relative to War Relic, who we've said (here) was closely combined with a sister in the dam line of Rachel Alexandra.

Musket Man is by Yonaguska (TrueNicks,SRO) (who carries Drone and his genetic relative Halo).  Additionally, his fourth dam is half-sister to Silent Screen, and his fifth dam is a half-sister to the fifth dam of Medaglia d'Oro.

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1 Comment:

Hummm, perhaps a future breeding of Rachel Alexandra to Birdstone or Musket Man? TrueNicks gives no rating for the mating with Birdstone, but it would be Northern Dancer 4Sx5Dx5D, Silent Screen 4Sx5D, Mr. Prospector 5Sx5D, and the mare Cap and Bells 5Sx5D.

Karen 06 May 2009 3:45 PM

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