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We were interested to note the victory of Apapane in the Hanshin Juvenile Fillies (gr. I), the most important contest for two-year-old females in Japan. The race has been won in recent years by such stars as Buena Vista and Vodka, and Apapane was scoring for the third straight time in four starts. Apapane (TrueNicks rated A++ ) is by Kingmambo ( TrueNicks , SRO...
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Out of the Silver Deputy mare, Silvery Swan, El Corredor ( TrueNicks , SRO ) (by Mr. Greeley ( TrueNicks , SRO )) was the second grade I winner inbred to Mr. Prospector when he took the 2000 edition of the Cigar Mile (gr. I). He was also the first notable runner with such inbreeding to retire to stud and he quickly dispelled fears that his pedigree pattern would...
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Kenneth and Sarah Ramsey have done a tremendous job with their stallion, Catienus, a Storm Cat son whom they claimed, then sent out to win a minor stakes, run second in the Suburban Handicap (gr. II), two renewals of the Saratoga Breeders' Cup Handicap (gr. II) and place third in the Whitney Handicap (gr. I). Catienus has never been a fashionable stallion, but...
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It might seem hard to believe, but only a handful of years ago, Sadler's Wells' legacy as far as the extension of his male-line appeared to be in severe doubt. That is no longer the case, and we were treated to a number of reminders of over the weekend. Sadler's Wells' son, High Chaparral has been rather in the shadow of his stud companions Galileo and Montjeu...
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The surprising Pollard's Vision ( TrueNicks , SRO ) had leapt to the head of the Freshman class following the victory of Blind Luck in the Oak Leaf Stakes (gr. I) last weekend. That lead was short-lived, however, and Hill 'n' Dale's Roman Ruler ( TrueNicks , SRO ) now has the top spot after his son Homeboykris (TrueNicks A++) captured the Champagne Stakes (gr...
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Sea the Stars has rightfully dominated the headlines from Europe but the other story of the weekend was the remarkable performance of horses bred and owned by the Aga Khan. We'll start with the 2½ mile Prix du Cadran (gr. I), which went to Alandi (TrueNicks A ), who is by Galileo out of the stakes winning Darshaan mare, Aliya, and is one of no less than five...
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There were several stakes for juveniles last weekend and two freshman sires, Kitten’s Joy (who also had the Summer S. (gr. III) runner-up Becky’s Kitten) and Roman Ruler ( TrueNicks , SRO ) put stakes winners on the board. Kitten’s Joy, who now has 11 first crop winners, was represented by Sunday Silence Stakes winner William’s Kitten who is out of a mare by...
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With runners like Curlin ( TrueNicks , SRO ), English Channel ( TrueNicks , SRO ) , and Labatt Woodbine Oaks winners Eye of the Sphinx and Gold Strike, Smart Strike ( TrueNicks , SRO ) is generally considered a horse whose runners do their best work when given some time, and often over middle-distance. That consensus, however, overlooks another side to his character...
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Sunday was a huge day for Dynaformer ( TrueNicks , SRO ) , who scored an international "classic" group/grade I double.Wiener Walzer (GER) scored Sunday in the IDEE Deutsches Derby (Ger-I) and Gozzip Girl captured the American Oaks Invitational Stakes (gr. IT) the same day. What's particularly interesting is that both Wiener Walzer and Gozzip Girl are out of mares...
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It might have taken a while for Sadler's Wells to hit his stride as a sire of sires, but he's been making up for lost time at a tremendous rate -- as evidenced this weekend when his line dominated group and grade I racing. The Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby (Ire-I) resulted in a one-two for the offspring of his sons as Investec Epsom Derby (Eng-I) runner-up Fame...
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It was a relatively quiet weekend in international racing, but there was one classic in North America, Canada's classic Queen's Plate. The race went to favorite, Eye of the Leopard, who narrowly held of from Mr. Foricos Two U, with Canadian Oaks winner Milwaukee Appeal third. Eye of the Leopard certainly has the pedigree for the job as he is by A.P. Indy ( TrueNicks...
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A quick observation: A recent Porter on Pedigrees column discussed the unusually strong success of this year's second-crop sires. In it, I mentioned Cure the Blues in Gabby's Golden Gal's pedigree. It's interesting to note that Cure the Blues is also sire of the second dam of Rachel Alexandra -- that’s right, he’s in the dam side of both grade I winners by Medaglia...
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Squeezed back as the field left the stalls and way off the pace early on, Mine That Bird -- under a rail-skimming ride from Calvin Borel -- ran past a rubber-legged field in the stretch to take a muddy renewal of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) by 6 3/4 lengths. The $9,500 yearling -- the least expensive in the race -- Mine That Bird was Canada...
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It is quite common in Thoroughbred breeding to see the success of one sire or sire line ride off the back of the success of a nick or in particular the presence of a stallion in a genetic population. There seems to be, at least in Europe, a strong genetic tie between the former stablemates Danehill and Sadler’s Wells with the most recent example being the surprise...
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The 1 3/4-mile San Juan Capistrano Invitational Handicap (gr. IIT) was once one of America’s great races, but it’s gone the way of all other American contests over a distance of ground, either shortened or downgraded. That said, it still paid out a nice $120,000 to winner Midships. He is a member of the second crop of Mizzen Mast , who is enjoying a very good...
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The weekend crowned two new grade I winners among the older division. Vinery already has one promising stallion prospect in their homebred Friesan Fire, a 3-year-old son of A.P. Indy ( TrueNicks , SRO ). Now they have another in 4-year-old Kodiak Kowboy . A son of Vinery stallion Posse ( TrueNicks , SRO ) , Kodiak Kowboy was purchased by Vinery as a yearling...
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Medaglia d'Oro ( TrueNicks , SRO ) is currently in command of what looks to be a promising group of second-crop sires (the leaders' list also includes Tapit ( TrueNicks , SRO ) , Candy Ride (ARG) ( TrueNicks , SRO ) , Speightstown ( TrueNicks , SRO ) , and Lion Heart ( TrueNicks , SRO ) ), and he added another stakes winner recently when She's Our Annie took...
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A little while ago we gave a call to Even the Score ( TrueNicks , SRO ) , who stands this year for $7,500 at Millennium Farms in Kentucky. His first crop are 3-year-olds, and he was represented by a smart winner recently when his son Scorewithcater captured the $100,000 Borderland Derby. Rated an encouraging B+ by TrueNicks before his stakes score, Scorewithcater...
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With runners like multiple grade I winner Tale of Ekati and multiple graded stakes winner Gio Ponti carrying him to seventh on the leading sires list, Tale of the Cat ( TrueNicks , SRO ) enjoyed one of his best seasons in 2008. What might not be realized is that he is also currently a hot item Down Under. In November, his son Tell A Tale (AUS) took the CJC New...
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Silver City (by Unbridled's Song ( TrueNicks , SRO ) out of a Mt. Livermore mare) recently brought the Fappiano/Blushing Groom (FR) cross into news highlights, winning the Dixieland Stakes at Oakland Park Jan. 16. The next day, things really shifted into high gear. First there was the win for The Pamplemousse (Kafwain - Comfort Zone, by Rubiano), who defeated...
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One of the most interesting stakes winners last weekend was Cherry One (TrueNicks A++ ), who took the El Paso Times Handicap at Sunland Park, to remain undefeated in three starts. From the first crop of the Cherokee Run horse Sir Cherokee, Cherry One is out of the El Gran Senor mare One Accord. This is particularly interesting when one recalls that Sir Cherokee...
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