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March 18 might as well have gone down as Kingmambo (TrueNicks,SRO) day in France, as his sire ons dominated the stakes events at Deauville. The 6½ furlong Prix Montenica, for three-year-old colts and geldings, went to Too Nice Name, a son of Kingsalsa. A group III winning miler, Kingsalsa also finished second in the Prix de la Salamandre ...

In the Burj Nahaar (gr. III), Cat Junior became the first stakes winner by Storm Cat, out of a mare by Sadler’s Wells (although there have only been a handful of starters on the cross). Funnily enough, Storm Cat’s son Giant's Causeway (TrueNicks,SRO) , has already sired three stakes winners on the cross. Mind, Cat Junior’s dam, Luna Wells is not ...

Last Thursday was “Super Thursday” in Dubai, the preview to World Cup Day. Here's a look a some of the more interesting pedigrees.Presvis, who took the Jebel Hatta (gr. II), is by the Riverman, grandson, Sakhee, winner of the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (gr. I), and Juddmonte International (gr. I). What’s more unusual, however, is that Presvis, is ...

More than one shrewd commentator has noted that through the centuries, sire lines have frequently been advanced through individuals from certain powerful female lines, frequently through inbreeding to them. The phenomenon goes right back to the late 1600s and the famed Spanker Mare. Her son, Jigg, was by The Byerley Turk, and is one of the links ...

In the UAE Oaks Guineas, Raihana avenged her UAE 1,000 Guineas defeat by Siyaadah, who took third here. A daughter of Elusive Quality (TrueNicks,SRO) , Raihana is out of the Sunday Silence mare, Esubooh. The mating is rated B+ by TrueNicks on the basis of the broad Mr. Prospector/Sunday Silence cross, a nick that has also produced Japanese grade ...

At first glance one wouldn’t expect Sunday Silence to combine particularly well with Tony Bin. Sunday Silence was a great runner on dirt in the U.S., and there are no particularly obvious pedigree similarities between his pedigree and that of Tony Bin, a late-maturing, Italian-trained son of Kampala (from the Zeddaan branch of the Grey Sovereign ...

When the gates opened for Saturday’s Fountain of Youth Stakes (gr. II), Buddy’s Saint was the favorite for the Kentucky Derby. But after a disastrous trip a he passed the baton to runaway winner Eskendereya.  From the only crop of Horse of the Year Saint Liam, out of a mare by Blushing John, Buddy’s Saint (TrueNicks A++) is bred on the ...

Rule, was expected to get his classic campaign off to a bright start in the Sam F. Davis Stakes (gr. III) and he accomplished this with aplomb.Rule certainly has a classic pedigree. He is from the first crop of Roman Ruler (TrueNicks,SRO) (by Kentucky Derby (gr. I) winner, Fusaichi Pegasus (TrueNicks,SRO)), who had a good weekend with his ...

Roman Chestnut, winner of Saturday's Busher S. in New York, is the fifth stakes winner, and tenth stakes horse, from the first crop of Roman Ruler (TrueNicks,SRO) , the top North American-raced son of Fusaichi Pegasus (TrueNicks,SRO). What made us do a double-take, however, was when we noticed that Roman Chestnut’s dam, Silverdew, is by Silver ...

Phyllis asks: Using the Equineline data base, I found that Even the Score and a Deputy Minister line mare produced the filly Four Gifts, a grade III winner who has earned well in excess of $600,000 (and still running). I called and spoke to the farm today about a season with my Deputy Minister mare. I did a TrueNick, and see that it is being ...