Jukebox Jury, a group winner at two and three, notched his first win at the highest level when capturing the Preis Von Europe (gr. I). Out of Mare Aux Fees, he is one of two stakes winners from only four...
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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...
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We've looked at the pedigree of Rachel Alexandra in considerable detail in previous posts, but as far as her sire, Medaglia d'Oro ( TrueNicks , SRO ) is concerned, the big news was the weekend victory...
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Last week we wrote that Careless Jewel had put up a Rachel Alexandra-like effort in crushing the Alabama Stakes (gr. I) field. Fast forward a week, and we find four-year-old Icon Project, delivering her...
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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...
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Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 We have mentioned previously in this column how strong the current second-crop sires look as a group. Indeed we probably haven...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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