The French Colonial Stakes, run over nine furlongs on turf at Belmont Park July 10, resulted in a first stakes win for Willsboro Point, a son of Point Given ( TrueNicks , SRO ) out of the Red Ransom mare...
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The family of the Troy mare Cocotte has been hot this year with four group/graded winners among her descendents. First, in May, Creachadoir captured his first group I win in the Lockinge Stakes at Newbury...
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About a month ago, we were discussing sire-line outcrossing and a reader suggested looking into the German stallion Monsun (GER) ( pedigree ). At the time, the 3-year-old Monsun grandson Kamsin (GER) ...
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The Man o' War Stakes (gr. I) witnessed not only the defeated of Curlin on his turf debut, but also a return to form of the 2006 Breeders' Cup Turf (gr. I) hero Red Rocks, who was taking his first stakes...
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The influence of Sharpen Up's son Diesis was strongly felt on the Thursday of Newmarket's July meeting. Last year's St. Leger (gr. I) winner Lucarno -- out of a mare by Diesis -- led throughout to take...
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The Hungarian-trained mare Kincsem was one of the greatest runners of the 19th century, winning 54 races without defeat, in six different countries, between 1876 and 1879. Those victories included the...
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It's no secret that Darley stallion Street Cry (IRE) ( TrueNicks , SRO ) has made an exceptional start to his stud career, but his performance over the July 4 weekend can't go without comment. First, on...
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Take one part grandson of Danzig with one part daughter of Equalize and shake... what do you get? The A++ TrueNicks-rated and current sprinting superstar Lucky Island (Arg), that is what! Starting on the...
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It's no secret that Giant's Cauesway is having another very good season. Currently sitting third on the 2008 sires' list, he has been represented by by 10 stakes winners this year, nine of them graded...
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Throughout the history of the Thoroughbred there have been a number of occurrences where full brothers have performed very well at stud - the European foundation stallions Pharos and Fairway, the North...
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