Relaunch -- the most prominent conduit of In Reality's sire line in 2009 -- was well-represented in the pedigrees of weekend stakes winners. These days, Relaunch might be best known as the grandsire of Tiznow ( SRO ) and Put It Back ( SRO ) and great-grandsire of Officer ( SRO ) -- but the 1979 Del Mar...

Another member of the old guard has been pensioned. Three Chimneys announced yesterday that Rahy has retired from stud service due to declining fertility. As a representative of several good historic bloodlines -- Blushing Groom (FR), Wild Risk (FR), Halo, and Herbager, for example, and from the immediate...

Sadler's Wells, whose sons and grandsons have a virtual shut-out in the upcoming Epsom Derby (Eng-I), ran wild last week, particularly in concert with his old ally Mill Reef. In Australia, his number one son Galileo (IRE) was represented by Saint Minerva (AUS), winner of The Prop House Grand Prix Stakes...

The Runaway Groom branch of Blushing Groom (FR) had a very useful weekend. Runaway Groom's son Najran was represented by the third graded winner from his first crop when Wasted Tears took the Ouija Board Distaff Handicap (gr. IIIT). Proving herself a true daughter of her sire -- who equaled Dr. Fager...

The 1,600-meter French classic race run this past weekend is officially the Poule d'Essai des Poulains (Fr-I) but is probably better-known here in the States as the "French Two Thousand Guineas." The English-speaking world similarly "translates" the Poule d'Essai des Pouliches and the Prix du Jockey...

If Sir Thomas More was the man for all seasons then Giant's Causeway ( TrueNicks , SRO ) is the sire for all-weather. Although he's also had plenty of top-class runners on dirt or turf, there is no mistaking that his offspring are just killers on synthetic surfaces, be it California's more turf-like...

Reader question : Mr. Gillies - I am just getting interested in Thoroughbred breeding. The more I read the more I became interested in rare Thoroughbred lines and out crossing. I have been reading your blog and just love it. I have a couple of questions, does it matter if a horse descends from a Northern...

Valid conclusions aren't possible unless research methods are meaningful. The other day, I discussed Bold Ruler bloodlines in hot synthetic sires . It was clear that Bold Ruler and his fellow Nasrullah sire Nashua were present in a disproportionately high percentage of top all-weather sires. The question...

A BloodHorse.com article yesterday afternoon about the Canadian Stallion Awards reveals that Bold Executive took the top spot, in large part due to his progeny's earnings on synthetic tracks. Bold Executive, like fellow synthetics-leader A.P. Indy ( SRO ), is a Bold Ruler-line stallion -- and it's often...

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