Pedigree Analysis: Rock Sand
When Rock Sand swept the English Triple Crown series in 1903, many thought him lucky not to have faced Zinfandel.
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Pedigree Analysis: Almahmoud
Almahmoud, a fairly successful producer in her own lifetime, has become one of the great influences on the modern Thoroughbred.
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Pedigree Analysis: Affirmed
In spite of his tremendous accomplishments as a racehorse, Affirmed went to stud in 1980 with modest expectations compared to those being heaped on American Pharoah.
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Pedigree Analysis: Blitey
Blitey was as well-bred as a mare could be and still have a rather offbeat pedigree.
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Pedigree Analysis: Soaring
Soaring's daughters as a group were speedy mares. When put to staying sires, however, they imparted a dash of quality speed, putting a finishing touch on Darby Dan's legacy of classic stamina.
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Pedigree Analysis: Bloodroot
Bloodroot's title as the inaugural Kentucky Broodmare of the Year added one of the last of many laurels to the career of her breeder Edward Riley Bradley, who died in August 1946.
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Pedigree Analysis: Super Saver
Super Saver represents the male line of 1969 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner Majestic Prince, a branch of the Raise a Native sire line that has been overshadowed by the much more numerous Mr. Prospector tribe.
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Pedigree Analysis: Busanda
Busanda is remembered as the dam of 1966 Horse of the Year Buckpasser, a four-time champion broodmare sire whose name is a familiar presence in pedigrees.
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Pedigree Analysis: Nasrullah
A son of the brilliant Italian champion Nearco, Nasrullah was one of a cluster of important sires from his immediate family.
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Triple Crown Connections
Triple Crown winner War Admiral's name appears eight times in American Pharoah's pedigree.
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Hail Hooper, Hyperion
American Pharoah's roots are steeped in Hyperion blood, put together by Florida horseman Fred Hooper.
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Pedigree Analysis: Pompoes
Group III-placed at 3 in France and stakes-placed at 4 in the United States, Pompoes went on to become a successful broodmare and a reminder that class can emerge from unlikely places.
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Pedigree Analysis: Upstart
Although Upstart has a better pedigree for getting a distance than many of his contemporaries, there is reason to think he might be better suited to intermediate distances.
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Another Chapter for John Nerud
Even though Final Chapter isn't a 'typical' Nerud, he may yet prove a fitting epilogue to the story of one of the great figures of the American turf.
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Wildcat Heir was an Excellent Fit for Florida
Wildcat Heir's hallmarks were consistency and the ability to transmit precocious speed, characteristics that made him highly desirable to Florida breeders.
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Acceptance's Roots Go Deep
It's a little early to proclaim a Cinderella story in the making, but Old English Rancho does appear to have a nice colt in its homebred Acceptance.
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Pedigree Analysis: Milwaukee Brew
Milwaukee Brew's turf heritage has probably been an advantage in Canada, as the country's richest races are conducted on Polytrack and turf at Woodbine.
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Preparing for Breeding Season
Preparation for the breeding season always begins with an honest assessment of the mare -- not just her pedigree, conformation, and race record, but her status as an individual.
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Pedigree Analysis: Street Cry's Legacy
Street Cry deserves to be remembered for his ability as a racehorse and for his part in developing a uniquely international branch of the Mr. Prospector male line.
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Pedigree Analysis: Sailing the Urban Sea
One of the few mares to produce four grade/group I winners, Urban Sea is now in position to become one of the great foundation mares of all time
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Pedigree Analysis: Zipping Right Along
The biggest surprises for City Zip offspring may be the improvement of most of his runners with maturity and the affinity many seem to have for turf.
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Pedigree Analysis: Mucho to Like
Mucho Macho Man will become the fifth Breeders' Cup Classic winner on Adena Springs' Kentucky stallion roster.
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Legacy of Courtly Dee
The one-time $15,000 claimer is an influence in some of today's stakes winners.
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Classic Winner Emerges From the Mist
This year Pleasant Colony's maternal grandson Tonalist, wearing the colors of Thomas Evans' son Robert 'Shel' Evans, played the role of Summing to deny California Chrome a Triple Crown.
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The Swaps Connection
Just more than 60 years ago a trim California-bred with unorthodox connections came East to shock the racing establishment by scoring an upset win in the 1955 Kentucky Derby.
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A Pedigree Story Made for Hollywood
The son of an $8,000 mare and a stallion that stood for $2,500 in the year of his conception, the flashy chestnut became the first California-bred since Decidedly in 1962 to win the Run for the Roses.
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The Continuing Impact of Seattle Slew
While Seattle Slew did well crossed back to almost any of the major strains in his pedigree, he was particularly effective when bred to mares carrying Buckpasser in their pedigrees.
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A Case for Full Siblings
Common sense would indicate that full siblings to a good horse have a better chance of being good runners themselves than half siblings, all other factors being equal and the respective sires being of roughly equal merit.
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Breeding for the Classics
The quest for the classic racehorse has been ongoing since the first classic races were inaugurated in England in the late 1700s.
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Vein of Gold
Among this year's classic prospects, the list with Mr. Prospector inbreeding includes California Chrome, Noble Moon, In Trouble, Rise Up, Vinceremos, and Ring Weekend.
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Wildcat Red Stretches Speed Toward Classics
MAHUBAH'S CORNER<br />How far Wildcat Red will go is anyone's guess, but he has already gone farther than many people thought he might and shown fine gameness while doing so.
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Candy Boy Emerges From California Family
MAHUBAH'S CORNER<br />Candy Boy is the product of two generations of outcrossing on what had become an intensely inbred female line.
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Midnight Hawk: A Mating of Two Sprinters?
MAHUBAH'S CORNER<br />The pedigree of Midnight Hawk, on the surface a mating between two sprinters, actually shows a nice balance between speed and stamina elements.
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Heir Kitty Extends Her Sire's Speed Legacy
MAHUBAH'S CORNER<br />Wildcat Heir is pretty one-dimensional as a sire, but what he does, he does well, getting solid sprinters that can handle a variety of surfaces.
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Shared Belief Looking Beyond Speedy Family
MAHUBAH'S CORNER<br />Shared Belief ran away with the CashCall Futurity and put in his bid to become the first juvenile champion to skip the Breeders' Cup since Declan's Moon.
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Honor Code: A.P. Indy's Last Derby Hope
MAHUBAH'S CORNER<br />As a son of A.P. Indy, Honor Code should have no problems with stamina, nor is there much concern as to whether he will train on at 3.
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Is Imagining the Next Phipps Stable Star?
MAHUBAH'S CORNER<br />Point of Entry is now off to stud, but the Phipps family may already have his replacement for next season's major turf distance events in Imagining.
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Harlan's Holiday Unlikely to Be Forgotten
MAHUBAH'S CORNER<br />Shockwaves are still reverberating through the breeding community at the loss of Harlan's Holiday.
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Inbreeding to Secretariat: Not a Passing Fad
MAHUBAH'S CORNER<br />The great Secretariat is not exactly in Herod's position yet as a universal influence on pedigrees, but he may be moving in that direction.
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Artie Schiller Keeps Trend Going for El Prado
MAHUBAH'S CORNER<br />Artie Schiller follows Medaglia d'Oro and Kitten's Joy as the third son of El Prado finding notable success at stud in the U.S.
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Al Kazeem Fit for a Queen
MAHUBAH'S CORNER<br />As the first new sire to come to Sandringham since Motivator, Al Khazeem offers the Royal Studs both a sire line that is an outcross and a female family of transatlantic interest.
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Tamarando's Futurity Lifts Bertrando's Legacy
MAHUBAH'S CORNER<br />Tamarando, a member of Bertrando's next-to-last crop, may finally provide a chance of continuing the Bertrando branch of the In Reality/Relaunch sire line.
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Times Two's Saratoga Double
MAHUBAH'S CORNER<br />Times Two is the 5th dam of both King's Bishop winner Capo Bastone and Travers winner Will Take Charge.
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Moonlight Cloud, Invincible in 2013
MAHUBAH'S CORNER<br />Moonlight Cloud has a Win and You're In ticket to the Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. IT), and on her form this year, she would be a more than worthy challenger for Wise Dan.
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Kettle Corn is on a Sweet Ride
MAHUBAH'S CORNER<br />Kettle Corn isn't likely to be mistaken for a great horse, but on his day, he can be dangerous, as he proved July 27 when defeating Paynter in the San Diego Handicap (gr. II).
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Mahubah's Corner: White Thoroughbreds
MAHUBAH'S CORNER<br />So far, no white Thoroughbred has ever become a stakes winner in American, but a breakthrough for these horses of a different color may be only a matter of time.
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Mahubah's Corner: Jim Bolger
MAHUBAH'S CORNER<br />Jim Bolger could be thought of as the 'little giant' in the Irish arena, given the magnitude of what he has accomplished while operating on a small scale.
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Divina Preciosa: A Double Dose of Missy Baba
MAHUBAH'S CORNER<br />On June 15, the Clasico Tanteo de Potrancas (Chi-I), fell to Divina Preciosa, a daughter of the American export Crocker Road, yet another of the busy clan of Missy Baba.
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Ruler of The World for Galileo
MAHUBAH'S CORNER<br />Ruler of The World hails from one of the best sire-producing families on the international scene, that of Missy Baba.
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Cee's Song Continues to Produce Winning Music
MAHUBAH'S CORNER<br />Cee's Song produced four stakes winners, one an important sire, and two multiple stakes producers, each with a grade I winner to her credit.
