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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
Pedigree Analysis: Mucho to Like
Mucho Macho Man will become the fifth Breeders' Cup Classic winner on Adena Springs' Kentucky stallion roster.
Legacy of Courtly Dee
The one-time $15,000 claimer is an influence in some of today's stakes winners.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Wildcat Red Stretches Speed Toward Classics
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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.
Candy Boy Emerges From California Family
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Candy Boy is the product of two generations of outcrossing on what had become an intensely inbred female line.
Midnight Hawk: A Mating of Two Sprinters?
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The pedigree of Midnight Hawk, on the surface a mating between two sprinters, actually shows a nice balance between speed and stamina elements.
Heir Kitty Extends Her Sire's Speed Legacy
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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.
Shared Belief Looking Beyond Speedy Family
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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.
Honor Code: A.P. Indy's Last Derby Hope
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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.
Is Imagining the Next Phipps Stable Star?
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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.
Harlan's Holiday Unlikely to Be Forgotten
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Shockwaves are still reverberating through the breeding community at the loss of Harlan's Holiday.
Inbreeding to Secretariat: Not a Passing Fad
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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.
Artie Schiller Keeps Trend Going for El Prado
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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.
Al Kazeem Fit for a Queen
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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.
Tamarando's Futurity Lifts Bertrando's Legacy
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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.
Times Two's Saratoga Double
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Times Two is the 5th dam of both King's Bishop winner Capo Bastone and Travers winner Will Take Charge.
Moonlight Cloud, Invincible in 2013
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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.
Kettle Corn is on a Sweet Ride
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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).
Mahubah's Corner: White Thoroughbreds
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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.
Mahubah's Corner: Jim Bolger
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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.
Divina Preciosa: A Double Dose of Missy Baba
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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.
Ruler of The World for Galileo
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Ruler of The World hails from one of the best sire-producing families on the international scene, that of Missy Baba.
Cee's Song Continues to Produce Winning Music
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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.
Dawn Approach: A Perfect Heir to His Sire
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Son of New Approach has already proven himself both a worthy heir to his sire and a proud addition to a family that has enjoyed substantial success on both sides of the Atlantic.
Winning Cause Keen on Keeneland
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Whether Winning Cause is a good horse anywhere else is still to be tested, but he sure likes Keeneland's Polytrack.
Normandy Invasion Ready for May 4
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Normandy Invasion has a running style that suggests the Derby distance will be no problem, but he has a pedigree that is ambiguous when it comes to stretching out to 10 furlongs.
Black Onyx: A New Gem on the Derby Trail
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Coming off a Feb. 23 turf allowance score at Gulfstream Park, the colt defeated the more heralded Uncaptured by 1 1/2 lengths.
Verrazano is More Than Ready for the KY Derby
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Coolmore's latest purchase handled the jump up to stakes company with aplomb in the Tampa Bay Derby.
Orb Sets a Course to the Classics
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Orb is a modern representative of a long and happy association between the Janneys and the Phipps family.
Trainer John Nerud Also a Prominent Breeder
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John Nerud managed at least part of the racing or breeding careers of several important sires, as well as breeding and racing two more in his own right.
Itsmyluckyday Rolls Into the Classic Picture
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With back-to-back impressive performances under his belt, Itsmyluckyday looks like a colt with a good future ahead of him.
Elnaawi - A New Face for a New Year
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Pedigrees don't win races, but on paper, none of the new faces to emerge so far in 2013 looks better than Elnaawi.
Australian Case Rekindles AI Debate
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The debate over whether to permit artificial insemination (AI) in the Thoroughbred has been around just about as long as the practice.
Violence Holds Promise of Racing Glory
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The equine Violence now must be considered a leading Triple Crown prospect for owner Black Rock Thoroughbreds and trainer Todd Pletcher.
Centre Court Takes Center Stage
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Racing as a homebred for the G. Watts Humphrey Jr. & Louise Ireland Humphrey Revocable Trust, Centre Court dominated a solid field of distaff turfers to notch her third graded stakes win of the year.
Loch Garman One to Watch for the Classics
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Loch Garman is the second group I-winning juvenile sired by Teofilo, European champion juvenile male in 2006.
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