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.
Pedigree Analysis
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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.
The Influence of Bold Ruler
Once upon a time there was a brave young prince named Bold Ruler, who became the greatest stallion of his time.
California Chrome Chasing the Derby Dream
MAHUBAH'S CORNER
A California-bred eye-catcher with flashy white markings, but in his case, handsome is as handsome does.
Gala Award: Not Your Typical Turf Pedigree
PORTER ON PEDIGREES
Gala Award does not have a pedigree that one would normally associate with a turf specialist, and his connections are now considering races such as the Toyota Blue Grass Stakes.
Wildcat Red Stretches Speed Toward Classics
MAHUBAH'S CORNER
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.
Kobe's Back Sprints Onto Derby Trail
PORTER ON PEDIGREES
The impression that Kobe's Back was an early season 2-year-old flash in the pan was dismissed when he won the San Vicente Stakes.
Candy Boy Emerges From California Family
MAHUBAH'S CORNER
Candy Boy is the product of two generations of outcrossing on what had become an intensely inbred female line.
Samraat Brings Back Memories of Funny Cide
PORTER ON PEDIGREES
Eleven years after Funny Cide became the first New York-bred to win the Kentucky Derby (gr. I), two more horses bred in the Empire State stamped themselves as legitimate classic prospects.
Midnight Hawk: A Mating of Two Sprinters?
MAHUBAH'S CORNER
The pedigree of Midnight Hawk, on the surface a mating between two sprinters, actually shows a nice balance between speed and stamina elements.
Noble Moon Full of Classic Promise
PORTER ON PEDIGREES
In just his third start, Noble Moon impressed with a determined two-length victory in the Jan. 4 Jerome Stakes.
Heir Kitty Extends Her Sire's Speed Legacy
MAHUBAH'S CORNER
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.
Mr Speaker Hopes to Follow in Orb's Footsteps
PORTER ON PEDIGREES
If Mr Speaker is to follow in Orb's footsteps, he will have to make the switch from turf to dirt at some point, and according to his trainer that switch may come as soon as his next start.
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.
King Kamehameha Son Dominates in Hong Kong
PORTER ON PEDIGREES
Few Japanese runners in international competition have been more impressive than Lord Kanaloa, who won 13 of 19 starts overall.
Honor Code: A.P. Indy's Last Derby Hope
MAHUBAH'S CORNER
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.
Rise Up Scores for Late Sire Rockport Harbor
PORTER ON PEDIGREES
Rise Up took Rockport Harbor to the head of the juvenile sire standings with his dominating victory in the Delta Downs Jackpot.
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.
Bernardini Making Headway Down Under
PORTER ON PEDIGREES
Bernardini's first Australian crop has produced not only multiple group I winner Boban, but also four-time group scorer Toydini and stakes winners Meidung and Solemn.
Harlan's Holiday Unlikely to Be Forgotten
MAHUBAH'S CORNER
Shockwaves are still reverberating through the breeding community at the loss of Harlan's Holiday.
Kingston Hill Proves Merit of Mastercraftsman
PORTER ON PEDIGREES
Mastercraftsman leapt to the top of the freshman sire list Oct. 26 following the victories of Craftsman in the JRA Killavullan Stakes and Kingston Hill in the Racing Post Trophy.
Inbreeding to Secretariat: Not a Passing Fad
MAHUBAH'S CORNER
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.
Astaire a Model for Close Inbreeding
PORTER ON PEDIGREES
Astaire wasn't bred by trainer Jim Bolger, but he is by the Bolger-trained Intense Focus, and the Irish conditioner would surely approve of the inbreeding found in Astaire's pedigree.
Artie Schiller Keeps Trend Going for El Prado
MAHUBAH'S CORNER
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.
In Trouble Signals Man o' War Line Survival
PORTER ON PEDIGREES, by Alan Porter
If the Man o' War line is to extend far into the current century, it will almost certainly rely on the success of Tiznow as a sire of sires.
Al Kazeem Fit for a Queen
MAHUBAH'S CORNER
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.
Toormore: Another Good Horse for Arakan
PORTER ON PEDIGREES, by Alan Porter
Toormore is the third group winner sired by Arakan, and the second out of Danzig line mare.
Tamarando's Futurity Lifts Bertrando's Legacy
MAHUBAH'S CORNER
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.
Sweet Success for Street Cry Line
PORTER ON PEDIGREES, by Alan Porter
One of the more interesting features of the last 10 days or so has been the hot streak for young sire sons of Street Cry.
Times Two's Saratoga Double
MAHUBAH'S CORNER
Times Two is the 5th dam of both King's Bishop winner Capo Bastone and Travers winner Will Take Charge.
A Joyful Grade I Trio for the Ramseys
PORTER ON PEDIGREES, by Alan Porter
Few owners in recent times could have been more committed to the stud career of a stallion than Ken and Sarah Ramsey have been to Kitten's Joy.
Moonlight Cloud, Invincible in 2013
MAHUBAH'S CORNER
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.
Pedigree Analysis: A Rising Sire Family
by Anne Peters
Female lines that continue to produce top-class runners.
Justin Phillip Perseveres for Grade I Prize
PORTER ON PEDIGREES, by Alan Porter
Justin Phillip made his racecourse debut Aug. 19, 2010 at Saratoga. Some 28 races later he gained a first grade I victory in Saratoga's Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap (gr. I).
Silvano Bringing Stamina to South Africa
by Darryl Sherer
Sprint stallions tend to dominate in South Africa, so when German-bred Silvano began shuttling in 2003 to the Jacobs family-owned Maine Chance Farm in the Western Cape, he became a revelation.
Kettle Corn is on a Sweet Ride
MAHUBAH'S CORNER
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).
Pedigree Analysis: Centralinteligence
by Anne Peters
Six grade I winners were topped in this year's Triple Bend by Centralinteligence.
Princess of Sylmar is a Grade I Warrior
PORTER ON PEDIGREES, by Alan Porter
Majestic Warrior has made impressive strides this season, second among second-crop sires by earnings, and leading with six individual stakes winners.
Pedigree Analysis: Scat Daddy's Triple Play
To sire all three place-getters in a group I race is something akin to fantasy, but Scat Daddy joined elite company when Solaria led home Dalala and Lemon Pretty in the Premio Arturo Lyon Pena (Chi-I) June 28.
Mahubah's Corner: White Thoroughbreds
MAHUBAH'S CORNER
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.
Pedigree Analysis: The Kittens Keep Coming
by Anne Peters
One could attribute the success of Kitten's Joy as a sire to the many savvy breeders who stepped out of their comfort zone to use a turf stayer, but that would be wrong.
Ghostzapper's Starship Rising in 2013
PORTER ON PEDIGREES, by Alan Porter
It's not surprising that Ghostzapper's offspring would do best when given time, and it's more than likely that this was the reason for his perceived initial 'failure to launch.'
Mahubah's Corner: Jim Bolger
MAHUBAH'S CORNER
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.
Pedigree Analysis - The King of Royal Ascot
by John P. Sparkman
Danzig proved himself a sire of sires, and his greatest influence has been abroad instead of in the country of his birth, and that influence has rarely been more evident than at Royal Ascot in 2013.
Close Hatches Makes First Defence
PORTER ON PEDIGREES, by Alan Porter
Leading commercial sire Unbridled's Song is still looking for his true heir as a stallion, and he may have found it in First Defence.
Divina Preciosa: A Double Dose of Missy Baba
MAHUBAH'S CORNER
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.
Pedigree Analysis: First-Crop Star for Curlin
by John P. Sparkman
Curlin has not made the fastest start at stud with his first crop of 3-year-olds, but the victory of Palace Malice in the 145th Belmont Stakes June 8 gave him a first-crop classic winner.
Porter on Pedigrees: Palace Intrigue
Porter On Pedigrees
Alan Porter dives into the family of Belmont Stakes winner Palace Malice.
A Look at Today's Broodmare Sires
by Anne Peters
Sires and sire lines are a big part of Thoroughbred breeding lore, but broodmare sires are often an overlooked part of the conversation.
Ruler of The World for Galileo
MAHUBAH'S CORNER
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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