Browse by Tags

George Washington Filly Nears Debut
Wednesday, July 07, 2010 10:45 AM

UPDATE: Date With Destiny won her debut impressively at Newbury, defeating Zanazzi , the Bernardini ( TrueNicks , SRO ) half sister to Speightstown ( TrueNicks , SRO ), by nearly two lengths. Mrs. Julie Wood’s Date With Destiny , the only foal of the ill-fated George Washington , is likely to make her first career start Friday at Newbury in a 7-furlong maiden... Read More...

by ITapp | 12 comment(s)

Filed under: European Racing, Race Previews

Danzig Line Domination in Europe
Thursday, April 22, 2010 7:36 AM

The sterling efforts of Pivotal, and of Sadler’s Wells sons Galileo and Montjeu – who come to the fore as the distance increase – not withstanding, European racing often appears to be dominated by the Danzig line, particularly via Danehill and Green Desert. Those two branches were particuarly in evidence in the last week, through Dansili – who is vying with Danehill... Read More...

by aporter | 4 comment(s)

Filed under: Recent Winners, Mares, Emerging Nicks, Sires, European Racing, Pedigree Elements

Dubawi Keeping the Beat
Monday, April 12, 2010 7:34 AM

Tragically, the brilliant Dubai Millennium died after serving just one season at stud. He was represented by just 56 registered foals, of which 35 started, and five were stakes winners. The best of his three group winners was the colt Dubawi, winner of the National Stakes (gr. I), Irish 2,000 Guineas (gr. I) and Prix Jacques Le Marois (gr. I), and placed third... Read More...

by aporter | 8 comment(s)

Filed under: Sires, European Racing

Ex Games
Wednesday, March 24, 2010 8:02 AM

The first European group event of the season, the Prix Exbury (gr. III), went to Chinchon, who carries the colors of Darpat SL (keen pedigree student Dario Hinojosa), and is a Pedigree Consultants recommended mating. By Marju (by Last Tycoon), Chinchon has the brother and sister Try My Best and Northern Prancer at the top and bottom of his pedigree. Coincidentally... Read More...

by aporter | with no comments

Filed under: Recent Winners, Mares, European Racing, Pedigree Elements

King For A Day
Tuesday, March 23, 2010 3:45 PM

March 18 might as well have gone down as Kingmambo ( TrueNicks , SRO ) day in France, as his sire ons dominated the stakes events at Deauville. The 6½ furlong Prix Montenica, for three-year-old colts and geldings, went to Too Nice Name, a son of Kingsalsa. A group III winning miler, Kingsalsa also finished second in the Prix de la Salamandre (gr. I) and third... Read More...

by aporter | 2 comment(s)

Filed under: Recent Winners, Mares, Sires, European Racing, Pedigree Elements

Wanted: Fastnet Rock in Demand
Wednesday, March 17, 2010 11:05 AM

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para... Read More...

by sgillies | with no comments

Filed under: Sires, European Racing, Australian Racing

A Crowded Family Portrait
Tuesday, January 26, 2010 2:46 PM

We have to wonder if there has been a more prolific family in the last couple of years than that of the Verbatim mare, Right Word, the dam of three stakes winners: the graded scorer Ascutney and Words of War (both by Lord At War) and Word o’ Ransom (by Red Ransom). Ascutney is dam of two graded winners, headed by Raven’s Pass, winner of the 2008 Breeders’ Cup... Read More...

by aporter | 1 comment(s)

Filed under: Pedigrees and Breeding, Recent Winners, Mares, Emerging Nicks, Sires, European Racing, Pedigree Elements

Spanning The Globe
Thursday, January 14, 2010 9:17 AM

Of the numerous orders we have received for the new TrueNicks Stallion Analysis and companion Pedigree Consultants Stallion Compatibility Report, one of the most intriguing was for Sabirli , who retires to Karacabey Farm in Turkey for 2010. While Sabirli may not be a very familiar name, he is a son of 1991 Kentucky Derby (gr. I) winner, Strike the Gold, out of... Read More...

by aporter | with no comments

Filed under: Sire Lines, Products, Sires, European Racing, Pedigree Elements

Keep On Rolling
Thursday, January 07, 2010 9:30 AM

Giant's Causeway ( TrueNicks , SRO ) celebrated his first Leading Sire crown in appropriate fashion, notching up his twenty-third stakes winner of the year when Tiger’s Rock captured the Gallant Fox Handicap at Aqueduct on December 31. This was the first stakes win for the three-year-old, who is out of the Afleet mare, Call Me Fleet (TrueNicks rated A ). What... Read More...

by aporter | with no comments

Filed under: Pedigrees and Breeding, Recent Winners, Mares, Sires, European Racing, Pedigree Elements

The Aga Khan Stars Also Shine
Wednesday, October 07, 2009 2:31 PM

Sea the Stars has rightfully dominated the headlines from Europe but the other story of the weekend was the remarkable performance of horses bred and owned by the Aga Khan. We'll start with the 2½ mile Prix du Cadran (gr. I), which went to Alandi (TrueNicks A ), who is by Galileo out of the stakes winning Darshaan mare, Aliya, and is one of no less than five... Read More...

by aporter | 3 comment(s)

Filed under: Broodmare Sire Lines, Sire Lines, Pedigrees and Breeding, Recent Winners, Mares, Emerging Nicks, Sires, European Racing, Pedigree Elements

Powering to the Top
Wednesday, September 02, 2009 5:20 PM

If asked to nominate the freshman sire most likely to be the first North American or European stallion to be represented by a group or grade I winner, it is a fair bet that few experts would have nominated Powerscourt (GB) ( TrueNicks , SRO ) . A tough, much-travelled son of Sadler's Wells, who was first past the post in back-to-back renewals of the Arlington... Read More...

by aporter | with no comments

Filed under: Sires, European Racing

Danehill Dancer Domination
Monday, July 27, 2009 11:57 AM

Scarcely a weekend goes by without sons of Danehill striking all over the world -- they had stakes winners in Europe, the U.S., and Australia over the latest weekend -- but they don't often match the achievement of Danehill Dancer (IRE), who had the first three home in the Camas Park and Ashtown House Studs Phoenix Stakes (Ire-I), a six-furlong event for 2-year... Read More...

by aporter | with no comments

Filed under: Recent Winners, Sires, European Racing

Job Well Done for Sadler's Wells Sire Line
Monday, June 29, 2009 8:37 PM

It might have taken a while for Sadler's Wells to hit his stride as a sire of sires, but he's been making up for lost time at a tremendous rate -- as evidenced this weekend when his line dominated group and grade I racing. The Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby (Ire-I) resulted in a one-two for the offspring of his sons as Investec Epsom Derby (Eng-I) runner-up Fame... Read More...

by aporter | 2 comment(s)

Filed under: Recent Winners, Emerging Nicks, European Racing

German Bloodlines Dominate in Europe
Thursday, June 18, 2009 9:00 AM

First it was the Investec Epsom Derby (Eng-I), where the first and second -- Sea the Stars (IRE) and Fame and Glory (GB) -- both came from German female lines. Then Le Havre (IRE) , out of a German-bred mare, took the Prix du Jockey Club (Fr-I). This weekend it was the turn of Stacelita (FR) , who maintained her undefeated record with a four-length win in the... Read More...

by aporter | 8 comment(s)

Filed under: Recent Winners, European Racing

Magical Day for Night of Magic
Thursday, May 28, 2009 9:38 AM

The 2009 running of the Oaks d'Italia (Ity-II) went to the Peintre Celebre filly Night of Magic (IRE) . Night of Magic is out of a mare by Platini (GER) (by the great German sire Surumu (GER)) and from a German family that goes back to Catnip (IRE), the granddam of Nearco (ITY). Rated A++ by TrueNicks, Night of Magic has more recent classic connections: her dam... Read More...

by aporter | with no comments

Filed under: Recent Winners, European Racing

More Posts Next page »