Yes, Indeed, Always

No Nay Never has provided the sensational sire performance of the year so far in Europe. Now with five crops at the races, the Coolmore Stud stallion looks set to carry on the high standards set by Europe’s best speed stallions. But he’s far from one dimensional and just as likely to sire a top-class…

ByJohn BoyceJanuary 19, 20230Comments

Bluebloods Pedigree Analysis

Record breaking First Crop

[Published Bluebloods Jan/Feb 2021] One of the undoubted highlights of last season in Europe was the performance of first-crop sire Mehmas, who ended the year with no fewer than a record-smashing 56 winning two-year-olds. TO put that achievement into perspective, the previous record holder, Darley’s Iffraaj, amassed 38 in his first season over ten years ago.…

ByJohn BoyceNovember 3, 20210Comments

Bluebloods Pedigree Analysis

A Pivotal name in modern pedigrees

[Published Bluebloods Nov/Dec 2020] The autumn in Europe has been very wet, with racecourse surfaces turning soft or even heavy. There is no doubt that soft underfoot conditions change the complexion of racing, not all for the better. Good horses defect from good races and those that stand their ground are frequently compromised to one…

ByJohn BoyceNovember 3, 20210Comments

Bluebloods

Record breaking First Crop

One of the undoubted highlights of last season in Europe was the performance of first-crop sire Mehmas, who ended the year with no fewer than a record-smashing 56 winning two-year-olds. TO put that achievement into perspective, the previous record holder, Darley’s Iffraaj, amassed 38 in his first season over ten years ago. Even that number was…

ByJohn BoyceMarch 26, 20210Comments

Bluebloods

The elite mare maketh the man

First published May 2020 in BLUEBLOODS, to get this article when it's first published and more subscribe here AS stallion owners and breeders get ready to embark on another covering season, this time with a certain air of uncertainty hanging over the industry, it might be a worthwhile time to look back at 2019 and find…

ByJohn BoyceMarch 5, 20210Comments

Bluebloods

Street Cry – Shamardal – Territories – Thronum “The Helen Street family”

One of the most accomplished stallion families in recent years has been the one tracing back to Helen Street, featuring Street Cry and his nephew Shamardal. Both have been in the news recently but for altogether different reasons. Whereas Street Cry’s son Trekking added a second G1 victory to his resume, it was sad to…

ByJohn BoyceFebruary 25, 20210Comments

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