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Bluebloods Pedigree Analysis

Quality mares say I do, I do, I do

With 119 rising yearlings in his first crop, Champion 3YO colt Yes Yes Yes should be a leading performer among the first season sires who will have yearlings for sale in 2023. An absolute speedster of the highest level who matured early, buyers who consider themselves good judges of a precocious type will be out…

ByRenee GeelenAugust 11, 20220Comments

Bluebloods Pedigree Analysis

The family ties of Cotehele House

Auckland octogenarian Don Goodwin, breeder of local mare sensation Verry Elleegant is said to have quipped he “just got lucky”, which must be some sort of euphemism for “had a specific plan that worked out exceedingly well”. Goodwin’s breeding strategy designed a pedigree pattern that was distinct and deliberate, but most of all, clever. Dubbed…

ByRommy FavershamAugust 8, 20220Comments

Bluebloods Pedigree Analysis

Evolving characteristics of the thoroughbreds

Breeding the racehorse is an inexact science due to genetic diversity associated with any hybrid breed I admire the high-class ability displayed by many small horses who compete with distinction against bigger rivals. I remember some of the great stallions standing between 15 to 15.2 hands high who had the ability to quicken despite their size.…

ByBluebloodsAugust 8, 20220Comments

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The World’s Greatest Bloodstock Agent

Notwithstanding the notoriety William Allison enjoyed throughout the world of thoroughbred racing and breeding, his business transactions indeed warrant even greater recognition, particularly in regard to their collective shaping of the breed. Most pedigree scholars who are familiar with Briton William Allison probably associate him with the infamous “Figure System” which he championed following the…

ByRommy FavershamAugust 5, 20220Comments

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Teofilo the champion son of Galileo

The male line of Sadler’s Wells rests firmly by his champion son Galileo, especially via two sons both produced from daughters of Danehill, namely Frankel and Teofilo. Frankel, bred by the late Prince Khalid bin Abdullah (Saudi Royal Family) was born at Banstead Manor Farm in Suffolk and raced in the silks of Juddmonte Farms.…

ByBluebloodsJune 15, 20220Comments

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2022 Freshman Sires

Freshman 2022 Wild Ruler By Renee Geelen May 20, 2022May 20, 2022 Stands at NEWGATE FARM, NSW, for $38,500 A classic example of linebreeding back to his own family, Victor Ludorum excelled as a Wild Ruler is the archetypical Australian racehorse; early maturing, fast, tough, a winner in multiple seasons, and of course,…

ByBluebloodsJune 15, 20220Comments

Bluebloods Personality Profile

Kandice Pritchard

Kandice Pritchard and her partner Brad Lowe have come a long way over the last 20 years. Kandice Pritchard and her partner Brad Lowe have come a long way over the last 20 years. Their KBL Thoroughbreds - Kandice, Brad, Lowe - alongside the rustic Beaudesert racecourse, some 40km south of Brisbane, is one…

ByBluebloodsJune 14, 20220Comments

Bluebloods Stallion Profile

Justify

Justify, winning the Kentucky Derby. Justify (Scat Daddy-Stage Magic, by Ghostzapper) is the only member of a unique club. An unbeaten Triple Crown winner. To put this in some context, the American Triple Crown consists of three races; the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes, and the Belmont Stakes. The Belmont Stakes was first run in 1867,…

ByRenee GeelenMay 19, 20220Comments

Bluebloods Personality Profile

Brett Cavanough

[Published Bluebloods Jan/Feb 2021] Since the advent of political correctness about 50 years ago much of the western world’s population seems to have been sapped of individual personality. This is particularly evident in the thoroughbred industry, which has been littered with characters through much of its 200 year-plus history in Australia. But one man who…

ByAndrew ReichardNovember 3, 20210Comments

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

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