Pedigree Analysis – Bluebloods

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

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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

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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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 Pedigree Analysis

Border Bounty Family

[Published Bluebloods Nov/Dec 2020] As one might expect there are relative few examples of horses bred in Denmark exerting an influence on international racing. There are, however, some notable exceptions. One from the latter part of the last century, the mare Rossard, was not only bred in Denmark, but was by a Danish stallion (Glacial, a son…

ByAlan PorterOctober 25, 20210Comments

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Battle of the Sexes

[Published Bluebloods Sept/Oct 2020] GENETIC COMPATIBILITY BREEDING the thoroughbred racehorse remains an inexact science, despite interesting genetic research by professional companies. Simon Marsh, general manager of Watership Down Stud since 1992 for Lord and Lady Webber, stated in an interview: “If you have the greatest stallion in the world and the best mare in the world, there’s…

ByKen McLeanOctober 18, 20210Comments

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The Breed Changing Blandford D1b combination

[Published Bluebloods March 2020] ONE of the most interesting developments with regard to genetics and the thoroughbred is the establishment of female lines sorted by Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), mitochondria being genetic material that exists outside the nucleus of the cell, and is passed on exclusively through the female line. The mitochondria have numerous vital functions,…

ByAlan PorterSeptember 1, 20210Comments

Bluebloods Pedigree Analysis

Wenona Girl

The champion mare who put Wilkes (FR) on the map Wenona Girl NEWHAVEN Park stud master John Kelly certainly hit the jackpot when his first crop sire Wilkes (FR) had a winner with his first runner in the spring of 1959. The juvenile in question was Wenona Girl and she opened her account with a 2.5…

ByDavid BayJune 21, 20210Comments

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Distance Ranges For Top Australian Sires: A Perceptible Shift?

[su_button url="http://shop.bluebloods.com.au" style="flat" background="#e7f4fc" color="#2c1f60" center="yes" radius="5" icon="icon: exclamation-circle" icon_color="#2c1f60" download="http://www.stallions.com.au/pdfs/2021-booking%20form.pdf"][first published in BLUEBLOODS Issue 6 - 2020. To get this article and more subscribe][/su_button] Written Tycoon In March and April, 2018, my colleague Dr. Emily Plant and myself spent five weeks in New South Wales (with a 10-day side trip to New Zealand, where I first…

ByBluebloodsApril 6, 20210Comments

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