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It was quite a weekend for the Danzig. First of all, Danzig himself was represented by 200th stakes winner when Olympic captured the Mataji Stakes at Calder. And a review of stakes activity around the world shows that (More…)
Quick Step
It’s no secret that Seattle Slew and Mr. Prospector have been combining well in pedigrees for a considerable amount of time (and probably no coincidence that both (More…)
Distorted Facts
As a grandson of Mr. Prospector, Distorted Humor (TrueNicks, SRO) has been given plenty of opportunity with Northern Dancer-line mares, even though he himself is out of a mare by Northern Dancer son Danzig. Some versions have proved better than others, but overall, the broad Distorted Humor/Northern Dancer cross gets a TrueNicks rating of C+ and it has produced 10 stakes winners, six of them graded. (More…)
Three Cool Cats
There is no doubt about who is the early sensation amongst European freshman sires. One Cool Cat has already sired 10 (More…)
Success Rate
One stallion that has been on the move, both physically and in terms of his stud fee, is Exchange Rate (TrueNicks, SRO). The son of Danzig – Sterling Pound (by Seeking the Gold) retired to Padua Stables in Ocala, Fla., where he stood for as little as (More…)
Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad
Vision d’Etat retained his unbeaten record with a head victory in the Prix du Jockey-Club – French Derby (gr. I). Vision d’Etat has a pedigree that is obscure by almost any standard. Chichicastenango – the sire of Vision d’Etat - was one of only two stakes winners for (More…)
A Generation Removed
We are often asked the question on nick ratings — “do they work across multiple generations?” The answer ironically depends on the genuine strength of the affinity between the sire lines in question. Examples of nicks that seem to span generations and withstand the scrutiny of time include Fappiano over (More…)