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@research I was lucky to score this book below about Nijinsky as it was penned during his earlier siring years.
Most account for Nijinsky by his sire Northern Dancer, the Darley Arabian sire of sires, a game-changer of the racing breed.
Having hunches there was more than a Northern Dancer verve to Nijinsky, it was the renowned dam Flaming Page where she did indeed throw herself into Nijinsky’s’ type.
For mine, the strong appealing head really says much & all: the emphasis to Type thru pedigree which emphasizes Musket bloodlines 🐴Flaming Page has 4x Musket. >> ***Torpoint/Trenton/Musket daughter Torpenhow (GB).
observe the Musket head, neck and shoulder
Musket was much more than thoroughbred, he was a breeder of breeds for New Zealand and his breeding went as afar to Argentina, Brazil and the United States. https://teamvalor.com/Library/Musket.pdf
Why did Musket produce better and superior? The answer to muse, will point to one thing and those several or equal nature in-bone (i.e. Man O’ War, Count Fleet, Princequillo) as this wisdom of the bones is gaining Type @ stamina morphological.
Harnessing to that Bone is nucleus. There is really absolutely no getting away from substance. Its importance still relates core-bloodlines and those genetic traits in Thoroughbred horses. Particularly, those related to the sire Musket and by his influence on subsequent generations. The objective is that the genetic “nucleus” come core traits are passed down through these bloodlines, contributing to the overall quality and performance of the horse.
For Type: Musket’s type alike bloodlines, has 7/8 sister in Quiver dam of La Fleche, the distaff to Cinna, & of @ Uganda dam of Umidar by Blandford seen to 3rd dam sire Brushing Groom (FR).
Similar @Type influences ⬇️⬇️🐴
In Distaff, La Fleche the dam of Beau Pere produced New Zealand, Australian and US performers breeding Champions like Flower Bowl dam of His Majesty (US) and Graustark; her daughter Hall of Racing Fame, Bowl of Flowers, dam of Whiskey Road.
2NOTE: Graustark (Ribot) has 4x Quiver + 3x Trenton by Musket.
La Fleche distaff dam of Beau Pere – he produced New Zealand, Australian and to US performers building champions like Flower Bowl dam of His Majesty (US) and Graustark, her daughter Hall of Racing Fame, Bowl of Flowers, dam of Whiskey Road.
Appealing Musket to Nijinsky’s 1st sired progeny & at pedigree, furthers the Musket influence through French champion 3yo colt Caerleon.
Its for sure astute US breeder, A.B. Hancock understood what importance of Musket bone. Jim Gaffney (USA) had little demand & went competing in California at 3 years. Further later in Western Canada, a paltry $500.00 selling without any takers. His first crop of foals of six, came in 1913 and by 1924, he went owned by Hancock to stand at Claiborne.
Jim Gaffney is seen to the pedigree of the Nijinsky son Dancing Spree in 6th dam Flivver. Dancing Spree was a G.1 winer at 4 and 5 years.
The Musket integrity to his grandson Spearmint, sire of Catnip, grand dam of Tesio’s breeding in Nearco. A Musket grandson ***Torpoint sire of dam Hamoaze (GB) as dam of St Germans (+La Fleche) & Buchan, the sire of 3rd dam to (Tesio’s) Ribot’s dam Romanella.
1946 Triple Crown Winner Assault (USA) has 6×6 Musket + La Fleche.
The fated Nijinsky son Ferdinand carries additional Musket through son *Foul Shot to the US sire in Double Jay.
This is further evidenced to Musket/Nijinsky heading to the US$250k sire Justify (USA) sire of City of Troy (USA) as since retired to Coolmore stud duty.
City of Troy (USA) with The Musket bone: *Foul Shot 3rd dam of Double Jay. Artillery (NZ) and the Musket mare The Great Ruby influences On Watch (USA) > Market Wise. The Musket mare Gisela (GB), the 3rd dam of Willonyx William the Third) > Johnstown. Then follow…dam Plucky Leige (Spearmint/Carbine/Musket) namely her magnificent sire influences, Sir Gallahad, Admiral Drake, Bull Dog, Bois Roussell
Plucky Leige: Admiral Drake and Sir Gallahad are strains in essence @ Hail to Reason
One can never forget the magnificent Nijinsky, just as one cannot afford to dismiss ‘what’ power still lays bones in Musket with the female type adjacent in La Fleche.
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