The Australian bred Blue Hen – Easy Date credit informant PQ: Blue Hen broodmare has established bloodline of descendants including: Snippets, True Blonde, and Forensics.
The raffle that is thoroughbred breeding is illustrated by the celebrated broodmare Easy Date, a daughter of Grand Chaudiere, culled at a 1984 Scone bloodstock sale for $5000 with Snippets (by Lunchtime) inside her.

3yo filly Leica Lucy (NZ) by Derryn from Dynamite Lucy by Sir Percy – Easy Date (Aus) : 5x5x5d. Easy Date – Mumtaz Mahal 7s x 6s x 5d x 6d

Leica Lucy showcased star potential at Fillies Classic 2000m as smallest opportunity presented her true class; from when pocketed at the 200m mark.

Her sire Derryn (distaff Easy Date) standing at Grangewilliam Stud Wanganui New Zealand (4×4 Easy Date) sire of G1 performer Antipodean from a Per Incanto (Street Cry) dam and has a mile winner in Hong Kong. He is a stallion that really begs more attention for quality numerous bloodlines as his dam goes by Lonhro (Octagonal) plus as a grand-son of champion sprinter Fastnet Rock (Aus) he as much readily influenced by the lineage @Byerley Turk, to this sire seen below.

– Blue Hen, Easy Date has her legacy in Australia’s hottest sire on the current market King’s Legacy (Redoute’s Choice) and its pretty easy to see herself in King’s Legacy progeny to date 2yo filly Kujenga for 1 start/1 win. Interestingly… another King’s Legacy winning 2yo filly reflects to our comments in Open Secret with the Byerley Turk blood influence via *Crested Wave & thru Koblenza (Fr) by Hugh Lupus, 3rd dam of High Chaparrel (IRE) .

For mine the Leica Lucy pedigree also places Haplotype(s), particularly through families 20, to further peculiarities that come for remark. The Haplotype in general is I2a1, additional L3a1b and M2 & A1a and obviously the pedigree cannot be conclusive…however, there come indications as notably Blakeney & *Crested Wave assigned family 20C.

Pushing along ‘what’ phenotype has superior, sound morphological Blakeney says it all Sport-Type, Temperament & the Morphological “Heathersett (by Hugh Lupus) also sired the Epsom Derby winner Blakeney, who William considers to “the most beautiful mover of the modern Thoroughbred generation.” Blakeney in turn sired St Leger winner Julio Mariner, who became a hugely successful sport horse sire in Germany and Holland” (reference here)

“Blakeney was the ultimate Thoroughbred in temperament and ability, a one of a kind stallion.” further note: Blakeney @ Byerley Turk male line.

*Crested Wave, 2x influence Olympia from dam Miss Dolphin (@ noting sire Crozier/My Babu: Byerley turk male influences as bred by the great US breeder Fred Hooper – entered stud in 1982 in New Zealand earning the 1990/91 NZ Grosvenor Award.

Will Breeders ever note ? it is still gathering foremost lines of Byerley Turk blood examples Twig Moss, Blakeney & Crested Wave, in refinement of classic racehorse.

And foremostly sports distinguished Phenotype!! Lunchtime family 7-f: the article (link pdf) here.

Lunchtime who produced the most beautiful show types. His children were so very successful. He was the father of champion race horse and stallion Snippets, originally owned and started by show jumper Jane Napier.

Equestrian Memories Australia’s Post @FB

To round all off… Leica Lucy’s distaff has ancestress Pretty Polly