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Determining influences are the criteria towards establishing how a classy-Type goes bigger than pedigree.
After the 2026 New Zealand & Australia yearling bloodstock sales buyers cited their athletic or scopey type purchases.
Another view took hip and depth/hindquarter wide was consistent by certain sires.
With a pedigree overview of stallion lines, the emergent and prime genetic influences for their supremacy is featured.
First distinguishment is Grey Sovereign. His global breeding impact thereof numerous notable branches(see) https://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/pdf/cau/cau020521.pdf where each developed on and re-created male dynasty line to grand-son Caro, to deceased sire Uncle Mo (USA).
Grey Sovereign was a champion breeding sire of two-year-olds. He was notorious for ill-temperament (history notes to Chanticleer (IRE) 1843 by Birdcatcher) yet nevertheless, the line truly flourished –
Grey Sovereign’s coat 2x The Tetrarch, (link The Tetrarch) undoubtedly a Individual type and speed influence impelled like no other strain. Whether G gene coat, a constitution, or ‘speed’ endurance an ancestor mare factors considerably Godolphin Blossom. > see Chanticleer/Drone/Master Robert).
The determination of great sires appears and re-appears much to that nucleus mare, and the work is often finding what are carriers.
Second significant influence – Vilmorin (GB) through the Deep Impact males.
Vilmorin, 16 hand horse sired Quorum and there rolls in the ‘magic’ of astonishing racehorses, sire of immortal Red Rum, Grand National Steeplechase (thrice), 2nd twice, Scottish Grand National
Vilmorin, his daughter/dam Jojo (GB) dam of Queens Hussar and she, sire of Brigadier Gerard. Queens Hussar profile 3×3 Fair Trial (hence Lady Josephine f.f.9-c) + The Tetrarch + Vilmorin catalyses one genetic powerhouse.
@ Australasian breeding, there generated the fabulous family – Denises Joy (Aus) by Seventh Hussar (FR).
The Grey Sovereign and Vilmorin cross with homozygous grey coat bred Zeddaan (GB), his grandson Kenmare (FR) sire of Virage (Aus), black-type producer (Virage de Fortune, Glasnots, Avenue).
Virage de Fortune is 3rd dam of rising star and grey-colt Hidrix (Extreme Choice). Further in brief, the 6th dam by Gunsynd influences Hidrix’s profile & ancestrally same to Grey Sovereign, Florizel mare Fancy 1780 being a full sister to Diomed.
@ Master Robert (IRE) 1811 – Drone (IRE) 1823
3x Cygnet mare – an exceptional broodmare CYGNET MARE (GB) gr. M, 1761 {5}
Dam of 1) the outstandingly successful stallion Florizel, sire of at least 175 winners of £75,901, the sire of a) top class racehorse and outstanding sire Diomed (1780 Derby, sire in America of the top class racehorses Lavinia, [Ball’s] Florizel, Duroc (sire of the great American Eclipse), [Wilkes’] Wonder (sire of [Tennessee] Oscar), and sire of the dams of the great Henry and top class Sir Alfred; however, his crowning achievement was as sire of great racehorse Sir Archy, one of greatest stallions in American turf history); b) Eager (1791 Derby); c) Tartar (1792 St Leger); and d) Ninety-Three (1793 St Leger);
full brother – Bourdeaux (1774 Jockey Club Plate [4yo division] –
https://www.pedigreequery.com/drone2
Again, the female family origin – Grey Sovereign distaff comes from a Florizel mare Fancy 1780 being full sister to Diomed.
Below examples Uncle Mo son, Arabian Knight (f.f. 23-b) Mannie Gray family – 3×3 Lexington. Further back 11 lines Florizel, 12 lines Diomed, 3x Gimcrack.
Through his sire line @ In Excess (IRE) has 2nd dam by Vilmorin, daughter Vi.
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