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Title Role (GB) wins Belmont

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Title Role (GB) – winner of German 2000 Guineas, Emirates 2000 Guineas and 2026 Belmont Derby.

The sire of sires Dubawi an exceptional ‘world’ breeder to honour his sire, Dubai Millennium. This vigorous male potent line represents 3-year-old colt, Title Role (GB) by Too Darn Hot Title Role Horse Pedigree

*(above) Dubai Millenium’s broodmare sire Shareef Dancer, winner of three Classic races, including the 1983 Irish Sweeps Derby in the second fastest time ever recorded.

TBL post, cracks – Night of Thunder (IRE) the ‘DM’ strains built dominance upon Tom Fool (2 year old sprint type) & #GA/GB War Admiral aka Buckpasser and again place Tom Fool for Belmont winner Title Role (GB) via his broodmare sire Lemon Drop Kid.

7S x 8s x 9s x 6D x 8d – Tom Fool (Menow X Bull Dog (ex- Plucky Leige by Spearmint/Carbine). Firing strains, Bull Dog/Plucky Leige throws type ‘Nijinsky’. Title Role 2nd dam sire line Isle de Bourbon by Nijinsky.

Stamping handsome are the Dubawi’s. Here, Title Role selling ➡️ Lot 488 (yearling) and link Lot 170 (breeze up sale) a strong Dubawi frame.

The much-admired Dubawi son Too Darn Hot threw success down under to Australian racing in Broadsiding (link) multiple G1 winner at two and three years and Hotazhell (Aus) two year old G1 winner & G1 sprinter Tropicus. More recently, two-year-old G2 sprinter, Afireofgidgeecoals.

Too Darn Hot @ tapping 2nd dam sire Top Ville (#Top Ville) emerges ‘Y’ descendancy where yielding line-bred Nearco – 20x overall.

Bearing in mind, @ 5th dam distaff has Nearco’s son Infatuation. (side note) Infatuation son Showdown 1970 – Showdown to a Triple Crown! – Kings of the Turf 🏆🏆🏆blasted upon the 1969/70 Australian breeding scene to earn titles as 2-year-old sire, general sire and broodmare sire.

Top Ville – broke the time records for both the Prix du Jockey Club and the Prix Lupin in 1979. Pictured here as a new resident stallion.

Title Role has the great broodmare 4×5 Delsy (FR), sire line of the #BT (Byerley Turk) in Abdos X’s on GA/GB @ Relic son Venture. Whilst Delsy has 5×6 #BT @Tourbillon + 5x Teddy + 9x Bay Ronald it developes the striking genetic configuration equating as superior and elite.

‘Delsey’ CREDIT IMAGERY – The Aga Khan Studs – Aga Khan Studs & https://share.google/XHQP3ujEkJxO7C3MH

5S x 6s x 5D Shirley Heights ( (Mill Reef – Hardiemma ex- Hardicanute (IRE) via Darshaan (Mark of Esteem), Deploy (Dubawi) and daughter High Hawk (Singspiel)

*Shirley Heights, winner of two Derbys and sire of two Derby winners in his first three crops.

Breeding is Development & History!! ⬇️⬇️🏆🏆🏇notes…

Title Role 5th dam Easy To Love Horse Pedigree has 3×5 The Boss by Orby/Orme/Ormonde English Triple Crown Winner, unbeaten in his career 16 wins.

It (Ormonde) the greatest sire line of Teddy sire of La Troienne one of the most influential/breed shaping mares in history. Teddy, sire of Case Ace (Raise A Native, Deploy) & 5th dam sire Dubai Millenium.

On subject Title Role @ 6th dam/distaff Vilmorin male line to Orby and all n’ all makes for an exciting sire prospect ahead.

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Last post cracks – Night of Thunder (IRE)quiz was Dancing Brave.

This week – Who Am I?

Picked out as a yearling, he was rated as one of the great ones. His trainer said “For brilliance xx, for toughness, Sir Ivor. At Prix de l’Arc de Troimphe, the trainer blamed jockey Lester Piggot for giving him “too much to do”. He lost by a head.

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cracks – Night of Thunder (IRE)

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Achieving super-sire status, the stats (2026 @ 5 Gr 1 winners) roll on for Night of Thunder (IRE). Night Of Thunder | Progeny Statistics | Racing Post 2025 champion sire Britain & Ireland.

A runner like the wind, his grand sire is the unequaled Dubai Millenium (Seeking the Gold/Mr. P) as remembered for his magnificent front run, winning by 8 lengths in the 2000 Dubai World Cup G1.

In first year of service Dubai Millennium died at 5 years old. Racing’s chosen creature: Dubai Millennium’s brief, brilliant reign

His son Dubawi would go on to continue the King’s legacy and similarly the effortless win & powerful stride. Dr Statz: Age not holding Dubawi back – The Owner Breeder

Dubai Millenium profiles: Native Dancer 4×5, 4×5 Tom Fool, 5×5 War Admiral note 4th dam distaff

@Tom Fool – Menow from Gaga by Bull Dog ex Plucky Leige (vintage footage below)

Profile @ Dubawi another strain @ Tom Fool via Drone broodmare sire of Dancing Brave.

Breeding on, the Dubawi × Galileo cross is one of the most powerful modern European nicking patterns, producing elite strike‑rates, multiple Group 1 winners, and exceptionally high earnings – Further lustre added to successful partnership – The Owner Breeder

Galileo through Miswaki > again,Tom Fool, sire of Buckpasser. Additionally noting Green Desert (sire of Desert Prince) @ War Admiral @2nd dam distaff thence, Man O’ War 5×4 + 5×5 Sir Gallahad (FR) by Teddy ex- Plucky Leige by Spearmint/Carbine/Musket.

Sire, Night of Thunder 4×5 Mr Prospector (4×5 Teddy) – 5×4 Northern Dancer @ strains 2x Spearmint/Carbine- 5x6x5 Mill Reef. And, @ 4th dam Forest Flower 5×5 Bull Lea (Teddy ex- Plucky Leige by Spearmint) > 5×4 Musket

Breeders’ prototype exceptional: firing at the old Musket lines, this mighty sire line descendancy & with ‘prototype’ @Toxophilite by Longbow/West Australian cross take nice affinity Man O’ War >5×7 West Australian + 6×5 Lord Clifden @4 strains @Martha Lynn family viz affinity with Carbine @ Martha Lynn female-family.

GA/GB – The West, West Australian was the first horse to win the Triple Crown and certainly regarded as one of the great horses of the nineteenth century, although he was not supported by professional gamblers of the times. As a sire he was truly overshadowed by the acclaimed Stockwell and was not considered a siring success. Until West Australian genetics sprung being Man O’ War and as broodmare sire of Musket, the antipodean breeder of breeders. His son Australian (GB) places the Fair Play line with its prepotency.

West Australian ‘The West’ ridden by Frank Butler – portraiture by Henry Alken Junior.

Night of Thunder‘s, progeny winners to duplicated lines.

Ten Bob Tony Mill Reef distaff 5x strains

Ombudsman Horse Pedigree (2x Highline Dubawi & Dansili)

Bow Echo Horse Pedigree – 5×4 Green Desert + 5×5 Dancing Brave

Estrange Horse Pedigree – 5×3 Green Desert + 5×4 Dancing Brave + 5×5 Mill Reef

Portfolio Duration Horse Pedigree – 2x Highline Dubawi & Dansili) + Miswaki distaff

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fun quiz for readers

Last Post Italian racing Queen – Piccola Piuma (IRE) – was correctly answered.

This Week…

Who am I? (refers above)

Inducted to the Racing Hall of Fame. He secured a stunning victory in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe against one of the most formidable fields known since the War. Greatly applauded for his blistering late attack it set a new record. Speed and a remarkable acceleration his full sister was champion 3 year old filly in France.

fact: his 2nd dam sire has 2x West Australian – 9x Toxophilite – 5x Musket

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Italian racing Queen – Piccola Piuma (IRE)

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Prescription for the future – delve deep to those past generations noting remarkable stallion line daughters producing. Here, we focus differing sire lines appreciating eras 1970s and 1980s, showcased a variety of sire types to their equine conformation.

TBL Subject: G2 winner, Premio Oak D’Italia (2100 metres) – Milan, Oaks d’Italia 2026: Piccola Piuma is the new queen – News di Grande Ippica Italiana

3yo filly Piccola Piuma Horse Pedigree (Saxon Warrior (JPN) – Shaaqaaf ex- Sepoy (Aus)

Piccola Piuma (IRE) dominated the 117th G2 Premio Oaks d’Italia, held at Milan’s San Siro Racetrack on Sunday, June 21, 2026. Trained by Stefano Botti and ridden by Fabio Branca, she powered clear of the 14-horse field to win by 3, 1/4 lengths. It is her 5th win of 7 races.

Piccola Piuma was purchased for 15,000 Euros (approximately US $17k – AUS $24k ) at Tattersalls Ireland Breeze-up sales. (see Lot 198 )

Moving aside 4×4 daughters of Danehill @ 3x Danzig, she gathers into a refining profile applying the transcendent sire-lines.

The impacting of notable Y sire-lines as referring sire Saxon Warrior (JPN) with distaff @BT Indian Ridge – Broodmare sire, Sepoy (Aus) Star Kingdom’s distaff, building on Cape Cross distaff @BT Ahonoora – Diktat @ GA/GB Warning/In Reality and again, Ahonoora daughter Park Appeal.

Diktat by Warning #GA/GB

To firstly note – Piccala has head and eye of a strong filly as when passed in (20,000 euros). What buyers did or did not see of character mould pheno; the type, their genetics are remembering that the hybrid nature relatable earns a potent contribution outside of the accepted, considered modern prototype (see Lot 198 ).

These much less ‘reported’ sire lines within the pedigree are making the strong genetic move back.

Yet another case in point, colt G3 winner Prix de la Porte Maillot Khovikhov Horse Pedigree by Al Wukair (IRE) / Dream Ahead / Diktat ( Al Wukair – a sire transferred to Spain)

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for READERS fun, TBL is adding a ‘quiz’. The sire below is mentioned to the above.

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“A small chestnut, neatly put together though a little lacking in substance, he arrived draggle-tailed and looking sorry for himself. The long journey from England had distressed him. His purchasers, inspecting him, each secretly wondered had they been sold a pig in a poke. Yet within days he had shaken off the effects of his travels; and soon his first crop of foals launched his career as a stallion as scintillating as his own first year as a racehorse. when he had won five of his six starts and on merit, earned second topweight in the Free Handicap for two-year-olds in England”. (n.b. Credit reference – Richard Ulbrich)

Who is he? And what sire line? (be invited to answer & comment below & subscribe)