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Quickly Christmas comes and with much change afoot 2022, we have decided to minimize, downsize content and change host.

We will now blog @ https://thethoroughbredlink.substack.com

Their will be no further posts (here), but the site will remain for some weeks or, until taken down.

Best Wishes to your endeavours of breeding, selecting well, or whatever your interest.

Bless & Merry Christmas to All.

( 3 TBL subjects to catch up )

https://thethoroughbredlink.substack.com/p/is-there-another-black-caviar-here?

Prospecting for Gold – a Contributor (IRE) filly (substack.com)

The snow-white Sodashi (JPN), with dash of Tesio (substack.com)

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on a: Native Trail (GB)

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  • Native Trail (Oasis Dream) a big powerful bay colt & goes another talent for Godolphin racing.

3 starts for 3 wins this two year old epitomizes savvy raw. As foal, big on ‘type’, he went sold for 50k (euros) then @ Craven Breeze-Up, 210K gns & purchased on Godolphin’s behalf.

May be an image of riding on a horse, horse and text that says 'HARAS D'HASPEL NATIVE TRAIL (m2) remporte les Vincent Ο' Brien National Stakes (Grl) au Curragh Premier éleveur français remporter cette épreuve avec un produit t tout Sa soeur par Kingman été adjugée 950.000 Godolphin lors la rente d'Août Arqana Ne manquez pas nos prochains yearlings envente .sar Arqana &SandraDELMOTTE 0662810486- saa.delmotte@gmail.com'
CREDIT & acknowledgement – (3) Haras d’Haspel | Facebook

As cornerstone of today’s modern thoroughbreds, breed-shaper Northern Dancer. His line-bred duplications at times misjudged, where ‘he’ alone, rather than placed ‘with’ distaff dam lines, are the potent pedigree plan.

Nature Trail – 4S x 5S x 7D x 5d x *7D x *5D Northern Dancer with, 5s x 5S x 7D Never Bend are main-trunk lines & Northern Dancer’s dam Natalma hallmark geno.

Thanks to Canadian born circles, I went alerted Northern Dancer was not born till late May (Feb/March foals). This was largely due to N.D’s dam Natalma, per her 3 year filly racing campaign ending with injury. Another quick decision thereafter to have Natalma covered immediately by Nearctic. (ref. Natalma | Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame).

Well, that is breed shaping for you!

Native Trail from an unraced dam to family 4-f ; further tracing back to 4th dam Populi, a good producer of 14 foals 10 winners. Populi greatest – Vanlandingham (USA) – a US champion older male later exported to Saudi Arabia.

Its worthy to note Olympia, 7sx7D, a grand-son of Hyperion and Spy Song 8dx7d from wonderful Mata Hari. And closer in Nijinsky 6Dx4d, as goes to the 3rd dam sire.

(n.b. Native Trail’s dam Needleleaf is full sister G1 sprinter African Rose (Observatory) & was trained in France. Another full sister Helleborine (GB) is dam of Calyx (Kingman) – the Coolmore stallion stands in Australia)

It is quite a family….

Though it may appear insignificant… don’t ever ignore distaff line back Carbine + 2x Musket. They called ‘them’, the Musket breed, duly winning ‘tough’ – Melbourne and Caulfield cups and 4x Australian sire. Mega dominant – read Carbine/Spearmint et al, the natural win, Nature Strip (AUS) & cool n’ easy: Incentivise (AUS) and Martha’s daughters…family 2-h

How do these infuse to Native Trail? Look to Felstead 7sx9s – Bull Dog 7x strains & full brother Sir Gallahad 4x strains from Plucky Leige (f.f.16a) by Spearmint/Carbine (family 2-h)

*Native Trail – he’s just a likeable lad – as you shall see on FB link Haras d’Haspel – Posts | Facebook

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Danehill inbred: Lucky Patch (NZ) upshot

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Danehill inbreeding has once again been on social media airwave.

Statistics to inbreed Danehill has the exercise unproductive.

Additionally science places tsunami in-breeding can affect populations breeding future.

More questions & judges want clarity… ‘there are winners inbred to Danehill’

For opinions sake only …. we’re not too fussed to inbred Danehill models i.e. by 3rd remove. Nevertheless, curiosity is a better option.

Every call has a first-up impression. Over the other-side, hard-line statistics call it out.

Whilst Danehill was Australasian 90’s breed-shaper, we’re assuming the 20 years +, has ‘over corrected’ (the pendulum; balance of genetic). This scenario is through popularized breeding objectives: early maturing sprinter material, arrives model, genotype/phenotype standard. But there is an overdone dilemma. Was it intended?

‘you cannot change the morphology from one hour to the next without unfortunate losses in every way‘ (Gilberto Junqueria)

‘show the past, the selection, our horse and to alert to loss of characteristics of the pure- that which had occurred in recent years‘ (Gilberto Junqueria)

On pedigree matters – it is to a greater Understanding where greater influences arise.… pure Dominance.

Pure … overthrow everything else from the hybrid-nature thoroughbred. (That is Tesio lore…)

Let’s review an in-bred Danehill subject: – Lucky Patch (NZ) 4yo bay gelding Lucky Patch Horse Pedigree (pedigreequery.com)

Lucky Patch (El Roca) 3×3 inbred Danehill broke a 14 year old record at Sha-Tin.

Its all Lucky Patch racing video here.

2018 Gold Coast National Yearling Sale (AUD$40K purchase) secured

Lucky Patch (NZ). Earnings AUD$35,100 + HKD$5,875,500.

Lucky Patch (NZ) formally registered as Paleontologist and was exported to Hong Kong May 2020.

The planning (selection) to what strain (akin to a genetic trail) belongs to where/how/why one attains correct Influence of pedigree often, the Masters Touch.

Direct nearest influences, the mitochondrial DNA distaff has Lucky Patch’s dam Gould by Danehill Dancer.

Gould carries the distinguished ‘Big hitters’ namely Tourbillon/8Dx8Dx9d son Targui as inbred to Tourbillon. Big clue there!

– Tourbillon/Djebel thru My Baby/Clarion/Djeddah/Targui to their contemporary influences/descendants as by sire (El Roca) viz, Fastnet Rock, Rubiton (Century) X brood mare Sir Tristram, female Julioette by Targui.

This is a concentrate blueprint.

The dam, Gould has a 1/2 sister Gouldikova (AUS) by General Nediym which ran in South Africa for 19 starts, 2 wins and 6 placings. She bred the filly Good Times Roll by Time Thief for 1 win of 14 starts (South Africa).

To working out Danehill: – an old hand says…. the ‘want’ to overcook the pudding (pedigree) is often damage-done. It takes a good number of generations from ‘too much, too close’ dosages to soften back and what runs mostly, decidedly, the course ahead.

Insights to Sire El Roca recommended – confident appeal, he really ‘stands’ quality of a honest stallion.

Danehill inbreds – give chase to the Right detail!

Thanks to Janice Winterhalter & Gilberto Junqueria for material/info.

Featured Image credit & Copyright Kimberley Mcintyre @ Horses Helping Humans

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to the old road: Star Kingdom (IRE)

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Star Kingdom (IRE) – the Australian Champion sire 5 times and Champion sire for 2 year olds 7 times. Leading broodmare sire 3 times.

Star Kingdom Horse Pedigree (pedigreequery.com)

His genotype: – ancestress dam, 1-g female family Canterbury Pilgrim, reinforced  2x female distaff + 1x to sire Hyperion.

– Add to the gene-pool 2x Sunstar (by Sundridge, a royally speed aptitude) noting Sunstar 2nd dam, the grand-dam Canterbury Pilgrims’s from dam Pilgrimage ⇔ (therefore, 6x Pilgrimage)

Line-bred thru 10 Generations, 48 x Stockwell & 47 x Pocahontas.

Stardust, the sire of Smokey Eyes and Star Kingdom was a small son of Hyperion. Stardust was rarely supported by commercial breeders. Stardust’s best performed sons were inbred to Sunstar and line-bred to Canterbury Pilgrim.

Star Kingdom at one time… had more than 70 sons and grandsons standing at stud in Australia and New Zealand.

Star Kingdom’s sons of great pedigree influences are: – Biscay, the Australian Horse of the Year Noholm, (Noholm II when sent to US) & Noholm full brother, Todman -(twice Champion sire of 2 year olds) & Kaoru Star.

Further note, the Star Kingdom Grandsons – Luskin Star a champion Sprinter-Miler, Bletchingly 3x Champion sire & champion juvenile sire.

¹ As a foal, due to a compacted bowel, Luskin Star had to fight for his life. As a yearling, he failed to reach his reserve going for a bargain price – $8000.

The speed machine, ‘Comet from the Coalfieds’  made the habit of distancing the field – his challengers only saw rump. He completed the Triple Crown with a slashing six-length win in the AJC Champagne Stakes.

A commanding chestnut over 16.1 hands, very short cannons, powerful hindquarter and strong loins. A huge over stride he won 13 times from 17 starts

 

Bletchingly – 3x Australian Champion sire & Champion juvenile sire. His sire Biscay was undefeated as a 2 year old.

 the Star Kingdom legacy turns …

our subjects:  Media Award (AUS)  & Captivant (AUS)

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A $5k yearling purchase & Winner of 2021 SAJC Australasian Oaks (2000m) – 3 yo filly, Media Award ( Shamus Award – Music Media by More than Ready). Media Award Horse Pedigree (pedigreequery.com)

*VIEW her female distaff @5th remove → Luskin Star & Bletchingly.

– Her sire, Shamus Award has 2nd dam grand-sire Luskin Star to Redoubte’s Choice dam sire Canny Lad by Bletchingly. (n.b. Snitzel/Silly Season has f.f.1-g a descendant from Canterbury Pilgrim)

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A $550k yearling colt purchase &  2yo Winner of 2021 ATC Champagne Stakes: Captivant (Capitalist – Speedboat by Commands) Captivant Horse Pedigree (pedigreequery.com)

*View his female distaff @ 4th/5th remove →  Marscay/Biscay + Bletchingly .

– Captivants sire,  Capitalist by female distaff 4th dam sire Luskin Star + Marscays daughter Yodells, dam of Iglesia, the grand-sire of Capitalist.

– (plus,  Speedboat’s 2nd dam → → Lunchtime/Silly Season f.f.1-g, descendant from Canterbury Pilgrim.

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**Canterbury Pilgrim was responsible for two male lines via her sons Chaucer and Sywnford.

** Star Kingdom (IRE) – Varola’s chef ‘Intermediate’ – genetic finesse, their presence upgrades the breed. They are tough, talented and consistent and have a speed bias.

Italic Quotes are Credited to: Ken McLean

¹ – Century of Champions by Mark Taylor

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LETRUSKA (SUPER SAVER) APPLE BLOSSOM G1 winner

“oops, we won” – Fasto Guterriez (trainer)

Sizing winners, is to concentrate elite mares, their strength – the foundational base to genotype.

These Dynamics are the competitive ‘insurance’.

Analysis pursues descendants of powerful females; where they integrate to produce ‘winners’ and by awareness of their innate ability to transmit superior genes for future generations.

They signal speed aptitude & bloodline(s) as sourced by maternal strength gene pools.

These explosive genetics re-produce Champions to the racing world.

Reflect the example… multiple G1 miler, Hong Kong 2x Horse of the Year, highest track-record twice set, & highest H.K. earner Beauty Generation (NZ)…. through to Australia’s undefeated race mare, Black Caviar (AUS).

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overview, subject pedigree, & Apple Blossom winner Letruska

     – trace over genetic Full brothers: Letruska’s 3rd dam sire by Encino (USA) and Royal Academy (USA)  – paternal grandsire to Black Caviar & b/m sire to Beauty Generation.   Royal Academy was a champion 3yo miler in Europe  (n.b. – they are also 1/2 sister to Terlingua (Secretariat)                                                                          

G-E-N-E-T-I-C chemistry or genetic capability?

Beauty Generation Horse Pedigree (pedigreequery.com)

Black Caviar Horse Pedigree (pedigreequery.com)

Letruska Horse Pedigree (pedigreequery.com)

With a further break-down, the pattern genotype ⇒ dam of Letruska traces 3x Mata Hari – Mata Hari Horse Pedigree (pedigreequery.com) Peter Hastings – War Woman by Man O’ War, 3×4 Hastings. She was a first foal for her dam, War Woman.

– Mata Hari was the American juvenile champion at 2 and champion 3 year old filly. It was commented her performance was not only just speed, but of a smooth performance demonstrating endurance. She produced Spy Song sire of Crimson Satan & S.S’s daughter Fulvous, the dam of Golden Ruler (USA)

– Spy Song’s unraced sister Sub Rosa the dam of Sub Fleet & grand-sire of Hard Work (USA), 2x Mata Hari as the 4th dam sire to Letruska’s distaff.

It is quite extraordinary – the maternal strength, mass build-up.

Remember… via, Mata Hari has Man o’ War type. Collate  thru – Man o’War via mare Uncommitted (USA) dam of Wavering Monarch as 4×5 MoW

– Caro/Fortino → War Relic → MoW

– Seattle Slew, dam My Charmer → 5×5 MoW

– Weekend Surprise, b/m sire Buckpasser → MoW + Dance Number (mare)

– Mr Prospector/Raise a Native → American Flag by MoW

– In Reality 3×3 War Relic, → 4×4 MoW → 5x5x5 Fair Play

– Phone Trick to dam, Over the Phone → 4×5 MoW

    ( – It can be noted Mata Hari, the great distaff family to Storm Cat as especially noted to 2018 colt Super Strong, a G1 winner at 2 and by same sire, Super Saver. )

Super Strong Horse Pedigree (pedigreequery.com)

Great racehorses have powerful mares close up in their ancestry. They are mares most worthy of reinforcement – Ken McLean

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