Pedigree Thoughts
September 2011 - Issue 24
TURTLE BOWL
The first week of September has seen two first season sires record their first stakes winners. Amadeus Wolf (Mozart) produced Caledonian Spring to win the Ascendant Stakes (L) at Haydock, while in France Turtle Bowl...more
Pedigree Thoughts
June 2011 - Issue 23
ROYAL ASCOT
The 30 races at this year's Royal Ascot were dominated by, not surprisingly, two sire lines, Sadler's Wells and Danzig. The Sadler's Wells line was responsible for seven winners while the Danzig line produced 11 winners via the...more
Pedigree Thoughts
April 2011 - Issue 22
BAREFOOT LADY
Newmarket's Craven meeting is when we really see the flat season move up a notch and we start seeing some of those who will be contesting some of the leading races during the season. Wednesday saw the running of the 7f Nell Gwyn Stakes (Gr 3), a 1,000 Guineas trial. This year's renewal was won by Barefoot Lady, who...more
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Pedigree Thoughts
March 2011 - Issue 21
ROBERTO/SHARPEN UP
As we near the start of the turf season in Britain and Ireland, France has already run a few Listed races on the turf such as the Prix Policeman (L) at Cagnes-sur-Mer meeting on Saturday. This 2150 metre event was won by...more
Pedigree Thoughts
January 2011 - Issue 20
2010 IFHA WORLD RANKINGS TOP 10
With form and performances of the top ten leading horses of the IFHA 2010 World Thoroughbred Rankings already having been heavily debated...more
Pedigree Thoughts
December 2010 - Issue 19
CONGRATS-ULATIONS
There has been plenty written about Europe's first-season sire Champion, Iffraaj, in recent months including an article I did in International Thoroughbred Magazine. As a result I have turned my attentions to the US to take a look at their current leading Freshman sire and likely Champion, Congrats. To date...more
Pedigree Thoughts
September 2010 - Issue 18
MIXED MARRIAGE
Dream Ahead's (Diktat) impressive win in the Prix Morny (Gr 1) was yet another stakes winner line-bred to Mix Marriage via two different sire lines. In the case of Dream Ahead the Mixed Marriage (Tudor Minstrel) duplication occurs through the pedigrees of...more
Pedigree Thoughts
June 2010 - Issue 17
2010 ROYAL ASCOT ROUND UP
Royal Ascot has, in my opinion, been as impressive year as I can remember. There have been many fantastic performances which include Goldikova (Anabaa) winning her...more
Pedigree Thoughts
April 2010 - Issue 16
THE AP INDY/ROBERTO CROSS
A cross that has caught my attention of this season is A P Indy line sires crossing with success with Roberto line mares. A total of 16 stakes winners have been bred on the cross with...more
Pedigree Thoughts
March 2010 - Issue 15
1ST-SEASON SIRES WITH RUNNERS IN 2010
Having covered the first half of the busiest freshman season sires for this coming season I will now take look at the second half of the list...more
Pedigree Thoughts
JANUARY 2010 - Issue 14
1ST-SEASON SIRES WITH RUNNERS IN 2010
With the European turf season fast approaching I will use the next few issues of my Pedigree Thoughts to briefly look at the busiest sires with runners this coming year in Britain and Ireland....more
Pedigree Thoughts
DECEMBER 2009 - Issue 13
HAIL TO REASON
The Hail To Reason line has enjoyed a strong run throughout world during December. The most recent of these was GOOD BA BA (USA) (02 g Lear Fan-Elle Meme by Zilzal) who won his second Hong Kong Mile (Gr 1) and his...more
Pedigree Thoughts
JULY 2009 - Issue 12
DYNAFORMER/MR PROSPECTOR
Last Sunday’s racing not only saw two graded stakes winners by Dynaformer (Roberto) but both were bred on the same cross having been out of Kingmambo daughters. The first of these was....more
Pedigree Thoughts
JUNE 2009 - Issue 11
SHARPEN UP/MR PROSPECTOR
The recent stakes winner Tranquil Tiger (04 c Selkirk-Serene View by Distant View) brought to my attention the emerging cross of line-breeding to the Native Dancer sire line, via....more
Pedigree Thoughts
MAY 2009 - Issue 10
SEA THE STARS
The 2,000 Guineas Stakes at Newmarket proved to be as exciting as expected. Galileo’s halfbrother, SEA THE STARS (07 c Cape Cross-Urban Sea by Miswaki) not only proved to be a very smart winner but also....more
Pedigree Thoughts
APRIL 2009 - Issue 9
VINDICATION
The first of these is the Jim Bolger trained VOCALISED (06 c Vindication-Serena's Tune by Mr Prospector) who won the Loughbrown Stakes (L) in impressive style at the Curragh on the 5th April and will go straight to one of....more
Pedigree Thoughts
MARCH 2009 - Issue 8
FIRST SEASON SIRES 2009
As we near the start of the 2009 European turf season we take a look at the profiles of the leading first season stallions and what their chances are in becoming....more
Pedigree Thoughts
JANUARY 2009 - Issue 7
GONE WEST
In the US the GONE WEST branch of Mr PROSPECTOR line has made a very strong start to the season. Gone West’s second season son, SPEIGHTSTOWN, has already sired three stakes winners in 2009. HAYNESFIELD (06 c Speightstown-Nothing Special by Tejabo) followed up his....more
Pedigree Thoughts
AUGUST 2008 - Issue 6
VERGLAS
This son of Highest Honor has had a strong 2008 season in Europe with over 65 winners to date. The beginning on the August saw Verglas achieve his eleventh stakes winner when....more
Pedigree Thoughts
JULY 2008 - Issue 5
Second Season Sires
Of the new sires of 2004 (second season sires’ this year) no fewer than seven of them have produced Group/Grade 1 winners around the world. The week beginning 7th July saw DALAKHANI, CLODOVIL and NAYEF join DUBAI DESTINATION, ACCLAMATION CAPTAIN RIO and VAN NISTELROOY (stands in the US but has had a number of European runners) in this elite group....more
Pedigree Thoughts
June 2008 - Issue 4
ROYAL ASCOT
THERE IS PLENTY to talk about having just had the best week’s racing in the World. This years meeting has to be one of the strongest having seen several stunning displays including HENRYTHENAVIGATOR (05 b c Kingmambo-Sequoyah by Sadler's Wells) in the St James’s Palace Stakes (Gr 1)...more
Pedigree Thoughts
May 2008 - Issue 3
KINGMAMBO/SADLER’S WELLS
THE MONTH OF May has seen the first set of Classic’s in Europe. With this we have seen two doubles. The first comes via the Aidan O’Brien trained HENRYTHENAVIGATOR (05 c by Kingmambo-Sequoyah by Sadler's Wells) who won the 2,000 Guineas, at Newmarket, by a head from NEW APPROACH....more
Pedigree Thoughts
April 2008 - Issue 2
2008 TURF SEASON STARTS
The 2008 TURF season got under way on the 22nd March at Doncaster with the normal Lincoln meeting. It was Lingfield’s all-weather Winter Derby meeting, the weekend previous that produced the more interesting results....more
Pedigree Thoughts
March 2008 - Issue 1
WELCOME
WELCOME TO CWC BLOODSTOCK SERVICES Pedigree Thoughts. The aim of this short free newsletter is to discuss pedigree patterns in recent stakes winners amongst friends. With the European domestic season not quite underway this first issue has an international appeal....more