The Legacy of Miesque
Judpot’s niece, Amanee, won the Gr1 Thekwini Stakes for 2yo fillies over 1600m at Greyville on the final day of the 2010/11 racing season. Amanee is a grandaughter of Miesque, the dam of Judpot.
An insight into horse racing pedigrees. The genealogical breeding aspect that makes top class race horses.
Judpot’s niece, Amanee, won the Gr1 Thekwini Stakes for 2yo fillies over 1600m at Greyville on the final day of the 2010/11 racing season. Amanee is a grandaughter of Miesque, the dam of Judpot.
Now deceased Victory Moon produced the only South African-bred Gr1 winner in the country’s biggest race day
Montjeu and his fellow star at Coolmore, Galileo, are firmly entrenched as the two best classic stallions in Europe. This year, the first two home in the English Derby were Pour Moi and Treasure Beach (by Galileo).
It’s hard to remember. but just seven short years ago, Sadler’s Wells’ stature as a sire of sires looked problematic. Now Galileo tops the world with an impressive string behind him
The status of the South American thoroughbred has been on the rise for the past few decades
We obviously won’t know for another month which of the many form-lines from around America will be most relevant in determining the results of the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks. However, at present it seems fair to conclude that the Florida Derby and Gulfstream Oaks, run at Gulfstream Park on the first weekend in April, both represented high-class form.
Travelin Man and R Heat Lightning highlight belated success for Forty Niner’s grandson Trippi
The rise and rise of Japanese bloodstock over the past three decades has been the result of nothing more complicated than recruiting well-credentialled stallions and well-credentialled mares.
As small breeders go, few can match the consistent achievements of Farrell Ratner. From a small band of mares Farrell has produced a stream of Graded winners in the last two decades, culminating in the international success of Dane Julia in Australia. Economics dictated that not all home-breds could be kept, which explains how not all the good ‘uns raced in the colours of Ratner and regular partner Salzman.
Green Tune half brother to AP Answer’s dam Pas de Reponse – very accomplished
JP van der Merwe is not the only guilty party in the matter. In simple terms, he is the only rider to have exercised the NHA’s offer of an Acknowledgement Of Guilt and moved on with his life
Andrew Fortune made it three winners on the Family Day public holiday as Tenango breezed home to win the Gr3 feature
The son of Master Of My Fate will likely side-step stablemate Eight On Eighteen in the Daily News and go via the Greyville 1900 and Cup Trial into the big one on 5 July
Outstanding colt Nepotism (Brutal) scored one of the most remarkable Gr1 wins by a 2YO on an Australian racetrack in recent memory