Re: Match made in heaven

[Teddy Lancaster <Teddy@runningbear.com>]

Much truth in "alternation of generation".  My stallion is far better than
his sire or dam.  So far, his "kids" are just as good as he is.  First
grandkid is a yearling (partbred), so only time will tell.

teddy


Angela C. McGhee wrote:

>   You may get another
> >Secretariat
> >who races well, but will never put anyhting on the ground worth a
> >damn.
>
> >From what I've heard, Secretariat has proven himself as a sire of
> excellent broodmares...like his own maternal grandsire Princquillo.
> Sometimes it takes awhile to see what the contribution will be.  Equus
> did an excellent article about "When Greatness Skips A Generation".  They
> mentioned that Secretariat's daughters were turning out to be excellent
> broodmares, but I thought they left the reader with the idea that it may
> have come from Bold Ruler.  Actually, I would bet that trait came from
> his dam's side.
>
> Lori Stewart bred her Tevis winning mare Riske Rocket to Karahty 3 or 4
> times.  She just completed the Old Dominion on one of them...his first
> 100!  Dave Bennett bought one of those foals...I'm enjoying his first 2
> years of LSD...while I'm still beating him. :-)
>
> Angie McGhee (I can't believe I'm talking bloodlines YUK!)
>
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