CAMELOT PAYS TRIBUTE TO LATE SIRE MONTJEU

  • Posted: May 9, 2012  by Alan Porter   -  
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Run a few hours before the Kentucky Derby (gr. I), the first English classic, the 2,000 Guineas (gr. I) saw Camelot pay tribute to his late sire, Montjeu. One of the most important sons of Sadler’s Wells, both as a runner and a sire, Montjeu captured six group one events,

KING FOR A DAY – MAJOR MEYDAN PREPS FOR WORLD CUP MEET

  • Posted: February 9, 2012  by Alan Porter   -  
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One of the great classic sires of the era, the now retired Kingmambo, added another “classic” to his laurels when his son, Kinglet, took the UAE 2,000 Guineas (gr. III). Unlike some who have contested this race, Kinglet, who campaigned in England at two, doesn’t seem a likely candidate for the

GERMAN BLOODLINES DOMINATE IN EUROPE

  • Posted: January 1, 2012  by Alan Porter   -  
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Stacelita (TrueNicks A) was foaled in France, but her pedigree is German on both sides. She is by the great German stallion, Monsun (from a sire line that goes back to 1935 English Triple Crown winner Bahram), out of a mare by Dashing Blade (by Elegant Air, from the Shirley Height/Mill Reef