I was looking over the list of inductees into the Racing Hall of Fame and found a few that I have questions on. When (and where) did Davona Dale die? I don't...
Princess Rooney produced a Chester House roan colt in 2004 and, sadly for both parents' legacy, he was gelded. His name is House of Words and he is currently...
Can someone please point me to a source that can tell me the highest ranking these stallions reached during their careers? Also, what is the minimum ranking...
... highest ranking these stallions reached during their careers? Also, what is the minimum ranking for a horse to be considered "among the leading sires"?...
The Blood-Horse stakes winners annual supplements would have leading sires figures for the top 100 or so each year. Blood Horse and Thoroughbred Record/Tb...
Hi Vikki I can't help with rankings on most but here is a little of what I have been able to dig up. Bold Reasoning: Leading sire of two-year-olds in France...
Yes, I scoured Pedigree Query, my old TTimes SR and tried Googling before I bugged anyone. Wish I was still in CA, I'd pop down to the CTBA and lose myself in...
Thank you for the help, Anne. It sounds like, generally speaking, it would be acceptable to say a stallion was "among the leading sires" if he ranked in the...
I'm trying to track down a horse and a farm. I found reference to the great old champion Ballot, who stood at Charles H. Berryman's Saghonet Farm. The only...
Saghonet Farm was located at Maysville Pike. I would assume in Ky. Late in 1936 Ballot was transferred to Keeneland where he was housed at a barn with an...
Anne I do not know where Saghonet Farm was, but... Ballot died in May 1937 at Mr Gay Drake's Mineola Farm, near Lexington, Kentucky. Ballot was sold to John E...
Thank you Rosana, the article is full of great information. It would appear that he died in retirement at Keeneland! I need to contact someone there to see if...
... From: Bill Northern To: Alistair Cox ; Alan Perrett Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2007 12:42 AM Subject: Fw: water Everyone in New Zealand should learn from...
It has been some time since I corresponded with this group. Sorry for the length of absence. I was wondering if there is still some mtDNA testing being done on...
... Hi, Andrea, it's very good to "see" you again! You'll want to talk with Loren Bolinger (lbolinger1ATcomcast.net - replace the AT with @). He had found a...
... not ... see the ... the TB ... "native" ... ancestors) to ... even ... and ... Thank you Sandy. I am very flattered. I am still as passionate about the...
... Wow, I'm impressed. My stuff is still scattered in separate files all over my hard drive, and I have a lot of trouble locating specific references when I...
I would like to see them compare a wide range of Akhal Tekes to TBs via mDNA. I suspect that most of the imports were Akhal Tekes or crosses thereof, probably...
... for my ... daughter ... allowed ... cites ... that won. ... take ... In re: to your inquiry to my source to Early English Sporting History, I got a lot of...
Hi Andrea, I think the "mostly Arabian" theory came from authors looking at the foundation sires mostly being called Arabian, whether they were or not. The...
Hi I am trying to trace a horse named "The General" who raced in England around the mid to late 1820s. He was apparently owned by "Squire" Thornhill of Norfolk...
Hello, Because you were talking about the cross between Quarter horse and Thoroughbred, here are some pictures of my horse Docs Lucky Bet. He was not bred to...
Hello Keith, ... around the mid to late 1820s. He was apparently owned by "Squire" Thornhill of Norfolk and (as common at the time)was apparently involved in...
I am looking for the correct sire of FLORA 1755. Third dam of the St Leger winner Ninety Three (1790). The Australian Studbook has her by TARTAR (1743), whilst...
Hi Richard Good to see you do pedigree with the help of your friend Robert How are you mares doing, any foals yet? According to the GSB Vol 1 page 115 Flora...
The third edition of Keylocks Charts for Family No 3 - Byerley Turk Mare - show FLORA (1755) as by YOUNG CADE (4). Keith Binney ... From: richard davis To:...
Dear Collaborators, Would appreciate your thoughts on the pros and cons on repeating a cross after an initial superstar is achieved. I am thinking about horses...
