Re: Divne Intervention (673 Views)
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Chuckles_the_Clown2 (IP Logged)
Date: April 28, 2004 04:34AM
bdhsheets
I'd been unable to sleep tonight and decided to look at a horses pedigree. Something won't leave me alone about it. At first I thought I saw Northern Dancer in this horse and I studied Northern Dancers Pedigree. I tend to look at four branches in pedigree. To do that you have to go back to grandparents. Its in those four main branches that I think you can see strengths or weaknesses. Granted its great to breed A.p.Indy to a Banshee Breeze or Farda Amiga, but still you might not get the genetic mix you want. I couldn't really compare this horse to Northern Dancer...the Nearco and Native Dancer Grandsires comparisons weren't exactly there. (Nearco was 14-14 up to 2 miles...Dancer was 21 for 22 up to 1.5 miles.) I guess he passed on the JCGC.
Then I read your link and it hit me. This particular horse is a performance kin to Bold Ruler. He's not as accomplished in preps as Bold Ruler, but thats the kind of horse he is. Bold Ruler exists in 3 of his four main branches and hes that kind of brillant.
The remaining prong where Bold ruler does not exist, is filled with quality and wouldn't you know that little horse I intially saw in my minds eye is there as well with his Nearco and Native Dancer contribution.
3 links through Bold Ruler brings more Nearco genetics too, which is not to say this horse is gonna be that good. But I'm pretty sure that ancient breeding has popped up some in this guy.