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By Elaine Belval. In 2013, it seems as if it has been Kitten’s Joy’s world and the rest of the stallion population is just living in it. However, another son of El Prado—Artie Schiller—has been making some noise in the last few weeks. On September 14, in just her first start, My Conquestadory won the … Continue reading Artie’s no shill
By Elaine Belval As mentioned previously, predicting stallion success is one of the hardest things to do in the business of breeding horses. For example, When the Sadler’s Wells sire El Prado retired to stud in the US, only a handful of people could have imagined the heights he’d scale given his low stud fee … Continue reading Artie Schiller another Prado
By Sid Fernando Ben P. Walden Jr. does things on a smaller scale now. Once the master of Vinery during its stallion station heydays in the 1990s, and partner in Hurricane Hall from 2006 to mid-2009, Ben now runs the boutique-ish Pauls Mill on 265 acres in Versailles, Ky. Pauls Mill is home to three … Continue reading Will Artie Schiller continue El Prado legacy?
By Jack Werk In my last post, I noted that Adena Springs’ El Prado has become the “transitional” sire for the Sadler’s Wells line in North America, in that this traditional turf line has made a breakthrough on the dirt and all weather in North America. We’ve seen it with El Prado himself, and he’s … Continue reading El Prado: Making a strong case as a Sire of Sires!
By Jack Werk In case you haven’t noticed, Medaglia d’Oro, the subject of several posts here, isn’t the only young son of El Prado showing promise at stud. El Prado’s champion son Kitten’s Joy (click here to view stallion directory page), the Eclipse Award winner for best turf male in 2004, has 8 winners from … Continue reading Kitten’s Joy is on the prowl!