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By Elaine Belval In my opinion, there is no greater racing event than the five-day Royal Ascot meeting. And what a five days it was…again! What notes can breeders take from the results this year? First, that there is reason to persist with Starspangledbanner, who was taken out of service in Ireland for sub-par fertility, … Continue reading Notes From Royal Ascot
by Elaine Belval WTC identifies Quality Chefs as those stallions that transmit superior racing class and are dominant influences in pedigrees. We constantly review pedigrees and sires to update the list. Below is a brief introduction to the eight stallions we feel merit Quality Chef status and are now identified by a “Q” in all … Continue reading 8 New Quality Chefs
By Elaine Belval I try not to write about Juddmonte stallions as I don’t want to be accused of bias, having spent six years working there. But it was hard to avoid them last week, as their former stallion (now in Japan) Empire Maker had two stakes winners, one allowance winner, and a second in … Continue reading Dansili doing ‘Well’