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By Frances J. Karon With her victory in the G1 Ashland S. at Keeneland on Saturday, Commonwealth Stable’s Virginia-bred Out for a Spin became the 68th black-type winner, and 10th at Grade/Group 1 level, for her sire Hard Spun (by Danzig), who stands at Darley for $40,000. She’s the seventh stakes winner (non-restricted or better) … Continue reading Spinning an Oaks tale
By Sid Fernando Elaine Belval’s post (see below this post) on Scat Daddy was prescient: The Ashford sire had this third consecutive Graded Stakes winner in three weeks this past weekend. At present he currently leads all freshman sires by progeny earnings and Graded Stakes winners, with Darley’s Hard Spun in second place. But in … Continue reading No dirt stakes winners yet
By Sid Fernando Elaine Belval wrote about Flashy Bull, his sire line, and his first Graded stakes winner, Flashy Lassie, in the post below this. He is one of several freshman sires out of the box quick, with three individual winners to date. Flashy Bull’s first winner was the filly Princesa Caramelo, who won in … Continue reading Freshman sires off mark
By Jack Werk I’ve been saying for several years now that Danzig is the most influential sire line worldwide, because of Danehill’s influence in both Europe and Australia and Green Desert’s influence in Europe. Danehill, of course, has become the most dominant sire line in Australia since Sir Tristram. Lately, the Green Desert branch of … Continue reading The Danzig Dynasty