Karakontie: A family affair

By Frances J. Karon Over the weekend, Karakontie got his third SW from his first crop (88 named 2yos of 2019) when Sole Volante (dam by Kingmambo) won the Pulpit S. at Gulfstream Park. Sole Volante is the second SW bred on the Karakontie/Kingmambo cross, after G3SW Kenzai Warrior (Lemon Drop Kid), following a no-brainer pedigree … Continue reading Karakontie: A family affair

Whip and Win inbreeding

By Elaine Belval The thoroughbred breeding industry, throughout history, has had breeding sheds full of stallions that were brothers to successful stallions. But, for every high-quality set of sire brothers like His Majesty and Graustark or Sadler’s Wells and Fairy King, there were other unequal sets, such as Mr. Prospector and his mediocre brothers and Northern … Continue reading Whip and Win inbreeding