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By Frances J. Karon It’s been more than three years since Scat Daddy (Johannesburg) died, unexpectedly and at the far-too-young age of 11, in December of 2015, but, as we were reminded only this weekend, he continues to be greatly missed. That will likely be the story for a long, long time. Never mind his accomplishments … Continue reading Top Daddy
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 Elaine Belval When Scat Daddy retired to stud, Ashford Stud created an eye-opening ad for the young stallion. It stated that Scat Daddy represented a fifth generation of G1 winning two-year-olds. Scat Daddy himself had won the G1 Champagne S. Scat Daddy’s sire, Johannesburg, won four G1 races at two and was a multiple … Continue reading Scat Daddy’s precocious line