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We Are Flying Solo

December 30, 2013

Isn't Time Off Supposed To Let You Rest And Catch Up?

Citation: ranked #3 after only Man O'War and Secretariat
I must be mistaken...




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  1. tracing Thoroughbred lineage is one of my favorite things to do too!

  2. This is a really cool idea!

  3. Be careful, once you start, you can't stop!


  4. Nice idea for a project!! I can get lost in pedigree query so easily.

    Too bad Secretariat didn't live up to expectations as a sire of race winners. Performance at the track is no guarantee... He was a much better broodmare sire. Check out Weekend Surprise. :D

  5. Yep, Secretariat was the master of broodmares. Oh, you mean Encore's great-grandmother? Heehee -- indeed, she didn't even have to run, she foaled AP Indy.

  6. Pinterest has horses on it??? I just use it for recipes.

  7. OMG, search "horse racing" on Pinterest. Or just "horses." Or "horse art." Head explosion!

  8. If you really get into researching Secretariat you'll run into theories on the "secret" gene, or the "x-factor" gene. It can be clearly traced through bloodlines, but only passed through the female line. It really makes sense why Secretariat was a great racehorse, but couldn't pass the speed on to the males, only through the broodmares.

    Genetics is amazing stuff!

  9. Austen, I did discover that, although NOT with Secretariat, funnily enough -- it was in Blue Larkspur (check out our Pinterest TB Heritage board), an interesting stallion who is all over Encore's pedigree, including through Buckpasser, War Admiral, Hail To Reason, and Seattle Slew. Interestingly, none of those horses appear in Secretariat's lines, so I am super curious as to how far back it goes and to which horses.

    Did the Bull Dog line carry it? And Blue Larkspur was a grandson of Black Toney, who is all over the place - did he have it? Curiouser and curiouser!!