Monthly Archives: December 2011

Riva Ridge was by First Landing out of Iberia, by Heliopolis out of War East, by Easton out of Warrior Lass, by Man o’ War. The female family of Warrior Lass is the subject of today’s post. Listed below are … Continue reading →

Charles Hatton on two-time champion Riva Ridge from the 1974 American Racing Manual. ———————————————————–Meadow Stable’s popular Riva Ridge, the ’71 juvenile champion and ’72 Derby and Belmont hero, furthered his eminence at four when he was awrded the bay leaves … Continue reading →

Having recently posted on Intentionally, My Dear Girl, and In Reality, an examination of the Iltis female line is a logical next step. Iltis was the dam of My Dear Girl, and Intentionally and My Dear Girl combined to produce … Continue reading →

Charles Hatton on In Reality from the 1969 American Racing Manual. ————————————————————————– Mrs. Frances Genter’s homebred In Reality had the misfortune to be foaled in the same crop as Dr. Fager and Damascus, but also had the class to make … Continue reading →

Charles Hatton on 1959 champion two-year-old filly My Dear Girl from the 1960 American Racing Manual. ———————————————————————————- The two-year-old fillies are an infallibly interesting age and sex division. In this they frequently differ radically from the three-year-olds and handicappers, whose … Continue reading →

Charles Hatton on champion sprinter Intentionally from the 1962 American Racing Manual. ————————————————————————————— Intentionally is one of the most interesting subjects with whom we have to deal in this edition of the American Racing Manual. Not only for his brilliance … Continue reading →

I have been working my way through the female family of Boudoir II/Flower Bowl: Gallant Bloom, Majestic Prince, Bowl of Flowers, and Graustark (and his son Key to the Mint, from a completely different female family). Today I have some … Continue reading →

Charles Hatton on 1972 champion three-year-old Key to the Mint from the 1973 American Racing Manual. ——————————————————————————————– At the end of the ’72 season, international turfman Paul Mellon thought of Key to the Mint as ” . . . a … Continue reading →

Charles Hatton on Graustark as a two-year-old in 1965 from the 1966 American Racing Manual. ————————————————————————————— John W. Galbreath divulged a taste for the spirited literature of adventure when he named a most promising colt for legendary Graustark, and the … Continue reading →

The Bland-Horse of December 3, 2011, reports on page 3409: ” . . . Rapid Redux became the all-time North American consecutive win leader in modern times with his 20th victory in a row Nov. 21 and now sets his … Continue reading →