Monthly Archives: March 2012

Last time out I presented some statistics on foals by A.P. Indy himself versus foals of Storm Cat himself among sales foals of 2003-2007. The former was considerably better than the latter. Another sire from that time period with very … Continue reading →

Last time out I presented some statistics on the Storm Cat male line from sales foals of 2003-2007. I promised that the next edition would deal with the remainder of the Northern Dancer male line. I deliberately omitted the 140 … Continue reading →

As most readers know, I am not overly enamored with the Storm Cat male line. The last time I examined it statistically was with sales foals of 1998-2002. That group yielded a Price Index of 1.28 and a PPI (result) … Continue reading →

Charles Hatton on 1970 champion handicap horse Nodouble from the 1971 American Racing Manual. ———————————————————— Nodouble stamped himself indubitably as a horse of class in 1969, when it appeared that he was surpassed only by the younger three-year-old Arts and … Continue reading →

Charles Hatton on 1969 champion handicap horse Nodouble from the 1970 American Racing Manual. ———————————————————– Broad and not insupportable claims were staked out for Nodouble as the cleverest handicapper of 1969. His record sparkles with victories in the prestigious Brooklyn … Continue reading →

I needed another name to go along with Man o’ War and Sir Gallahad III. I decided on Bimelech. Why Bimelech???? Because Bimelech is a son of La Troienne of course (and the only son of LT of any significance … Continue reading →

Man o’ War was a foal of 1917. Sir Gallahad III was a foal of 1920. In terms of their stud careers, they were very nearly contemporaries. Sir Gallahad III (henceforth to be abbreviated SGIII) was North American leading broodmare … Continue reading →

Don’t know how else to reach you and thought you would also appreciate this. Cheers! Allison. —————————————————————– Dear Allison, Liked it so much that I decided to share it with everyone else. Hope you don’t mind!!!!! ——————————————————————– It was on … Continue reading →

Stakes Winner               Price                  PP English Channel         03Y50,000          8,219 Smart Strike–Belva, Theatrical Benny the Bull       … Continue reading →

History will congratulate Fred W. Hooper’s Susan’s Girl as a genuinely good filly, surely as there was one upon whom to confer this appellation among the 1972 three-year-olds. Inevitably, each succeeding generation is compared with previous crops, though time often … Continue reading →