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Nick Pemberton
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Frankel has an illustrious pedigree & he is a direct male-line descendent of the Darley Arabian, over 24 generations earlier.
2012-12-08 05:52:24
Nick Pemberton
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Male-line descendants of the Darley Arabian include many greats of the turf. Here they are in reverse order, starting with Frankel's sire...
2012-12-08 05:58:49
Nick Pemberton
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Galileo was named after the Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei who was the 1st man to observe the planet Mars through an early telescope.
2012-12-08 06:00:55
Nick Pemberton
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2 sons of Galileo are prominent in the ante-post betting for the 2013 Derby. Their names are Mars & Telescope.
2012-12-08 06:01:17
Nick Pemberton
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Sadler's Wells was 14x Champion Sire. His lifetime earnings in stallion fees alone is conservatively estimated to be ~ £400 million.
2012-12-08 06:04:50
Nick Pemberton
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Northern Dancer was the first Kentucky Derby winner to race (I should add illegally) on the performance enhancing drug furosemide.
2012-12-08 06:08:12
Nick Pemberton
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Nearctic was a Canadian horse. He raced there 47 times. His dam was sired by the great Lord Derby champion & top sire Hyperion.
2012-12-08 06:11:23
Nick Pemberton
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Nearco was sold by the great Italian breeder Tesio to a British bookmaker in 1938. He needed Mussolini's permission to sell him.
2012-12-08 06:15:16
Nick Pemberton
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Pharos was bred by Lord Derby. His full brother Fairway was better racehorse. They were both Champion Sire, but Pharos was more influential.
2012-12-08 06:20:31
Nick Pemberton
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Phalaris was just a good sprint handicapper during WW1. But he went on to become the most influential sire of 20th century.
2012-12-08 06:23:38
Nick Pemberton
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Polymelus was the last winner ever saddled by the legendary Kingsclere trainer John Porter, who was also the founder of Newbury racecourse.
2012-12-08 06:30:18
Nick Pemberton
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Cyllene used to travel to the races in a luxurious private train. He sired a joint record 4 Derby winners (Montjeu recently matched this).
2012-12-08 06:34:39
Nick Pemberton
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Bona Vista won 2000 Guineas. Apart from Cyllene, he was regarded as a failure at stud and was sold to Hungary. There he was v successful.
2012-12-08 06:41:11
Nick Pemberton
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Bend Or wasn't really Bend Or at all but Tadcaster. Horses had same sire, but were accidentally switched at stud where they were both born.
2012-12-08 06:46:00
Nick Pemberton
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Doncaster was originally named "All Heart And No Peel", it was subsequently changed & he was named after the racecourse. He won the Derby.
2012-12-08 06:49:03
Nick Pemberton
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Stockwell was foaled in Stockwell, SW London. He was seven times Champion Sire and was known as the 'Emperor of stallions'.
2012-12-08 06:53:05
Nick Pemberton
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The Baron won both the St Leger & the Cesarewitch. He was known as 'the slim and savage Baron' due to his terrible temperament.
2012-12-08 06:56:58
Nick Pemberton
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Birdcatcher was owned by a W. Disney. His owner had him shot dead by a policeman when he failed to cover a mare.
2012-12-08 07:00:46
Nick Pemberton
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Sir Hercules sired winners of both the Derby (Coronation 1841) and the Grand National (Discount 1844).
2012-12-08 07:04:58
Nick Pemberton
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Whalebone died 'on the job' after suffering a fatal haemorrhage while covering a mare.
2012-12-08 07:06:25
Nick Pemberton
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Waxy, himself a Derby winner sired a joint record 4 Derby winners. He had a rabbit as a stable companion.
2012-12-08 07:08:20