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Curt and Simon
Menorca
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Menorca's Bloodlines
The bloodlines in Menorca that I would be trying to incorporate into any mating would be on the male lines of each dam.
She carries beautiful blood of Try My Best through Written Tycoon and also Redoutes blood through her next dam. These two are very similarly bred being made up of the same two female families.
Both Hail To Reason and Turn-To are exceptional horses to duplicate in pedigrees and so is Grey Sovereign on the male line of Menorca's 4th dam.
She carries beautiful blood of Try My Best through Written Tycoon and also Redoutes blood through her next dam. These two are very similarly bred being made up of the same two female families.
Both Hail To Reason and Turn-To are exceptional horses to duplicate in pedigrees and so is Grey Sovereign on the male line of Menorca's 4th dam.
Menorca with Star Witness
This is a nice mating, It carries a dupliation of Last Tycoon on the male line of your mare and connects with one of the dam sires in the stallions female line. Close to perfect.
I wouldn't put a lot of value on the duplication of of Danehill, It's in the right place in the mare but I would prefer to see in a dam-sire position in the stallion.
In every mating I am looking for a second pattern from the mares lower in Menorca and Forli has been duplicated here in perfect position in both the stallion and the mare.
However to make the mating WOW, I would like to see this second pattern closer.
I wouldn't put a lot of value on the duplication of of Danehill, It's in the right place in the mare but I would prefer to see in a dam-sire position in the stallion.
In every mating I am looking for a second pattern from the mares lower in Menorca and Forli has been duplicated here in perfect position in both the stallion and the mare.
However to make the mating WOW, I would like to see this second pattern closer.
Star Witness
Menorca -Earthlight
I know this stallion is not returning to Australia this breeding season but I have included the mating here as it is as close to perfect a match as to what I am looking for.
The most powerful pattern is that the blood of both Try My Best and Redoute's Choice (present in hot positions in Menorca, ) appears in the stallion through the horse El Gran Senor, sire of Earthlight's 3rd dam.
The connection between them all is that they are all made up of the same two female families that of Natalma and Best In Show.
There is a multitude of G1 winners about with Redoute's Choice and Last Tycoon and what I also find interesting when Redoutes was at stud he only ever served one El Gran Senor mare and produced one Group One winner.
The mating is completed with the duplication of Roberto, I love the positions, on the male line of the mare, and as a dam-sire in Giant's Causeway
The most powerful pattern is that the blood of both Try My Best and Redoute's Choice (present in hot positions in Menorca, ) appears in the stallion through the horse El Gran Senor, sire of Earthlight's 3rd dam.
The connection between them all is that they are all made up of the same two female families that of Natalma and Best In Show.
There is a multitude of G1 winners about with Redoute's Choice and Last Tycoon and what I also find interesting when Redoutes was at stud he only ever served one El Gran Senor mare and produced one Group One winner.
The mating is completed with the duplication of Roberto, I love the positions, on the male line of the mare, and as a dam-sire in Giant's Causeway
Earthlight
Menorca with Anders
This mating would be my first choice for Menorca.
It covers four areas of her pedigree.
Firstly Try My Best on her male-line will mix with Redoutes Choice at the top. And having Redoute's Choice through her next dam will only strengthen this pattern.
Al Samer makes the connection stronger as he is from the same family as Danehill
What convinces me the mating is the best one is the duplication of Hail To Reason, ( a great horse to double up to in matings ) and the positions, on the male line of the mare lower down, and as one of the dam-sires in Anders. Samaready carried duplications of Hail To Reason.
Although not seen, lower down on the male line of Young Emperor is the horse Grey Sovereign.
This pattern is in Classique Legend and Shinzo
It covers four areas of her pedigree.
Firstly Try My Best on her male-line will mix with Redoutes Choice at the top. And having Redoute's Choice through her next dam will only strengthen this pattern.
Al Samer makes the connection stronger as he is from the same family as Danehill
What convinces me the mating is the best one is the duplication of Hail To Reason, ( a great horse to double up to in matings ) and the positions, on the male line of the mare lower down, and as one of the dam-sires in Anders. Samaready carried duplications of Hail To Reason.
Although not seen, lower down on the male line of Young Emperor is the horse Grey Sovereign.
This pattern is in Classique Legend and Shinzo
Anders
Hail To Reason when duplicated can be a power-house in pedigrees.
Grey Sovereign is fantastic to duplicate in pedigrees in the right places
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