The American Thoroughbred herd is in decline and it needs to import new blood to reinvigorate it. Looking at the Bloodhorse Stallion register from 1965 and 1972 its clear that many farms stood stallions of much higher quality than they currently stand today. @EmotionalEquine
@Tinky47flat @CalvinLCarter @EmotionalEquine Of these, only Bold Ruler and*Nasrullah survive as sire lines.
@Tinky47flat @CalvinLCarter @EmotionalEquine But yes, add*Turn-to to the list.
Interestingly, the Princequillo line survived until very recently. Mossman, a sprinter, ironically, given Princequillo's original influence, is likely to have been the latter's final flag bearer. He died in 2021 in Australia. Here's a link to a good related article by John Sparkman: drf.com/news/sparkman-…
@Tinky47flat @BlueHenBldstck @EmotionalEquine According to pedigree query, that line is still viable in Australia. But many have not accomplished much on the racetrack. pedigreequery.com/index.php?quer…