This is a female family with one incredible knockout punch. They descend from The Byerly Turk sire line — and the influence of their strain on important sire lines and female families can be traced right up to today.
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Greats from the Past Retired TBs -Past and Present
Started 6/23/12 by Derby132; 66031 views.
From: Derby132
2/7/19
Yes, I've only recently learned that Hastings, Fair Play, and Man o' War were all tempermental and tough to handle. Probably we hadn't heard much about this aspect of MoW is because he spent so many years at stud and in retirement and he had mellowed.
Would have been something to have gotten to the bottom of him but they never did. He just takes my breath away. And interesting that Exterminator was mentioned. I rate him as #1 because he did so much more than other horses but MoW is the big star, deservedly. He just was greatness. I think I'd drop to my knees if I had ever got to see him.
From: Derby132
1/20/20
I love this article so much partly because I am fascinated by The Byerly Turk after reading the book by Jeremy James (mentioned in this blog):
BREED-SHAPERS: THOSE AGNES GIRLS!!!!!
January 17, 2020 by THE VAULT: horse racing past and present
From: cigarello
10/5/22
Thanks for posting - great article about the great Kelso: I read the book about him too.
He was one in a million---!!!!
From: cigarello
11/7/22
Thanks for sharing his story: As only one of three foals left from secretariat, he is precious.
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