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by Larry Thornton
It’s that time of the year when we look at the status of the sire lines that influence
our industry. The stallions we pick for breeding represent a specific sire line going back through a line or branch to the original foundation sire of that line. Breeding through the sire line has been a long-standing tradition that is very prominent today. Last year we looked at the status of the Three Bars sire line through Corona Cartel. This year we will look at the Top Deck sire line through Mr Jess Perry. Our look back at the life of
Mr Jess Perry will give us a chance to see the backstory of how he came to form this very important branch of the Top Deck sire line.
Top Deck is from the Darley Arabian sire line, as he was sired by Equestrian by
Equipoise by Pennant by Peter Pan by Commando by Domino by Himyar by
Alarm by Eclipse (1855) by Orlando by Touchstone by Camel by Whalebone by Waxy, a grandson of Eclipse (1764). Eclipse (1764) is by Marske, a great grandson of the Darley Arabian. The Eclipse born in 1855 was imported to American in 1859.
The part that makes the Top Deck sire line so interesting is that it is one of
the few surviving sire lines that descends from Domino, the great source of speed. The Domino sire line has become very limited in the Thoroughbred and the racing American Quarter Horse. The Domino sire line in the Thoroughbred is primarily represented by the leading sire Holy Bull. His line lives on through his sons, including Macho Uno, Giacomo, and Flashy Bull. While Top Deck, a Thoroughbred, represents the major branch of this line in the racing American Quarter Horse.
Top Deck sired Moon Deck and he sired Jet Deck and he sired Easy Jet, who is the sire of Easy Six. Easy Six sired Streakin Six, the sire of Streakin La Jolla, the sire of Mr
Mr Jess Perry is the #3 all-time leading sire of over $55 million. He has kept the Top Deck sire line going through his sons and certainly in the future through his grandsons.
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