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The dam of St German is the unraced Ha- moaze, by Torpoint, winner of the Ascot Stakes, another race that is over 2 miles long. Hamoaze is out of Maid Of The Mist by Ascot Gold Cup winner Cyllene. Maid Of The Mist is the dam of Craig An Eran, winner of the Eclipse Stakes that was run at more than 1 1/4 miles.
Possible, the dam of Bold Venture, won five of her 11 starts and was a stakes winner in the Distaff Purse, a race 4 1/2 furlongs in length. The Distaff win shows her speed as a runner and her credentials as a sprinter and as a potential sprint producer.
Ultimus, the sire of Possible, was unraced double grandson of Domino. Ultimus was
si
s
o
red by Commando by Domino, and out
ir
i
of
o
f Running Stream by Domino. Domino is
c
a
onsidered one of the great sources of speed
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nd Ultimus is a key in the passing of that
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sp
peed on in the breed.
Ultimus is the sire of Luke McLuke, the
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b
roodmare sire of Three Bars. Jackstraw, an-
ot
ther source of Quarter Horse speed, has a 2
X 3 breeding pattern to Luke McLuke. Stim-
X
ul
u
lus is another son of Ultimus and is the sire
of
o
f Captain Couragous, who is the sire of Rey,
he broodmare sire of Sugar Bars. High Time,
th
by
b
y Ultimus, is the sire of Fleeting Time, the
roodmare sire of Joe Reed II, the sire of Leo. When we look at the pedigree of
Domino, we ask where did his speed come
br
b
D
fr
om? This conversation will go back to the
ro
gr
g
reat stallions Lexington and Glencoe as
po
p
otential sources of his speed. Lexington
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w
as a noted racehorse that won six of seven
st
arts. He entered stud and became one of the
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al
a
l-time leading sires. He led the sire list 16
ll
ti
mes, with 14 of them coming in consecu-
im
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ve years. Lexington was sired by Boston. Glencoe was born in England and, after successful race career winning eight of ten
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a s
a
st
arts, he was sold and imported to the United
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be
b
tates. He sired one crop of colts in England
efore he left for America, including the leg-
e
ndary mare Pocahontas. She is considered
en
ne of the great mares of all time and a major
on
o
li
ource of the large heart gene found in horses
so
ke Secretariat. We also find her sons Stock-
ik
ell, King Tom and Rataplan in many pedi- grees as a primary source of her influence.
Domino has a breeding pattern of 3 X 4 X 4 to Lexington, a 4 X 5 X 5 X 4 breeding pattern to Boston, and a breeding pattern of 6 X 5 X 6 X 6 to Glencoe. The mating of Lexington and Boston with the blood of Glencoe is one of the great nicks. It is a nick that produced speed that eventually became part of the Quarter Horse.
The first Lexington/Glencoe cross in the pedigree of Domino comes with his sire Himyar, by Alarm. The dam of Alarm is Maud by Stockwell, who is out of Pocahontas.
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The dam of Himyar is Hira, by Lexington. Mannie Gray, the dam of Domino, is by
Enquirer, who is out of Lida by Lexington.
The dam of Mannie Gray is Lizzie G. by War Dance, who is by Lexington and out of Reel
by Glencoe. The dam of Lizzie G. is Lecompte Mare, and she is an example of the Boston/ Glencoe nick. The Lecompte Mare is by Lecompte by Boston, and she is out of Reel by Glencoe. This makes War Dance and Lecompte 3/4-brothers. The last cross to Glencoe comes in the dam of the Lecompte Mare. Her dam is Edith and she is out of Judith by Glencoe.
The dam of Possible is Lida Flush by Royal Flush, winner of a number of stakes races in- cluding the Steward’s Cup at 6 furlongs and the Royal Hunt Cup at just over 7 furlongs. Royal Flush shows his speed through these two races.
The pedigree of Lida Flush adds some more of the Glencoe blood as well as more of the Lexington/Glencoe cross. We see that Lida Flush carries a breeding pattern of 5 X 4 to King Tom, a son of Pocahontas by Glencoe.
Lida H, the dam of Lida Flush, brings us back to the Lexington/Glencoe cross. Her dam, Luella, is by Wanderer by Lexington. Wanderer is out of Coral by Vandal by Glencoe. The dam of Luella is Lute Edger
by Jerome Edger by Star Davis by Glencoe. The dam of Lute Edger is Lute by Lexington. This gives us a cross of Lexington on Glencoe as well as a cross of Glencoe on Lexington as two different forms of this nick, just like we saw in Domino’s pedigree.
The dam of Depth Charge is Quickly,
who ran from the age of two to seven with 81 starts that include 32 wins, 14 seconds and 13 third place finishes with earnings of $21,530. Quickly became the dam of five foals with four winners, including one stakes winner and one
The Thoroughbred Jackstraw, who traces
to the broodmare sire
of Depth Charge’s sire Bold Venture, is another source of Quarter Horse speed and has a 2 X 3 breeding pattern to Luke McLuke, the broodmare
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