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Hail To Reason - Continued from Page 16
but realistically it’s another ill turn for the Hail to Reason line.
Roberto ( named after the ill-fated Pittsburgh Pirate superstar Roberto Clement ) had an illustrious career at stud. He sired such  rst class stakes winners as Brian’s Time ( another successful export to Japan ), turf champion Sunshine Forever and the non-stakes winning Red Ransom who has sired the winners of over $50 million dollars. The latter appeared to have a candidate to secure the dynasty in another Dubai World Cup winner, Electrocutionist. Adding to the line’s bad luck, he died of a heart attack shortly after his big win.
Canada’s Thoroughbred Racing Newspaper one really outstanding male individual. Another
Almost certainly if he had remained in North America, the dual classic winner of the Kentucky Derby and Preakness would have been a major in uence in breeding on this continent. That was the  rst blow to the line’s future in this part of the world. Halo had another top siring son in Saint Ballado, a full brother to the great racemare Glorious Song and also to the juvenile champion and good sire Devil’s Bag. The latter actually had a chance to continue
son of Kris S, Rock Hard Ten, a double grade one winner and classic placed, will not have foals race until 2009, but he holds a lot of promise. Dynaformer had the golden chance of producing
a savior for the line. In 2006 his son Barbaro was hailed as a potential superhorse after his resounding triumph in the Kentucky Derby. That was followed by his horri c breakdown in the Preakness. Heroic attempts to save him for stud duty ultimately failed and yet another chapter was written in the star- crossed fate of this lineage.
beat the current odds against him
and establish a lasting sire fam-
ily on this continent? There are two ways of looking at the situation. Evidence at the present moment yields a negative answer. There is no single individual that appears likely to pass his quality on beyond one or two generations. However if you consider the cumulative totals of outstanding thoroughbreds, males and females, that trace back to Hail To Reason in the top line of their pedigrees, the genes are there to produce another outstanding colt. Perhaps this time such a stallion prospect will not be sold off to a distant land whose breeding stock is largely unconnected to the western world. Maybe now a runner who traces back to the great champion of 1960 will actually live to have a chance to prove his worth at stud. We can only hope so.
on as a siring in uence thru his yet unproven
Dubai World Cup winning grandson, Roses In May. Unfortunately that stallion has been exported
to Japan. The real opportunity for establishing a
line seemed thru Saint Ballado’s son Saint Liam, a Breeder’s Cup Classic winner and Horse of the Year. Unfortunately he fractured a leg while being led to his paddock after completing one year at stud. There is some chance an heir may come from that one crop,
Roberto did leave behind two sons capable of establishing stud families, Kris S. and Dynaformer. Kris S. may represent the best hope of the Hail to Reason line carrying on. One of his son’s, Arch, has sired several grade one winners, including Canadian Horse of the Year Arravale, but he has yet to produce
Dynaformer’s other son of great quality, multimillionaire Perfect Drift, is a gelding. Another son, Purim, became a grade one winner in 2007, but he hasn’t as yet proven he has enough of the very top drawer quality that would salvage a stud line lacking an heir.
So we come to the question. Will Hail To Reason
Alystar Slew
Alumni Hall
Annihilate
Ascot Knight
Atlas Shrugs
Best of the Bests(IRE) Bluesbreaker
Bold Executive
Bold N’ Flashy
Bold Rise
Breezy Meadow
Brite Adam
Canaska Dancer(IRE) Catahoula Parish Catinental
China Ruckus Ciano Cat
Cold Harbor Compadre Copper Karat Crown Attorney Cryptograph Dance to Destiny Devil Begone Domasca Dan Fashion Academy Fire Work
Fort Chaffee Foxtrail Gamblers Slew Gilded Lips Gone Fishin Gun Power Hard Currency Hotoffthepress
Hubba Hubba
I Can’t Believe Impeachment
In Frank’s Honor Ingot
Inspired Prospect Iskandar Elakbar Kinshasa
Laura’s Lucky Boy Legal Jousting (Ire) Like the Prospects Line of Departure Lodge Hill
Magic Walk
Matter of Honor Megas Vukefalos Mobil
Moujoudh (IRE) Mr. Jester
My Way Only Niigon
Old Forester
One Way Love Painful Pleasure Parisianprospector Patrol
Paynes Bay Peaks and Valleys Pete’s Sake Philanthropist Piccilo Pete
Pride Of New York Quick In Deed
Raj Waki
Raja Choice
Randy Regent
Rock and Roll Romancing The Cat Romantic Bull
Royal Canaska (GB) Russian Tsar
Saffir
Sambuca On Ice Shelter
Silver Bluff Simple Faith
So Urgent
Star Scripture Strut the Stage Survivalist Swampster Tejabo
Tejano Run Tempolake Tethra Theatromania The Fed
Tia Pan Tomahawk Trajectory
Union Place
Valid N Bold Vibank
Weather Warning Where’s the Ring Whiskey Wisdom Will He Crow Wolverine
Ontario Racing Commission
10 Carlson Court
Suite 400
Toronto, ON M9W 6L2
Tel: (416) 213-0520
Fax: (416) 213-7827
Email: inquiry@ontarioracingcommission.ca Website: www.ontarioracingcommission.ca
The 2008 Ontario Sires Stakes Thoroughbred Stallions
Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society
(Ontario Division)
P.O. Box 172
Rexdale, ON M9W 5L1
Tel: (416) 675-3602
Fax: (416) 675-9405
Email: cthsont@idirect.com Website: www.cthsont.com
Note: Late registered stallions may not be included on this list.
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Did You Know....
That Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear unveiled legislation that would ask voters to approve 12 casinos in the state, seven of which would be located at horse racing tracks. The thoroughbred tracks, who would pay $50-$100 million each for a casino license, include Churchill Downs, Ellis Park, Turfway Park and Kentucky Downs. Keeneland Race Course would share a license with harness track The Red Mile which is also located in Lexington.
There must be a 2/3 majority approval before it can be placed on the November ballot as a constitutional amendment.
Did You Know....
That voters in Miami-Dade County, Florida gave their approval by 63% to allow the installation of up to 2000 slot machines at Calder Race Course. Plans for a slots facility will likely be announced in March. Slot machines will also be allowed at Flagler Dog-Track and Miami Jai-Lai. In nearby Broward County, Gulfstream Park, Isle of Capri Harness Track and Mardi Gras Greyhound Track already have slot machines.
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