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The mare was sired by Northern Dancer, the first Canadian-bred horse to win the Kentucky Derby in 1964 who went on to become one of the sport’s greatest sires.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 6, 2023
“If they’re not by a sire who throws sires, they tend to run longer,” Baffert said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2021
Rickard said this compared to recently frozen semen from 19 sires used to inseminate 1,048 ewes, of which 618 were successfully impregnated.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 18, 2019
Oatley and his colleagues are now working to develop surrogate pig sires.
From Nature ● Mar. 13, 2019
He would run in two more minor races, winning both, then go on to become one of the breed’s great sires.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
