When we think of breeding great thoroughbreds, often sires will come to mind. What stallion gave us this particular horse? History’s greatest horses give us a litany of names that we cite to this day, names like Eclipse and Lexington, Northern Dancer and Galileo. Those names are only half of the equation: one cannot have a foal without a sire and a dam, two halves brought together to make a whole. When you look at your favorite horse’s pedigree, you need to look at that bottom half too.
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