Thread: Best Broodmare
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Old 07-20-2006, 11:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Pedigree Ann
But my favorite broodmare of all time was Maggie B. B. She foaled the first US-bred winner of the Derby at Epsom, Iroquois (in 1881 - he also won the St. Leger); a Belmont winner, Panique; a Preakness winner, Harold; plus two other SWs, and founded one of the finest and most prolific female families in North American breeding history. Proper Reality, Thirty Slews, Cryptoclearance, Harlan's Holiday, Mystery Giver, French Deputy, Bet on Sunshine, Safely Kept, Film Maker, Life's Magic, Dubai Millennium, Dixie Union, Lemons Forever, Sinister Minister..., these are some of her recent descendents you may be familiar with.
Hey ... when you can pull out a new one on me ... you've really got something!

Two other influential mares were Bourtai ... who founded the line which produced all those Levee, Bayou, Dike, Delta horses ... and ... Hildene ... the blind mare who produced Hill Prince, Prince Hill, Third Brother, and First Landing ... though neither of these two families are as important as they once were.
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