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Originally Posted by pmayjr
Are there other cases of sires having that kind of luck (or overachieving from a breeding standpoint based on their mediocrity when they raced?)after not being very good on the track?
Someone told me that Danzig was unraced? True?
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Danzig was 3-for-3 on the track -- never raced against stakes company. Fragile, unproven, but talented horse and obviously a great sire.
And yes, of course there have been plenty of excellent stallions who weren't much as race horses. They appear through all time peroids of racing history.