John E. Madden on training and breeding

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Originally Posted by Calzone Lord

Looking at the past performances of Little Princessemma (the dam of American Pharoah) you get the idea that this was a mare that Madden would have coveted more than anyone else in his day. She had the look of an untried quitter.

Some pretty good fillies in those two races. CS Silk was one of Medaglia D'Oro's first winners, G3 winner at 2, and a G1 winner at 5. Justwhistledixie won multiple G2's and was the ML favorite in the non-Rachel division for the Kentucky Oaks before scratching with a foot bruise. Selva won her next start in the Sorority (G3) at Monmouth. Gemswick Park won a G3 sprinting at Gulfstream.