Question about breeding

Originally Posted by sumitas

then look for the very best pedigree. out of today's 2nd race, Ensign Slew had the best pedigree. but if you want a mare specifically for Lemon Drop Kid you will have to dig deeper. i wouldn't recommend Ensign Slew for Lemon Drop Kid.

If i had a season to Lemon Drop Kid, I would breed a mare with a definate turf pedigree/ability to him, preferrably from the Northern Dancer line...he has been a far better turf sire than maintrack sire (aside from Lemons Forever, which is his best runner)...Northern Dancer works very well on the bottomside for turf performers and LDK's immediate prescense of Mr. P and Seattle Slew disallow breeding back to a mare close to that lineage...Northern Dancer would be 5 generations back rom the foal, which is a nice generation distance for inbreeding...