Big Truck - NY bred

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by Cardus

Did Fall Aspen produce Woodman, or did she produce Timber Country (or both)?

She produced Timber Country - no for Woodman. Really, she has to be considered one of the greatest broodmares ever. She's the dam of...

* Northern Apsen (Grade 1 winner in America, Gr 2 winner in Europe)

* Elle Seule (Group 2 winner in France. Dam of 2 Gr 1 winners)

* Mazzacano (Gr 3 winner, 2nd in Gr 1)

* Colorado Dancer (Gr 2 winner, dam of the great Dubai Millennium)

* Hamas (Gr 1 winner)

* Fort Wood (Gr 1 winner. Sire of Horse Chestnut)

* Timber Country (Won GR 1 BC Juvenile and Preakness)

* Prince of Thieves (3rd in the Kentucky Derby)

* Bianconi (Gr 2 winner)

Originally Posted by Cardus

Lady Tak was a nice horse. She ran in the Ballerina (?) at Saratoga -- I wast there and I thought that it was Travers Day -- and I remember a friend of mine telling me that she was going to be right on the pace, if not the pacesetter. I thought that he was crazy, since she had emerged from a series of route races, if memory serves.

Sure enough, she was right on top of the pace, and I think that she had the lead after a half in 45 and change.

She had an explosive turn move for a speed miler type horse - I know she won both the Test and Ballerina at Saratoga - but I think she actually ran a 23 flat 3rd quarter when she won the Test...it probably is the fastest 3rd quarter this decade by any horse in a 7f furlong Saratoga race.

I'm not sure if her Ballerina win was Travers day or not....could have been the day after the Travers maybe.