Interesting stuff.
Barry Irwin saying that (Shackleford) going a mile and a half would be \"stretching the limits of credulity.\"
.....And Ray Kerrison saying....\"There isn\'t a horse in creation bred better for the Belmont than Brilliant Speed.\"..........hell, Ray would know. He\'s seen over 100 of them.
Good Luck,
Joe B.
Kerrison is talking about this (from haskin):
Brilliant Speed's broodmare sire, Gone West, sired Belmont winner Commendable. Gone West's sire, Mr. Prospector, sired Belmont winner Conquistador Cielo. Gone West's broodmare sire, Secretariat, won the Belmont, sired Belmont winner Risen Star, and is the broodmare sire of Belmont winner A.P. Indy, who in turn sired Belmont winner Rags to Riches. Mr. Prospector's broodmare sire, Nashua, won the Belmont.
Brilliant Speed's second dam, Daijin, is a full-sister to Belmont winner Touch Gold. Daijin's sire, Deputy Minister, not only sired Touch Gold, he is the broodmare sire of Belmont winners, Rags to Riches, Sarava, and Jazil. Daijin's broodmare sire, Buckpasser, is the broodmare sire of Belmont winners Easy Goer and Coastal.
Getting back to the sire's side, Roberto's sire, Hail to Reason, sired Belmont winner Hail to All. Dynaformer's broodmare sire, His Majesty, is the broodmare sire of Belmont winner Risen Star, and His Majesty's sire, Ribot, sired Belmont winner Arts and Letters, as well as His Majesty's full-brother, Graustark, who sired Belmont winner Avatar.
This reminds me of the old racetrack story...sorry but I can\'t remember the attribution:
A racetracker says to a friend who points out that a race entry is a full brother to the Derby winner that year: \"who would you rather call for help if your house is on fire...Jesse Owens or his full brother?\"