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SIRES AND DAMS y NELS0N wnstan SARATOGA, Saratoga Springs, N. Y., Aug. 20. The late Jefferson Davis Cohn, who owend the great stallion Teddy, once told this writer that the best way to judge a sire is five years after he is dead. We saw what he was driving at, but after the Keeneland and Saratoga sales we make it a habit to break down the data to see the reason behind the popularity of colts and fillies who drew the high-dollar bids. Our first conclusion this year is that the grandsons and daughters of Teddy have pointed him out as one of the top sires of all time and that Plucky Liege was one of the greatest mares recorded in any stud book. From matings of Teddy and Plucky Liege came those full brothers, Sir Gallahad m. and Bull Dog. Then, when Vatout was mated with Plucky Liege the result was Bois Roussel. Teddy arrived in this country late in life and after a mating with Sweetheart," N the daughter of Ultimus, the resulting foal was Case Ace, a fine race horse and in stud the sire of Pavot and sire of the dams of Blue Peter, One Count, Post Card and others. Some of my readers may wonder what all this has to do with the yearling sales, and we will endeavor to explain in the following paragraphs. When we are through we believeyou will agree that Teddy was one of the greatest, horses ever to come to this country since Diomed, first winner of the Epsom Derby, who was brought to our shores. AAA Teddys sons, Bull Dog and Sir Gallahad HI., have been towers of strength in our breeding structure and although they have passed from the scene, their names are certain to live on for many "generations to come. When mated with Ballots daughter, Rose Leaves, Bull Dog begot Bull Lea, leading American sire four times and today it is next to impossible to get a service to this sire of Cita- Teddys Grandchildren Popular at Sales Roman Babes Eagerly Sought This Year Plucky Liege, Dam of Three Top Sires Teddys Clan Point Out His Greatness tion, Coaltown, Twilight Tear, Armed, Hill Gail, Mark-Ye-Well and other stakes winners. Only one Bull Lea youngster was sold at Keeneland and he brought a bid of 0,000. There were none offered at Saratoga. For a time it was wondered whether, like Man o War, the male line of Sir Gallahad m. was to soon die. His daughters were eagerly sought as broodmares, but it was not until the arrival of Roman that the sire who stood at Claiborne Farm came into his own. Out of Buckup, a daughter of Buchan, Roman was ar stakes winner and his success as a sire has been little short of phenomenal. This horse has been to Sir Gallahad m. what War Admiral and War Relic have been to Man o War. This year, Hasty Road, Queen Hopeful, Roaming and others, have added to his stature. Those who went to the yearling sales at Keeneland and Saratoga scanned their catalogues to see how many colts and fillies by Roman were to be offered by the consignors at these sales points. There were six to be sold at Keeneland and seven at Saratoga. AAA In this year ofl953, Tuesday night, July 28, will always be regarded as one of the most sensational in sales ringside annals. The third sale of the evening was a gray colt by Mahmoud, out of Gallawood, a daughter of Sir Gallahad m. He brought a final bid of 1,000. -Following that, Harry B. Scott, Jr., sent a bay filly by Roman, out of Boat, by Man o War, under the auctioneers hammer, and this miss was led out of the ring at 9,000, the highest price heard at any yearling sale this season. Roman was now carrying on for Sir Gallahad m. as Bull Lea has for Bull Dog and, as we said above, War Admiral and War Relic have for Man o War. Later that night, a filly by Mahmoud, out of Durazna, a daughter of Bull Lea, was led into the ring, and after a stirring bidding duel, was taken from the Leslie Combs H. consignment for 0,000. La Troienne, a daughter of Teddy, had been brought to this country by Col. E. R. Bradley and, when mated with Black Toney, she dropped Bimelech whose sons and daughters have materially added to the luster of American racing and breeding. Then, with Brookfield, Eternal Bull and still others with the name of Teddy in their pedigree, it is very obvious what this horse has meant to breeding in this country. AAA The scene now shifts to Saratoga and on Monday night, August 10, the yearlings consigned by the Aga Khan and Aly Khan were offered to those at ringside. The fifteenth youngster to be sold was a bay filly by Bois Roussel and it was quickly seen by the pedigree that this winner of the English Derby was by Vatout and out of Plucky Liege, the same mare who had produced Bull Dog and Sir Gallahad m. This filly was a beauty and it was soon apparent that many wanted her and especially Alfred G. Vanderbilt and Dan Van Clief. Van Clief finally bid 9,000 and at that price she was taken from the ring in what proved to be the highest offer for a colt or filly at the Spa sales. So the two highest prices at Keeneland and also the highest at Saratoga had the name of Teddy or Plucky Liege in their pedigrees, and, as we went through the catalogue we found that some of the other dams traced to Teddy. There have been some people who objected to Teddy., and his sons being sent to this country and we also hear of some Americans who Continued on Page Thirty-Nine I SIRES AND DAMS j By NELSON DUNSTAN Continued from Page Forty-Eight are not in accord with foreign yearlings being sold over here. None of them, however, can minimize the fact that these horses have contributed greatly to American breeding and that our breed is now a better one for their names. A "A A When Teddy came to this country to stand at Kentmere Farm in Virginia, he was well on in years, just as Diomed was when he was brought to Virginia in the long, long ago. If memory serves us right, as we do not have the records with us, we believe Diomed was 22 years old. But, regardless of the fact that Teddy was also well oh in years, his mating with Sweetheart resulted in Case Ace, a horse with the class necessary to win the Arlington Futurity and then, when sent to the stud, begot Pavot, Lochinvar and other stakes winners. Pavot was unbeaten as a two-year-old and, along with Case Ace, quite a few of his colts and fillies were sold at Saratoga. On Tuesday evening, August 11, the Brookmeade Stable sent a chestnut colt by Case Ace, the son of Teddy, out of Dutch Cut, by Brevity, into the ring, and this is the colt who caused ruch a sensation when it was found that he was purchased by Arthur Godfrey. Then again, the Kentmere Farm offered a brown colt by Pavot, the grandson of Teddy, out pf Damaged Goods, and he was sold for 8,500. So it is plainly apparent to anybody that sons and grandsons of Teddy Plucky Liege must be included in the picture, made his name one of the most popular at both Keeneland and Saratoga this season. Without Teddy, the entire history of racing and breeding in this country would hav to be rewritten.
