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Khaled Made Himself as Sire By First Crop Going to Races Hyperion Scion Became Top California Stallion After AfterAlibhai Alibhai Went to Kentucky Kentuckyi i By LEON RASMUSSEN Staff Correspondent CorrespondentPart Part in Conclusion ConclusionLOS LOS ANGELES Calif May 8 With the sale of Alibhai to Kentucky dire forecasts forecastswere were made for the immediate future of California bloodstock but such forecasts so palpable on the sur ¬ face did not take into consideration the pres ¬ ence of two other sons of Hyperion standing in the state Khaled and Radiotherapy Naturally the loss of Alibhai was felt as witness the recent Derby in which Ken tucky bred Alibhais Determine and Hasseyampa finished one three but fortunately the prepotent Hy ¬ perion influence was not concentrated in this one exceptional son as far as Cali ¬ fornia was concerned concernedWhen When the last Californiabred crop of Alibhai had come to the races the first of the Khaleds came on the scene The Rex Ellsworth stallion made himself as a sire with his Jirst crop in 1951 when he sent out 14 winners two of them of major stakes In 1952 with only two crops to race he be ¬ came Californias leading sire and he re ¬ peated that performance in 1953 In other words sons of Hyperion have led the Cali ¬ fornia sire list each year since 1947 The year 1952 was Khaleds most extraordinary year During that twelvemonth period he sent out 26 juvenile winners including three stakes winners The 26 winners were but one shy of Star Shoots 40yearold record of 27 In 1953 Khaled was again among the leaders with 13 juvenile winners So in his first three years this son of Hy ¬ perion was tied for second first and tied for fourth in number of twoyearold win ¬ ners nationally and his firstyear runners in both 1951 and 1952 earned well over 100000Radiotherapy 100000 Radiotherapy Sire of Merryman MerrymanRadiotherapy Radiotherapy standing at Mrs Ann Peppers Merryman Farm was but lightly subscribed to in his first years but when one of his first get Merryman won stakes and placed in the Santa Anita Derby his book began to fill and no doubt the im ¬ proved class of his mares and additional opportunities will vault him into greater prominence within the next few years Be ¬ sides Merryman Radiotherapy has also had the stakes winning Larks Music in his first small crops cropsKhaled Khaled and Radiotherapy were con ¬ temporaries in England both being foals of 1943 In 1945 Khaled was the Aga Khans best colt Neither one was able to win a classic at three although both won stakes but Radiotherapy was good enough to be third in Airbornes Derby Both Khaled and Radiotherapy have The Tet rarch on their distaff side which may indicate they will not get horses able to stay as far as those sired by Alibhai At least so far that has been the case The Khaleds have been noted for intense speed with the classiest of them Correspondent CorrespondentContinued Continued on Pdge FortySix Khaled Made Himself as Sire As First Crop Went to Races RacesContinued Continued from Page TwentySeven TwentySevenand and Fleet Khal being able to carry their speed successfully against the best over the middle distances Radiotherapy to date hasnt had enough representatives to set a definite pattern patternKhaleds Khaleds dam is Eclair also dam of Piping Rock by Ethnarch from Black Ray who was by Black Jester a St Leger I winner Black Ray is regarded as one of Englands most distinguished broodmares having foaled 10 winners including Jacopo and Foray both or whom stood in this country Ethnarch was a son of The Tet rarch but not one of his best bestRadiotherapy Radiotherapy was from the mare Bell eva by Stratford by Swynford out of the prominent Lesbia by St Frusquin A bril ¬ liant race horse Stratford although stam ¬ inabred begot mostly sprinters Radio ¬ therapys dams dam Passe was by The Tetrarchs son Tetratema There is stam ¬ ina and speed both in his pedigree and it is unpredictable as to which will predom ¬ inate in his offspring More easily predicted is that they will make a place for them ¬ selves in California racing racingThe The most supreme essential in racing today is speed and the Hyperion tribe has this requisite in great quantity With this allimportant speed they are still tractable to handling generous in giving of their talent and generally rugged enough and sound enough to stand considerable cam ¬ paigning over the years yearsActually Actually the influence of Hyperion has been so great in California racing and breeding that without it these past 10 years the Golden State would still be searching for its place in the bloodstock sun instead of having a reserved seat
