Some 15 Sires Worthy of Merit, Daily Racing Form, 1955-06-15

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Some 15 Sires Worthy of Merit Adds Hogan: "To outline the Washington story even in brief would require thousands of words, but it can be said that breeders here have been determined to improve their stock in the face of economic drawbacks. Without this background, the sales story loses its perspective. Ten years ago, the breeding industry was yet to be born. Today, we have at least 15 stallions with credentials worthy of merit. To mention but a few, Succession, a half brother to Your Host, who in two crops had eight winners of 4,678, and his eleven starters had average per year earnings of ,148, a good figure even nationally. Amble In, a son of Fighting Fox, and two-time winner of the Longacres Mile, has had three full books and his yearlings look extremely promising. Skelter, a half brother to Ponder, made his first season at stud last year, and in his court was Atomic Me, a daughter of Menow, and Evening News, a daughter of Eight Thirty acquired in Kentucky for 2,000. "This year, Joe Gottstein of Longacres has raised the minimum claiming price to ,200, and along with this, he is starting out the meeting with a ,000 minimum purse. There are bound to be some problems arising from this, but in the long run, I am sure it will be for the best. Indeed, I am personally hopeful that it will truly mark the beginning of the new era in Washington racing and breeding. All this in turn ties in with our sale. Two-year-olds with any pretense toward quality are becoming a valuable asset. And I want to stress again that when the board of trustees of the Washington Breeders voted for a selected sale they meant just that. They are convinced that sales containing poor quality stock mingled with good are unsuccessful, for the poor stock seems invariably to pull down the quality of the good stock rather than vice versa." . ■■- * * •• r •• if •■


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