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f Stallion Directory ami Fann Register jNjj, These inquisitive yearling fillies are members of the first American crops of Arctic Prince and My Babu. All four fillies are the property of Leslie Combs II. and have been entered by Combs in the Keeneland Summer Sales. From left to right, they are a chestnut filly by Arctic Prince-Smooth Run; Arctic Prince-Nellies Last; My Babu-Tsumani; and Arctic Prince-Ellenwood. Two of the leading fillies in England this year are fillies by Arctic Prince. They are Spice, winner of the One Thousand Guineas Trial Stakes, and Collyria, co-favorite for the One Thousand Guineas... My Babu has been among the 10 leading sires in England and Ireland for the last four years. Both stallions now stand at the Spendthrift Farm. In the Blue Grass * Racing Manual Covers Every Phase of Breeding Industry By HUGH J. McGUIRE LEXINGTON, Ky., May 9. — The American Racing Manual is an authority for all of the various branches of the thoroughbred industry but it is doubtful if any segment of the sport is better served by it than are breeders. The 1959 edition now is being distributed and there is material of interest to racing associations, The Jockey Club, owners, trainers, jockeys, pari-mutuel men/ racing commissions and many other groups. Some idea of the categories that apply to breeders may be gleaned by a glance at the index. There are addresses of breeding farms, American breeders records, Free Handicap weights, leading money-win ning horses, leading sires, match races, oldest stakes, records of all sires, stakes and feature winners, stake histories and values, steeplechasing, annual polls and champions, Arizona and Arkansas breeding farms, many records from Australia. Then there are complete records of yearling sales including bargain yearlings, records of such as Bold Ruler and Bornastar, broodmare sires, the Bruce Lowe system. These are only a few items that might be of interest to breeders and some idea of the wealth of material in the volume can be gained when all of these items appear in the index under only the letters A and B. There are eight more index pages, double column. There is a record of foal registrations both American and foreign which indicates that there were more foals in the "United States than in the combined output of Argentina, England, France, Germany and Italy. This record alone could provide grounds for a discussion on the overall quality of the American product in the light of expensive imports. Yearling Eligibility Lists Submitted Breeders have been advised by general manager William S. Evans of the Breeders Sales Company, the yearlings that have been selected on pedigree from submitted lists as eligible for inspection for the summer sales at Keeneland. A list of • 18 veterinarians has been supplied from which breeders may select the practitioner who will pass on their yearlings for physical condition. Only those yearlings that passed the pedigree screening will be eligible for veterinary inspection for sales purposes. The report from the veterinarian must be delivered to the sales company not later than May 20. This will call for immediate action to weed out those deemed unfit for physical reasons. Consignors will be informed of those who did not make the grade. Passing the veterinary inspection now does not guarantee acceptance for the sales in late July. Many things can happen to a yearling between now and sales time and any breeder will tell you that accidents only happen to the choice individuals. A second veterinary inspection" will be made within 10 days of the sales date and by the same practitioner who made the initial examination. For consignors who live at great distance, the sales company will accept the reports of the regular veterinarian in attendance. The sales company bears the entire cost of the two inspections. By this method the yearlings get a professional going-over by competent men who should recognize major defects in either of the two inspections. Must Judge Degree of Imperfection It has often been said that no yearling is quite perfect. It is the degree of the imperfection that must be judged. Again, there are quite different standards by. which horses are accepted or rejected by buyers. One purchaser will not fault a horse because he toes in a little while another does not object if the slant is the other way. Extremes in either direction would be grounds for rejection of both animals. Any ethical veterinarian would hesitate to- put his reputation on the line by passing an obvious cripple. Several prominent consignors of the past will not have representation this year for various reasons. This, and the results of the inspections, may reduce the number of yearlings to be sold but vice-president George Swine-broad, of the sales company, has stated his determination not to sacrifice theover-all quality of the sale in the interest of quantity representation. Some time ago it was mentioned here that Justo Fernandez of, Mexico bought four yearlings from Mereworth Farm and that one of them won the Stakes Jockey Club, another was top or near top money winner at two while still another was a good winner and placed in the Mexican Oaks. Nibelungo won the first leg of the Mexican Triple Crown when he won the Stakes Jockey Club Mexicano but, as a son of Turn-to — Miss Doreen, he was American-bred and ineligible to the second leg. On Sunday, May 3, he won the third leg when he accounted for the Derby Mexicano. Miss Doreen has a 1959 filly foal by Nashua at Mereworth. The rich juvenile is named Destructor and Mereworth will sell his half brother by Polynesian at Saratoga. The Oaks-placed filly is Ceiba whose half brother by Shut Out is also in the Mere-worth consignment to Saratoga. AAA Blades of Blue Grass: Florida racing commissioner Warren H. Toole visited the local office of the NASRC during his Derby I Continued on Page Twelve IN THE BLUE GRASS I By HUGT J. McGUIRE Continued from Page Ten trip to confer with the associations secretary Billy Smith. . . . Artist Allen F. Brewer will do a head sketch of R. N. Websters Royal Anthem to grace the cover of the Keeneland summer sales catalog. Royal Anthem was sold for 4,900 and won 5,-681 as a juvenile last year. . . . Dan Bomar is back at his desk after a bout with virus pneumonia. . . . The staff at Spendthrift Farm was willing to wager that Leslie Combs never would board an ocean liner or plane but he is en route with Mrs. Combs to Europe by ship for his first trip aboard. . . . Miss Twin Lane, an easy winner at Pimlico, was the highest-priced filly sold at Keeneland last summer. She is by Eight Thirty — Canina, was bred by Mereworth Farm and brought 2,000. She is a full sister to Royal Coinage, now in stud at the Stallion Station, and a half sister to War Command" whp won more than 22,000. .
