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NASRULLAH Americas leading sire who begot Bold Ruler r y V 1 Bold Ruler Adds to His Sires i Lustre ThfrcKNasrullahMiss Disco Mating Is Reward of Patience Mrs H C Phipps Buys Mare For Express Purpose of Being Bred to Crack Sen of Nearco NearcoBy By HUGH J McGUIRE McGUIRELEXINGTON LEXINGTON Ky May 3 The influ ¬ ence of Bold Bulers sire Nasrullah on rac ¬ ing and breeding in this country has been and continues to be tremendous but it would have started earlier had Arthur B Hancock Jr had his way Nasrullah was retired after his threeyearold racing year Hancock said I made a pass at him then but did not get him because he was put at stud at home Hancock continued I made another try later and practically had him bought when the English pound was devalued and the deal fell through In November of 1949 I finally bought him but he served the 1950 season out at home as part of the sales contract He arrived here about July 4 and made his first season at Claiborne in 1951 1951Asked Asked the reason for his initial interest in Nasrullah Hancock had a forthright answer I am always on the lookout for a prospective or proven sire from a good sire line When such horses prove their worth in other parts of the world they usually do very well here with both Amer ¬ ican and imported mares Nasrullah is by the crack sire Nearco by Pharos and out of the top broodmare Mumtaz Begum by Blenheim II Racing at two and three he won five of 10 starts He was second on the Experimental Free Handicap for three yearolds with 132 pounds one pound be ¬ low Straight Deal His success at stud in this country was immediate immediateHancocks Hancocks Advice Followed FollowedThe The mating that produced Bold Ruler was not so quickly productive of success but in it is found evidence of immense con ¬ tinuing confidence that was to be rewarded with the arrival of Bold Ruler it was Han ¬ cock who advised Mrs H C Phipps to pur ¬ chase Bold Rulers dam Miss Disco for her Wheatley stud with the express purpose of breeding to Nasrullah Miss Disco is by Discovery Outdone by Pompey and in her Hancock saw Ideal mating for Nasrullah Miss Disco had been booked to Rosemont for Jier first mating and this union pro ¬ duced the filly Hill Rose in 1951 In 1952 Miss Disco foaled her first foal by Nasr rullah a colt named Independence who won but did not distinguish himself In 1953 this mating produced the filly Ex ¬ plorer who did not race at two but won six races at three Then came Bold Ruler Patience and confidence paid off offHancock Hancock recalls that this reward was not immediately apparent on the farm for Bold Ruler became an incorrigible stallwalker It was impossible to get flesh on him and his tremendous energy made tnis task more difficult He grew but without the desired amount of flesh and Hancock recalled that his stall and surroundings were changed repeatedly in a futile effort to make him happy Any improvement over this condi ¬ tion said Hancock will have to Ije credited to Mr Fitzsimmons FitzsimmonsSome Some reason for the stallwalking con ¬ dition could possibly be attributed to the fact that as a young suckling Bold Ruler had a hernia which necessitated the use of clamps in the recovery treatment Han ¬ cock recalled that another son of Nas ¬ rullah the valiant Nashua also had had a hernia as a suckling Hancock laughed that he did not expect the presence of hernia in these two famous thoroughbreds would encourage buyers to seek yearlings that had suffered this ailment as sucklings sucklingsMare Mare Has Filly Foal by Turnto TurntoThe The tremendous impact of Nasrullah on the breeding industry of this country start ¬ ing from his first year at stud liere coupled with the confidence and persistence of sending Miss Disco back to him proved a Jjappy combination that resulted in the eventual emergence of Bold Huler Miss Disco however has a filly fpal by Turnto spn of another Ndarco stallion Royal Charger She has been bred back to Nas ¬ rullah From his first American crop 27 horses placed Nasrullah fifth among the leading stallions in 1954 In 1955 and 1956 he has led the list listThe The confidence in Nasrullah that im ¬ pelled Hancock to import him is shared by the prominent members of his syndicate These are Dr Eslie Asbury Blenheim Farms of J S Phipps Bull Run Stud of Howell Jackson Bwamazon Farm of Mil lard Waldheim Charlton Clay Mrs Allaire duPont Erdenheim Farm of George D Widener Tom M Girdler Greentree Stud Mrs Hope Y Hanes George M Humphrey Howard B Keck Montpelier of Mrs Marion duPont Scott Stavros Niarchos Pin Oak Farm of the Abercrombies Stoner Creek Stud of Mrs John D Hertz Wheatley Stable of Mrs H C Phipps the owner of Bold Rule and Claiborne Farm FarmIt It is of interest that Bold Ruler whose sire Nasrullah has led the sire list for the past two years is most likely to get his stiff est opposition in the Derby from Calu ¬ mets Gen Duke and Iron Liege both sons of Bull Lea who led the sire list five times
