Speed and Stamina

[brogers]

Over on TrueNicks.com they have an interesting post on infusing Speed or Stamina.

http://cs.bloodhorse.com/blogs/truenicks/archive/2010/07/27/horama.aspx

It is worth a read but also it poses an interesting question. Can anyone think of modern-day examples of a speed or stamina being successfully infused into a family of the inverse aptitude? Which strategy is more difficult to accomplish?

[Tappiano]

I don't know how successful she would be considered, but Safely Kept had offspring who ran well long.

[Fireslam]

I can't find any of Safely Kepts offspring who ran well long; it looks like they were all sprinters.

[Tappiano]

Why did I thinK Safely's Mark and Safe in the USA ran well long. perhaps one of her siblings I was confusing with her offspring.

[xfactor fan]

Would Lady's Secret count?

[Cathy D]

Unbridled -- Le Fabuleux and Buckpasser were added to infuse "bottom" into a speed line. Certainly worked!!

[griff]

Secretariat had a dosage of 20/14/7/9/0 (50) DI = 3.00 annd CD = 0.98.

I think that says sprinter, which he might have been but someone forgot to tell him sprinters don't have staying power.

griff

[Bast]

Over on TrueNicks.com they have an interesting post on infusing Speed or Stamina.

http://cs.bloodhorse.com/blogs/truenicks/archive/2010/07/27/horama.aspx

It is worth a read but also it poses an interesting question. Can anyone think of modern-day examples of a speed or stamina being successfully infused into a family of the inverse aptitude? Which strategy is more difficult to accomplish?

I've been looking at Fred Hooper's bloodlines. He eventually reached a point where he was almost invariably inbreeding to Olympia (a foal of 1946 who beat a QH in a match race), the most extreme example I could find being a 1999 foal with ELEVEN crosses of Olympia:

http://www.pedigreequery.com/speedy+diplomat2

But unlike other breeders who close the farm gate to outside blood who indulge in inbreeding, Hooper sometimes sent his mares out to stallions to acquire greater stamina. He seems to have done this successfully. Speedy Diplomat includes Hooper-bred crosses of Roberto, Forli, Chieftain, & Quadrangle.