Taproot Mare Family 5-e

The best horses to descend from Belvoirina include Refraction (1845 Oaks), Doncaster (1873 Derby, 1874 Goodwood Cup, 1875 Ascot Gold Cup), Thor (1933 Prix du Jockey Club), Queen of Shiraz (1940 Irish Oaks), Majideh (1942 Irish 1000 Guineas, Oaks), Corteira (1948 Poule d'Essai des Pouliches, Prix de Diane), Masaka (1948 Oaks, Irish Oaks), Sea Charger (1953 Irish 2000 Guineas, St Leger), Needles (1956 Kentucky Derby, Belmont), the outstanding Gallant Man (1957 Belmont, Travers), Atherstone Wood (1967 Irish 2000 Guineas), Reindeer (1969 Irish St Leger), Santa Tina (1970 Irish Oaks), Brave Johnny (1978 Prix Royal-Oak),

Son of Love (1979 St Leger), Law Society (1985 Irish Derby), Kahyasi (1988 Derby, Irish Derby), Milan (2001 St Leger), Kastoria (2006 Irish St Leger) and many other worldwide classic winners

See The Massey Mare, Foundation Mare Family 5, for mtDNA errors identified affecting family 5-e