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Editor’s Letter
August sees the start of a new racing season and it is always an exciting time for Australian racing. It isn’t long before the great races of the Spring take centre stage, and we will see the return of Pride Of Jenni and the imported Via Sistina who
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BISCAY - His Sons
Despite the success that Biscay had at stud through his daughters, it remains the influence of his sons that have seen the greatest influence of the stallion live on. With over 30 sons at stud, there are many who have had major impacts on the Austral
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BISCAY - His Daughters at Stud
Unlike most stallions that we look at, Biscay’s legacy is more enduring through his sons than his daughters. Of course, there are some notable exceptions, but Biscay had a remarkable 33 sons who followed him to stud. Remarkably, Star Kingdom himself
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Biscay
Last month we found out that Makarpura was the damsire of Biscay, arguably the most important sire son of the immortal Star Kingdom. Star Kingdom dominated the Australian breeding scene from the late 1950’s until the arrival of Sir Tristram and Daneh
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Hawaii Five Oh
Hawaii Five Oh is an interesting addition to the Australian sire’s ranks this year. He may not be the best performed and does not have the profile of some of the freshman crop, but he certainly has some attractions. They start with his racing ownersh
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Maid Of The Lake
MAID OF THE LAKE Sydney Stock and Station Journal (NSW : 1896 - 1924), Tuesday 7 March 1922, page 7 HORSE TALK (By 'MERRIGANG.') MAID OF THE LAKE. Few men’s racing reminiscences — at least men now hale and hearty — are more interesting than those of
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Christmas Tree
Christmas Tree was one of the most outstanding sons of Biscay and was out of the wonderful mare, Joy And Fun who was a daughter of Denise’s Joy. The colt was unbeaten going into the Golden Slipper, including a win in the Pago Pago Stakes. In the Slip
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Blue And Gold
Blue And Gold was another good performer for Biscay who was to go on to become a good stallion. On the racetrack, the colt won eight of his 22 starts including both the AJC Breeders Plate and the STC Todman Slipper Trial. He was to go on to become an

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