I don't follow Papa's belief that the maternal family does not matter - it is no guarantee but how can you say it does not matter?
I think you can say it 'might not matter' as there will be champions produced when good sires are bred to donkeys just as there can be champions produced when good mares are covered by ordinary sires (or even fence jumpers) and let's not forget the freaks = where are champion is produced by a couple of donkeys
I cannot help but wonder whether the old theory that
"Genes are passed on randomly from all parts of the pedigree"
could be the explanation for unexplainable good horses
To use Richard's example of Bettors - whose family was weak until his dam Classic Wish lit it up
If the dam did not matter (was not a factor) - that it was all thanks to Cams Card Shark
how is it that Classic Wish was such a good vehicle for not only CCS but also sires Pacific Fella (No Pan Intended) and Rocknroll Hanover (Classic Rock NRoll)
It would seem pretty fluky that she hit with 3 sires and contributed nothing
http://classicfamilies.net/CF/Descen...rseID=10029345
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