Terbium

Another impressive win.

If you look into his breeding? He is not that obscure! Yes he came from obscurity!! But all the right names are in his pedigree? Have not looked at what black typing is there.

Straight arrow wrote:

If you look into his breeding? He is not that obscure! Yes he came from obscurity!! But all the right names are in his pedigree? Have not looked at what black typing is there.

Nothing until the 3rd dam, a few placings here and there. 4th dam was a very nice horse, wakeful winner, oaks/guineas placed.

Chicquita is hissixth day. She was an out and outer winning the 1000 Guineas, VRC Oaks, JJ Liston S, Alister Clark S, Craiglee S, Edward Manifold S, Wakeful S etc etc) The Chicquita line gave us Eskimo Prince (Golden Slipper, Rosehill Guineas, Hill S, Canterbury S, AJC Sires' Produce S), Mansingh (Tulloch S, NZ Derby etc), With Respect (Wakeful S) and other stakes winners like Market, Monekea, Awesome, Easter (Spring Champion S), Mr Danamite, Honey Be Quick (Silver Slipper S), Revenge.

So back in the day a great family. It goes back to Silesia the dam of an Epsom Oaks winner who is the daughter of Galicia the dam to two greats. Bayardo (Dewhurst S, Middle Park S, Champion S, ST Leger S, Ascot Gold Cup etc) and Lemberg (Epsom Derby, Coronation Cup, Middle Park S, Dewhurst S, etc).

Yes no ones knows Terango but he did have stakes class placing twice at G3 level. Before that we have Not a Single Doubt, Kenmare, Imperial Prince, Rego and Star Kingdom. No failures there. Then when you look at Terango you find Akhadan a son of Danehill from a sister to Best Western. While his dam is by Sarajaavo a 1/2 to Copper Rocket (RN Irwin S G2). His female line goes back to Harvest Home dam of four stakes winners including Harvest King (Australian Cup, Melbourne S, King's Plate (3), AJC St Leger etc). While her second dam was even better. THe imported Barley foaled Maltster (VRC & AJC Derby,VRC All-Aged S, Ascot Vale S, C B Fisher Plate and an outstanding sire). Like the female line of Terbium his sire goes back to Anonyma dam of Lonely (Epsom Oaks).

So I'll be interesting just how far Terbium's class will carry him. Maybe a challenger for The Autumn Sun afterall.

Thanks for that interesting info, Furious Thumbs Up

animals before people.

Maybe the stallion might get a few besides station mares now .

animals before people.

the so-called obscure breeding of Terbium is very reminiscent of the back story of the great Redelva, another outstanding success from Sa this time by an unraced sire. The Varcoe family knew exactly what the were doing when they put his pedigree together. They were aided by one hundred years of horse knowledge.

Great write up about the connections and the success of this "obscure" steed. Isn't it warming to see a horse who broke his maiden at Strathalbyn and in 5 weeks is winning a G3 in Victoria. Gives croweaters something to cheer about even though it may be irrelevant to some here.

Not everything can come up as grand as Godolphin plans with his mares but this result is especially huge for the ones in the sport who have absolutely no chance competing against the Blue Bloods of the sport.

Edited by Gay3 - 24 Feb 2019 at 8:34am

Nice to see this guy return to the winners circle today at Morphettville.

Not sure if there�s any suitable races in SA over the next month, but maybe the Stokes yard can find a suitable race for him at the tail end of the Vic spring carnival.

Yes those races are perfect Balciano.

Your superior knowledge of South Aust race programming coming to the fore Smile

No it's not the secret, there is no secret, the horse just picks and chooses when it tries.

Sacked.....again.