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Welcome to American Classic Pedigrees!

Interested in Thoroughbred breeding? Want to find out more of the history behind the names you see in pedigrees? You're in the right place! As a pedigree analyst with over 40 years of experience in researching Thoroughbred bloodlines, I've put together this site to put the resources you're looking for at your fingertips.

American Classic Pedigrees is focused on the bloodlines that have produced the champions and Classic winners of North and South America and is dedicated to everyone who loves Thoroughbreds—owners, breeders, trainers and fans. If you enjoy what you find here, please visit often and tell your friends! You'll find something new here almost every day, and suggestions are always welcome.
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2002 Belmont Stakes (USA-G1) winner Sarava, 2000 Preakness Stakes (USA-G1) winner Red Bullet, and 1996 Breeders' Cup Classic (USA-G1) winner Alphabet Soup. Photos by Avalyn Hunter.

​What's here?

Books provides information about my previous books, as well as new projects in the works.

Articles is your gateway to general articles about Thoroughbreds and to links to articles previously published in The Blood-Horse.

Hoofprints is a blog about Thoroughbred racing and pedigrees. It includes "Mares on Monday," which focuses on mares with important links to the previous week's racing.

Horse Profiles takes you to the indexes for the horses whose profiles are included on this site. Names in blue indicate active links; if they are still black, they represent planned additions.

Links will help you find some of my favorite resources on the Internet.

About ACP provides information about the history of the site and its author and contributors. It also provides information for anyone interested in contributing information or pictures.
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What's new?
  • Last updated: March 12, 2023
  • Last blog post: March 6, 2023
  • This week's new Horse Profiles: 
  • Recently updated pages: Pioneerof the Nile (USA), Silverbulletday (USA), Tapit (USA), Uncle Mo (USA)​
Black Gold


November 11, 2022

The tentative release date for Dream Derby: The Myth and Legend of Black Gold) has been set for September 12, 2023. Here's the official release information from the University Press of Kentucky! https://www.kentuckypress.com/9780813198040/dream-derby/?fbclid=IwAR0CPzMQT51Z-x6ofuTGA1wX9l6eboXe5nnKcke9hlwH9pZCqsRz7VpSCNE.

Another book project!


November 15, 2022

I am now under contract to the University Press of Kentucky for a history of the Kentucky Oaks! It's tentatively titled 150 Years of Lilies: A History of the Kentucky Oaks. So far as I know, no one has done a history of the Oaks before, so this will be breaking new ground
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