Welcome to 2021, which we can all hope will be a better year than the last one. To kick off the New Year, this week's question concerns a horse who started out on a regional North American stallion market. While horses who prove themselves with good runners may earn a quick transfer to Kentucky, this fellow made the move while his first foals were still yearlings, his value boosted not by runners but by his status as a Grade 1-winning half brother to an American Horse of the Year. He proved more than worthy of the improved opportunities, finishing three times among the top 10 American sires according to at least one major reference. Can you name him?
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Cheri
1/3/2021 09:26:48 pm
Broomstick, number one sire in 1913, 1914, and 1915.
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Avalyn Hunter
1/8/2021 06:58:58 pm
Broomstick was a great sire but was not a half brother to a Horse of the Year. The answer is City Zip, who got his chance in Kentucky thanks to his half brother Ghostzapper and was a top-10 stallion three times on The Blood-Horse's general sire list.
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