Take another look at the pedigree of today’s Grade 1 Wood Memorial winner Eskendereya, who is by the top-class Storm Cat sire Giant’s Causeway. The articles below were written in February after the colt won the Fountain of Youth Stakes in similar, dominant fashion. For the sire, Eskendereya could be the “big horse” he’s needed in the US, where he led the 2009 general sire list.
Eskendereya pedigree constructed for the classics
Big Saturday for Giant’s Causeway
eMatings Stallion of the Week: Giant’s Causeway
I for one am hoping this crop stays poor as it has. To win a triple crown you need a poor crop in my opinion unless you are a Secretariat type freak you need to be the best by a bunch because typically a horse who can better you at a certain distance or better on a certain day.
Sid,
Giant’s Causeway is one horse away from being fully “his sire’s successor.” Eskendereya might just be the ticket. Certainly, his Wood could not have been more impressive.
Speaking of impressive Wood winners, I saw Bellamy Road this weekend … he’s still an awesome horse.
Frank.
[...] potential successes for this colt and his sire have been pointed out by Sid Fernando multiple times here and also by me earlier this spring here and [...]
I knew Giant’s Causeway back when he was in Europe. He’s always struck me as having the potential to be one of the truly “great sires”.