3/26 (TP): Spiral, Bourbonette (G3's); Rushaway, Hansel, Queen

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Originally Posted by RolloTomasi

Firstly, it's dubious to say that the "foreign" element in Animal Kingdom's pedigree is not a factor. While a few Euros might be included, I doubt that as much focus is paid to the happenings on racetracks there than in the States, especially where it concerns assigning Chef-De-Race status.

Acatenango is probably the most successful German sire in history. Plenty of his offspring have performed at the elite international level as well.

Secondly, a lot of CDR assignments are made retrospectively and of dubious merit. It's easy to make all the Derby winners from 1950 onwards have a certain number of profile points (I like how the CD and DI are no longer the gold standard for Derby winners by the way) when you don't actually start assigning CDR status until 1980. A lot of CDRs probably achieved their "status" on the basis of those very same Derby winners. Therefore, horses sired by relatively young sires (such as Leroidesanimaux) are automatically biased against.

Recently, they made the hardly influential sire Lost Code, a CDR. He had a run there in the last few years as the broodmare sire of a few decent sprinters (the best being Fabulous Strike) and for some reason became a CDR. As though they were trying to force Lost Code into being an important sire, they also made his own sire, Codex, a CDR, too. How convenient. Codex sired just 3 crops and died over 25 years ago. Now all of a sudden his descendants are inheriting superior genes?

Based on this laughable maneuvering, I would predict that Animal Kingdom's profile will be soon be bolstered in the near future. Soon, streaking stallion Candy Ride will be a CDR and probably his own sire Candy Stripes along with him. Candy Stripes is also the sire of Leroidesanimaux. So Animal Kingdom has a "sneaky good" profile. Just like Real Quiet and Strike The Gold...

Again, from the same site, an alphabetical listing of all current CDR's. I think you'll agree that there is not evidence of it being weighted toward American racing:Abernant (B) Dark Ronald (P) MILL REEF (C/S) ROYAL ACADEMY (B/I)
Ack Ack (I/C) Discovery (S) Mossborough (C) Royal Charger (B)
Admiral Drake (P) Djebel (I) Mr. Prospector (B/C) Run the Gantlet (P)
Alcantara II (P) Donatello II (P) My Babu (B) Sadler's Wells (C/S)
Alibhai (C) Double Jay (B) Nashua (I/C) Sardanapale (P)
Alizier (P) Dr. Fager (I) Nasrullah (B) Sea-Bird (S)
Alycidon (P) Eight Thirty (I) Native Dancer (I/C) Seattle Slew (B/C)
Alydar (C) Ela-Mana-Mou (P) Navarro (C) Secretariat (I/C)
A.P. INDY (I/C) Equipoise (I/C) Nearco (B/C) Sharpen Up (B/C)
Apalachee (B) Exclusive Native (C) Never Bend (B/I) Shirley Heights (C/P)
Asterus (S) Fair Play (S/P) Never Say Die (C) Sicambre (C)
Aureole (C) Fair Trial (B) Nijinsky II (C/S) Sideral (C)
Bachelor's Double (S) Fairway (B) Niniski (C/P) Sir Cosmo (B)
Bahram (C) Fappiano (I/C) NoDOUBLE (C/P) Sir Gallahad III (C)
Baldski (B/I) Forli (C) Noholme II (B/C) Sir Gaylord (I/C)
Ballymoss (S) Foxbridge (P) Northern Dancer (B/C) Sir Ivor (I/C)
Bayardo (P) Full Sail (I) Nureyev (C) SMART STRIKE (I/C)
Ben Brush (I) Gainsborough (C) Oleander (S) Solario (P)
Best Turn (C) Gallant Man (B/I) Olympia (B) Son-In-Law (P)
Big Game (I) GIANT'S CAUSEWAY (C) Orby (B) Speak John (B/I)
Black Toney (B/I) Graustark (C/S) Ortello (P) Spearmint (P)
Blandford (C) Grey Dawn II (B/I) Panorama (B) Spy Song (B)
Blenheim II (C/S) Grey Sovereign (B) Persian Gulf (C) Stage Door Johnny (S/P)
Blue Larkspur (C) Gundomar (C) Peter Pan (B) Star Kingdom (I/C)
Blushing Groom (B/C) Habitat (B) Petition (I) Star Shoot (I)
Bois Roussel (S) Hail To Reason (C) Phalaris (B) Sunny Boy (P)
Bold Bidder (I/C) Halo (B/C) Pharis II (B) Sunstar (S)
Bold RuCKUS (I/C) Havresac II (I) Pharos (I) Sweep (I)
Bold Ruler (B/I) Heliopolis (B) Pia Star (S) Swynford (C)
Brantome (C) Herbager (C/S) Pilate (C) T.V. Lark (I)
British Empire (B) High Top (C) PLEASANT COLONY (i) Tantieme (S)
Broad Brush (I/C) His Majesty (C) Polynesian (I) Teddy (S)
Broomstick (I) Hoist The Flag (B/I) Pompey (B) The Tetrarch (I)
Bruleur (P) Hurry On (P) Precipitation (P) Ticino (C/S)
BuckAROO (B/i) Hyperion (B/C) Pretense (C) Tom Fool (I/C)
Buckpasser (C) Icecapade (B/C) Prince Bio (C) Tom Rolfe (C/P)
Bull Dog (B) Indian Ridge (I) Prince Chevalier (C) Tourbillon (C/P)
Bull Lea (C) In Reality (B/C) Prince John (C) Tracery (C)
Busted (S) Intentionally (B/I) Princequillo (I/S) Traghetto (I)
Caro (I/C) In the Wings (C/S) Prince Rose (C) Tudor Minstrel (B)
CARSON CITY (b/i) Key to the Mint (B/C) Promised Land (C) Turn-to (B/I)
Chateau Bouscaut (P) Khaled (I) Rabelais (P) Ultimus (B)
Chaucer (S) King Salmon (I) RaINBOW QUEST (c/S) unbridled (B/I)
CHIEF'S CROWN (I/S) KingMAMBO (C/S) Raise A Native (B) Vaguely Noble (C/P)
Cicero (B) King's Bishop (B/I) Reliance II (S/P) Vandale (P)
Clarissimus (C) La Farina (P) Relko (S) Vatellor (P)
CoDEX (I/C) Le Fabuleux (P) Reviewer (B/C) Vatout (S)
Colorado (I) LOST CODE (B/I) Ribot (C/P) Vieux Manoir (C)
Congreve (I) Luthier (C) Right Royal (S) War Admiral (C)
Count Fleet (C) Lyphard (C) Riverman (I/C) What A Pleasure (B)
Court Martial (B) Mahmoud (I/C) Roberto (C) Wild Risk (P)
Creme dela Creme (C/S) Man O' War (S) Rock Sand (C/S) Worden (S)
Crepello (P) Massine (P) Roman (B/I)
Damascus (I/C) Midstream (C) Rough'n Tumble (B/C)
Danzig (I/C) Mieuxce (P) Round Table (S)