Opinion Question: Who was the better Sire Seattle Slew Or Alydar?

[Danzig]

is smartbid writing a book or something?


northern dancer is better than both of them btw.

[Indian Charlie]

Originally Posted by Danzig

is smartbid writing a book or something?


northern dancer is better than both of them btw.

Raise a Native was no slouch.

Same crop as ND too.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Indian Charlie

Raise a Native was no slouch.

Same crop as ND too.

no, he wasn't. an excellent sire. but when you look at the effect northern dancer and his sons have had world wide, it's amazing. and with the book size he had...danzig carried on his legacy, also with covering only about 50 mares at the most.


hard to judge alydar tho, since he had a much shorter career than slew. of course no one expected much of slew with his less than stellar pedigree. he didn't just rise above it on the track, but in the shed as well.

[hockey2315]

Really?! Northern Dancer was an influential sire??? I had no idea.

[Kasept]

Looking at the progeny, ALTHEA (Alydar/Courtly Dee) jumps out as a filly that doesn't seem as appreciated as she might be...