Alan Porter

By the sire of Justify, out of the dam of Into Mischief and Beholder, Mendelssohn retired to stud with a pedigree that engendered expectations of the highest order.

A few weeks ago, we wrote about the influence of the Storm Cat sire line on this year's classics.

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If, at the start of the year, one had been drawing up a list of runners that might be headed to the top of the older horse division, it's unlikely that list would have featured Arthur's Ride.

When we looked at the leading freshman sires a few weeks ago, we noted two stallions, Complexity and Thousand Words, who had already been represented by a pair of stakes winners.

Porter on Pedigrees

If one was studying "Blue Hens," one would not instantly pick out Cee's Song as a prospect that would found a dynasty.

The perception of freshman sires during their first year with 2-year-olds is about as volatile as the share price of Truth Social stock.

Given that he is an undefeated champion juvenile by Candy Ride, also the sire of sires Gun Runner and Twirling Candy, there inevitably were high expectations for the first-crop juveniles by