Deep Impact is going to have a deep impact with so many foals

Sweet Matchem! Bloodhorse.com reports that this Japanese superstar is thought to be a successor to Sunday Silence, so he's being bred to....wait for it....230 MARES! That's crazy! I just hope they hit the ground running: Sunday Silence was a hugely underrated sire and one of the greatest successes of recent years. He revolutionized the Japanese breeding industry and was an American superstar, as well. I just wish that America could get some of his stock going, as they could definitely use an outcross to all the Northern Dancer and Mr. Prospector lines over there. Hail to Reason is a very good, consistent sire line that produces quality horses: just look at Sunday's sire, Halo. He not only sired Sunday Silence, but 1983 Kentucky Derby winner Sunny's Halo. He has numerous sons at stud and I bet his line will continue for quite some time.

Here's Deep Impact up at the top. Handsome lad, no? ;)

Robellino, Rainbow Quest dead

A huge blow to the Thoroughbred industry: noted European stallions Robellino and Rainbow Quest died. Read more here: http://breeding.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=39695

While both were getting on in age, they still had huge effects on the breeding industry as a whole. RQ was a top SW in Europe and one of Blushing Groom's best sons. He revitalized the Nasrullah sire line and created an outcross to Northern Dancer and Mr. Prospector sire lines. He has become an especially prominent broodmare sire of late....R.I.P.

More: http://www.juddmonte.co.uk/stallions/rainbowquest/indepthanalysis.aspx

Robellino was a top son of Epsom Derby winner Roberto (of the Hail to Reason line); his progeny included 2000 Guineas winner Mister Baileys. R.I.P. also.

View a photo of the gorgeous Rainbow Quest