Pebble Powder xx Thourghbred stallion 16.1hh born 1991
Pebble Powder represents the very best of classical breeding available in the UK. This quality of bloodstock is not normally available or within the budget of those who are not involved in the elite sector of the TB industry. Due to an unfortunate accident when in training, Pebble Powder was never raced and was only saved from being destroyed because of the high value placed on his extraordinary quality and bloodlines. He will be standing at Solland as a new and exciting addition to our portfolio. We would like to express our thanks to his previous agent Maurice Colin Cousins for offering us this opportunity.
For those who know their bloodstock breeding ….. read them and weep!
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Pebbles Powder’s parentage reads like a who’s who of the racing industry. Nearly every great line ever known, is to be found here.
Here are a few details and tit bits to help you along
Nashruler – named sire of the century.
Native Dancer - in the Blood-Horse magazine ranking of the top 100 U.S. thoroughbred champions of the 20th Century, Native Dancer was ranked #7. With a record of 21 wins out of 22 lifetime races. Voted Horse of the Year for 1954, he appeared on the May 31st cover of Time Magazine.
Hyperion - Won the Epsom Derby and St. Leger Stakes.
His dam Pebbles was:-
·Champion older mare and miler in England & Europe in 85
·In the same year (85) she was turf champion filly in the USA
·She won 8 races at home and in the states (including 4 grade 1 starts).
·Won 85 breeders’ cup turf (G1) at Aqueduct, setting a new course record of 2:27 for 1.5miles.
·Won England’s classic one thousand Guineas (G1) in 84.
·Won England’s 85 corral Eclipse s. (G1) (3 & up at 1 ¼ miles) carrying 130 pounds.
·Won England’s 85 Dubai championship S (G1) (3 & up at 1 ¼ miles).
Pat Eddery chooses Pebbles over Saddler’s Wells. (Pebbles was by reputation the only horse – never mind that she was a mare to boot, to out pace saddler’s Wells).
She had a life time record of 15-8-5-0
Like all strong women she is reported to like a tipple and drank a pint of Guinness every day !
She was in a class of her own, yet her stud was less sucessesful and she gave us very few offspring to carry on this line. Pebble Powder is her only surviving colt standing at stud.
His sire Nashwan
Career Highlights: Won six races incl. General Accident Two Thousand Guineas Stakes, Ever Ready Derby Stakes, Coral-Eclipse Stakes, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes.Champion 3yr old in England winning 6 races at 2 & 3 yrs (inc the Derby stakes).