sire

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But Runhappy’s sire, Super Saver, won the 2010 Derby, and So Happy’s grandsire on his mother’s side is Blame, who captured the Breeders’ Cup Classic later that year at Churchill Downs.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2026

Three years on, the Purosangue remains an astonishing presence on any street, a provocation, an outrage, a moral panic—indeed, sire, very like a Ferrari.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

Green and gold colours of owner JP McManus look more likely to succeed elsewhere, although there is a breeding positive - Chantry House's sire Yeats was also dad to 2022 National winner Noble Yeats.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2025

The tendency of one sire to spread a harmful mutation among its descendants even has a name, “the popular sire effect.”

From Slate • Oct. 9, 2023

"A man's sire is long dead, but did he live, and did you know his name, he would die at your command."

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin