The tables for the three American classics illustrate which sires, dams and broodmare sires trace to Reine-de-Course families. Though the first, second, third, etc. dam may also be a Reine-de-Course the modern taproot mare (i.e. *Boudoir II with His Majesty) is used for the sake of consistency.

It should never be forgotten that the horse’s own tail-female line (i.e . his dam, second dam, third dam and so forth) is the single most important influence in his pedigree. The next most important is inbreeding and linebreeding to important ancestors.

In the future, we will also have a table illustrating the inbreeding and linebreeding in these classic winners.

Where a sire’s tail-female line is concerned, one wants to see a family that consistently produces good stallions (Mumtaz Mahal, *Uvira II, etc.) and where a broodmare sire is concerned, one is looking for an important individual who stood at a major stud farm.