Chef-de-Race
Chef-de-Race as of October 2013
Chefs-de-Race (Masters of the Breed). In general, they are the stallions which have had a remarkable influence on the breed over the last century; the names which remain like Round Table, Princequillo, Danzig, etc. when other stallions of short-lived popularity have disappeared.
Our community might find this helpful when breeding, this is mainly used in the dosage method some may have heard of (Dosage is a mathematical analysis of the strengths in a thoroughbred pedigree based upon the location of certain outstanding sires in its family), but in general terms it can be a good tool when putting a mating together for breeders that would like to go to the next level with their selection process. Our game, along with real life, is not an exact science in breeding terms, this article is posted as a possible help guide and some might find it interesting. Many knowledgeable long time players will already have preferences, trends, likes and dislikes, I hope this article will help give a better understanding of how some of the world’s leading breeders put the puzzle together. Good luck and happy breeding.
Listed below are the current chefs-de-race arranged by aptitudinal group. Within each group, they are presented in alphabetical order, along with their year of birth. Chefs-de-race with an asterisk (*) following their name are split between two categories. It offers a quick scan across the spectrum of aptitudinal groups, as well as providing the reader with an easier way of learning which sires are associated with which groups.
Chef-de-Race stallions have been assigned to one or more of these categories:
Brilliant – Intermediate – Classic – Solid – Professional
These five categories represent the spectrum of speed (Brilliant) to stamina (Professional).
A Brilliant chef is one who has been identified as one who tends to produce runners who excel at extremely short distances. His appearance in the pedigree will improve the runner’s Brilliance.
A Professional chef tends to produce runners who excel at extremely long distances. Classic chefs tend to produce good “classic” distance runners and so on.
I will add pictures to the common influential Chef-de-Race used in our game.
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BRILLIANT |
INTERMEDIATE |
CLASSIC |
SOLID |
PROFESSIONAL |
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ABERNANT 1946
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A.P. INDY* 1989
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A.P. INDY* 1989
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ASTERUS 1923
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ADMIRAL DRAKE 1931
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APALACHEE 1971 |
ACK ACK* 1966 |
ACK ACK* 1966 |
BACHELOR’S DOUBLE 1906 |
ALCANTARA II 1908 |
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ALYDAR 1975 |
BLENHEIM II* 1927 |
ALYCIDON 1945 |
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BLUSHING GROOM* 1974 |
BEN BRUSH 1893 |
AUREOLE 1950 |
BOIS ROUSSEL 1935 |
BAYARDO 1906
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BOLD RULER* 1954 |
BIG GAME 1939 |
AWESOME AGAIN* 1994
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BUSTED 1963
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BRULEUR 1910 |
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BRITISH EMPIRE 1937 |
BLACK TONEY* 1911 |
BAHRAM 1932 |
CHAUCER 1900
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CHATEAU BOUSCAUT 1927 |
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BUCKAROO* 1975 |
BOLD BIDDER* 1962 |
BEST TURN 1966 |
CHIEF’S CROWN* 1982 |
CREPELLO 1954 |
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BULL DOG 1927 |
BOLD RUCKUS* 1976 |
BLANDFORD 1919 |
CREME DELA CREME* 1963 |
DARK RONALD 1905
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CARSON CITY* 1987 |
BOLD RULER* 1954 |
BLENHEIM II* 1927
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DISCOVERY 1931 |
DONATELLO II 1934 |
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CICERO 1902 |
BROAD BRUSH* 1983 |
BLUE LARKSPUR 1926 |
FAIR PLAY* 1905 |
ELA-MANA-MOU 1976
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COURT MARTIAL 1942 |
BROOMSTICK 1901 |
BLUSHING GROOM* 1974 |
GRAUSTARK* 1963 |
FAIR PLAY* 1905 |
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DOUBLE JAY 1944
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CARO* 1967
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BOLD BIDDER* 1962
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HERBAGER* 1956
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FOXBRIDGE 1930
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FAIRWAY 1925 |
CHIEF’S CROWN* 1982 |
BROAD BRUSH* 1983 |
MAN O’ WAR 1917 |
LE FABULEUX 1961
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GALLANT MAN* 1954 |
CODEX* 1977 |
BUCKPASSER 1963 |
MILL REEF* 1968 |
MASSINE 1920 |
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GREY DAWN II* 1962 |
COLORADO 1923 |
BULL LEA 1935 |
MONSUN* 1990 |
MIEUXCE 1933 |
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GREY SOVEREIGN 1948
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CONGREVE 1924 |
CARO* 1967 |
MONTJEU* 1996 |
NINISKI* 1976 |
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HELIOPOLIS 1936 |
DJEBEL 1937 |
COUNT FLEET 1940 |
PIA STAR 1961
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PRECIPITATION 1933 |
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HOIST THE FLAG*1968 |
DR. FAGER 1964 |
CREME DELA CREME* 1963 |
PRINCEQUILLO* 1940 |
RABELAIS 1900
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HYPERION* 1930 |
EIGHT THIRTY 1936 |
DAMASCUS* 1964 |
RAINBOW QUEST* 1981 |
RELIANCE II* 1962 |
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ICECAPADE* 1969 |
EL PRADO* 1989 |
DANZIG* 1977 |
RELIANCE II* 1962 |
RIBOT* 1952 |
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IN REALITY* 1964
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EQUIPOISE* 1928 |
EQUIPOISE* 1928 |
RELKO 1960 |
RUN THE GANTLET 1968 |
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INTENTIONALLY* 1956 |
FAPPIANO* 1977 |
EXCLUSIVE NATIVE 1965 |
RIGHT ROYAL 1958 |
SARDANAPALE 1911 |
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KEY TO THE MINT* 1969 |
FULL SAIL 1934 |
FAPPIANO* 1977 |
ROCK SAND* 1900 |
SHIRLEY HEIGHTS* 1975
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KING’S BISHOP* 1969 |
GALLANT MAN* 1954 |
FORLI 1963 |
ROUND TABLE 1954 |
SOLARIO 1922 |
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LOST CODE* 1984 |
GONE WEST* 1984 |
GAINSBOROUGH 1915 |
SADLER’S WELLS* 1981 |
SON-IN-LAW 1911 |
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MR. PROSPECTOR* 1970 |
GREY DAWN II* 1962 |
GIANT’S CAUSEWAY 1997 |
SEA-BIRD 1962 |
SPEARMINT 1903 |
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MY BABU 1945 |
HAVRESAC II 1915 |
GONE WEST* 1984 |
STAGE DOOR JOHNNY* 1965 |
STAGE DOOR JOHNNY* 1965 |
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NASRULLAH 1940 |
HOIST THE FLAG*1968 |
GRAUSTARK* 1963 |
SUNSTAR 1908 |
SUNNY BOY 1944 |
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NEARCO* 1935 |
INDIAN RIDGE 1985 |
GUNDOMAR 1942 |
TANTIEME 1947
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TOM ROLFE* 1962 |
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NEVER BEND* 1960 |
INTENTIONALLY* 1956 |
HAIL TO REASON 1958 |
TEDDY 1913 |
TOURBILLON* 1928 |
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NOHOLME II* 1956 |
KHALED 1943 |
HALO* 1969 |
TICINO* 1939 |
VAGUELY NOBLE* 1965 |
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NORTHERN DANCER* 1961 |
KING SALMON 1930 |
HERBAGER* 1956 |
VATOUT 1926 |
VANDALE 1943 |
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OLYMPIA 1946 |
KING’S BISHOP* 1969 |
HIGH TOP 1969 |
WORDEN 1949 |
VATELLOR 1933 |
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ORBY 1904 |
LOST CODE* 1984 |
HIS MAJESTY 1968 |
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WILD RISK 1940 |
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PANORAMA 1936 |
MAHMOUD* 1933 |
HYPERION* 1930 |
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PETER PAN 1904 |
NASHUA* 1952 |
ICECAPADE* 1969 |
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PHALARIS 1913 |
NATIVE DANCER* 1950 |
IN REALITY* 1964 |
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PHARIS II 1936 |
NEVER BEND* 1960 |
IN THE WINGS* 1986 |
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POMPEY 1923 |
PETITION 1944 |
KEY TO THE MINT* 1969 |
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RAISE A NATIVE 1961 |
PHAROS 1920 |
KINGMAMBO* 1990 |
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REVIEWER* 1966 |
PLEASANT COLONY 1978 |
LUTHIER 1965 |
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ROMAN* 1937 |
POLYNESIAN 1942 |
LYPHARD 1969 |
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ROUGH’N TUMBLE* 1948 |
PRINCEQUILLO* 1940 |
MAHMOUD* 1933 |
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ROYAL ACADEMY* 1987 |
RIVERMAN* 1969
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MIDSTREAM 1933 |
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ROYAL CHARGER 1942 |
ROMAN* 1937 |
MILL REEF* 1968 |
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SEATTLE SLEW* 1974 |
ROYAL ACADEMY* 1987 |
MONSUN* 1990 |
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SHARPEN UP* 1969 |
SECRETARIAT* 1970 |
MONTJEU* 1996
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SIR COSMO 1926 |
SIR GAYLORD* 1959 |
MOSSBOROUGH 1947 |
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SPEAK JOHN* 1958 |
SIR IVOR * 1965 |
MR. PROSPECTOR* 1970
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SPY SONG 1943 |
SMART STRIKE* 1992 |
NASHUA* 1952 |
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TUDOR MINSTREL 1944 |
SPEAK JOHN* 1958 |
NATIVE DANCER* 1950 |
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TURN-TO* 1951 |
STAR KINGDOM* 1946 |
NAVARRO 1931 |
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ULTIMUS 1906 |
STAR SHOOT 1898 |
NEARCO* 1935 |
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UNBRIDLED* 1987 |
SWEEP 1907 |
NEVER SAY DIE 1951 |
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WHAT A PLEASURE 1965 |
T. V. LARK 1957 |
NIJINSKY II* 1967 |
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THE TETRARCH 1911 |
NINISKI* 1976 |
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TOM FOOL* 1949 |
NODOUBLE* 1965 |
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TRAGHETTO 1942 |
NOHOLME II* 1956 |
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TURN-TO* 1951 |
NORTHERN DANCER*1961 |
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UNBRIDLED* 1987 |
NUREYEV 1977 |
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PERSIAN GULF 1940 |
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PILATE 1928 |
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PRETENSE 1963 |
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PRINCE BIO 1941 |
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PRINCE CHEVALIER 1943 |
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PRINCE JOHN 1953 |
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PRINCE ROSE 1928 |
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PROMISED LAND 1954 |
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RAINBOW QUEST* 1981 |
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REVIEWER* 1966 |
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RIBOT* 1952 |
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ROBERTO 1969 |
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ROCK SAND* 1900 |
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ROUGH’N TUMBLE* 1948 |
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SADLER’S WELLS* 1981 |
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SEATTLE SLEW* 1974 |
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SECRETARIAT* 1970 |
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SHARPEN UP* 1969 |
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SHIRLEY HEIGHTS* 1975
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SICAMBRE 1948 |
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SIDERAL 1948 |
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SIR GALLAHAD III 1920 |
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SIR GAYLORD* 1959 |
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SIR IVOR * 1965 |
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SMART STRIKE* 1992 |
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STAR KINGDOM* 1946 |
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SWYNFORD 1907 |
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TICINO* 1939 |
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TOM FOOL* 1949 |
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TOM ROLFE* 1962 |
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TOURBILLON* 1928 |
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TRACERY 1909 |
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VAGUELY NOBLE* 1965 |
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VIEUX MANOIR 1947 |
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Very nice article Greg. Love looking at older pedigrees and this gives some perspective. Excellent!
I saw several of these horses race in person. Seems like just yesterday. Thanks, Greg.
Hey Greg, great article and thankyou.
Must admit I’m a bit of a spud with this stuff but I’m a bit confused. My understanding (is obviously wrong) is that a sire is either brilliant, or professional or solid etc….. Yet in this table I see the same sire turn up in multiple categories.
For example Sharpen Up is listed under two columns, ‘brilliant’ and ‘Classic’. Can you help me out with where I’m amiss in understanding?
Thanks!
Hi deyoto, these horse are split between categories, the dosage figure is the same and capabilities for distance range has more scope. Let’s say you are breeding a sprinter, you may like to use this type of horse to add some stamina to your pedigree but still maintain a sprinting influence per say. The Kentucky Derby winner might have this type of horse which will give it the so called desirable dosage figure, the ability to go 1 1/2 miles, but still able to produce brilliant sprinters. Hope this helps.
Some stallions have been named a Chef in more than one category, like Mr. Prospector who is a “Brilliant/Classic” Chef. If he appears in the foal’s pedigree, his allowable points will be split between those two categories. For instance, if he appears in the 2nd generation in the pedigree, he is worth 8 points to the profile. 4 points are added to the profile’s Brilliant score, and 4 points are added to the Classic score.
Cheers Greg, thanks this helps heaps.
thanks for posting this
I wish someone would undertake the massive work to do a sim chef-de-race. Steve Roman’s is wonderful, but at this point doesn’t really relate to horses in the sim, except in very broad strokes.
Robert and I did the 2 year old Experimental Highweight Handicap one year, but we took our data back a few years to see if it worked and it did and the year we did it, the Derby winner was weighted within, if I remember correctly, 7 lbs of the highweight.
Great post Greg. This should be “pinned” somehow to the BTB main page so that it will always be accessible as a reference tool.