Our best bet for
Australia today is Glaneuse, a 6-year-old gelding by Blevic out of the mare Qu'Appelle.
Qu'Appelle. is French for What’s your Name
and is also the name of a Canadian village.
French artist Jean-François Millet (October 4, 1814 – January 20, 1875) painted the famous Les Glaneuses or The
Gleaners oil-on-canvas in 1857.
Les Galneuses
Glaneuses were women
who collected fruit or vegetables left on the ground during harvesting,
In Millet’s painting
the women are collecting corn.
Today we can eat corn
or cake or caviare or whatever we like. Today’s the day we take the bookies to
the gleaners.
On a sadder note,
South Australian sire Blevic died this week, aged 20.
Blevic never sired a
champion horse but, In his sixteen seasons he served 1218
mares with his fertility rate more than 90 per cent. He obviously had a bit of
fun.
He is the sire of 331 winners including
stakes performers Moudre,, Shewan, Exalted Ego, Under The Bridge and Exalted
Lad.
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