How versatile Spasha has made the perfect start to her paddocks career
In a new series Martin Stevens looks at the record of emerging matriarchs
Spasha might not be a name that would be on the tip of many people's tongues if you asked them about the great modern producers, but quietly she has compiled an excellent – and remarkably versatile – progeny record.
All four offspring of the Rabbah Bloodstock-owned broodmare who are of racing age have won black-type contests, from a Group 1 over six furlongs to a Grade 2 juvenile hurdle over two miles.
What makes Spasha's story all the more extraordinary is that there have never been any great expectations surrounding her.
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