Bold Ruler

A rags-to-riches story, Charismatic is not.Even though the chestnut colt drew little attention before his unexpected win in the Kentucky Derby, and his follow-up win in the Preakness, Charismatic's breeding heralds the makings of a champion.Shake the horse's family tree and roses, black-eyed Susans and carnations fall out. Secretariat. Bold Ruler. Northern Dancer. All winners of one or more Triple Crown races, with blue blood to boot."It's like a basketball player being descended from Bill Russell, Magic Johnson and Larry Bird," said Rick Waldman, a thoroughbred consultant in Lexington, Ky.Pedigreed to the hilt, Charismatic runs for the Triple Crown in today's Belmont Stakes.

1873: Survivor 1874: Culpepper 1875: Tom Ochiltree 1876: Shirley 1877: Cloverbrook 1878: Duke of Magenta 1879: Harold 1880: Grenada 1881: Saunterer 1882: Vanguard 1883: Jacobus 1884: Knight of Ellerslie 1885: Tecumseh 1886: The Bard 1887: Dunboyne 1888: Refund 1889: Buddhist 1890: Montague 1891-93: No races 1894: Assignee 1895: Belmar 1896: Margrave 1897: Paul Kauvar 1898: Sly Fox 1899: Half Time 1900: Hindus 1901: The Parader ...

1900: Hindus1901: The Parader1902: Old England1903: Florcarline1904: Bryn Mawr1905: Cairngorm1906: Whimsical1907: Don Enrique1908: Royal Tourist1909: Effendi1910: Lay Master1911: Watervale1912: Colonel Holloway1913: Buskin1914: Holiday1915: Rhine Maiden1916: Damrosch1917: Kalitan1918: War Cloud and Jack Hare Jr.1919: Sir Barton1920: Man o'War1921: Broomspun1922: Pillory1923: Virgil1924: Nellie Morse1925: Coventry1926: Display1927: Bostonian1928: Victorian1929: Dr....

1873: Survivor 1874: Culpepper 1875: Tom Ochiltree 1876: Shirley 1877: Cloverbrook 1878: Duke of Magenta 1879: Harold 1880: Grenada 1881: Saunterer 1882: Vanguard 1883: Jacobus 1884: Knight of Ellerslie 1885: Tecumseh 1886: The Bard 1887: Dunboyne 1888: Refund 1889: Buddhist 1890: Montague 1891-93: No races 1894: Assignee 1895: Belmar 1896: Margrave 1897: Paul Kauvar 1898: Sly Fox 1899: Half Time 1900: Hindus 1901: The Parader ...

LAUREL -- Except for the same bay coat, Fappaburst doesn't look much like a daughter of the swift Fappiano."No," trainer P.G. Johnson said. "She's small, and a little crooked."That is to say the 4-year-old filly's front legs aren't exactly symmetrical. But sometimes she runs somewhat like her sire anyway, so Johnson may load her on a van early Saturday morning and ship her to Laurel for the $200,000 Barbara Fritchie Handicap.That is, unless the Laurel track is wet, or even damp, in which case Johnson will leave Fappaburst in her stall at Belmont Park and wait for a nicer day."

1873: Survivor 1874: Culpepper 1875: Tom Ochiltree 1876: Shirley 1877: Cloverbrook 1878: Duke of Magenta 1879: Harold 1880: Grenada 1881: Saunterer 1882: Vanguard 1883: Jacobus 1884: Knight of Ellerslie 1885: Tecumseh 1886: The Bard 1887: Dunboyne 1888: Refund 1889: Buddhist 1890: Montague 1891-93: No races 1894: Assignee 1895: Belmar 1896: Margrave 1897: Paul Kauvar 1898: Sly Fox 1899: Half Time 1900: Hindus 1901: The Parader ...

A rags-to-riches story, Charismatic is not.Even though the chestnut colt drew little attention before his unexpected win in the Kentucky Derby, and his follow-up win in the Preakness, Charismatic's breeding heralds the makings of a champion.Shake the horse's family tree and roses, black-eyed Susans and carnations fall out. Secretariat. Bold Ruler. Northern Dancer. All winners of one or more Triple Crown races, with blue blood to boot."It's like a basketball player being descended from Bill Russell, Magic Johnson and Larry Bird," said Rick Waldman, a thoroughbred consultant in Lexington, Ky.Pedigreed to the hilt, Charismatic runs for the Triple Crown in today's Belmont Stakes.

1900: Hindus1901: The Parader1902: Old England1903: Florcarline1904: Bryn Mawr1905: Cairngorm1906: Whimsical1907: Don Enrique1908: Royal Tourist1909: Effendi1910: Lay Master1911: Watervale1912: Colonel Holloway1913: Buskin1914: Holiday1915: Rhine Maiden1916: Damrosch1917: Kalitan1918: War Cloud and Jack Hare Jr.1919: Sir Barton1920: Man o'War1921: Broomspun1922: Pillory1923: Virgil1924: Nellie Morse1925: Coventry1926: Display1927: Bostonian1928: Victorian1929: Dr....

LAUREL -- Except for the same bay coat, Fappaburst doesn't look much like a daughter of the swift Fappiano."No," trainer P.G. Johnson said. "She's small, and a little crooked."That is to say the 4-year-old filly's front legs aren't exactly symmetrical. But sometimes she runs somewhat like her sire anyway, so Johnson may load her on a van early Saturday morning and ship her to Laurel for the $200,000 Barbara Fritchie Handicap.That is, unless the Laurel track is wet, or even damp, in which case Johnson will leave Fappaburst in her stall at Belmont Park and wait for a nicer day."