Gillespie's pedigree dominated by key sires

The highlight of this pedigree is the Northern Dancer/Buckpasser cross in both sire and dam. It completely dominates his genotype.

In behind there is lots of input from Native Dancer, Nasrullah, Nearco, Mahmoud, Discovery and Bull Dog.

Gillespie also carries Miyako (3 times), grandam of Native Dancer and Planetoid, 5th dam of Gillespie. Both are ex La Chica by Sweep who is ex Pink Domino by Domino and may be the spark that ignites this genetic fire.

Miyako's sire John P. Grier is ex Wonder, a grandaughter of Domino. Wonder is a daughter of Curiosity who is ex Pink Domino thereby giving Wonder inbreeding to Domino 2X3.

Planetoid's sire Ariel is a grandson of Sweep and has as his grandam Mannie Himyar (full sister to Domino) who is ex Mannie Gray

This all adds up to 4 lines of Pink Domino, 4 lines of Mannie Gray.

At a quick look, Buckpasser also carries Pink Domino plus her half sister Royal Rose.