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SIRE. A title of honor given to kings or emperors in speaking or writing to them.

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They were equal or superior to lambs sired by the other breeds in growth, fat depth, and loin muscle area.

Breed matters: selecting rams for rangeland production

In the six years since the BCMS was founded to record all births and movements of British cattle, just under three million, nine hundred thousand (3,900,000) calves have been sired by Limousin bulls - over 1.

Country & Farming: Limousin-sired calves leave the rest of the field behind; STOCK: At 3,900,000 registrations, breed is more than a million ahead of Charolais

Harlan's Holiday sired 26 two-year-old winners and five stakes winners last year, headed by unbeaten Breeders' Cup Juvenile winner Shanghai Bobby.

Giant's Causeway is champion - or should it be Empire Maker? HIDDEN GEMS Tom Pennington looks at last year's top US stallions

The other was Pensive ('44), who sired Ponder ('49), who in turn sired Needles ('56).

VERY WELL BRED : DERBY WINNERS PUT TO STUD STILL REMAIN COMPETITIVE

Dark Angel sired 60 winners - the most of any second-season sire - while Authorized's first crop improved for turning three and he churned out an impressive 57 winners.

Teofilo masters sophomore rivals

Champion two-year-old Try My Best (75, Northern Dancer) sired top sprinter Last Tycoon and the Queen Anne Stakes winner Waajib, the sires of Marju and Royal Applause respectively, before his sale by Coolmore to Japan.

SOME MOTHERS DO 'AVE 'EM; As Frankel and Bullet Train embark on their stallion careers next year, Nancy Sexton looks back on the fortunes of other brothers at stud

He and fellow entrant Vic Venturi were one of three consecutive Becher Chase winners sired by Old Vic from 2007 to 2009, underlining what a dab hand the stallion is at producing winners over the National fences.