An article published in Thoroughbred Daily News on Jane Henning and her thirty-year-old business, Pedigree Dynamics. Written by Lydia Symonds.
posted on February 16, 2022 by
Foal Colour – Does it Reflect Bias in the Stallion?
Sometimes assumptions are made about a foal’s potential ability based on the colour of its coat. We have all heard comments over the years such as, “I would only buy a bay Snitzel,” or, before US Grade 1 winner Outstrip raced, “There hasn’t been a top notch grey by Exceed And Excel”! The perception that […]
posted on January 16, 2022 by
Lonhro – Cool Passion Filly Sells for $1.05m
The product of a highly rated Pedigree Dynamics mating, the Lonhro filly out of multiple stakes winning mare Cool Passion (also a Pedigree Dynamics planned mating), delighted her owners Team McDonnell Racing and Breeding when achieving $1.05 million at the Gold Coast Magic Millions. Selling late on the Saturday evening, the filly had many admirers […]
posted on November 23, 2020 by
MATERIAL MAN Retires
Pedigree Dynamics mating Material Man is now a 9 year old, and bows out with a respectable 5th in the Group 1 Railways Stakes at Ascot. His dam Del Lirio was purchased by Pedigree Dynamics for clients Michael & Jill MacDermott as a yearling and when she retired to stud, we continued to work with […]
posted on March 10, 2019 by
COOL PASSION Continues to Accumulate Black Type
Cool Passion, a Pedigree Dynamics planned mating, continued to impress during the Sydney Carnival. Originally raced in Perth, Col Passion is now Adelaide based and won Group races in Melbourne before a trip to Sydney with trainer Tony McEvoy. A ding-dong battle with Champagne Cuddles in the Group 2 Millie Fox Stakes on 22 February […]
posted on March 8, 2019 by
MATERIAL MAN Makes the All Star Mile Field
Popular Group 2 Perth Cup winner and Group 1 placegetter Material Man moved up another notch for Pedigree Dynamics clients Michael and Jill MacDermott when he was voted into the inaugural $5 million All Star Mile field. Tough and talented, Material Man is out of Hussonet mare Del Lirio, who was purchased as a yearling […]
posted on November 21, 2018 by
COOL PASSION Racks Up Another Two Group 3 Wins
Pedigree Dynamics planned mating Cool Passion is in career best form as a 7 year old. A member of the first crop from now leading sire Not A Single Doubt, she is out of the Mister C mare, Hiavanna. Hiavanna was purchased by Pedigree Dynamics for clients Michael and Jill MacDermott (in foal to Fastnet […]
posted on January 2, 2018 by
Small Breeders with a History of Quiet Achievement
Perth-based Pedigree Dynamics clients Michael and Jill MacDermott experienced the thrill of a home town victory in the Group 2 Perth Cup on New Year’s Day 2018. With Material Man (Vital Equine – Del Lirio) running in their distinctive black and yellow shamrock colours, the MacDermotts capped off a great 2017 with their bloodstock. Pedigree […]
posted on December 16, 2017 by
Breeding Theories – What’s In and What’s Out
Since man and horse became a team, we have attempted to influence nature in a multitude of ways under the guise of ‘breeding methods’. Whether it be to facilitate conception, breed a particular gender, or come up with a ‘best of breed’, man has been relentless in his attempts to hit upon the magic formula. […]
posted on October 24, 2017 by
COOL PASSION Narrowly Misses in Gr 2 Tristarc Stakes
A Group 3 winner only a week prior, Cool Passion proved that she can match it on the big days when lining up in the Group 2 Tristarc Stakes on Caulfield Cup Day. With Group 1 winners in the field such as FOXPLAY, GLOBAL GLAMOUR, SILENT SEDITION and multiple Group 1 placegetter, ZANBAGH, Cool Passion […]
