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Although a daughter of the eminent broodmare sire Miswaki (1978 Mr Prospector x Hopespringseternal, by Buckpasser), Greyciousness was a pretty middling sort of producer.

To the cover of important sires like Seattle Slew and Kris S, she had produced winners but nothing important.

But the potential gelled when the mare was mated to first-crop sire War Front, a larger and very powerful version of his famous sire Danzig. The result was The Factor, now a winner in his last three starts and one of the favorites for the Kentucky Derby after a powerful victory in the G2 Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn on Saturday.

His dam’s record reads:

Greyciousness, gr/ro, 1995. Bred by Atwood Richards, Incorporated (KY). Raced 2 yrs in NA, 14 sts, 2 wins, $64,680 (ssi = 2.19). ($48,000, 1996, keesep, yrlg; $775,000, 2000, keenov, brdmr; $47,000, 2007, keejan, brdmr)

2001:	Slewcious, b c, by Seattle Slew. Raced 3 yrs in NA, 6 sts, 1 win, $21,257 (ssi = 1.29). ($15,000, 2004, keejan, rac age)
2002:	Slipped.
2003:	S. S. Kris, gr/ro g, by Kris S. Raced 3 yrs in NA, 22 sts, 3 wins, $26,020 (ssi = 0.42).
2004:	Delicias, gr/ro f, by Deputy Minister. Raced 1 yr in NA, 1 st, 0 wins, $400. ($360,000, 2005, keesep, yrlg; $20,000, 2008, keenov, brdmr)
2005:	Gone Grand, gr/ro c, by Grand Slam. Raced 4 yrs in NA, 36 sts, 4 wins, $82,949 (ssi = 0.72). ($55,000, 2006, keesep, yrlg; $120,000, 2007, besmar, 2yo)
2006:	Kutanga, dkbbr f, by Deputy Commander. Raced 1 yr in Eng, 3 sts, 0 wins, $0. ($30,000, 2007, keesep, yrlg; $1,374, 2008, tathit, 2yo)
2007:	Atlantic Vision, b c, by Stormy Atlantic. Unraced in NA, Eng, and Fr. ($22,000, 2008, keesep, yrlg)
2008:	THE FACTOR. ($50,000, 2008, keenov, wnlg; $40,000, 2009, ftkjul, yrlg; $250,000, 2010, besmay, 2yo)
	At 3: Won Rebel S. (gr. 2), San Vicente S. (gr. 2).
2009:	Fifty Five South, b c, by Cuvee. Unraced in NA, Eng, and Fr. ($2,000, 2009, keenov, wnlg)
2010:	Unnamed foal, dk b/ f, by Run Away And Hide.

 

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By the time that Greyciousness (1995 gray mare by Miswaki x Skatingonthinice, by Icecapade) produced G2 San Vicente Stakes winner The Factor in 2008, the broodmare was past her commercial peak.

In foal to a popular and commercial stallion like Stormy Atlantic at the Keeneland January sale in 2007, she brought only $47,000, for example. The Factor, who was a really nice foal, brought $50,000 in 2008, which is quite good for a foal by a $10,000 stallion. Yet her subsequent foal, by the stone-cold Cuvee, sold for $2,000.

And now the mare’s reputation has been reborn. As the dam of the most-watched 3yo sprinter of 2011, Greyciousness is a hot commodity once again. Her foal of 2010? A filly by Run Away and Hide who will be of interest to watch.