Runners with graded stakes-winning dams have shown to have a higher chance of success at the graded level, and several foals out of grade 1 winners by top stallions are offered on Day 1 of Book 1 of the Keeneland September Yearling Sale Sept. 14.
Scandinavia may or may not be suffering from the dreaded Ballydoyle bug but the very best invariably find a way to win even if they aren't at their best, and there was a strong hint of that as he got the job done in the Irish St Leger (G1).