They say once something is proven, we should endeavour to copy it in a bid to achieve similar success. Daughters of Fabregas being mated to Fernando Bale, or bitches with a combination of Big Daddy Cool and Token Prince to Fabregas, or daughters of Barcia Bale to Fernando Bale are all proven recipes.

Did you know that in the past decade, almost 60 percent of the Group 1 winners in Australia have had a mother that won at a distance of 565m or more?

The Group 1 English Derby was run and won on June 25. Read about the pedigrees of the finalists.

Lots of interesting pedigrees to look at from recent racing around the country and in New Zealand. Scofflaw (Mepunga Blazer-Mepunga Molly by Fernando Bale) took notice when he ran 29.39 at Sandown.

The son of Keybow-Let's Win Meisha by El Grand Senor equalled the track record for 350m set in the previous race by Orson Laurie and they now progress to the semi-finals of the $75,000 to the winner series next weekend.

Raw Ability was successful at Group 1 level in the Paws Of Thunder and Adelaide Cup and placed in the Warrnambool Cup. He also made the final of the Topgun, Melbourne Cup, Temlee, Australian Cup and Healesville Cup.

In greyhound breeding, like life, coincidences can be amazing. Take for instance recent race results around the country, like Zipping Maserati's win over Spring Patriot in the G3 The Brother Fox at Dubbo on Saturday night.

She’s A Pearl is of course the glamour girl of world greyhound racing, and Ray Barda certainly has an interest seeing today's version of Highly Blessed.

If Alice Dooley was remembered only for being the mother of Hall of Famer Paua To Burn it would have been more than enough to proclaim her a broodbitch influence.

Keybow was a superstar on the racetrack winning a Perth Cup and Brisbane Cup at Group 1 level, but being placed in the Australian Cup, Melbourne Cup and Winter Cup also at Group 1.

NSW dog man, Charlie Riccio, has compiled a bunch of stats that give a huge insight into breeding a Group 1 winner.

From just 15 race starts to date, promising youngster Mickey Doo is putting together an imposing record of nine wins.

Alice Dooley (Barrantes-Impish Dancer) was in-bred 3x2 to Brother Fox and the direct damline of both sire and dam traced to the same famous female family. It is the same famous female family found duplicated in G1 winner and prized broodbitch Born Ali.

John Dart his wife Glenda and son Sam, were floating on Saturday night when their dog Typhoon Sammy (Aston Dee Bee-Zabaleta by Magic Sprite) swept to a Bendigo track record and a spot in the G2 Bendigo Cup final next weekend.

The Jackie Greenough-trained bitch, not two years old until February next year, won by 27 and a half lengths ... YES, 27 and a half lengths. When a performance like that happens, it's time to analyse her pedigree.

BREEDERS who look to outcross matings as the salvation of bloodlines should take a good hard look at the pedigree of Susie Sapphire. The black bitch, by Droopys Jet-Jetsteam Lynx by Zero Ten, is the queen of greyhound racing in Ireland.

Some fascinating pedigree match-ups from the week just gone. Heading the list has to be G1 Irish Derby finalist Jackslittlething (Droopys Sydney-Limini by Droopys Nidge). The youngster turned two in August but here he is going through six rounds of the Derby and making the final.

SOME very interesting pedigree designs popped up during the past week and they all deserve analysis. First, there is "boom" youngster Indictment (Jury-Velocity Onyx by Barcia Bale). His 29.69 win at Albion Park last Thursday night was simply awesome. He is yet another of the Tony Brett/Steve Williams partnership to prove himself.

When Col and Joy Curtis up at Atkinsons Dam in Queensland landed the time-honoured Eric Thomson Memorial Maiden at Albion Park last Thursday night with KEYED ALIKE (Keybow-Invergarry Lady by Mr Prizz) it was a feature race victory well deserved.

The son of Silent Effective-Kalaycia has now raced 47 times for 14 wins, 14 placings and earned $53,000 in stakes. Interesting that he comes from a litter of five named offspring but is easily the standout. In fact, only two of the litter have won a race each and two others are non-winners.