Red Licorice was the absolute image of his great sire.

Her most notable accomplishment was foaling the great sire, Glencoe.

Ormonde did not become a great sire due to fertility problems, producing only a few foals most years.

His three Preakness Stakes winners equalled the record of another great sire, Broomstick.

His damsire was also the great Lexington, a major foundation sire of American thoroughbreds.

In Australia he was a great sire where his offspring included 10 Australian stakes-winners that had 27 stakes-wins, including:

A lesser son of great sires am I, but I do not need to lick your fingers.

Galoubet was by the great sire Almé out of Viti a trotter mare.

Voltaire has also been a great sire of show hunters in the United States.

He was not only a great sire but a great broodmare sire, with three daughters that produced Kentucky Derby winners.