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Commodus, now a teenager, had shown he had none of his father’s nature; he so preferred athletics to statecraft that some believed he’d been sired by a gladiator.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026

It was first top-level Group One winner to be sired by 2015 Derby winner Golden Horn.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2025

Baffert’s influence can also be found in the breeding for this race with six having been sired by horses that Baffert has trained.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2025

Mouse pups sired by dysbiotic fathers showed significantly lower birth weights and an increased rate of postnatal mortality.

From Science Daily • May 1, 2024

The “Big Three” pact had only been broken twice—once when Zeus sired Thalia, once when Poseidon sired me.

From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan