The three "G"s were a dominant force when they campaigned as sophomores for trainer Marcus Melander a few years back. In 2023 the first crop of Greenshoe will hit the racetrack, with 2-year-olds in training right now for a hopeful summer preview. Those who followed the careers of a pair of his stablemates, namely three-time Breeders Crown champion Gimpanzee and Hambletonian elimination winner Green Manalishi S, won't see their first crops perhaps until this fall when yearlings will go on the block. At times it was hard to separate the three on the track as all had their moments, and the same could end up being true in the breeding shed for various reasons. Greenshoe's head start with an impressive first book of mares gives him the obvious edge, but a look at the early prospects for his former stablemates suggests his progeny may have company when his second crop meets their first ones. From a purely numbers game Gimpanzee's breeding career will get off to a slower start as his first season lists only 73 mares bred, and to date only 34 are registered with the USTA. The registrations did not include a filly from the $1.2 million winner Tamla Celeber S, who captured the Breeders Crown in 2012 for mares. They did include some notable heavyweights in the business, primarily a filly from the great Mission Brief and one too from Jolene Jolene, the dam of Mohawk Million champion Venerable. It was the fifth foal from Jolene Jolene, who is a 100 percent producer with stakes fillies Crucial and Ineffable coming before she was bred to the Chapter Seven line with Walner, the sire of Venerable. Gimpanzee represents a potential new window to this stallion tree. Mission Brief's first two foals hinted at extreme speed but lacked consistency, a trait that could easily be acquired with the match to Gimpanzee, who over three years of racing went undefeated in nine starts at 2 and then won 16 times in 25 starts his final two years. Gimpanzee has another pair of fillies from the mother-daughter combo of She's Gone Again and Tuscany. She's Gone Again also produced a pair of stakes winners in Enterprise and Live Love Laugh. Tuscany appeared destined to be her fifth and best foal in an abbreviated but exciting 3-year-old season. A winner in four of her six career starts, Tuscany defeated Hypnotic AM at The Red Mile in 2020 in a 1:51 2/5 mile that came a week after she trotted a career-best 1:51. Tuscany's first foal is already named Marilyn Ruth. The well-bred D'orsay may have finally met her perfect match in Gimpanzee. The stakes-winning mare and sister to international star Propulsion has tried the Muscle Hill line with limited success and perhaps Gimpanzee can kick start her breeding career with an unnamed colt. It is worth noting that Gimpanzee's foals will be eligible to the rich Kentucky breeding program. ► Sign up for our FREE DRF Harness Digest Newsletter Contrasting Green Manalishi S with his former stablemate is rather easy. The son of Muscle Hill has a maternal family that is Swedish-bred initially, but a closer look reveals a pair of fantastic trotting mares in the $1 million-winning Keystone Pioneer (1975-80), who was unraced as a 2-year-old but campaigned for six years with distinction against the best males in the sport. Keystone Pioneer's daughter Kit Lobell captured the Yonkers International Trot in 1989 when just a 4-year-old. Green Manalishi S was a superb 2-year-old, finishing first or second in all 10 starts. The wins included the Wellwood and Bluegrass, with runner-up spots in the rich Peter Haughton and the Breeders Crown final, where he overcame post eight in finishing second behind Gimpanzee. As a sophomore Green Manalishi S overcame post eight to capture his Hambletonian elimination in 1:50 3/5, a career- best, but again did his best racing in Ontario, capturing the lucrative Canadian Trotting Classic. A stallion in Ontario now, Green Manalishi S will have a distinct numbers edge in his first year against Gimpanzee, with 139 mares bred and 77 registered foals with the USTA to date. As the proverbial "new kid in town," Green Manalishi S was bred to a nice cross-section of mares with provincial roots. The $470K winner Wilsonator was a two-season star on the Ontario Sires Stakes circuit in 2009-10 when she battled with a superior class that included the $1.3 million winner Poof She's Gone, as well as Random Destiny, who would later be known as the dam of champion Walner. Wilsonator, who has a Green Manalishi S colt, is a sister to the dam of Resolve. Bax Of Life enjoyed a tremendous racing career, earning in excess of $600K before turning to motherhood. Green Monster is what they've named her third living foal, who has already been gelded. Hanover Shoe Farms invested nicely in Green Manalishi S, with the broodmare Angel Eyes Hanover coming up with a filly from his first crop. The mare previously produced the $724K winner Ambassador Hanover. The breeding business is far from an exact science. It would hardly be a surprise if Gimpanzee or Green Manalishi S found success from far lesser-known mares once their first crops see the races. The two bring distinct traits to the stallion ranks and appear destined for success.