Stallion News

tachyon · Sat Oct 24, 2015 10:00 am

Prince Gibraltar(FR) to Haras de la Reboursiere et de Montaigu in France for 2016

Grosser Preis von Baden winner Prince Gibraltar will return to his birthplace to stand at the Haras de la Reboursiere et de Montaigu in 2016, after first attempting to add to his Group 1 haul for trainer Jean-Claude Rouget with a return visit to Germany at the beginning of November.

http://bloodstock.racingpost.com/news/b ... e/1976045/
http://www.france-sire.com/actu_cheval- ... n_2016.php

tachyon · Sat Oct 24, 2015 10:11 am

Number of mares bred 2015 in Japan

Stallion Name -- (stallion's stallion) -- number of mares covered in 2015 -- (number of mares covered in 2014)

-- JBBA

Aldebaran(USA) (Mr. Prospector) 28 (12)
Empire Maker(USA) (Unbridled) 82 (146)
Charismatic(USA) (Summer Squall) 11 (17)
Came Home(USA) (Gone West) 49 (56)
Cape Blanco(IRE) (Galileo) 132 new
Bago(FR) (Nashwan) 47 (72)
Boston Harbor(USA) (Capote) 10 (9)
Johannesburg(USA) (Hennessy) 99 (153)
Sunningdale(JPN) (Warning) 1 (4)
Squirtle Squirt(USA) (Marquetry) 31 (23)
David Junior(USA) (Pleasant Tap) 2 (9)
Alamshar(IRE) (Key of Luck) 2 (1)
Stravinsky(USA) (Nureyev) 20 (22)
Dantsu Seattle(USA) (Seattle Slew) 1 (0)

-- Darley Japan

Admire Moon(JPN) (End Sweep) 102 (106)
King's Best(USA) (Kingmambo) 124 (128)
Monterosso(GB) (Dubawi) 94 (119)
Pyro(USA) (Pulpit) 148 (129)
Furioso(JPN) (Brian's Time) 113 (131)

Flanders · Sun Oct 25, 2015 6:00 pm

Constitution retired to WinStar for $25,000

http://www.winstarfarm.com/articles/con ... nstar.html

bare it all · Mon Oct 26, 2015 2:40 pm

Seeing posted on Facebook - Old Friend's page - that Alphabet Soup arrived to the farm today! Nice picture of him being led from the van. Gosh, my heart still flutters looking at that grand stallion.

Rainyday · Mon Oct 26, 2015 3:22 pm

bare it all wrote:Seeing posted on Facebook - Old Friend's page - that Alphabet Soup arrived to the farm today! Nice picture of him being led from the van. Gosh, my heart still flutters looking at that grand stallion.

Darnit, I came here to see if I could be first.

Good lord, he's still a gorgeous beast, though.

Sparrow Castle · Mon Oct 26, 2015 4:28 pm

Rainyday wrote:
bare it all wrote:Seeing posted on Facebook - Old Friend's page - that Alphabet Soup arrived to the farm today! Nice picture of him being led from the van. Gosh, my heart still flutters looking at that grand stallion.
Darnit, I came here to see if I could be first.

Good lord, he's still a gorgeous beast, though.

He sure is!

BaroqueAgain1 · Mon Oct 26, 2015 6:15 pm

Wow...he's what I would call a noble steed, and he still looks like you could ride him into battle.

carole · Mon Oct 26, 2015 7:59 pm

That horse knows how to strike a pose

serenassong · Mon Oct 26, 2015 8:01 pm

His Daddy, Cozzene, was one of the nicest horses I have ever met. He was like a teddy bear- wonder if his son is like that. Kinda upset that I just missed War Emblem and now Alphabet Soup at Old Friends- but good to know that they are there.

Sparrow Castle · Mon Oct 26, 2015 9:47 pm

Probably doesn't belong here, but I couldn't resist posting the picture.

Coolmore ‏@coolmorestud 55m55 minutes ago
Shanghai Bobby's 1st foal to sell topped the Fasig Tipton Saratoga Fall Sale! $140k to Hunter Valley Farm @Fergalvin

Dam is ELECTRIC SHOCK by CURE THE BLUES.

Izvestia · Mon Oct 26, 2015 10:16 pm

That Shanghai Bobby foal kind of reminds me of a wee donkey. In a cute way.

Sparrow Castle · Mon Oct 26, 2015 10:35 pm

Izvestia wrote:That Shanghai Bobby foal kind of reminds me of a wee donkey. In a cute way.

Quickly scrolling through tweets and glancing at the picture, that was my first thought too. Then I read the tweet, lol. Fuzzy, big ears, very cute.

BaroqueAgain1 · Mon Oct 26, 2015 11:25 pm

My first thought was mule.

The ears, the mealy muzzle. He has some serious growing-out-of-the-awkward-stage to do.

Starine · Wed Oct 28, 2015 12:44 am

BaroqueAgain1 wrote:My first thought was mule.
The ears, the mealy muzzle. He has some serious growing-out-of-the-awkward-stage to do.

Yes, but a very cute mule.

neighhey · Wed Oct 28, 2015 6:30 pm

I didn't see this posted anywhere but Puissance De Lune (IRE) (Shamardal-Princess Serena, by Unbridled's Song), GSW in Australia, was retired (due to a tendon issue) and is standing his first season at Swettenham Stud in Australia. He won stakes from 1400m-2600m in length.

Here's his page: http://www.swettenham.com.au/#!puissance-de-lune/cwwq
Also a link to his promo video: https://youtu.be/jVmM93jTwXo

serenassong · Wed Oct 28, 2015 8:00 pm

Very nice- Princess Serena is a half to Doubles Partner, o/o Serena's Sister- a full to Serena's Song.

BaroqueAgain1 · Wed Oct 28, 2015 11:25 pm

Lane's End has purchased an interest in Liam's Map.
http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/ ... -liams-map

Makes sense...he's probably one of the last really good sons of Unbridled's Song, and he has a pretty nice female family.

Izvestia · Thu Oct 29, 2015 9:30 am

I hate to say this, because I loved Unbridled's Song...but his sons haven't really been that great at stud. Yet. Hoping one of these newbies (Will Take Charge, Cross Traffic, Graydar, or Liam's Map) can do that.

Izvestia · Thu Oct 29, 2015 6:29 pm

Bourbon Courage and Imagining to Heritage Stallions in Maryland.
Imagining will stand for $7500 and Bourbon Courage for $5000.
Two fabulous stallion prospects - good female families, tough and durable, good looking, and graded performers.

bare it all · Fri Oct 30, 2015 10:34 am

BaroqueAgain1 wrote:Lane's End has purchased an interest in Liam's Map.
http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/ ... -liams-map

Makes sense...he's probably one of the last really good sons of Unbridled's Song, and he has a pretty nice female family.

...and Liam's Map will be retired immediately after the Dirt Mile. Honor Code is also done after the Classic.