his tail?? mid-swish makes it look funnyRetrospectiv wrote:Dortmund......unposed:
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He looks so much better here. Feet look a bit clubby (or just poorly trimmed) but he has great balance.Retrospectiv wrote:Dortmund......unposed:
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Poor guy been through hell and back with laminitis. Obviously still a work in progress given the corrective shoeing pads and wedges
Poor guy been through hell and back with laminitis. Obviously still a work in progress given the corrective shoeing pads and wedges
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Lord Nelson looks really good all things considered.
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It's interesting to see photos of the two chestnuts (Dort and 'Nelson) next to each other. IMHO, Lord Nelson is well-proportioned, while Dortmund looks heavy on the forehand with a slightly large head.
If I didn't know what his pedigree was, I would have never picked out Dort as a son of Big Brown. Maybe he got his iffy hooves from his dad, but where did that tank of a body come from?
Battle of Midway is a nice-looking colt, although perhaps just a wee bit long in the back and short through the croup (to my amateur eye).
If I didn't know what his pedigree was, I would have never picked out Dort as a son of Big Brown. Maybe he got his iffy hooves from his dad, but where did that tank of a body come from?
Battle of Midway is a nice-looking colt, although perhaps just a wee bit long in the back and short through the croup (to my amateur eye).
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I do agree about Battle of Midway. Would have loved to see him run again.BaroqueAgain1 wrote:It's interesting to see photos of the two chestnuts (Dort and 'Nelson) next to each other. IMHO, Lord Nelson is well-proportioned, while Dortmund looks heavy on the forehand with a slightly large head.
If I didn't know what his pedigree was, I would have never picked out Dort as a son of Big Brown. Maybe he got his iffy hooves from his dad, but where did that tank of a body come from?
Battle of Midway is a nice-looking colt, although perhaps just a wee bit long in the back and short through the croup (to my amateur eye).
As far as Dortzilla goes- I was thinking about maybe his bottom line. At first I thought Tale of the Cat- but he is just under 16 from what I see. I dont remember how tall Storm Cat was- but he was impressive. Could be Dortzilla broke the mold.
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He is related on his female side to Birdstone, the littlest horse that could.mariasmon wrote:Bird Song is 16 hands, which honestly shocks me. Not just given the sireline, but because he always looked bigger than that on the track.
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This is true. I have no idea whether Bird Town is small like her 1/2 brother or not.starrydreamer wrote:He is related on his female side to Birdstone, the littlest horse that could.mariasmon wrote:Bird Song is 16 hands, which honestly shocks me. Not just given the sireline, but because he always looked bigger than that on the track.
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Trap Game, full brother to Oxbow and Awesome Patriot, standing his first season at stud in 2018 at Rancho San Antonio in the Dominican Republic.
Shamalgan, sire in the Czech Republic (photo from last month). Raced all over Europe from age 2-6, stood at stud in France in 2014 and 2015, brought back to the races at age 9 in 2016 and won the Grand Prix of Prague before retiring for good.
Shamalgan, sire in the Czech Republic (photo from last month). Raced all over Europe from age 2-6, stood at stud in France in 2014 and 2015, brought back to the races at age 9 in 2016 and won the Grand Prix of Prague before retiring for good.
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Trap Game is a very attractive horse. Does it look like he has some ticking in his coat, like Oxbow, or is it just the lighting?
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He has Oxbow's head, too... wonder if that's the sire or dam stamping them?
ETA to answer my own question - definitely Awesome Again's head.
ETA to answer my own question - definitely Awesome Again's head.
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Out of curiosity, I took a look at Awesome Again's Stallion Register photo, and I don't see much resemblance. Of course, AA is 23, so comparing his appearance to a youngster like Trap Game is tricky.
https://www.bloodhorse.com/stallion-reg ... some-again
https://www.bloodhorse.com/stallion-reg ... some-again
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I was looking at the photos of him & the dam on PQ... http://www.pedigreequery.com/awesome+again I see it mostly in the shape of his head, rather refined, and the eye.
Of course the dam's photo is as a yearling, and a bad angle, so I didn't have much to work with.
Of course the dam's photo is as a yearling, and a bad angle, so I didn't have much to work with.