Matings 2019

Mylute · Wed Apr 10, 2019 8:43 am

A Raving Beauty? Wasn't she sold to Japan?

mariasmon · Wed Apr 10, 2019 10:07 am

Mylute wrote: ↑Wed Apr 10, 2019 8:43 am A Raving Beauty? Wasn't she sold to Japan?

Japanese connections bought her and Zipessa, but they have been known to breed mares to US stallions before shipping them to Japan. Neither mare has been exported so far.

starrydreamer · Wed Apr 10, 2019 1:01 pm

Wow, nice list of mares. A lot of them had been going to War Front. So now I wonder who's going to him...

BaroqueAgain1 · Thu Apr 11, 2019 1:34 am

Coolmore has sent a lot of G1-winning/producing mares to Justify - they're really going all in to support their TC-winning (and very pricey) young stallion.
Do you think this gamble is going to pay off? I'm pretty sure they heavily supported American Pharoah, as well, but I always thought that that AP was the whole beautifully-balanced package. Justify? Not quite perfect, IMHO.

Northport · Thu Apr 11, 2019 2:26 pm

I feel like what Justify lacks in soundness and being 'beautifully balanced', he makes up in the whole being by Scat Daddy thing. Pioneerof the Nile was a great horse and stallion, but Scat Daddy throws G1 winners over 5f on turf in England or 12f on dirt in America.

I wonder how many of Coolmore's Galileo mares are going to No Nay Never this year. They threw a lot of support behind American Pharoah and Justify, but they don't ever seem to support their young Irish stallions as much.
All of their best racemares and big broodmare purchases that aren't immediately inbred to Galileo/Sadler's Wells go to Galileo, and so many of their young stallions are by Galileo, so they don't really get any of the priority mares. So the best Galileo mares go to established stallions like Deep Impact or War Front, or, as of late, to kickstart the careers of Triple Crown winners.

When you see Ballydoyle trainees by No Nay Never, Australia, Camelot, or any of their younger stallions, they are almost always bred by other outfits and purchased as yearlings. And if they don't come out of the gate flying, they're off to Russia (Henrythenavigator), South Africa (Duke of Marmalade), France, then back to Ireland as a NH stallion (Pour Moi), etc.

Ioya Two · Thu Apr 11, 2019 4:32 pm

Sippican Harbor is only three, what happened to her??

Catalina · Thu Apr 11, 2019 4:58 pm

Ioya Two wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2019 4:32 pm Sippican Harbor is only three, what happened to her??

Came out of the BC Juvenile Fillies with a left front ankle injury and never raced again. Was given time off to heal, but upon return to training, ankle very quickly started flaring up again and decision was made to retire her and breed her to Medaglia d'Oro.

tachyon · Sun Apr 14, 2019 11:21 pm

Cesario(JPN) —> Lord Kanaloa(JPN) (in foal)

The great mare was barren to the same sire last year.

Life At Zen · Mon Apr 15, 2019 1:05 am

BaroqueAgain1 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 28, 2019 4:00 pm I was hoping Big Z would revisit War Front. Her filly by him who died was a beautiful youngster.

She did, and foaled a colt that died 3 days later. I guess they didn't want to take chances on a third try.

Northport · Mon Apr 15, 2019 6:33 pm

Those were freak things, though. I think it would be a shame if they didn't try again. Having a foal die in a paddock accident and another die from meconium aspiration is just bad luck.

Mylute · Thu Apr 18, 2019 5:31 pm

Rachel's Valentina ---> Curlin

mariasmon · Mon Apr 22, 2019 10:04 am

Lady Eli --> War Front

Mylute · Mon Apr 22, 2019 10:54 am

Oh, I was hoping for Kitten's Joy.

mariasmon · Mon Apr 22, 2019 10:56 am

Mylute wrote: ↑Mon Apr 22, 2019 10:54 am Oh, I was hoping for Kitten's Joy.

So was I, but the foal she had this year is nice and I don't blame them for going a more commercial route.

Psychotic Parakeet · Tue Apr 23, 2019 3:36 pm

Unique Bella checked in-foal to Medaglia d'Oro. She is carrying a filly.

Horsebagger · Tue Apr 23, 2019 6:25 pm

Worksoplad wrote: ↑Wed Mar 27, 2019 3:29 pm
PONYRCR wrote: ↑Mon Mar 25, 2019 8:52 pm A friend said she heard a rumor that Zenyatta was bred to Union Rags. As much as I love Rags that seems like an odd choice. Anyone out there know anything?
A few posters on The Bloodhorse magazine have said she is going to Candy Ride.

This is the mating I would do at least one time if she was ours. He isn't going to get War Front or Tapit level commercial numbers, but imo simply throws stone cold runners.

Mylute · Wed May 08, 2019 10:17 pm

Aussie mares going to Justify.

Maastricht- MGSP, dam of 1 winner from 1 to race
Srikandi - MG1W

Mylute · Fri May 17, 2019 1:27 pm

Bonne Chance Farm, lots of variety.

Unbound ---> Justify (family of Personal Ensign)
Elementar ---> Bernardini (family of Grand Adventure)
Casting Director ---> Uncle Mo (o/o Shadow Cast)
Trade Balance ---> Mshawish (family of Katz Me If You Can)
Perichole ---> Kitten's Joy (o/o ARG-G1 winner Potrinner)
Belatrix ---> Mastery (family of Street Cry and Shamardal)
Ainda Melhor ---> More Than Ready
Baruta ---> Empire Maker
Era Uma Vez ---> Carpe Diem
Back Up Preacher ---> Cross Traffic

mariasmon · Fri May 17, 2019 1:38 pm

True Style (1/2 to Scat Daddy) --> War Front

She was supposed to go to POTN, but...

Mylute · Sun May 26, 2019 7:25 pm

Wee Highland Lass (family of Win Willy) ---> Danzing Candy
Tiz Emily and Jill (family of Bold Forbes) ---> Irish War Cry
Starr Gate (family of Gygistar) ---> Golden Lad
I'm Engaged (family of Flanders) ---> Munnings
Participate ---> Irish War Cry
Intrepid Forest ---> Long River