Stallion News

Summer Bird · Thu Nov 19, 2015 7:45 pm

Izvestia wrote:RIP Tiago, very sad news.

That 1/2 brother to Beholder had a different name. Didn't Juddmonte own him? If it's the same horse, he had some sort of physical issues that kept him from racing. I think he was on and off unsound. Really doesn't need to be a stallion, imo.

Yea when I was at Juddmonte, one of the trainers said he had some physical issues and was slow as well.

Izvestia · Thu Nov 19, 2015 9:44 pm

Doesn't seem like a good sire prospect, regardless of his pedigree.
Anyway, Chitu is at Bridlewood. He is a damn good looking horse, but wow, 7 starts.

mariasmon · Fri Nov 20, 2015 2:10 pm

Smarty Jones is moving to Calumet.

http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/ ... lumet-farm

bare it all · Fri Nov 20, 2015 2:30 pm

mariasmon wrote:Smarty Jones is moving to Calumet.

http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/ ... lumet-farm

For $7500... I'm sure they'll have a line out the door...

mariasmon · Fri Nov 20, 2015 2:35 pm

Kelley really doesn't care, it seems. He has plenty of mares himself.

hadrianmarcus · Fri Nov 20, 2015 5:18 pm

bare it all wrote:
mariasmon wrote:Smarty Jones is moving to Calumet.

http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/ ... lumet-farm
For $7500... I'm sure they'll have a line out the door...

Kelley is breeding for stamina and durability, I don't think he gives a hoot about the commercial aspect of it.
I find that approach refreshing and wish him the very best of success.
Besides, Kentucky is full of breeders pandering to a dysfunctional marketplace, churning out precocious, frail,
distance challenged from 6 furlongs on and ready for retirement at 8 races or less.

Northport · Fri Nov 20, 2015 5:20 pm

bare it all wrote:
mariasmon wrote:Smarty Jones is moving to Calumet.

http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/ ... lumet-farm
For $7500... I'm sure they'll have a line out the door...

Further adding fuel to my theory that Calumet has something against standing horses for less than $7,500.

Though, as MariasMon mentioned, I don't think Kelley has much of an interest in owning a commercial stallion farm. It will be interesting to see in the next 5+ years if buying all of these unfashionable, turfy, or just out-of-style stallions (not that it makes them bad stallions) pays off with winners.

Sparrow Castle · Fri Nov 20, 2015 6:05 pm

RP Bloodstock ‏@rpbloodstock
Al Kazeem looking majestic in the winter sunshine at Oakgrove Stud today

Sparrow Castle · Fri Nov 20, 2015 6:07 pm

TDN ‏@theTDN
Honorable Dillon from @rockridgestud

Somnambulist · Fri Nov 20, 2015 6:09 pm

hadrianmarcus wrote:
bare it all wrote:
mariasmon wrote:Smarty Jones is moving to Calumet.

http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/ ... lumet-farm
For $7500... I'm sure they'll have a line out the door...
Kelley is breeding for stamina and durability, I don't think he gives a hoot about the commercial aspect of it.
I find that approach refreshing and wish him the very best of success.
Besides, Kentucky is full of breeders pandering to a dysfunctional marketplace, churning out precocious, frail,
distance challenged from 6 furlongs on and ready for retirement at 8 races or less.

All those 12f races we card will finally be full.

RuffiantoRags · Fri Nov 20, 2015 7:22 pm

Sparrow Castle wrote:TDN ‏@theTDN
Honorable Dillon from @rockridgestud

As close looking to Tapit as you can get! Wow!

mariasmon · Fri Nov 20, 2015 8:52 pm

Northport wrote:
bare it all wrote:
mariasmon wrote:Smarty Jones is moving to Calumet.

http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/ ... lumet-farm
For $7500... I'm sure they'll have a line out the door...
Further adding fuel to my theory that Calumet has something against standing horses for less than $7,500.

Though, as MariasMon mentioned, I don't think Kelley has much of an interest in owning a commercial stallion farm. It will be interesting to see in the next 5+ years if buying all of these unfashionable, turfy, or just out-of-style stallions (not that it makes them bad stallions) pays off with winners.

He bought 71 head at KeeNov. A few were weanlings, but mostly he got mares and broodmare prospects.

Sparrow Castle · Mon Nov 23, 2015 6:48 pm

Giant Cruiser is the Oakster's first stakes winner.

ThreeMustangs · Mon Nov 23, 2015 7:40 pm

Sparrow Castle wrote:Giant Cruiser is the Oakster's first stakes winner.

Happy to see this. I was worried he wouldn't sire any 2yo winners, let alone a 2yo SW.

Sparrow Castle · Mon Nov 23, 2015 9:47 pm

I hope Giant Oak does well as a stallion. He was a fun horse to follow.

New Lane's End video advertising Honor Code.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keUJ4xe ... dMediaFY16

serenassong · Mon Nov 23, 2015 10:09 pm

Sparrow Castle wrote:I hope Giant Oak does well as a stallion. He was a fun horse to follow.

New Lane's End video advertising Honor Code.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keUJ4xe ... dMediaFY16

Awesome!

Northport · Tue Nov 24, 2015 2:13 pm

Yes It's Truehas been euthanized at the age of 19 after a bout of colic stemming froma purofrated intestine

Treve · Tue Nov 24, 2015 4:31 pm

Oh no that si terrible news about Yes It's True

Coolmore made a video to promote American Pharoah called "Horse of a Lifetime"
http://coolmore.com/america/coolmore-tv ... oplay=true

Made me a little emotional, but I'm posting here since people are talking about his potential as a sire. Seems like many, including old timers are convinced he has a lot to make a successful sire. Baffert even mentions his conformation/mechanics.

bare it all · Tue Nov 24, 2015 4:41 pm

Northport wrote:Yes It's Truehas been euthanized at the age of 19 after a bout of colic stemming froma purofrated intestine

A real shame. Solid breed to race sire that could get a big horse now and then.

Northport · Tue Nov 24, 2015 6:34 pm

Commissioner will be retired after the Hawthorne Gold Cup and will stand at WinStar in 2016 for $7,500. I feel like I should be surprised they don't keep him around as a 5 year old to go for a G1 but then again it is WinStar.