Stallion News

Northport · Mon Jan 04, 2016 10:04 pm

Discreet Cat looks like the hulk

Calypso · Tue Jan 05, 2016 5:20 am

Discreet Cat Smash!

Street Sense and Hard Spun look amazing as always.

Street Boss is surprisingly a good looking boy.

Insane Crazy · Tue Jan 05, 2016 10:39 am

I am always continually delighted by Animal Kingdom. I don't know that I noticed how handsome he is when he was racing, but he sure is a good looking horse, top to bottom.

Alpha has a very expressive eye.

Is Street Sense always that uphill (or maybe he just has mega-TB withers?), or is it just how he's standing?

Street Boss is a handsome dude, and has a bit of that 'hulk smash' thickness, too.

tachyon · Wed Jan 06, 2016 10:30 am

mariasmon wrote:It looks like Gold Ship is ready to head off to Big Red Farm for stud duty.

https://www.facebook.com/BIGREDFARM/pos ... 7854885664

Gold Ship(JPN) arrived safely in Big Red Farm today.
He settled in the same stall that his sire Stay Gold had lived.
His stud fee is going to be JPY 3,000,000 (about US$ 25K) for his debut season.

Gold Ship and I'll Have Another -- Tension rises? haha, Who is going to be the boss?

Insane Crazy · Wed Jan 06, 2016 10:40 am

I don't often see horses shipped with hoods on. Is there a particular reason? Is it to facilitate noise cancellation?

Whatever reason, I'm charmed to see that his is even personalized.

mariasmon · Wed Jan 06, 2016 11:09 am

I love that he wore his hood with his name on it!

Northport · Wed Jan 06, 2016 2:07 pm

I dont envy whoever is going to be Gold Ship's stallion handler - he was already a handful on the track, I cant imagine covering mares will calm him down much

Private Thoughts · Wed Jan 06, 2016 8:04 pm

Gold Ship is very elegant looking. I wish him much success at stud.

lurkey mclurker · Wed Jan 06, 2016 9:35 pm

It just makes me happy to know he will be in Stay Gold's stall.

Sparrow Castle · Fri Jan 08, 2016 10:31 pm

Not sure where this belongs but is interesting, if it turns out to be true. I was scrolling through the AOBFS twitter feed that CoronadosQuest posted in the "2014 Names" thread and saw this posted today.

AOBFS
‏@aobrienfansite
JFK Is in America Probably for breeding duties but to be confirmed but thats where he has ended up.
https://twitter.com/aobrienfansite/stat ... 7355705344

The thread says he was sold and they are trying to confirm details. I think he's been a disappointment as a racehorse for Coolmore, but his breeding is excellent: Galileo (IRE) - Rumplestiltskin (IRE), by Danehill. I wonder who manages that twitter feed. It also says this, "just didnt work out too many mental issues."

Northport · Sat Jan 09, 2016 12:17 am

Sparrow Castle wrote:Not sure where this belongs but is interesting, if it turns out to be true. I was scrolling through the AOBFS twitter feed that CoronadosQuest posted in the "2014 Names" thread and saw this posted today.

AOBFS
‏@aobrienfansite
JFK Is in America Probably for breeding duties but to be confirmed but thats where he has ended up.
https://twitter.com/aobrienfansite/stat ... 7355705344

The thread says he was sold and they are trying to confirm details. I think he's been a disappointment as a racehorse for Coolmore, but his breeding is excellent: Galileo (IRE) - Rumplestiltskin (IRE), by Danehill. I wonder who manages that twitter feed. It also says this, "just didnt work out too many mental issues."

The guy who runs that twitter used to run the Coolmore fan page on Facebook and is pretty legit when it comes to intel.

To say JFK was a disappointment is an understatement. He finished his 2 year old season as the favourite for the Derby but finished 3rd of 3 and 7th of 7 in his first 2 races as a 3 year old, before managing 3rd of 5 in a G3 at Leopardstown in - then poof! He's gone.

In a similar vein of high expectations/amazing pedigree/good 2 y/o season - I wonder what will become of Ol Man River (Montjeu X Finsceal Beo)

Sparrow Castle · Sat Jan 09, 2016 2:17 am

Northport wrote:
Sparrow Castle wrote:Not sure where this belongs but is interesting, if it turns out to be true. I was scrolling through the AOBFS twitter feed that CoronadosQuest posted in the "2014 Names" thread and saw this posted today.

AOBFS
‏@aobrienfansite
JFK Is in America Probably for breeding duties but to be confirmed but thats where he has ended up.
https://twitter.com/aobrienfansite/stat ... 7355705344

The thread says he was sold and they are trying to confirm details. I think he's been a disappointment as a racehorse for Coolmore, but his breeding is excellent: Galileo (IRE) - Rumplestiltskin (IRE), by Danehill. I wonder who manages that twitter feed. It also says this, "just didnt work out too many mental issues."
The guy who runs that twitter used to run the Coolmore fan page on Facebook and is pretty legit when it comes to intel.

To say JFK was a disappointment is an understatement. He finished his 2 year old season as the favourite for the Derby but finished 3rd of 3 and 7th of 7 in his first 2 races as a 3 year old, before managing 3rd of 5 in a G3 at Leopardstown in - then poof! He's gone.

In a similar vein of high expectations/amazing pedigree/good 2 y/o season - I wonder what will become of Ol Man River (Montjeu X Finsceal Beo)

Thanks for the info about the twitter guy. I know it was a bit of an understatement. I was hoping JFK would would be a world beater, considering his namesake. Just puzzling to me that he'd be coming to a buyer in American to stand stud...Calumet maybe...dunno.

Yeah, Ol' Man River...the amount of money they spend on babies is incomprehensible to me.

tachyon · Sun Jan 10, 2016 2:28 pm

lurkey mclurker wrote:It just makes me happy to know he will be in Stay Gold's stall.

mariasmon · Sun Jan 10, 2016 6:53 pm

What a funny picture of Gold Ship

lurkey mclurker · Sun Jan 10, 2016 7:31 pm

He's all Guys! GUYS! Look at me! LOOK AT MEEEE!!

Sparrow Castle · Sun Jan 10, 2016 7:58 pm

Melissa Bauer-Herzog ‏@mbauerherzog Jan 9 Kentucky, USA
2014 @BreedersCup Mile winner Karakontie (Bernstein) at @Gainesway today.

tachyon · Mon Jan 11, 2016 8:28 am

Best of luck to Karakontie!!
I'm really thrilled with Gainesway's 2016 stallion roaster.

tachyon · Mon Jan 11, 2016 8:42 am

Pyro(USA)(Pulpit) sired his first graded winner, when his 3yo filly B B Barrel(JPN)[o/o Fine Dimple(JPN) by Silver Hawk(USA)] won in the G3 Fairy Stakes 1600m turf for 3yo filly at Nakayama on Jan 11th 2016. She will be pointed to the G1 Oka Sho (Japanese 1000 Guineas) in April.
Pyro's offspring have been doing very well on either surface!!

-- replay of the Fairy Stakes(G3)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ualac2P157Y
1st. (#6) B B Barrel(JPN)
http://www.jbis.jp/horse/0001168643/
http://japanracing.jp/en/information/jr ... esult.html

Pyro(USA)

@nabecci

standing at Darley Japan (covered 148 mares in 2015)
http://www.jbis.jp/horse/0001085636/

Sparrow Castle · Mon Jan 11, 2016 4:39 pm

horseracinghl ‏@horseracinghl 20m20 minutes ago
Sad news as @Three_Chimneys announces that Exchange Rate has been euthanized.

Per Three Chimneys, Exchange Rate was recently treated for pneumonia & developed issues including a deep vein thrombosis of a hind leg.

Exchange Rate will be buried at Three Chimneys. The 19 yr-old son of Danzig has sired 49 stks winners w/progeny earnings of $39,601,849.

http://www.paulickreport.com/news/blood ... uthanized/

Izvestia · Mon Jan 11, 2016 4:59 pm

Aww, that sucks. Exchange Rate was one of those extremely special horses that was bred to the nines, sold for a lot as a yearling, was a successful racehorse, and a successful sire. RIP handsome.
He is the sire of 2 of my favourites in training: Excaper and Victory Exchange.