New Conformation Photos

second_glance · Wed Nov 27, 2013 10:31 am

Tweeted by Team Valor. Animal Kingdom now weighs 1350 lb.

TBird · Wed Nov 27, 2013 10:46 am

He looks great.

Ridan_Remembered · Wed Nov 27, 2013 9:40 pm

Wow, Animal Kingdom is so beautiful. I've always been partial to bright chestnuts. Also, I love this guy's pedigree, so am hoping his becomes one of the elite sires of his generation. I hope he comes to Kentucky and stays there.

BaroqueAgain1 · Wed Nov 27, 2013 10:02 pm

Wow.
I can't find a hair wrong on that boy...refined head, long, well-set neck, deep chest, a frigging-big motor. Maybe his tail could be longer, but that's it.

Northport · Wed Nov 27, 2013 10:35 pm

Ridan_Remembered wrote:Wow, Animal Kingdom is so beautiful. I've always been partial to bright chestnuts. Also, I love this guy's pedigree, so am hoping his becomes one of the elite sires of his generation. I hope he comes to Kentucky and stays there.

Arrowfield owns the majority interest in him, so he most definitely will go back to Australia

CoronadosQuest · Thu Nov 28, 2013 12:23 am

Animal Kingdom is a stud muffin. He is so photogenic. Do any bad photos of him even exist?

amfuller · Thu Nov 28, 2013 12:34 am

AK is one gorgeous boy! I'm so glad he will be in the US for stud duty too.

tonno100 · Thu Nov 28, 2013 10:54 pm

BaroqueAgain1 wrote:From what I've read about Frankel, he's a hothead. Some might say 'high-spirited,' others might say 'a frelling handful.'
I'd guess that whoever walks that expensive hunk of muscle and testosterone is likely the most experienced...and burliest...groom in the stable.

I went to see him and he's probably the quietest, most professional stallion you'll see. I think he was all business on the track, but he calmed down a lot as a 4YO (little too much at the start in his last two races!), now he's all business in his new job. Very classy animal.

To the question earlier, they do also get turned out at Juddmonte, though I can see why you'd get the opposite impression from the video.

BaroqueAgain1 · Fri Nov 29, 2013 1:00 am

Thanks for an in-person update on Frankel, Tonno. I'm glad he's settled down...that certainly will be better for his health (and his handlers' nerves) in the long run.

serenassong · Sat Nov 30, 2013 2:05 pm

amfuller wrote:AK is one gorgeous boy! I'm so glad he will be in the US for stud duty too.

Me, too. He's built like a brick S@!*house.

tachyon · Sat Nov 30, 2013 5:20 pm

French Fifteen(FR) will stand at Haras du Logis Saint-Germain, France.

video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNgPRI8whJQ

Flanders · Sun Dec 01, 2013 4:50 pm

This isn't a TB but I laughed out loud when I saw this.

BaroqueAgain1 · Sun Dec 01, 2013 5:12 pm

Boy, those breeders love their Photoshop, don't they?
It is a cool composition, though...I've seen worse outlining.

Northport · Sun Dec 01, 2013 6:34 pm

tachyon wrote:French Fifteen(FR) will stand at Haras du Logis Saint-Germain, France.

video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNgPRI8whJQ

He looks like a jumper!

DanLewis · Mon Dec 02, 2013 12:25 am

I dont think this is his stud photo, but here is a conformation shot of Graydar, he actually looks fairly nice..

Graydar.jpg

nikita · Mon Dec 02, 2013 4:30 am

Pastorius (Soldier Hollow x Princess Li by Monsun) -> http://www.pedigreequery.com/pastorius

He'll start his breeding career next year at Fährhof Stud in Germany. He's advertised as "the only colt who defeated Novellist - twice."

Ridan_Remembered · Mon Dec 02, 2013 11:55 pm

I like Graydar.

Pastorious is absolutely stunning. Of course, we can't really see his legs from a photo, but from what can be seen, that -- right there -- is perfect Thoroughbred conformation. Does anyone know if Pastorious retired sound?

Miss Woodford · Mon Dec 02, 2013 11:58 pm

Ridan_Remembered wrote:I like Graydar.

Pastorious is absolutely stunning. Of course, we can't really see his legs from a photo, but from what can be seen, that -- right there -- is perfect Thoroughbred conformation. Does anyone know if Pastorious retired sound?

He's certainly not perfect, his shoulder is quite straight and he lacks bone. He retired after a hairline fracture to one of his legs during training, so not entirely sound either.

Northport · Mon Dec 02, 2013 11:59 pm

Ridan_Remembered wrote:I like Graydar.

Pastorious is absolutely stunning. Of course, we can't really see his legs from a photo, but from what can be seen, that -- right there -- is perfect Thoroughbred conformation. Does anyone know if Pastorious retired sound?

No, he was seriously injured in August (fractured right front cannonbone) and then was retired in October

http://www.racingpost.com/news/horse-ra ... y/1510049/

http://bloodstock.racingpost.com/news/b ... f/1549507/

Ridan_Remembered · Tue Dec 03, 2013 12:01 am

Northport wrote:
Ridan_Remembered wrote:I like Graydar.

Pastorious is absolutely stunning. Of course, we can't really see his legs from a photo, but from what can be seen, that -- right there -- is perfect Thoroughbred conformation. Does anyone know if Pastorious retired sound?
No, he was seriously injured in August (fractured right front cannonbone) and then was retired in October

http://www.racingpost.com/news/horse-ra ... y/1510049/

http://bloodstock.racingpost.com/news/b ... f/1549507/

Thanks for the info Northport. I'm sorry to hear that.