2015 Names

Treve · Wed May 31, 2017 10:48 am

mariasmon wrote: Inazuma (IRE) - c. Camelot x Pisa No Tiffany (dam is 1/2 to Tapit)

Very much looking to Camelot's first babies hitting the track.

mariasmon · Wed May 31, 2017 11:11 am

They haven't submitted a name yet, but I noticed the 2015 Shanghai Bobby out of Opulence (Giant's Causeway/Rags to Riches) now has a gelding notation in his file. I can about guarantee, in keeping with Coolmore norms, he's not going to get a good name if he's already been gelded.

Diver52 · Wed May 31, 2017 6:43 pm

mariasmon wrote:They haven't submitted a name yet, but I noticed the 2015 Shanghai Bobby out of Opulence (Giant's Causeway/Rags to Riches) now has a gelding notation in his file. I can about guarantee, in keeping with Coolmore norms, he's not going to get a good name if he's already been gelded.

Something like "Crapulence?"

mariasmon · Wed May 31, 2017 6:47 pm

Diver52 wrote:
mariasmon wrote:They haven't submitted a name yet, but I noticed the 2015 Shanghai Bobby out of Opulence (Giant's Causeway/Rags to Riches) now has a gelding notation in his file. I can about guarantee, in keeping with Coolmore norms, he's not going to get a good name if he's already been gelded.
Something like "Crapulence?"

Has a nice ring to it. Perhaps we should email that suggestion to them.

Diver52 · Wed May 31, 2017 7:16 pm

mariasmon wrote:
Diver52 wrote:
mariasmon wrote:They haven't submitted a name yet, but I noticed the 2015 Shanghai Bobby out of Opulence (Giant's Causeway/Rags to Riches) now has a gelding notation in his file. I can about guarantee, in keeping with Coolmore norms, he's not going to get a good name if he's already been gelded.
Something like "Crapulence?"
Has a nice ring to it. Perhaps we should email that suggestion to them.

Well, if they have a "Name this Foal" contest, I've got dibs.

BaroqueAgain1 · Wed May 31, 2017 7:50 pm

Is is safe to say that Coolmore has done a 'crappy' job finding a good match for Rags To Riches? Have any of her offspring even won a race?

starrydreamer · Wed May 31, 2017 8:21 pm

BaroqueAgain1 wrote:Is is safe to say that Coolmore has done a 'crappy' job finding a good match for Rags To Riches? Have any of her offspring even won a race?

Her 2011 foal, Rhett Butler, was Hungary's 2016 Horse of the Year. Her gelded 2012 foal, named Rich and Righteous, broke his maiden in the UAE. Both are by Galileo.

But yeah, considering her first two dams and her half sister Teeming, she's pretty disappointing.

mariasmon · Wed May 31, 2017 10:06 pm

It doesn't look like Galileo was a good fit with Rags. In fairness to Opulence, she was unraced due to injury. Then HER first foal died (as a yearling, I think). And we don't know for sure why her 2YO has been gelded. I really hope it's not because HE will be unraced due to injury himself.

BaroqueAgain1 · Wed May 31, 2017 11:16 pm

Maybe if Rags were bred to a dirt sire, there would be a more successful result. Is there an American sire who nicks well with the A.P. Indy line?

mariasmon · Wed May 31, 2017 11:25 pm

BaroqueAgain1 wrote:Maybe if Rags were bred to a dirt sire, there would be a more successful result. Is there an American sire who nicks well with the A.P. Indy line?

Well, she has the Uncle Mo this year. Will be interesting to see who she visited for next year's foal.

PONYRCR · Thu Jun 01, 2017 12:26 am

BaroqueAgain1 wrote:Maybe if Rags were bred to a dirt sire, there would be a more successful result. Is there an American sire who nicks well with the A.P. Indy line?

Distorted Humor is the first to come to mind

mariasmon · Thu Jun 01, 2017 12:36 am

PONYRCR wrote:
BaroqueAgain1 wrote:Maybe if Rags were bred to a dirt sire, there would be a more successful result. Is there an American sire who nicks well with the A.P. Indy line?
Distorted Humor is the first to come to mind

If they're going to do that, they'd better hurry up. I wish they would. Giving Giant's Causeway another go wouldn't be the worst thing, either. I'm guessing she'll visit American Pharoah at some point if she hasn't already this year. Medaglia d'Oro would be a good opportunity, but it seems like they mostly buy MDOs at auction rather than breeding their own mares to him. There's also their beloved War Front, which is a cross that has produced a number of GSW.

middleground · Thu Jun 01, 2017 1:37 am

PONYRCR wrote:
BaroqueAgain1 wrote:Maybe if Rags were bred to a dirt sire, there would be a more successful result. Is there an American sire who nicks well with the A.P. Indy line?
Distorted Humor is the first to come to mind

Tiznow also does well with AP Indy.

tachyon · Thu Jun 01, 2017 11:15 am

Toshin Gold(JPN) - 2015C. Heart's Cry(JPN) x Casablanca Smile(CHI)

starrydreamer · Fri Jun 02, 2017 6:57 pm

Cheering - f. War Front x Kissed
Royal Navy Warship - c. War Front x Magical Dream (IRE)
Althaaqib - c. War Front x Prize Catch
Naval Intelligence - c. War Front x Say (IRE)
Battle of Jericho - c. War Front x Together (IRE)
Darkness Falls - f. War Front x Was (IRE)

ThreeMustangs · Wed Jun 07, 2017 8:17 pm

Zarkamiya - f. Frankel x Zarkava

mariasmon · Thu Jun 08, 2017 12:26 pm

Arkanian - f. Distorted Humor x Ender's Sister (1/2 to A.P. Indian)
Light Hawk - c. Tapit x Lighthouse Bay
Rags to Brags - f. Medaglia d'Oro x Martha's Moon
Stylishly - f. Speightstown x Always a Princess
Symboli Atom - c. Giant's Causeway x Vacare
Wooderson - c. Awesome Again x Lotta Kim (1/2 to Rachel Alexandra)

ThreeMustangs · Sat Jun 10, 2017 7:22 pm

Michelle‏ @MichelleKinane

Frankel 2yo colt out of dual Oaks heroine Sariska has been named Surya.

starrydreamer · Mon Jun 12, 2017 10:49 am

ThreeMustangs wrote:Michelle‏ @MichelleKinane

Frankel 2yo colt out of dual Oaks heroine Sariska has been named Surya.

I will always think of Surya as the dam of Aruna, Namaskara, and Hoop of Colour.

BaroqueAgain1 · Mon Jun 12, 2017 12:51 pm

So, not only is that Frankel/Sariska colt reusing the name of a well-known horse, he's getting a girl's name.