Stallion News

lurkey mclurker · Sun May 27, 2018 1:15 pm

@DRFPrivman 1h 1 hour ago

Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile winner Battle of Midway found to be subfertile, back training, per WinStar's Walden http://bit.ly/2xiTL4b

Retrospectiv · Sun May 27, 2018 1:33 pm

https://twitter.com/francesjkaron/statu ... aining_123

BaroqueAgain1 · Sun May 27, 2018 5:02 pm

Breeders’ Cup Winner Battle Of Midway Returns To Training Due To Subfertility
Bred to 60 mares this spring, Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile winner Battle of Midway was only able to impregnate five, according to drf.com. As such, he has been returned to training at Keeneland under the care of Rodolphe Brisset, with long-term plans to return the horse to trainer Jerry Hollendorfer's barn in Southern California.
Insurance company Great American reportedly paid out the subfertility claim, taking temporary ownership of Battle of Midway. WinStar Farm and Don Alberto Stable then re-purchased the horse from Great American to put him back into training (he never left WinStar throughout this process).
WinStar's Elliott Walden said that the 4-year-old was missing a gene that impacted the fertilization process.
“This is why you buy insurance,” said Walden.
Read more at drf.com.
https://www.paulickreport.com/news/thor ... fertility/

That's too bad. You hate to see such a nice son of the late Smart Strike unable to succeed as a stallion.
I wonder if they will end up gelding him? A 'missing gene' doesn't seem like the sort of thing that can be helped by meds or nutrition.

Starine · Mon May 28, 2018 11:21 am

Blame has really turned out to be quite the filly sire hasn't he? Aside from his group I-winning daughter in Europe, Senga, stateside he has had the dual surface graded winner Fault, and good sprinters Miss Kentucky and Marley's Freedom.

Another stallion I had somehow forgotten about who seems to be hot right now is Lookin At Lucky. On the same day he had Accelerate win the Gold Cup on dirt, his other son Money Multiplier takes the Monmouth Stakes on turf on the east coast.

Treve · Mon May 28, 2018 2:35 pm

Starine wrote:Blame has really turned out to be quite the filly sire hasn't he? Aside from his group I-winning daughter in Europe, Senga, stateside he has had the dual surface graded winner Fault, and good sprinters Miss Kentucky and Marley's Freedom.

Another stallion I had somehow forgotten about who seems to be hot right now is Lookin At Lucky. On the same day he had Accelerate win the Gold Cup on dirt, his other son Money Multiplier takes the Monmouth Stakes on turf on the east coast.

And his Chilean daughter Wow Cat (CHI) won the Chilean Triple Crown last year and is now training in the U.S.

BaroqueAgain1 · Mon May 28, 2018 2:47 pm

Lookin At Lucky is also doing well as a broodmare sire. Possible Belmont runner Gronkowski is out of a LAL mare.

Treve · Mon May 28, 2018 4:38 pm

Baffert visiting Pharoah this morning at Ashford (from the Coolmore America fb page)

WarBiscuit · Mon Jun 04, 2018 12:48 pm

RIP Northern Afleet.

http://www.paulickreport.com/news/blood ... ies-at-25/

WarBiscuit

Sparrow Castle · Mon Jun 04, 2018 6:38 pm

WarBiscuit wrote:RIP Northern Afleet.

http://www.paulickreport.com/news/blood ... ies-at-25/

WarBiscuit

Such a good sire for his fee. Sorry to hear this. RIP Northern Afleet, and thanks from your fans.

tachyon · Fri Jun 08, 2018 11:57 pm

Just a Way(JPN) (Heart's Cry) sired his first winner with hsi first starter when 2yo filly Will a Way(JPN) [o/o Will Power(JPN) by King Kamehameha(JPN)] won on debut impressively going 1200m turf at Hanshin 5R Newcomer on June 9th 2018.

-- replay
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJmeRAEcxtY
1st. (#3) Will a Way

Just a Way(JPN), 2009H. Heart's Cry(JPN) x Sibyl(USA) by Wild Again(USA), was the world's highest-rated horse in 2014.

http://www.jbis.jp/horse/0001106251/

Sparrow Castle · Mon Jun 11, 2018 12:15 am

Brian DiDonato @BDiDonatoTDN
15h15 hours ago
Five stakes winners—including two Grade Is and a Grade II—in a day and a half for Quality Road. . . He’s pretty good.

Sire Watch @SireWatch
26m26 minutes ago
Quality Road x Deputy Minister cross:
1. Abel Tasman G1 winner
2. City of Light G1 winner
3. Spring Quality G1 winner
4. Guest Suite G3 winner
5. Long Haul Bay G3 winner

Treve · Mon Jun 11, 2018 1:08 am

Given Quality Road's stud fee was 25 000$ in 2014 then 35 000$ from 2015-2017, those people got a pretty good bang for their buck I'd say.

tachyon · Mon Jun 11, 2018 10:30 am

Kingman(GB), 2011H. Invincible Spirit(IRE) x Zenda(GB), sired his first winner when his 2yo colt Calyx(GB)[o/o Helleborine(GB) by Observatory(USA)] won on debut impressively going 6F turf at AFT Fluorotec EBF Novice Stakes at Newmarket's July course on June 9th 2018.

The Juddmonte homebred unleashed a closing burst to earn ''TDN Rising Star'' status in emphatic style.

The son of Invincible Spirit(IRE) and Poule d'Essai des Pouliches winner Zenda(GB) is set to be represented by 113 two-year-olds in 2018.

Kingman was always my favorite horse.
And I hope that he will sire many champions!!

-- replay
http://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/ra ... s/3/81050/

Kingman(GB)

standing at Juddmonte's Banstead Manor Stud

CoronadosQuest · Sat Jun 16, 2018 9:03 am

https://www.facebook.com/shigeki.yusa/p ... 8709857277

Some videos of the fabulous 33 year old Forty Niner. He looks fantastic!

Also not sure if this was posted earlier but

https://www.facebook.com/shigeki.yusa/v ... 965817185/

Thats Creator having some morning exercise

Ridan_Remembered · Sat Jun 16, 2018 11:20 am

The videos of Forty Niner are so heartwarming. He looks amazing for his age, and looks content.

I wish more farms would exercise their stallions under tack like they are doing with Creator.

lurkey mclurker · Sat Jun 16, 2018 7:48 pm

Wow - are we sure they aren't secretly prepping Creator for a second career as a dressage stallion?

He has a lovely trot.

I know Shadai uses the walking machine to exercise their stallions, I don't think many farms in Japan exercise them under tack. Interesting!

Northport · Sat Jun 16, 2018 8:13 pm

Nice to see them riding their stallions at JBBA! I think Shadai lunges their stallions as well.

tachyon · Sat Jun 16, 2018 8:32 pm

I love Shigeki Yusa's facebook.

He has long been the stallion affair manager at JBBA.

tachyon · Sat Jun 23, 2018 4:52 am

tachyon wrote:Kingman(GB), 2011H. Invincible Spirit(IRE) x Zenda(GB), sired his first winner when his 2yo colt Calyx(GB)[o/o Helleborine(GB) by Observatory(USA)] won on debut impressively going 6F turf at AFT Fluorotec EBF Novice Stakes at Newmarket's July course on June 9th 2018.

The Juddmonte homebred unleashed a closing burst to earn ''TDN Rising Star'' status in emphatic style.
The son of Invincible Spirit(IRE) and Poule d'Essai des Pouliches winner Zenda(GB) is set to be represented by 113 two-year-olds in 2018.

Kingman was always my favorite horse.
And I hope that he will sire many champions!!

-- replay
http://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/ra ... s/3/81050/

Kingman(GB)

standing at Juddmonte's Banstead Manor Stud

Calyx(GB) became his sire's first group as well as Royal Ascot winner, too.

-- replay of G2 Coventry Stakes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaBjnbSHa-g

Starine · Sun Jun 24, 2018 10:30 pm

Calyx was my favorite winner of the meet. What an exciting colt.