Stallion News

RugbyGirl · Mon Mar 25, 2019 7:54 pm

Champion Australian sire Redoutes Choice has passed away at the age of 22

https://arrowfield.com.au/2019/03/26/au ... rrowfield/

lurkey mclurker · Mon Mar 25, 2019 8:53 pm

GI winner, multiple stakes winner & grade III placed Snow Dragon (JPN - Admire Cozzene x Meine Caprice) will stand at Lex Stud following his retirement at age 11 - via Kate Hunter.

https://www.jbis.jp/horse/0001091384/

Starine · Mon Mar 25, 2019 9:22 pm

Snow Dragon surely takes after his grandsire Cozzene. Quite remarkable that the grade I winner was stakes-placed through age 10 after winning his championship almost five years ago.

As for Redoute's Choice... what else is there to say? Sire of 34 group I winners... 10 group I-siring sons... and broodmare sire of 86 stakes winners. What a loss. I hadn't known he was having issues.

Mylute · Mon Mar 25, 2019 9:57 pm

lurkey mclurker wrote: ↑Mon Mar 25, 2019 8:53 pm GI winner, multiple stakes winner & grade III placed Snow Dragon (JPN - Admire Cozzene x Meine Caprice) will stand at Lex Stud following his retirement at age 11 - via Kate Hunter.

https://www.jbis.jp/horse/0001091384/

He got a stud deal?! AWESOME!

lurkey mclurker · Mon Mar 25, 2019 10:20 pm

Sounds like maybe a small book of mares, but good for him.

https://twitter.com/KeibaKate/status/11 ... 7972801536

Private Thoughts · Tue Mar 26, 2019 9:14 pm

Such sad news out of Australia. Such a lovely stallion was Redoute’s Choice.

ThreeMustangs · Wed Mar 27, 2019 8:52 pm

Dang. Coolmore paid $3.65M for a Curlin colt at the Gulfstream 2yo sale today.

https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing ... 65-million

A Curlin filly went for $1.3M to a Coolmore-Kaleem Shah partnership.

https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing ... tream-sale

RugbyGirl · Sun Mar 31, 2019 6:48 am

Just browsing through the Korea website and noticed a interesting stat Take Charge Indy has had 78 reported foals for 49 fillies and 29 colts

Ridan_Remembered · Sun Mar 31, 2019 12:22 pm

RugbyGirl wrote: ↑Sun Mar 31, 2019 6:48 am Just browsing through the Korea website and noticed a interesting stat Take Charge Indy has had 78 reported foals for 49 fillies and 29 colts

What a waste of a potentially great sire.

Mylute · Sun Mar 31, 2019 1:34 pm

I have to wonder what the active broodmare population is for South Korea. I think I was looking in the book a while back and noticed a trend that whatever the fresh import is will get the most mares for the year, like To Honor and Serve.

Also, TCI has yet to have any runners over there (or Korea-bred runners), so people might just be cooling off of him until they see his kids run.

But yeah, I do think it's a waste.

Private Thoughts · Sun Mar 31, 2019 2:08 pm

Perhaps somebody will bring him back, not necessarily WinStar, along the lines of Empire Maker.

Sparrow Castle · Sun Mar 31, 2019 5:24 pm

Lane's End Farm
11 hrs ·
HAPPY BIRTHDAY A.P. INDY !! 30 years old today

#livinglegend

Video: https://www.facebook.com/thoroughbredda ... 607153118/

RugbyGirl · Sun Mar 31, 2019 6:43 pm

My point was the high number of fillies compared to colts but anyway...

These are the top 4 stallions for number of mares covered for 2018 foals

Several things to consider in Korea:
The studbook emphasised these returns are TB only
Many big and small farms spread far and wide
A cooler climate throughout spring

Screenshot_20190401-113336.jpg

Though some of the stats are just plain weird

Ridan_Remembered · Sun Mar 31, 2019 7:43 pm

Sparrow Castle wrote: ↑Sun Mar 31, 2019 5:24 pm Lane's End Farm
11 hrs ·
HAPPY BIRTHDAY A.P. INDY !! 30 years old today #livinglegend

Video: https://www.facebook.com/thoroughbredda ... 607153118/

I love that old horse so much that there's no words to adequately express it. Thank you for the pictures and video.

WarBiscuit · Sun Mar 31, 2019 8:39 pm

I'm right there with you Ridan_Remembered ! A P looks like a big 'ol woolly mammoth. Love that boy.

WarBiscuit

Mylute · Sun Mar 31, 2019 8:50 pm

Chumby, fluffy baby.

uma_nosuke · Mon Apr 01, 2019 6:21 pm

Deep Impact, 17, standing at the Shadai Stallion Station has stopped covering mares since this March due to the pain in the neck when standing up for covering. The injury is not life-threatening and the Station referred to it as a precautionary measure for avoiding possible grave incidents. The estimated foals coming next spring would be 20 or so.

ThreeMustangs · Mon Apr 01, 2019 7:37 pm

Fingers crossed:

Tony Lacy
@AntoinDeLeis

I believe American Pharoah will have his first starter in Dundalk on Friday evening. A colt out of the MGSW 'UP (IRE)', named HORUS BIRD, owned by Peter Brant and trained by Aidan O'Brien. @coolmoreamerica racingpost.com/racecards/1138…

lurkey mclurker · Mon Apr 01, 2019 7:48 pm

uma_nosuke wrote: ↑Mon Apr 01, 2019 6:21 pm Deep Impact, 17, standing at the Shadai Stallion Station has stopped covering mares since this March due to the pain in the neck when standing up for covering. The injury is not life-threatening and the Station referred to it as a precautionary measure for avoiding possible grave incidents. The estimated foals coming next spring would be 20 or so.

Holy crap, that's big news!

Uma do they think he will be pensioned, or will they wait and see if he can return to breeding next season?

Treve · Mon Apr 01, 2019 8:23 pm

Neck pain could be anything, chances are it's something fixable with some rest for the next season.

Also nice name for the American Pharoah colt.