New Conformation Photos

mariasmon · Sun Jan 12, 2014 3:13 pm

He sure is stood up nicely for that pic. Photographer and handler(s) did a really good job.

Ridan_Remembered · Sun Jan 12, 2014 5:31 pm

Northport wrote:Logotype, 2013 Japanese 2000 Guineas winner. He isn't off to stud yet, but Shadai posted a nice pic of him

Lovely horse. On the thread about remembering live races, I had mentioned that I'd not seen another horse as elegant as Alysheba. But Logotype has the same kind of elegance that Alysheba had in his head and neck. Also, Logotype has Risen Star in his pedigree, which is a delightful surprise.

tachyon · Sun Jan 12, 2014 11:03 pm

Ridan_Remembered wrote:
Northport wrote:Logotype, 2013 Japanese 2000 Guineas winner. He isn't off to stud yet, but Shadai posted a nice pic of him

Lovely horse. On the thread about remembering live races, I had mentioned that I'd not seen another horse as elegant as Alysheba. But Logotype has the same kind of elegance that Alysheba had in his head and neck. Also, Logotype has Risen Star in his pedigree, which is a delightful surprise.

Agreed! Logotype(JPN) is such a good-looking boy!!

The 2yo champion colt in 2012 is expected to kick off his 4yo campaign in the G2 Nakayama Kinen in March.

Logotype's 2nd dam Star Ballerina(JPN)[1990M. Risen Star(USA) x Berliani(USA) by Nureyev(USA)] was a G2 winner and very popular racehorse as her name suggested. Before Stereotype(JPN)(dam of Logotype), Star Ballerina porduced the G3 winning filly Grand Pas de Deux(JPN). And Grand Pas de Deux produced the multiple G3 winner and G1 runner-up colt Pas de Trois(JPN).

Risen Star's sireline doesn't exist in Japan. But this cleverly named family [Star Balleirina - Grand Pas de Deux - Pas de Trois] and [Star Ballerina - Stereotype - Logotype] may keep Risen Star's name and influence alive from the bottom.

Star Ballerina family
http://www.jbis.jp/horse/0000233133/broodmare/info/

Ridan_Remembered · Mon Jan 13, 2014 12:08 am

tachyon wrote:Risen Star's sireline doesn't exist in Japan. But this cleverly named family [Star Balleirina - Grand Pas de Deux - Pas de Trois] and [Star Ballerina - Stereotype - Logotype] may keep Risen Star's name and influence alive from the bottom.

Star Ballerina family
http://www.jbis.jp/horse/0000233133/broodmare/info/

That would please me a lot. Like all of Secretariat's sons, Risen Star didn't make a top stud horse. He also died of colic at the relatively young age of 13. So I'm absolutely delighted to see his name and influence through one of his daughters.

Twingo · Wed Jan 15, 2014 1:04 pm

Declaration Of War yesterday at Coolmore.

Twingo · Wed Jan 15, 2014 1:21 pm

Mastercraftsman (IRE)

RuffiantoRags · Wed Jan 15, 2014 2:17 pm

Twingo wrote:Mastercraftsman (IRE)

OMG, isn't he a beauty!

TBird · Wed Jan 15, 2014 2:20 pm

Twingo wrote:Declaration Of War yesterday at Coolmore.

What a classic looking horse.

mariasmon · Wed Jan 15, 2014 2:22 pm

War Front seems to produce a lot of offspring considerably better looking than he is. Interesting.

BaroqueAgain1 · Wed Jan 15, 2014 3:29 pm

I wish they hadn't retired Declaration of War so fast...IMO, that horse could have been a World Cup winner. He was so good on dirt in the BC Classic (if the first two weren't 17-hand horses with huge strides he might have won) that it's not a reach to think he would have been as good on the Tapeta at Meydan.

Diver52 · Wed Jan 15, 2014 5:38 pm

Mastercraftsman seems to be saying "National Hunt ladies, here I am!"

Declaration of War is certainly more stylish than dad.

BaroqueAgain1 · Wed Jan 15, 2014 5:58 pm

Is Mastercraftsman being used as a Hunt stallion? He was mainly a miler, so that doesn't seem to scream 'my kids will excel at three miles over hurdles' to me.

Miss Woodford · Wed Jan 15, 2014 6:04 pm

BaroqueAgain1 wrote:Is Mastercraftsman being used as a Hunt stallion? He was mainly a miler, so that doesn't seem to scream 'my kids will excel at three miles over hurdles' to me.

"National Hunt" is where Coolmore puts their unpopular/unfashionable stallions, regardless of staying ability or bloodlines.

frankel13 · Wed Jan 15, 2014 8:06 pm

Mastercraftsman has had a very good start to his stud career. As I understand it he was number one freshman sire in Europe/USA IN 2013. He has also been spending the winter season in New Zealand these past few years and appears to have a couple of nice horses there with his first few runners.

His fee for 2014 has increased to €35,000 or around $50,000

Nice article recently on him on the Bloodhorse website:

http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/ ... rcraftsman

Northport · Wed Jan 15, 2014 11:50 pm

Lots of great unofficial conformation for new and old stallions. Animal Kingdom looks like he is still racing fit!

http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/ ... pen-houses

Ridan_Remembered · Thu Jan 16, 2014 12:31 am

Northport, thanks for posting that link to the stallion photos on Bloodhorse.com. While I wish every one of them nothing but the best, there are some young stallions in that group I'm rooting for really hard. Just a few thoughts...

at Violence playing with that rag. Animal Kingdom looks great. Graydar looks very tall. Whoever rubs Take Charge Indy polished that horse's coat to almost a mirror shine, and he reminds me a lot of his daddy. Paynter will always have a piece of my heart.

Sunline · Thu Jan 16, 2014 1:06 am

frankel13 wrote:Mastercraftsman has had a very good start to his stud career. As I understand it he was number one freshman sire in Europe/USA IN 2013. He has also been spending the winter season in New Zealand these past few years and appears to have a couple of nice horses there with his first few runners.

His fee for 2014 has increased to €35,000 or around $50,000

Nice article recently on him on the Bloodhorse website:

http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/ ... rcraftsman

He shuttles to Windsor Park Stud(NZ) with fellow Coolmore Stalllions Rip Van Winkle,Pour Moi and Thewayyouare.Also He is on top of the New Zealand First Season sires table.

Most of his offspring in New Zealand are 2 year olds but at the moment his best are Jackofall,Divissima & Coachella,with Jackofall being his first Southern Hemisphere winner but also he is top nomination for the Karaka Million(NZ's richest race)

serenassong · Thu Jan 16, 2014 8:46 am

Northport wrote:Lots of great unofficial conformation for new and old stallions. Animal Kingdom looks like he is still racing fit!

http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/ ... pen-houses

That back shot of Graydar- is that pin firing?

Take Charge Indy loves bananas, lol. They give them to him as a special treat.

TapitsGal · Thu Jan 16, 2014 3:16 pm

oh my Violence is a handsome boy isn't he..and Take Charge Indy and Point of Entry are stunning

BaroqueAgain1 · Thu Jan 16, 2014 3:22 pm

Many stunning boys, but I just wish that a side view of Take Charge Indy were included in his portraits.