2023 Matings

[Slewfan2]

Anyone else of note going to Flightline?

Which means it’s entirely possible that Littleprincessemma, Chasing Yesterday, etc, will be visiting him! Jane Lyon owns quite the broodmare.

We all know just how much she looooves Tapit. I'd love to know how much of her broodmare band she'll now be diverting from Tapit to Flightline.

It's fun to hypothesize what you'd do yourself if you had the money and the mares.
Would I take a $200,000 gamble on an unproven stallion? Maybe for one or two mares but that would be it.
There's not been a recent stallion in the last decades who has entered at a fee like that... and ended up justifying it.
He's already a million dollar yearling and a HOTY... how astronimical are the odds that he completes the triple and also ends up a leading sire off the bat??

It happened as recently as AP Indy..,who’s a legend. The odds of Flightline becoming an Indy at stud aren’t good, but not impossible

[Flanders]

Which means it’s entirely possible that Littleprincessemma, Chasing Yesterday, etc, will be visiting him! Jane Lyon owns quite the broodmare.

We all know just how much she looooves Tapit. I'd love to know how much of her broodmare band she'll now be diverting from Tapit to Flightline.

It's fun to hypothesize what you'd do yourself if you had the money and the mares.
Would I take a $200,000 gamble on an unproven stallion? Maybe for one or two mares but that would be it.
There's not been a recent stallion in the last decades who has entered at a fee like that... and ended up justifying it.
He's already a million dollar yearling and a HOTY... how astronimical are the odds that he completes the triple and also ends up a leading sire off the bat??

It happened as recently as AP Indy..,who’s a legend. The odds of Flightline becoming an Indy at stud aren’t good, but not impossible

Indy started at 50k.

[Slewfan2]

We all know just how much she looooves Tapit. I'd love to know how much of her broodmare band she'll now be diverting from Tapit to Flightline.

It's fun to hypothesize what you'd do yourself if you had the money and the mares.
Would I take a $200,000 gamble on an unproven stallion? Maybe for one or two mares but that would be it.
There's not been a recent stallion in the last decades who has entered at a fee like that... and ended up justifying it.
He's already a million dollar yearling and a HOTY... how astronimical are the odds that he completes the triple and also ends up a leading sire off the bat??

It happened as recently as AP Indy..,who’s a legend. The odds of Flightline becoming an Indy at stud aren’t good, but not impossible

Indy started at 50k.

That was a 30 years ago (holy cow), and even so...the part in bold is asking about odds that Flightline would become a million dollar yearling, HOY and Leading sire...the “triple”

[Starine]

Sconsin --> Gun Runner

makes her final start in the Dream Supreme

[Flanders]

Shamrock Rose --> Flightline

She is one of 5 to 6 mares bought by Japanese interests that will be covered by Flightline before shipping to Japan. Others are not named in the article.

https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing ... -lanes-end

[brunanas]

Shamrock Rose --> Flightline

She is one of 5 to 6 mares bought by Japanese interests that will be covered by Flightline before shipping to Japan. Others are not named in the article.

https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing ... -lanes-end

good to know Lanes End will cap his book.

Flightline's first book of mares has been set at around 150, according to Farish, who added that the quality of mares submitted so far has been impressive.

[tachyon]

Anyone else of note going to Flightline?

There is talk that Blue Stripe(ARG) will be going to Flightline. (from Chilean source)

https://www.instagram.com/p/ClCbTzVJQ9A/

Ahora Blue Stripe fue vendida como yegua de cría en US$ 4 millones al japonés Yoshiyuki Ito y podría servida en 2023 por el súper crack Flightline, ganador por demolición del G1 Breeders' Cup Classic y, a juicio de muchos, uno de los mejores caballos de la historia.

[Nenikikamen23]

Shahama -> Dubawi

https://twitter.com/beebuckphoto/status ... 0618600448

[Flanders]

Come Dancing --> Flightline (G1SW)
Diva Delite --> Flightline (dam of Midnight Bisou)
Grace Adler --> Flightline (G1SW)
Queen Caroline --> Flightline (dam of MG1/probable Champion 2yo Forte)

Others mentioned but were already listed in the thread:
https://www.racingpost.com/bloodstock/b ... res/588718

[Northport]

Tuesday -> Justify

[HB1994]

Glen Hill Farms’ 2023 matings:



Their European matings:

[BaroqueAgain1]

I'm pleased to see that Glen Hill spreads their mares around to many different stallions.

[brunanas]

by Manning do they mean Munnings?

[HB1994]

by Manning do they mean Munnings?

Yes. Autocorrect strikes again.

[Flanders]

Honeysuckle --> Walk In The Park (if she is retired)

They can't seem to make up their mind if she will retire or will race in 2023. But it seems like she is already booked to him and they are leaning more that way.

https://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/h ... heltenham/

[KatieK101]

TDN has started up their 2023 Mating Plans series again, this year starting with Bobby Flay’s broodmare band. Here’s the link:

https://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/2 ... obby-flay/

[KatieK101]

I’m reading the article right now, and Bobby chose to send a Ghostzapper mare, Potion, to Justify, even though Justify‘s own broodmare sire is Ghostzapper.

Obviously Bobby doesn’t have a problem with the cross, but I’m curious if that’s too close for anyone else’s personal comfort?

[Mylute]

TDN has started up their 2023 Mating Plans series again, this year starting with Bobby Flay’s broodmare band. Here’s the link:

https://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/2 ... obby-flay/

Welp, there's one going to Nashville - Super Espresso.

[brunanas]

TDN has started up their 2023 Mating Plans series again, this year starting with Bobby Flay’s broodmare band. Here’s the link:

https://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/2 ... obby-flay/

Welp, there's one going to Nashville - Super Espresso.

to be honest, i wouldn't be surprised if Nashville gets a book in the high 100s or even 200+. will the vast majority be claimers/dam of claimers? yeah. but he'll still receive a few mares from good families such as Super Espresso herself, whose 2nd dam is Courtly Dee. i guess it will be a tough year in the market given the debuts of Flightline & Life is Good, but there will still be people willing to send good mares to a stallion whose ad features... um... a "blazing fast" workout. and even then i wouldn't be surprised if he gets shipped off to Korea when WinSh*t realizes he isn't the second coming of Northern Dancer with his first crop.

[KatieK101]

Alright, I just finished reading the article. Here are the reported matings:

America (dam of First Captain) ---> Gun Runner
Dame Dorothy (dam of Spice is Nice) ---> Gun Runner
American Caviar (o/o America) ---> Justify
Amagansett (full to Misty For Me, Ballydoyle) ---> Not This Time
Life Well Lived (dam of American Patriot) ---> Constitution
Ruby Lips (dam of Gerrymander) ---> Constitution
Street Strut (half to America) ---> Not This TIme
Tizahit (dam of Come Dancing) ---> Constitution
Veronique (dam of Nashville) ---> Curlin
Super Espresso (2nd dam is Courtly Dee) ---> Nashville
White Hot (dam of Pizza Bianca) ---> Into Mischief
Singing Sweetly (2nd dam is Misty Hour) ---> American Pharoah
Cover Song (half to US Navy Flag, Roly Poly) ---> Into Mischief
Potion (full to Fearless) ---> Justify
Auld Alliance (half to Golan, Tartan Bearer) ---> Sea The Stars
Old School (o/o Auld Alliance) ---> Uncle Mo
Glinting ---> Wootton Bassett