Stallion News

frankel13 · Thu Feb 13, 2014 7:43 pm

These National Hunt stallions are not ridiculously cheap. Yeats for instance stands for about $8,000, whist Flemensfirth costs about $14,000.

National Hunt racing is huge in the UK, possible more popular than flat racing. Certainly the most popular race festival of the year is the Cheltenham Festival. Also, the most popular race of the year is of course the Grand National which is run over about 4 miles over fences, so you can see why talented racehorses with some stamina are popular with National Hunt breeders.

Northport · Fri Feb 14, 2014 1:29 am

I said very cheap, not ridiculously cheap. Very cheap in that you can go to Yeats for 8000, or go to a Coolmore flat sire for 20x that

Miss Woodford · Fri Feb 14, 2014 3:53 am

Northport wrote:I said very cheap, not ridiculously cheap. Very cheap in that you can go to Yeats for 8000, or go to a Coolmore flat sire for 20x that

In my opinion it is ridiculously cheap for the greatest stayer of all time.

BaroqueAgain1 · Fri Feb 14, 2014 4:38 am

It does seem a bit cheap, and surprising, considering he's a gorgeous horse, four-time Gold Cup winner and a son of the late, great Sadler's Wells.
I know the USA has little respect for true stayers, but I thought Britain might be wiser.

Diver52 · Fri Feb 14, 2014 3:03 pm

The problem for even a great stayer is that there just aren't that many opportunities for them; hence the lack of interest in the studs.

tachyon · Sat Feb 15, 2014 9:33 pm

New video and photos of Never on Sunday(FR), 2005H. Sunday Break(JPN) x Hexane(FR) by Kendor(FR), at Haras des Granges, France.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtiQsDo6x6w

http://www.france-sire.com/never-on-sun ... a9009.html

Twingo · Tue Feb 18, 2014 2:24 pm

Ireland rugby team visit to Coolmore Stud

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWyXk-ERtF0

TapitsGal · Tue Feb 18, 2014 10:46 pm

http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/ ... udi-arabia

Canadian Frontiere has been sold off to stud in Saudi Arabia along with another stallion Article of Faith

second_glance · Tue Feb 18, 2014 11:17 pm

War Chant's first W Australia crop sold well.

http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/ ... um=twitter

second_glance · Thu Feb 20, 2014 4:13 pm

Doneraile Court (Seattle Slew) has moved to Minnesota. http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/ ... -hill-farm

second_glance · Thu Feb 20, 2014 4:50 pm

Norman Asbjornson (Real Quiet) has been retired to Pin Oak Lane in PA.

http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/ ... n-oak-lane

second_glance · Fri Feb 21, 2014 12:00 pm

Frank Stronach has purchased an undisclosed interest in Mucho Macho Man for both racing and breeding. MMM will stay with Ritvo and run in the Reeves' colors, but he will stand at Adena (which stands his sire). Story up at DRF, but it's behind the paywall.

Flanders · Fri Feb 21, 2014 3:21 pm

second_glance wrote:Frank Stronach has purchased an undisclosed interest in Mucho Macho Man for both racing and breeding. MMM will stay with Ritvo and run in the Reeves' colors, but he will stand at Adena (which stands his sire). Story up at DRF, but it's behind the paywall.

Fantastic! I'm happy with him getting a stud deal anywhere in the US.

amfuller · Fri Feb 21, 2014 4:39 pm

second_glance wrote:Frank Stronach has purchased an undisclosed interest in Mucho Macho Man for both racing and breeding. MMM will stay with Ritvo and run in the Reeves' colors, but he will stand at Adena (which stands his sire). Story up at DRF, but it's behind the paywall.

Here's a write up from Bloodhorse. http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/ ... -macho-man

Private Thoughts · Fri Feb 21, 2014 8:10 pm

Flanders wrote: Fantastic! I'm happy with him getting a stud deal anywhere in the US.

Amen to that!

Northport · Tue Feb 25, 2014 2:57 pm

New pic of ol' Kingmambo posted by Lane's End today

Look who is checking out the camera to say hello to everyone - one of the world's greatest international sires, 23yo Kingmambo! Retired from breeding in 2010, Kingmambo stood his entire career here and went from $45k to $300k stud fee! He maintains his usual schedule and is well loved.

second_glance · Tue Feb 25, 2014 4:03 pm

^^ Love the bit of grass stuck in his halter.

He does look good.

bare it all · Thu Feb 27, 2014 1:24 pm

http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/ ... rs-bonuses

Really interesting way to promote the stallions.

halo · Thu Feb 27, 2014 4:55 pm

Sounds like they need help getting mares to their stallions.

Izvestia · Thu Feb 27, 2014 5:31 pm

halo wrote:Sounds like they need help getting mares to their stallions.

Yep. I'd rather go to Power Broker than New Years Day, but both stallions are over-priced.