New Conformation Photos

sweettalk · Wed Dec 17, 2014 6:52 pm

his neck looks a little bit thin but he's still filling out, i think? it's also not a pro-set up confo shot, so those two things playing together probably throw it off some. but i see what you're seeing. very looking forward to the official shot.

Kay16 · Thu Dec 18, 2014 5:51 pm

Charlie wrote:
lurkey mclurker wrote:Another informal shot of Will Take Charge... my gosh he's built.

https://twitter.com/full_stride/status/ ... 8053654528
I think he looks better if you ignore his neck and head.. for some reason it just doesn't fit is body in my opinion, maybe it's just the picture.

He's still filling out.

Squeaky · Sat Dec 20, 2014 2:29 pm

Anyone know some prominent mare who have booked to WTC? He is gorgeous. I like his head.

lurkey mclurker · Sun Dec 28, 2014 2:32 pm

Some more unofficial conformation pics via Twitter...

Deep Impact: https://twitter.com/inkmarksofsu/status ... 4575736832

King Kamehameha: https://twitter.com/inkmarksofsu/status ... 9813570560

Candy Ride (a little bit crabby LOL): https://twitter.com/sidfernando/status/ ... 1999052800

Elusive Quality: https://twitter.com/sidfernando/status/ ... 1846114304

and a quick "Two-Minute Tour of Shadai Farm" from YouTube that features Deep Impact, Lord Kanaloa, Orfevre, Harbinger & Novellist (apologies if this has been posted before): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiUBC0KOAZ0

Insane Crazy · Sun Dec 28, 2014 11:13 pm

King Kamehameha looks better there than his official pic (whichever one is on BH's site, it may be outdated). He looks like a VERY fine hoss in that photo.

lurkey mclurker · Mon Dec 29, 2014 1:30 am

I really, really hope they end up sending Gentildonna to King Kamehameha.

tachyon · Tue Dec 30, 2014 9:54 am

lurkey mclurker wrote:I really, really hope they end up sending Gentildonna to King Kamehameha.

I would guess that that is going to be a very tough call.
Handsome King Kamehameha is a highly-proven stallion and arguably the most reliable sire from the Kingmambo-line Japan really respects.
So if one wants to be sure as much as possible that she will produce her first black-type winner, King Kamehameha must be the logical choice.
But if one can be a bit more adventurous, dreaming of a real world-beater, Harbinger may come to mind.
He is not yet proven. But the sky can be the limit for the young stallion. And his first crop (2yos) o/o Sunday Silence line mares have been doing pretty well.
King Kamehameha's best progeny Lord Kanaloa is not o/o a Sunday Silence mare but a Storm Cat mare, etc, etc..
My pick is Harbinger.
But again, this has to be a tough choice.
Both will be good!

Izvestia · Tue Dec 30, 2014 10:51 am

I'd say go proven (King Kamehameha) first, then see how Harbinger is doing. There is always the year after.

Flanders · Tue Dec 30, 2014 2:02 pm

Izvestia wrote:I'd say go proven (King Kamehameha) first, then see how Harbinger is doing. There is always the year after.

Harbringer won leading freshman sire this year and it is felt his progeny should improve with age.

Izvestia · Tue Dec 30, 2014 5:15 pm

Yes, I know that. But I would consider King Kamehameha the more proven of the two.

Kay16 · Wed Dec 31, 2014 8:12 pm

lurkey mclurker wrote:Some more unofficial conformation pics via Twitter...

Candy Ride (a little bit crabby LOL): https://twitter.com/sidfernando/status/ ... 1999052800
]

Neat how some horses literally change complete color from bay/light brown to almost black with their winter coats.

tachyon · Thu Jan 01, 2015 10:19 pm

Ceres Hunt(JPN): 2005H. Coronado's Quest(USA) x Erimo Symphony(CAN) by Blushing Groom(FR)

arrived at Arrow Stud, Hokkaido, Japan on Dec 28th 2014.

BaroqueAgain1 · Thu Jan 01, 2015 11:32 pm

Elegant-looking horse, but...he's 10 and just now being retired to stud? Guess no one can say this guy was rushed off to the shed while still a youngster.

Is that a bandage covering his left rear fetlock?

tachyon · Thu Jan 01, 2015 11:51 pm

BaroqueAgain1 wrote:Elegant-looking horse, but...he's 10 and just now being retired to stud? Guess no one can say this guy was rushed off to the shed while still a youngster.
Is that a bandage covering his left rear fetlock?

Yes, I agree!
Ceres Hunt is an elegant-looking horse!

He may not have been a super horse.
But thank to his long and consistent racing career, he had a lot of fans followings.

Now Ceres Hunt fans are very glad that he becomes a stallion.
Forty Niner lines are very popular in Japan and he will be the only Coronado's Quest son to stand at stud in Japan.
We all hope that he will enjoy a long and happy stud life!!

Ceres Hunt
http://www.jbis.jp/horse/0000882851/

DanLewis · Fri Jan 02, 2015 2:17 pm

I came across this unofficial conformation shot of Strong Mandate.. I have to say he is one handsome horse, I loved his big brother Full Mandate. http://werkhorse.com/whoshotwhosnot/wp- ... -36781.jpg

Izvestia · Fri Jan 02, 2015 7:43 pm

He is cute! Love his face marking. He looks like he is still growing, but he is lovely!

Della · Sat Jan 03, 2015 12:12 am

DanLewis wrote:I came across this unofficial conformation shot of Strong Mandate.. I have to say he is one handsome horse, I loved his big brother Full Mandate. http://werkhorse.com/whoshotwhosnot/wp- ... -36781.jpg

Those fetlocks look hard raced, and what is going on with his right hind from the hock upwards? Or is it a weird shadow?

Life At Zen · Sat Jan 03, 2015 1:46 am

DanLewis wrote:I came across this unofficial conformation shot of Strong Mandate.. I have to say he is one handsome horse, I loved his big brother Full Mandate. http://werkhorse.com/whoshotwhosnot/wp- ... -36781.jpg

Looks like bucked shins. He's cute. Nothing makes me go WOW though.

Izvestia · Sat Jan 03, 2015 8:59 am

There is definitely some enlargement around those ankles and shins, but since he's not racing, who cares. He looks like he has put on some weight and grown a bit. I think he looks like a pet. How big is he?

mariasmon · Tue Jan 06, 2015 2:13 pm