Lazarus and All Bets Off
Considering that Bettors Delight is arguably the best pacing
stallion in the world today it is surprising that he does not have many
sons at stud. But then again his sire Cams Card Shark is in the same boat.
Bettors Delight and his full brother Roll With Joe, along with Four Starzzz
Shark are the only "major" sires that Cams Card Shark has produced.
The current list of sires by Bettors Delight shows 9 in
North America but only four of them have foals racing. Perhaps the most
prominent of those is I'm Gorgeous whose limited production includes the
exceptional colt Lather Up whose dam is by In The Pocket by Direct Scooter, the
same sire line as the dam of Lazarus. That does not really prove much other
than the Bettors Delight line and Direct Scooter lines are compatible under
certain circumstances and perhaps mares by other Direct Scooter line sires such
as Somebeachsomewhere will be important to the success of Bettors Delight sons
at stud especially Lazarus.
What adds a bit of credibility to that connection is the
success of the best filly so far from a Somebeachsomewhere mare,
Youaremycandygirl. She is by American Ideal, a Western Hanover line, but it is
the maternal side of that sire that is important since it is a combination of
Direct Scooter and Albatross lines just like those of Lazarus. The closest sire
overall to the pedigree of Lazarus is the Cam Fella son Village Jiffy whose
maternal lines are Direct Scooter - Nero, like Albatross a son of Meadow
Skipper.
An interesting feature of all of the current sires by
Bettors Delight is the Albatross maternal connection, something that is a key
part of the success of Bettors Delight generally. In fact almost all have 4x4
maternal crosses to Albatross or his sire Meadow Skipper. That link to Albatross
is very noticeable in their best offspring. Kenneth J's eight that earned over
$100K include seven with that connection. Betterthancheddar shows 6/6 for his
$100K winners. Im Gorgeous is 5/6.
All Bets Off and Lazarus have the same 4x4 Albatross cross maternally
so there is a high degree of probability that their success as sires will
depend upon finding mares that continue the trend. Village Jiffy whose pedigree
is closest to Lazarus Village has 19 of his top 20 with a maternal cross of Meadow Skipper through a son or an Albatross
line sire. Given that Albatross is fast disappearing in the first three dams of
todays broodmares this may create a problem. There is, however, another option.
The Adios line, particularly through Abercrombie, is also an
important part of the profile of Bettors Delight since his own dam is by a son
of Abercrombie. His profile shows 18 of his top 20 with an Adios line in the
dams with the exceptions having Big Towner. His sons appear to be doing the
same thing.
When you win over $3 million that should give you
credibility as a potential sire - right ?
It is, however, unusual to see a modern day stallion enter
the stud as an eight year old and I am not aware of any valid comparisons to
prove whether this is a scenario for possible success. I am, however, fairly
convinced that stallion success is largely based on the maternal connections
that occur in the middle of the pedigree, the 3rd and 4th generation crosses of
the offspring in particular. All Bets Off is from a mare by Dexter Nukes, a son
of No Nukes, and has a second dam by the trotting bred Horton Hanover (Volomite
line).
Camystic and Driven
To Win, are the only sires with Dexter Nukes dams that have offspring racing
and they may offer a clue to the possibilities although their second dams are
through Adios line. Malicious is Western Hanover with a Adios line second dam also. The Adios line, in fact, is the dominant factor in their best.
The three good ones by Driven To Win have Abercrombie maternally and all three
have the Meadow Skipper/Albatross connection we see generally for Bettors
Delight line stallions. Camystic has 14 of his top 20 from Abercrombie line mares,
18 of 20 with Abercrombie in the pedigree and 19 of 20 with the Albatross
connection, the sole connection being the highly inbred Jackson K Down whose
dam was by Dexter Nukes.
Mysticism in Florida is Western Hanover - Harold J (Volomite
line) maternally, the only active sire similar maternally to All Bets Off, and his only two good ones have both
Abercrombie and Albatross lines in their dams.
It looks like the same profile keys for both Lazarus and All
Bets Off.
Predicted Profile
Mares that are line bred or inbred to the Meadow Skipper
line including one dam by Meadow Skipper, a son or an Albatross line sire plus
an adios/Abercrombie line maternally.
Example Pedigrees
