Sires by Muscle Hill are popping up everywhere and there are two with their first crops in Lexington this year. We already have sires like Trixton, E L Titan and Southwind Spirit with foals racing so we can at least see if they have anything in common as far as mare preference.
Bar Hopping and Southwind Frank do not have many in the first session so perhaps that is an omen. Nevertheless there will be good ones as there are for any sire. Their maternal lines are opposite. Bar Hopping's dam is linebred to Super Bowl while the dam of Southwind Frank is linebred to the Speedster line. In either case, though, based on sires with similar maternal lines they both will do best with mares that are linebred or inbred to the Speedster line or mares with no Speedy Crown line maternally. This is backed up by the early profiles of the sons of Muscle Hill at stud.
Of the 20 top ones 18 of them are from mares linebred or inbred to the Speedster line usually through Speedy Crown himself or Valley Victory. The broodmare sires involved are through Valley Victory (7) incl 6 of the top 10, other Speedy Crown (2), Super Bowl/Stars Pride (4), Noble Victory (4), and Pine Chip (3).The lone exceptions are Golden Trix from a mare that is both linebred and inbred to the Stars Pride line and has a second dam by Speedy Crown and Spoiled Princess who has no Speedy Crown maternally.
19 of the 20 have a Stars Pride line (16) and/or Noble Victory line (3) in their dams. The lone exception here is from a Dream Vacation (Pine Chip) mare that is inbred to Speedy Crown.
The dams that are Stars Pride line are inbred to Speedy Crown or a son of Speedy Crown. A Super Bowl line shows up in 16 of the top 20 but not in the top 3.
The profile then is pretty straightforward. The dams should be
Linebred of inbred to Speedster including at least one line through Speedy Crown.
A Super Bowl line maternally would be preferable for Bar Hopping who like his sire has a dam linebred to Stars Pride.
Monday, September 30, 2019
New Sires at Lexington
Always B Miki will no doubt be the new sire in demand at the Lexington sale and the sales company have loaded the front end of the sale with his first offerings. That does not guarantee their success on the racetrack but certainly will boost their sales prices. Betting Line is another new sire that will draw attention along with Ontario sire Control The Moment.
On the trotting side we will see the first yearlings by Southwind Farnk and Bar Hopping, both being sons of Muscle Hill. I will look at these in my next article.
Always B Miki is a son of Always A Virgin (Western Hanover) whose maternal lines are a combination of Artsplace and Big Towner lines. His pedigree is very similar to that of Big Bad John, an Ohio stallion with several crops racing. That sire is by Western Hanover from a mare that is also Artsplace - Big Towner and was a decent racehorse with over $1 million made. His performance as a sire, however, has been somewhat disappointing at just over 10% winners of over $100K although his best will give us a very good profile to use for Always B Miki.
The profile for Big Bad John is, and was, very predictable since it features mares that have Abercrombie and/or Big Towner maternally with 17 of the top 20 showing this connection. The three exceptions are from mares linebred to the Meadow Skipper line that have one of those lines through Albatross. In fact Albatross is another important feature of the profile since that sire is one of the maternal lines of Western Hanover and of Always A Virgin. An Albatross line, or a line by some other son of Meadow Skipper, shows up in 18 of Always A Virgin's top 20 and his two best also have Abercrombie and Big Towner lines.
One thing to note is that there are no top 20 performers by Big Bad John from Western Hanover (No Nukes) line dams. Another noteworthy feature of Big Bad John and Always A Virgin is that the Abercrombie line dams almost all have another Adios/Abercrombie line or a Big Towner line maternally. The one exception is inbred maternally to Albatross.
The profile I predict for success horses by Always B Miki will show they are from mares that are:
Linebred or inbred to the Meadow Skipper line with at least one line by Meadow Skipper, a son or an Albatross line sire.
Linebred to the Adios/Abercrombie line or a combination of Abercrombie/Big Towner with at least one line by Meadow Skipper, a son or an Albatross line sire.
Preference to Cam Fella line dams or other Meadow Skipper line dams with Cam Fella maternally.
No dams by No Nukes line sires. If there is an exception to the No Nukes line it would likely be through Jate Lobell as is the case for Always A Virgin and No Nukes line dams.
Applying this profile produces just 3 of 31 colts and 5 of the 27 fillies in the sale that fit the profile.
Betting Line is by Bettors Delight and there are no existing sires that have his particular maternal combination of Western Hanover and Camtastic (Cam Fella) although there are three sires with Western Hanover dams with foals racing and all three are in Atlantic Canada. Malicious, being by Bettors Delight, is likely our best chance at a possible profile for Betting Line. If you look at all of the active stallions that are sons of Bettors Delight there is a distinct pattern that shows the best from mares that have both Abercrombie and Albatross lines maternally which is not surprising since these are the same lines in the dam of Bettors Delight.
In the case of Malicious his top 5 all have Abercrombie/Albatross line combinations with four of them being from Abercrombie line dams and one from a Western Ideal dam. Looking at the best ones by sons of Bettors Delight generally we see a similar pattern with sires like Mr Apples, Betterthancheddar, Im Gorgeous and Kenneth J with their best consisting of 3 from Abercrombie line dams and 2 from No Nukes line dams and in each case an Abercrombie/Albatross line combination maternally. The one outlier is the best of all, Lather Up, a horse with a unique pedigree that is probably one of a kind although there is a maternal line by a son of Meadow Skipper. Being from a Direct Scooter line dam, like several others by sons of Bettors Delight opens up the possibility of Somebeachsomewhere mares as long as they have Abercombie and a Meadow Skipper line.
The predicted profile is for mares that are:
Abercrombie, No Nukes or Direct Scooter line and have a maternal combination of Abercrombie or Big Towner with at least one line by Meadow Skipper, a son or an Albatross line sire.
This profile produces 5 of 20 colts and 2 of the 8 fillies on profile.
On the trotting side we will see the first yearlings by Southwind Farnk and Bar Hopping, both being sons of Muscle Hill. I will look at these in my next article.
Always B Miki is a son of Always A Virgin (Western Hanover) whose maternal lines are a combination of Artsplace and Big Towner lines. His pedigree is very similar to that of Big Bad John, an Ohio stallion with several crops racing. That sire is by Western Hanover from a mare that is also Artsplace - Big Towner and was a decent racehorse with over $1 million made. His performance as a sire, however, has been somewhat disappointing at just over 10% winners of over $100K although his best will give us a very good profile to use for Always B Miki.
The profile for Big Bad John is, and was, very predictable since it features mares that have Abercrombie and/or Big Towner maternally with 17 of the top 20 showing this connection. The three exceptions are from mares linebred to the Meadow Skipper line that have one of those lines through Albatross. In fact Albatross is another important feature of the profile since that sire is one of the maternal lines of Western Hanover and of Always A Virgin. An Albatross line, or a line by some other son of Meadow Skipper, shows up in 18 of Always A Virgin's top 20 and his two best also have Abercrombie and Big Towner lines.
One thing to note is that there are no top 20 performers by Big Bad John from Western Hanover (No Nukes) line dams. Another noteworthy feature of Big Bad John and Always A Virgin is that the Abercrombie line dams almost all have another Adios/Abercrombie line or a Big Towner line maternally. The one exception is inbred maternally to Albatross.
The profile I predict for success horses by Always B Miki will show they are from mares that are:
Linebred or inbred to the Meadow Skipper line with at least one line by Meadow Skipper, a son or an Albatross line sire.
Linebred to the Adios/Abercrombie line or a combination of Abercrombie/Big Towner with at least one line by Meadow Skipper, a son or an Albatross line sire.
Preference to Cam Fella line dams or other Meadow Skipper line dams with Cam Fella maternally.
No dams by No Nukes line sires. If there is an exception to the No Nukes line it would likely be through Jate Lobell as is the case for Always A Virgin and No Nukes line dams.
Applying this profile produces just 3 of 31 colts and 5 of the 27 fillies in the sale that fit the profile.
Betting Line is by Bettors Delight and there are no existing sires that have his particular maternal combination of Western Hanover and Camtastic (Cam Fella) although there are three sires with Western Hanover dams with foals racing and all three are in Atlantic Canada. Malicious, being by Bettors Delight, is likely our best chance at a possible profile for Betting Line. If you look at all of the active stallions that are sons of Bettors Delight there is a distinct pattern that shows the best from mares that have both Abercrombie and Albatross lines maternally which is not surprising since these are the same lines in the dam of Bettors Delight.
In the case of Malicious his top 5 all have Abercrombie/Albatross line combinations with four of them being from Abercrombie line dams and one from a Western Ideal dam. Looking at the best ones by sons of Bettors Delight generally we see a similar pattern with sires like Mr Apples, Betterthancheddar, Im Gorgeous and Kenneth J with their best consisting of 3 from Abercrombie line dams and 2 from No Nukes line dams and in each case an Abercrombie/Albatross line combination maternally. The one outlier is the best of all, Lather Up, a horse with a unique pedigree that is probably one of a kind although there is a maternal line by a son of Meadow Skipper. Being from a Direct Scooter line dam, like several others by sons of Bettors Delight opens up the possibility of Somebeachsomewhere mares as long as they have Abercombie and a Meadow Skipper line.
The predicted profile is for mares that are:
Abercrombie, No Nukes or Direct Scooter line and have a maternal combination of Abercrombie or Big Towner with at least one line by Meadow Skipper, a son or an Albatross line sire.
This profile produces 5 of 20 colts and 2 of the 8 fillies on profile.
Thursday, August 22, 2019
Canada Select - Forest City Sale
The 2019 sale roster contains around 300 yearlings, down 40 or so from last year primarily the result of more Canadian horses being sent to Harrisburg and Lexington where the shortage in yearlings and high American dollar makes it more attractive if you have the right pedigrees.
There are, consequently slim opportunities in the entries to the Canadian sale especially for the established sires such as Bettors Delight and Kadabra. There are, however, a couple of new sires worth looking at in Il Sogno Dream, a son of Cantab Hall, and State Treasurer, the fastest son of Real Desire.
Il Sogno Dream made most of his $1.2 million plus earnings as an aged race horse winning the likes of the Allerage in Lexington. His second dam is a full sister to the great Moni Maker. As a son of Cantab Hall he has several other sons of that sire to compare to. One interesting common factor in them so far is their preference for non - Speedy Crown line dams with Noble Victory line dams in particular being the best. Consider that Father Patrick, Explosive Matter, Uncle Peter, and Airzoom Lindy have all produced their best from Noble Victory line dams, primarily through Garland Lobell.
Greenshoe by Father Patrick is from a Donato Hanover mare as are two others in his top six. Eight of his top 10 have the Noble Victory line in the 1st or 2nd dam.
Pinkman by Explosive Matter is from an Angus Hall dam and eight of his top 12 are from mares by sons of Garland Lobell and 14 of his top 20 have a Noble Victory line 1st or 2nd dam.
Super Schissel by Uncle Peter is from an Andover Hall mare
Churita by Airzoom Lindy is out of a mare by Yankee Paco and his next two also are from Noble Victory line dams.
Cassis top two are from mares by sons of Garland Lobell
Dontyouforgetit's second best is out of a Conway Hall dam
If the dam is not Noble Victory line chances are there is a second dam by a Noble Victory line sire which makes yearlings by Il Sogno Dream with such pedigrees the ones to focus on.
In terms of performance rating the top one is Wickenburgh, first foal from an Angus Hall mare that made over $380K who is the top rated trotter in the sale at 96 - 1.51.4
Tristar Dream is another colt that merits inspection. He is the second foal of a Conway Hall mare and rates a more modest 59 - 1.53.4 which makes him a bargain opportunity if he looks the part. Others of interest with respect to pedigree have questionable performance ratings such as Hey Ralphie 55-1.52.4, Iona Dream 51 - 1.54.2 and I Da Princess 46 - 1.53.1
State Treasurer has sixteen entries. A winner of over $2 million and a regular on the Ontario Jockey Club circuit he should be warmly welcomed in his first crop on Ontario soil. His biggest win was in the Canadian Pacing Derby and he also won the United States equivalent US Pacing derby at the Meadowlands taking his record of 1.47m.
As a son of Real Desire he was preceded in the stud ranks by Tell All, a son of Real desire that had a short and marginally successful stud career. Like his sire Tell All had a penchant for mares that had an Albatross line maternally and in fact his best is from an Albatross line dam. Such mares are rare these days and in fact Albatross is getting back in pedigrees past the third generation so that connection will be hard to find. State Treasurer is Western Ideal - Artsplace maternally so mares that have No Nukes and Abercrombie lines as well as, hopefully, Albatross would be the ones to watch for initially.
As expected Albatross lines are rare and the only two I found were from mares with 10 foals or more which I seldom recommend. There are several with No Nukes - Abercrombie maternally but there is an interesting possibility with respect to the special pedigree pattern I call TB which shows up when a sire is bred to a mare that is inbred to the sires own sire line, in this case Abercrombie. There are five such yearlings in the sale and three of them also show the No Nukes connection.
St Lads Yeah Yeah, a colt, is the top rated one at 98 - 1.49.4, then there are two fillies Alumni Seelster at 88 - 1.50.2 and Silhouete Seelster 75 - 1.51.1. Shiatzu Seelster 97 - 1.49.3 and Steelmeatreasure 69 - 1.51.0 are TB but with no line through No Nukes and St Lads Expresso 79 - 1.51.4 and Sorone Seelster 75 - 1.49.3 have No Nukes - Abercrombie lines maternally. All are worthy of inspection.
The full list of recommended yearlings is available on the PM website
There are, consequently slim opportunities in the entries to the Canadian sale especially for the established sires such as Bettors Delight and Kadabra. There are, however, a couple of new sires worth looking at in Il Sogno Dream, a son of Cantab Hall, and State Treasurer, the fastest son of Real Desire.
Il Sogno Dream made most of his $1.2 million plus earnings as an aged race horse winning the likes of the Allerage in Lexington. His second dam is a full sister to the great Moni Maker. As a son of Cantab Hall he has several other sons of that sire to compare to. One interesting common factor in them so far is their preference for non - Speedy Crown line dams with Noble Victory line dams in particular being the best. Consider that Father Patrick, Explosive Matter, Uncle Peter, and Airzoom Lindy have all produced their best from Noble Victory line dams, primarily through Garland Lobell.
Greenshoe by Father Patrick is from a Donato Hanover mare as are two others in his top six. Eight of his top 10 have the Noble Victory line in the 1st or 2nd dam.
Pinkman by Explosive Matter is from an Angus Hall dam and eight of his top 12 are from mares by sons of Garland Lobell and 14 of his top 20 have a Noble Victory line 1st or 2nd dam.
Super Schissel by Uncle Peter is from an Andover Hall mare
Churita by Airzoom Lindy is out of a mare by Yankee Paco and his next two also are from Noble Victory line dams.
Cassis top two are from mares by sons of Garland Lobell
Dontyouforgetit's second best is out of a Conway Hall dam
If the dam is not Noble Victory line chances are there is a second dam by a Noble Victory line sire which makes yearlings by Il Sogno Dream with such pedigrees the ones to focus on.
In terms of performance rating the top one is Wickenburgh, first foal from an Angus Hall mare that made over $380K who is the top rated trotter in the sale at 96 - 1.51.4
Tristar Dream is another colt that merits inspection. He is the second foal of a Conway Hall mare and rates a more modest 59 - 1.53.4 which makes him a bargain opportunity if he looks the part. Others of interest with respect to pedigree have questionable performance ratings such as Hey Ralphie 55-1.52.4, Iona Dream 51 - 1.54.2 and I Da Princess 46 - 1.53.1
State Treasurer has sixteen entries. A winner of over $2 million and a regular on the Ontario Jockey Club circuit he should be warmly welcomed in his first crop on Ontario soil. His biggest win was in the Canadian Pacing Derby and he also won the United States equivalent US Pacing derby at the Meadowlands taking his record of 1.47m.
As a son of Real Desire he was preceded in the stud ranks by Tell All, a son of Real desire that had a short and marginally successful stud career. Like his sire Tell All had a penchant for mares that had an Albatross line maternally and in fact his best is from an Albatross line dam. Such mares are rare these days and in fact Albatross is getting back in pedigrees past the third generation so that connection will be hard to find. State Treasurer is Western Ideal - Artsplace maternally so mares that have No Nukes and Abercrombie lines as well as, hopefully, Albatross would be the ones to watch for initially.
As expected Albatross lines are rare and the only two I found were from mares with 10 foals or more which I seldom recommend. There are several with No Nukes - Abercrombie maternally but there is an interesting possibility with respect to the special pedigree pattern I call TB which shows up when a sire is bred to a mare that is inbred to the sires own sire line, in this case Abercrombie. There are five such yearlings in the sale and three of them also show the No Nukes connection.
St Lads Yeah Yeah, a colt, is the top rated one at 98 - 1.49.4, then there are two fillies Alumni Seelster at 88 - 1.50.2 and Silhouete Seelster 75 - 1.51.1. Shiatzu Seelster 97 - 1.49.3 and Steelmeatreasure 69 - 1.51.0 are TB but with no line through No Nukes and St Lads Expresso 79 - 1.51.4 and Sorone Seelster 75 - 1.49.3 have No Nukes - Abercrombie lines maternally. All are worthy of inspection.
The full list of recommended yearlings is available on the PM website
Wednesday, February 6, 2019
2019 Stallion Finder
The 2019 Stallion Finder is now available on the PM website .
The document contains all of the significant stallions currently standing in North America with tables listed by stallion name, State/Province and sire lines along with suggested sire lines to look for in matching your mares.
Among the interesting facts shown by the listing :
280 Pacing Sires
276 Trotting Sires
Most Pacing stallion sons at stud - Western Hanover 31, Rocknroll Hanover 18
Most Trotting stallion sons at stud - Muscles Yankee 25, Muscle Hill 24
Oldest Pacing stallion - Dream Away 1994
Oldest Trotting stallion - Giant Hit 1992
Most Pacing Stallions by State/Province - Ohio 41, Ontario 34, Indiana 34
Most Trotting Stallions by State/Province - Indiana 51, Ohio 45, Ontario 32
There are stallions standing in Virginia, Wisconsin, and Kansas for the first time in the Stallion Finder.
Prince Edward Island is down to only one stallion and the Sires Stakes program for trotters will soon be extinct unless we find a couple of additional stallions for this breeding season. If you know of any soon to be retired stallions that may be available for a last ditch lease on life let me know. Stars Pride line or Valley Victory line preferred.
The document contains all of the significant stallions currently standing in North America with tables listed by stallion name, State/Province and sire lines along with suggested sire lines to look for in matching your mares.
Among the interesting facts shown by the listing :
280 Pacing Sires
276 Trotting Sires
Most Pacing stallion sons at stud - Western Hanover 31, Rocknroll Hanover 18
Most Trotting stallion sons at stud - Muscles Yankee 25, Muscle Hill 24
Oldest Pacing stallion - Dream Away 1994
Oldest Trotting stallion - Giant Hit 1992
Most Pacing Stallions by State/Province - Ohio 41, Ontario 34, Indiana 34
Most Trotting Stallions by State/Province - Indiana 51, Ohio 45, Ontario 32
There are stallions standing in Virginia, Wisconsin, and Kansas for the first time in the Stallion Finder.
Prince Edward Island is down to only one stallion and the Sires Stakes program for trotters will soon be extinct unless we find a couple of additional stallions for this breeding season. If you know of any soon to be retired stallions that may be available for a last ditch lease on life let me know. Stars Pride line or Valley Victory line preferred.
Sunday, December 30, 2018
Pacing Stallions for 2019
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
Saturday, December 29, 2018
New Stallions for 2019 - Tactical Landing
Tactical Landing
With the addition of Tactical Landing to the stallion ranks
there are now 13 sons of Muscle Hill standing in North America - I hope that is
not a bad omen. As a race horse he did not have much luck until late in his
three year old season when he convincingly won back to back major stakes in the
Breeders Crown and the TVG to just get past his $800,000 purchase price. That
was not enough to get him any year-end honours but enough to justify giving him
a chance as a stallion. He is, after all, a full brother to a $1.66 million
winner in the filly Mission Brief.
His pedigree is unusual being from a mare by Italian bred
Varenne whose own stallion career has been somewhat of a disappointment and
whose broodmares are pretty much a disaster generally at 3.9% success rate in
producing $100K winners. Four out his top six credits, however, are from the
dam of Tactical Landing so she had to have something special. She was a
Breeders Crown winner at three and an X-factor double to both Speedy Crown and Stars
Pride. She was also an example of the TB pattern being by a Speedy Crown line
sire and from a dam that is inbred maternally to the same sire line.
Tactical Landing has a double/double pedigree and like many
of the best by Muscle Hill has maternal connections to Speedy Crown, Noble
Victory and Stars Pride across his pedigree. His principal sire lines
maternally are through Varenne (Speedy Somolli line) and Pine Chip (Arnie
Almahurst line). As a Valley Victory line sire that puts him in the same category
as Glidemaster whose dam was by Mr Lavec (Speedy Somolli) - Florida Pro (Arnie
Almahurst). That may not be very auspicious considering the stud career of
Glidemaster but it should give us a good model to follow.
Glidemaster's best offspring was the exceptional mare Maven, a double
millionaire and a double/double pedigree as well. Her dam, M Stewart, was by American
Winner, whose dam was by Speedy Somolli, and her second dam was by Arnie
Almahurst, third dam by a son of Stars Pride - all of the lines in Tactical
Landing worth connecting too.
Fourteen of Glidemaster's best were from non-Speedster line
dams and four of the exceptions had an Arnie Almahurst line maternally. Fifteen
of his best, including the top four, were inbred maternally to Speedster mostly
on the TB pattern. In that respect Maven was both DD and TB.
Expected Profile
Non Speedy Crown line dams that are inbred maternally to
Speedster line and have Arnie Almahurst and/or Stars Pride lines maternally.
Thursday, December 27, 2018
New Stallions for 2019 - Trotters
International Moni
His sire is the French champion Love You, a sire that has
more offspring than any stallion currently standing worldwide. His dam is the
richest trotter of all time. With credentials like that International Moni
looks like a sure thing. There are , however, very few sure things in the
uncertain world of stallion success. Consider the following.
This is the best foal of 10 by Moni Maker and the first one
by Love You. While 8 of these foals raced just two made over $100K. There is
just one of the 29 foals from Moni Maker's daughters that is a $100K winner.
The statistics for Love You are well below what we might
consider as successful in North America with less than a 10% success rate over
all for his racing offspring and 6.5% for his fillies that raced to date. His
broodmare credits show a 5% success rate.
Based on those statistics, if this was a North American
sire, I would suspect that breeders would be less than enthusiastic of his
chances of success. So how have the other sons of Love You fared out ?
International Moni is #11 on Love You's top performers and
all four of the stallions above him stood at stud in France. The best of the
four is Quaker Jet at 5.6% and his last crop was 2016. Royal Dream is 2.9%,
Village Mystic is 2.6%, and Booster Winner is 0/67 in his first crop of three
year olds. The Swedish bred Nu Pagadi has a dam by a son of Speedy Crown but he
is 0/60 and no longer standing while Rocklyn in France also has a Speedy Crown
line dam and is the best siring son of Love You at 6.4% winners of over $100K.
International Moni is the first new stallion in several
years to have a dam by Speedy Crown with the last significant ones being the
sons of Valley Victory, namely Muscles Yankee, Donerail, Victory Dream, Lindy
Lane, and Yankee Glide. Only the last one, Yankee Glide, continues to produce
occasional top horses and indeed is the one whose dam most closely resembles
Moni Maker in terms of pedigree being by Speedy Crown and with a Stars Pride
line second dam. Yankee Glide's best three year old is from a mare by Windsongs
Legacy that has second and third dams that are Stars Pride and Speedy Crown
line respectively. In fact that is typical of Yankee Glides best since 16 of
his top 20 are from non Speedy Crown line dams. 17 of the top 20 have a
maternal line dam by Speedy Crown or a son of Speedy Crown and 18 of 20 have a
Stars Pride line present.
Predicted Profile
Stars Pride line or Noble Victory line dams with a second or
third dam by Speedy Crown, a son or a Speedy Somolli line. Preference to mares
that also have Stars Pride and/or Noble Victory lines maternally. Speedy Crown line broodmares only when broodmare sire as a Stars Pride line dam.
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