I think Quality Road's race record is superb. I don't see how one bad race--just because it's his last one--negates that.Originally Posted by passrush2011
I think Quality Road's race record is superb. I don't see how one bad race--just because it's his last one--negates that.
if antyhing that last place finish dropped the stud fee.
weren't there predictions of like 75k or something like that?
QR is $35K.
I'm not that excited about him as a sire. I don't know why, exactly. He obviously has speed and talent. Just doesn't light my fire, I guess.
Article at The Bloodhorse about Lane's End fees. Quality Road will be 35k.
http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-raci...tand-for-35000
Edited:
Increases for: Candy Ride, City Zip and Mineshaft
Decreases for: After Market, Aragorn, Langfuhr, Pleasantly Perfect and War Pass
Others, including Indy, remain the same
Last edited by Lakeway; 11-12-2010 at 02:49 PM.
Like I said, with Quality Road and Blame at the same fee, I still like the prospects of QR better.
Must say I would expect more from the most important sire since AP Indy
In the Times Today's list of Lane's End's 2011 fees, they have "Belmont to Me" instead of "Belong to Me"
Has to do with his deep Phipps family and the success of Bluegrass Cat as a young sire more than just his Derby win.
He's also a nicely made horse with some scope and everyone would love to see a son of Maria's Mon pick up where he left off.
Nobody said giving Kirstie Alley a colonic would be easy.
Agreed. I think that Quality Road is the sounder horse of the two, and his speed is more appealing, at least from a commercial standpoint. Based on pedigrees, well they are plenty different, so depends on what you're looking for.
Wow. Had not ever heard that one.
I would think his fragility would be more of a deterrent.
Yes, because the rest of them are so sound and raced so much more than he did. He wasn't unsound unless you know something the rest of us don't, think his very regular work pattern leading up to races said he was, or really define quarter cracks for one month (unfortunately before the KY Derby so terrible timing with the most notice) as "unsound" in a TB?
His feet looked fine to me last week.
Thanks TBird that's a decent price in my opinion.
UBS to stand for $85,000 in 2011. per MDO's face book page.
http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-raci...e-set-at-85000
Taylor Made’s new stallion for 2011, grade I winner Eskendereya, will stand for $27,000, payable Nov. 1. Eskendereya's stands and nurses fee will be $30,000 for his introductory season. Other Taylor Made stallions Forestry , Northern Afleet , and Old Fashioned will stand for $11,250, payable Nov. 1, and will have a stands and nurses fee of $12,500.
Boy has Forestry taken a huge dive.
Henney Hughes fee cut in half (12,500 vs 25,000)
Guess that makes sense... I can't think of a single runner by him.
Summer Bird will be $15K. Artie Schiller $10K, Bellamy Road $10K and US Ranger $5K. I heard US Ranger wasn't returning to Pauls Mill, so that's interesting.
http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-raci...tand-for-15000
Gainesway announced their stud fees:
Afleet Alex
$25,000 Stands and Nurses
Afleet Express
$10,000 Stands and Nurses
Birdstone
$20,000 Stands and Nurses
Corinthian
$25,000 Stands and Nurses
Mr. Greeley
$40,000 Stands and Nurses
Orientate
$7,500 Stands and Nurses
Smoke Glacken
$10,000 Stands and Nurses
Tapit
$80,000 Stands and Nurses
Whywhywhy
$3,500 Stands and Nurses
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