New conformation pics

[mariasmon]

http://www.bloodhorse.com/stallion-r...n=singlesearch

Good call! I'd take a season to him any day!

Yes. He is a good stallion priced very well. I think he is often among the first to book full each year. Probably not the most fashionable, but they can run.

[Market Mover]

Stymie is an extreme example


Street Cry


Senor Swinger

great examples. that's a lot of muscling on the undersides of these stallions...

[Market Mover]

Yes. He is a good stallion priced very well. I think he is often among the first to book full each year. Probably not the most fashionable, but they can run.

City Zip and Pollard's Vision are the Carson City stallions that command the most attention in KY. If you were looking for a viable and less pricey alternative with your mare, would you choose Hear No Evil (FL) for 3.5K or Five Star Day (KY) for 5k?

[mariasmon]

I wouldn't breed to Pollard's Vision at the advertised $12.5K. Maybe once the crop that was bred off Blind Luck's 2YO success starts hitting the tracks he'll pick up a bit more.

[Market Mover]

I wouldn't breed to Pollard's Vision at the advertised $12.5K. Maybe once the crop that was bred off Blind Luck's 2YO success starts hitting the tracks he'll pick up a bit more.

Agreed. His 2008 stud fee was 5K. Amazing how Wintergreen thinks they can get more than double that after Blind Luck made the news...

Many of his yearlings earlier this year (2012) have sold for a lot less than the stud fee:

Dancing Vision F Pollard's Vision Mystery Dance
OBSWIN2012 Y 2012 00540 $8,500 Summerfield Porvenir Stud Pollylujah F Pollard's Vision Ta Aruf
OBSWIN2012 Y 2012 00339 $16,000 Speedmore Sales M.T.B.S. Sharp as Ice C Pollard's Vision Ice Storm Coming
FTKFEB2012 Y 2012 00373 RNA $1,000 Mulholland Farm, agent
Unnamed (2011) F Pollard's Vision Artist's Studio
KEEJAN2012
Y 2012 01427 $3,000 Bluegrass Thoroughbred Services, agent Marcelino Unnamed (2011) C Pollard's Vision Beyond Venus
KEEJAN2012
Y 2012 01440 $4,500 Indian Creek, agent Regan Wright Unnamed (2011) C Pollard's Vision Charm the Devil
KEEJAN2012
Y 2012 01461 $6,000 Blake-Albina Thoroughbred Services, agent Ryan Barbazon Unnamed (2011) F Pollard's Vision Cindarella Girl
KEEJAN2012
Y 2012 01462 $2,500 Warrendale Sales, agent Debbie Van Horne Unnamed (2011) C Pollard's Vision Evita's Song
KEEJAN2012
Y 2012 01090 Out Nardelli Sales, agent
Unnamed (2011) C Pollard's Vision Gala Regatta
OBSWIN2012 Y 2012 00071 $14,000 McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds James R. Layden Unnamed (2011) C Pollard's Vision Gone to Venus
KEEJAN2012
Y 2012 01122 Out Three Chimneys Sales, agent
Unnamed (2011) F Pollard's Vision Hawa Mahal
KEEJAN2012
Y 2012 01131 Out John J. Greely III
Unnamed (2011) F Pollard's Vision Margarita Nites
KEEJAN2012
Y 2012 01228 $10,000 Spruce Lane Farm Fredrick Town Farms Unnamed (2011) C Pollard's Vision Omshanti
OBSWIN2012 Y 2012 00546 $27,000 McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds Sugar Valley Farm Unnamed (2011) C Pollard's Vision Perfect Pleasure
KEEJAN2012
Y 2012 01269 RNA $0 Brookdale Sales, agent
Unnamed (2011) C Pollard's Vision Quantuck
KEEJAN2012
Y 2012 00881 $2,200 Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent Mark Dickerson Unnamed (2011) F Pollard's Vision Smok'em Over
KEEJAN2012
Y 2012 00929 $11,000 John J. Greely III Jim Anderson, agent Unnamed (2011) F Pollard's Vision Whispered Call
OBSWIN2012 Y 2012 00363 $16,000 McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds Southern Chase

[Market Mover]

I wouldn't breed to Pollard's Vision at the advertised $12.5K. Maybe once the crop that was bred off Blind Luck's 2YO success starts hitting the tracks he'll pick up a bit more.

Pollard's Vision has six offered at OBSAUG12:

http://obssales.com/augcatalog/2012/220.PDF

http://obssales.com/augcatalog/2012/222.PDF

http://obssales.com/augcatalog/2012/277.PDF

http://obssales.com/augcatalog/2012/410.PDF

http://obssales.com/augcatalog/2012/457.PDF

http://obssales.com/augcatalog/2012/607.PDF

[Rainyday]

Yikes. Here's another pic of War Emblem from Shadai's website.

Ah, yes, that one looks more like a mature stallion. It's less a matter of weight and more a matter of secondary sexual characteristics, which is why I was so stymied at the first one.

(Speaking of 'stymied,' Stymie looks like exactly what he was--line-bred to Man o' War. He had the Fair Play front end which was sort of majestically ewe-necked. It was predominant for those lines for several generations, judging from photos, and now seems to have disappeared.)

[serenassong]

great examples. that's a lot of muscling on the undersides of these stallions...

Yeah, nice thru the chest and barrel- important for the horse to be able to "crank" up. Can't all look like runway models, as long as they can run- Dynaformer is a good example of a horse that was not easy on the eyes-but was outstanding in the shed.

[Miss Woodford]

Ah, yes, that one looks more like a mature stallion. It's less a matter of weight and more a matter of secondary sexual characteristics, which is why I was so stymied at the first one.

(Speaking of 'stymied,' Stymie looks like exactly what he was--line-bred to Man o' War. He had the Fair Play front end which was sort of majestically ewe-necked. It was predominant for those lines for several generations, judging from photos, and now seems to have disappeared.)

Bullsbay!

[Secretariat Forever]

Bullsbay is one handsome boy though. Built very strong looking.

[Market Mover]

Bullsbay!

great catch on this new 5k Maryland stallion. He sure has the muscle!

[Market Mover]

Bullsbay is one handsome boy though. Built very strong looking.

Which sirelines do you think would match well with this son of Tiznow? Bullsbay did carry weight a route of ground, and the Lord Carson blood tells me speedy mares might be the better play?..

[Rainyday]

Bullsbay!

Ha! There it is!

Thanks for that. I'm actually stupidly excited to see that line's old distinctive look's still in the genes somewhere.

[SCHARM456]

From what I see in the pics, a ewe neck refers to the sharp upward angle of the neck coming from the withers...???

[Purcocious]

From what I see in the pics, a ewe neck refers to the sharp upward angle of the neck coming from the withers...???

It's when the underside of the neck is longer than the top, or the horse develops more muscling on the underside than the top.

Ideally, the underside of the neck should be approximately half the length of the topside.

[GotaDunQH]

It's when the underside of the neck is longer than the top, or the horse develops more muscling on the underside than the top.

Ideally, the underside of the neck should be approximately half the length of the topside.

^what she said. If you look at the necks of the studs shown, the top is the same length as the bottom, many times there is a dip at the end of the neck where is meets the withers with a ewe neck, and the bottom side is more muscled than the top side, and thick through the throatlatch. It's a combination of things. If you look at the two pics of War Emblem....one pic he has no muscling along his whole topline, including the top of the neck. The other picture he does have muscling all along his topline...but that doesn't change the fact that the top and bottom of his neck are still the same length.

[mariasmon]

Unbridle's Dream (standing at Haras Principal, Argentina)

[TapitsGal]

Unbridle's Dream (standing at Haras Principal, Argentina)

aww i liked this horse when he was racing.he was gorgeous to look at on the track.Kinda sad to find that he's standing overseas

[mariasmon]

Independent Stallions (Australia) tweeted a photo of the now-pensioned Arazi, taken today.

[SCHARM456]

Independent Stallions (Australia) tweeted a photo of the now-pensioned Arazi, taken today.

Don't particularly care for his shoulder. Hard to believe he's 23.