Bookings for Well Known Mares 2012

[EquineAnne]

Sealy Hill --> Distorted Humor

I like that one!

[EquineAnne]

Do we know who Z is going to?

[LifeAtZen]

Do we know who Z is going to?

Things "aren't finalized" yet... so I am assuming it's a different stallion.

[fernando]

Bright And Clear (Danehill) -> Zamindar
Canada Water (Dansili) -> Zamindar
Clepsydra (Sadler’s Wells) -> Zamindar
Daintily Done (Cacique) -> Zamindar
Dance Routine (Sadler’s Wells) -> Zamindar
Hunt The Sun (Rainbow Quest) -> Zamindar
Never Fade (Dansili) -> Zamindar
Penchee (Grand Lodge) -> Zamindar
Plum Fairy (Sadler’s Wells) -> Zamindar
Proportional (Beat Hollow) -> Zamindar
Prove (Danehill) -> Zamindar
Sacred Shield (Beat Hollow) -> Zamindar
Soviet Moon (Sadler’s Wells) -> Zamindar
Spanish Sun (El Prado) -> Zamindar
Summer Breeze (Rainbow Quest) -> Zamindar
Tates Creek (Rahy) -> Zamindar

[Sheepish]

Things "aren't finalized" yet... so I am assuming it's a different stallion.

Come on MDO, pleeeeeeeeease? Would make my YEAR!

[EquineAnne]

Come on MDO, pleeeeeeeeease? Would make my YEAR!

I'd like that too.

I wonder if her new colt might change their mind and send her back to Bernardini. (If they are not already.) If he's exceptional, perhaps they will. I like the cross, although MDO was my first choice.

[mariasmon]

Here's hoping for Giant's Causeway. I think Zenyatta's 1/2 bro Souper Spectacular by GC is a nice horse, if they could keep him sound.

[fernando]

Zarkava (Zamindar) -> Dubawi

[flytothestars]

Things "aren't finalized" yet... so I am assuming it's a different stallion.

hoping its Lonhro!

[carolefromsimhorseracing]

Zarkava (Zamindar) -> Dubawi

Was she even bred last year? I know she foaled a STS foal last year but nothing was reported about her next mating until now you've mentioned this one.

[fernando]

Was she even bred last year? I know she foaled a STS foal last year but nothing was reported about her next mating until now you've mentioned this one.

She was bred to Galileo and foaled a colt on 2/20

[carolefromsimhorseracing]

ah ok thank you!

[mariasmon]

Belle of Perintown --> Bernardini
Bold World (dam of Bold Union) --> Kitten's Joy
Brisquette (dam of Garden District) --> MDO
Chimichurri --> Tiznow
Class on Class (dam of Don't Get Mad) --> Mineshaft
Dream Rush --> Tapit
Elrose (dam of Super Freaky) --> Eskendereya
Forest Music --> Distorted Humor
Friendly Michelle --> Eskendereya
Guilty Pleasure (dam of Ready to Please) --> Curlin
Hookedonthefeelin --> Tiznow
Hot Dixie Chick --> Street Cry
Maggy Hawk (dam of Afleet Alex) --> Distorted Humor
My Miss Storm Cat (dam of My Miss Aurelia) --> Smart Strike
River's Prayer --> Smart Strike
Scarlet Tango (dam of Visionaire) --> Malibu Moon
The Hess Express (dam of Bullsbay) --> Giant's Causeway
Wild Gams --> Tapit

[tachyon]

-- from North Hills Management (Koji Maeda)

A Diaphon(JPN)(o/o Phalaenopsis) --> Empire Maker(USA)
Ranunculus(JPN)(o/o Phalaenopsis) --> Empire Maker(USA)
Spun Gold(JPN)(o/o Phalaenopsis) --> Empire Maker(USA)

-- from Chiyoda Farm

November Slew(USA)(o/o November Snow) --> Empire Maker(USA)
Pisa no Birkin(JPN)(full to Peace of World) --> Johannesburg(USA)

[Lakeway]

-- from North Hills Management (Koji Maeda)

A Diaphon(JPN)(o/o Phalaenopsis) --> Empire Maker(USA)
Ranunculus(JPN)(o/o Phalaenopsis) --> Empire Maker(USA)
Spun Gold(JPN)(o/o Phalaenopsis) --> Empire Maker(USA)

-- from Chiyoda Farm

November Slew(USA)(o/o November Snow) --> Empire Maker(USA)
Pisa no Birkin(JPN)(full to Peace of World) --> Johannesburg(USA)

Thanks tachyon - love this match... Would you happen to have any information on her foals since she's been in Japan?

[violabella]

I'd like that too.

I wonder if her new colt might change their mind and send her back to Bernardini. (If they are not already.) If he's exceptional, perhaps they will. I like the cross, although MDO was my first choice.

Going back to Bernardini is my first guess. That said, for something a bit different, I'll go out on a limb and say Tapit may be a consideration. The nick isn't all that good but he'd definitely put some earlier development into her, he's thrown good ones on dirt, turf and synthetic plus the Mosses do have a nice one in Zazu.

Of course, I'm one of the few that just isn't all that impressed by Medaglia D'Oro...love Rachel so it's hard to explain but, yeah, other than her, I consider him useful at best....

[tachyon]

Thanks tachyon - love this match... Would you happen to have any information on her foals since she's been in Japan?

You are welcome, Lakeway!

Novemver Slew's 2006 colt Hiraboku Wild(JPN)(by Wild Rush) scored his second stakes victory in the Polaris Stakes 1400m dirt Hanshin 11R yesterday!

Hiraboku Wild: #5 horse

And here's a pick of November Slew's 2012, full brother to Hiraboku Wild.

(born Jan 27th at Chiyoda Farm)

[mariasmon]

Interesting markings on that 2012 colt. He's cute.

[Sheepish]

Of course, I'm one of the few that just isn't all that impressed by Medaglia D'Oro...love Rachel so it's hard to explain but, yeah, other than her, I consider him useful at best....

That's fair, but consider that MDO was getting "decent" mares before Rachel became a major runner. His 2006 book was good, his 2007 crop was really small, 2008 and 2009 weren't really much better... Rachel became a really big deal after the breeding season in 2009, so MDO really started getting super high caliber mares in 2010, to be foaled in 2011. That's the crop I'm really looking forward to.

[Epiphany]

That's fair, but consider that MDO was getting "decent" mares before Rachel became a major runner. His 2006 book was good, his 2007 crop was really small, 2008 and 2009 weren't really much better... Rachel became a really big deal after the breeding season in 2009, so MDO really started getting super high caliber mares in 2010, to be foaled in 2011. That's the crop I'm really looking forward to.

Really small? MDO's value was established and the reason he sold to Darley for such an outstanding sum - reported to be at least 48 million - was partly due to the fact that he was bred to large and fairly decent quality books due to free breeding seasons given away by Stonewall 2006-2009 to graded stakes winners and producers. He won't go as cold as most young studs do off 3rd, 4th, 5th years, his smallest book (as would stand to any reason) was 2008, before 2 yr olds hit the track. His largest was, in fact, 2009.

His books:

Mares Bred/Live Foal Reports:

2005 184 156 Hill n Dale
2006 154 103 Stonewall
2007 153 112 Stonewall
2008 114 87 Stonewall
2009 205 163 Stonewall/Darley (moved in mid June with a few covers left)
2010 170 128 Darley 100k (spectacular book)
2011 156 mares bred Darley

I have wondered about Z going to Tapit or GC, but I hope MDO is in the mix. Would worry about a Tapit/Z baby being wound too tight.