By Frances J. Karon In a conversation with Steve Byk on Byk’s radio show At the Races last Wednesday, Werk Thoroughbred Consultants’ Sid Fernando touched on the pedigree of Claiborne Farm and Adele B. Dilschneider’s homebred three-year-old colt Mucho, who was entered in a Gulfstream Park allowance on March 1st. That allowance/optional claimer was Mucho’s … Continue reading Mucho to like about Rough Shod for Blame
By Frances J. Karon When Gary Barber’s War of Will won the G3 LeComte S. at Fair Grounds in January, many people were left scratching their heads that a horse sired by War Front from a Sadler’s Wells mare had found his niche on the dirt. Then, with a win in the February 16th G2 … Continue reading War of Will’s sire line: Made on dirt, successful on turf
By Sid Fernando Last year, Darby Dan’s Shackleford played second fiddle to the farm’s Dialed In, the champion first-crop sire of 2016, but it’s a new ball game this year. Shack was on the attack today when his first-time starter Malagacy romped in a maiden special at Gulfstream by 15 lengths. It was an impressive performance and … Continue reading Shackleford’s talking horse
By Sid Fernando Back in 2011, when Werk Thoroughbred Consultants, Inc., developed GeoNicks, WTC’s Roger Lyons wrote, “. . . you need to know, as a breeder, whether or not the cross is performing as well in your region of interest as it’s performing globally, and that’s where GeoNicks enter the picture.” Lyons explained: “GeoNicks address … Continue reading The usefulness of GeoNicks
By Sid Fernando If there’s a lesson learned from Dialed In’s first-crop sire championship, it’s that an inexpensive stallion can sometimes play David to Goliath, as Dialed In did by edging out Union Rags, the most expensive horse to enter stud in 2013 at $35,000 live foal. In contrast, Dialed In began at $7,500. It’s something Pope … Continue reading Firing Line at Crestwood
By Sid Fernando Unless there’s a recount or late money that hasn’t been tabulated yet, Darby Dan’s Dialed In, according to stats at TDN, has nailed down the first-crop sire championship on the last day of 2016 from Lane’s End’s Union Rags. The title was decided in the $100,000 Gin Talking Stakes at Laurel, a race won by Dialed … Continue reading Dialed In on the last day
By Sid Fernando Stuart S. Janney III’s homebred Graded winner Ironicus enters stud at Claiborne under the auspices of young Walker Hancock, but he has a family that’s one of the oldest — and most influential — in the Stud Book. This family has been molded by some of the most distinguished owners and breeders in N. America, too, … Continue reading Admiring family of Ironicus
By Sid Fernando Just the other day on Twitter, Coolmore’s Ashford division in Kentucky heralded the arrival of Vancouver from Australia and invited inspections. From what we’ve heard at Werk Thoroughbred Consultants, Inc., there’s been a lot of interest in this champion Australian son of Medaglia d’Oro from the moment it was announced he was reverse … Continue reading Vancouver has arrived at Ashford