The blog at Werk Thoroughbred Consultants
By Frances J. Karon It’s always a success story when a horse retires to stud at his birthplace, particularly when that farm is Claiborne. Ironicus, bred by longtime client Stuart Janney III, is the second stallion in his immediate family born at Claiborne who went to stud there. Flatter (A.P. Indy) is the other, and they … Continue reading Helium proves Ironicus is not full of hot air
By Elaine Belval In this blog, I try to highlight the “lesser known” stallions or regional stallions — stallions that can get overlooked in the big picture. But sometimes it is impossible to ignore the big guns, and this week, after siring the winner of the G1 Malibu S. and the dam of the winner … Continue reading Dual Grade 1 wins for Distorted Humor
by Elaine Belval WTC identifies Quality Chefs as those stallions that transmit superior racing class and are dominant influences in pedigrees. We constantly review pedigrees and sires to update the list. Below is a brief introduction to the eight stallions we feel merit Quality Chef status and are now identified by a “Q” in all … Continue reading 8 New Quality Chefs
By Sid Fernando Drosselmeyer, a son of Distorted Humor, finally got his first stakes win after flashing more promise early in his career than the same sire’s and owner’s Endorsement, and it couldn’t have happened at better time than Saturday at Belmont Park in the historic Belmont Stakes over 12f. The win gave WinStar Farm … Continue reading Distorted Humor’s Drosselmeyer
By Sid Fernando Distorted Humor and Unbridled’s Song stand for six figures and here’s one reason why: Both get plenty of classics contenders, which is the goal of big-time stables and owners. Both veteran sires came away this weekend with two new colts on the Triple Crown trail: Endorsement for Distorted Humor, and Mission Impazible … Continue reading Two big boys get Derby prospects
I made a $100 win bet on the Fountain of Youth Saturday and I won! That’s right; I loved Quality Road, a son of Elusive Quality out of the Strawberry Road mare Kobla. (Click here to see pedigree) Why? He was lightly raced, he had shown a lot in his first start, which he won … Continue reading Road to the Derby is Paved with Quality!
Every year around the start of the breeding season, I make a mental note to remind breeders who call in that the Werk nick rating — as important a tool as it is — is just one piece of information in breeding decisions. Now, with this blog going at full steam, I can actually get … Continue reading Our Nicks and Your Common Sense!