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By Elaine Belval The Claiborne sire Stroll is outstanding value for his stud fee. Stroll is a G1 winner by sire of sires Pulpit (Sky Mesa, Tapit, etc.). His dam is the Graded stakes-placed 2YO Maid for Walking. She is also the dam of the SW and G1-placed Patrol. His second dam is the SW … Continue reading Stroll is value
By Sid Fernando When Claiborne’s Pulpit died unexpectedly last December at the age of 18, North America lost one of the strongest and most influential sons of A.P. Indy—the quintessentially classic domestic sire (148 SWs) who had carried on the legacy of his own sire, Seattle Slew (114 Sws), before being pensioned in 2011. This … Continue reading Power Broker has the potential
By Sid Fernando It was a big weekend for three sons of A.P. Indy, two of whom are household names in breeding circles: Pulpit and Malibu Moon. The third is Indy King, an unheralded stallion who stands in Indiana, where Cat Dreams, the Storm Cat sire of Caracortado also stands, though not at the same … Continue reading Big weekend for sons of A.P. Indy: Pulpit, Malibu Moon, Indy King
By Jack Werk I had a sense of “déjà vu” Saturday while watching the Grade 1 Cashcall Futurity at Hollywood Park, and here’s the reason why. Twelve years ago, in 1997, Bob Baffert won the same race with Real Quiet in the same silks of Mike Pegram, with the same blue shadow roll! The next … Continue reading Lookin at Roses!
By Jack Werk In the stock market, there’s the saying, “No risk, no reward.” The riskiest year to breed to a stallion is during his fourth year at stud, when his first crop is 2 and at the races. This is an obviously “dangerous” strategy, because if the stallion doesn’t take off, you are stuck … Continue reading The Hennessy Factor
By Jack Werk The A.P. Indy sire line in North America is being carried on notably by Claiborne’s Pulpit, who stood for $80,000 last year but whose stud fee has been reduced to $60,000 for 2010. I applaud Claiborne’s decision to lower the fee on a top stallion that most farms would probably have kept … Continue reading Good Moon Rising!