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For a socalled breeding expert you seem to be off the mark on Friends Lakes breeding. He is by AP Indy, the premier sire in American racing. He is out of Antespend who won 3 grade 1's and over 1 million dollars on the track. She has produced 3 foals of running age, one is FL, a grade 1 winner and another is Seeking the Ante who is a Grade 2 winner. Antespends dam, Auspiciante, was also a multiple grade 1 winner and graded stakes producer.

Friends Lake is the best looking stallion at Airdrie (IMO) is very well balanced and well made especially for a son of AP Indy. I would think that he has at least as good a chance as Proud Citizen or Harlans Holiday, both of which are Airdrie success stories with 1st crops as 3 year olds.

I believe Friend's Lake was a homebred. How much do you think he would have sold for at public auction Chuck?

I don't know Cannon....

I'm pretty well aware of the positives about Friends Lake myself - and I still expected him to suck as a stallion.

He was an awful race horse. I have no idea where the speed in these drills are coming from with his babies.

He was no superstar but there is more than meets the eye concerning his handling.

Assuming that he looked as good as a yearling, 1 million easy.

I was not high on him initially but he has thrown nice horses who seem to have a lot more speed than he did.

He has an unraced half brother by Storm Cat named Rainmaker - stands for $1,500 in Louisianna.

Rainmaker actually had a filly sell for $77K, the sales topper at a Texas yearling sale.

The Cuvee's look pretty damn fast - but they certainly figured to be nothing if not fast.

FWIW I liked a lot of the Friends Lake yearlings that I looked at last fall....but I wasn't a fan of the horse, so didn't give them much credit.

I don't follow 2YO sales much...but will be very interested in how hip 148 sells. He was a classy, smart, good-looking yearling, reminded me a lot of his brother.

also have a mild interest in hip 97 just because her 2nd dam is by the sire of my horse:o

Good luck.

may i recommend pedigree query dot com?

Why yes, you may indeed. This guy is pretty funny, is he not? :D

i know i laughed when he said he liked scuds.

I believe I watched this same filly work a furlong in 10 flat at OBS March.

It's bad enough the Friend's Lake's are working fast - but his blacksheep brother is even getting fast ones.

Yea his dam has been a really frog generator... dude do a little research

Mr J has to be tickled to death.. The horse was pretty much a Indy plotter..Didn't Mig win the Coalition with Seeking the Ante?

Freddy, what in the hell race are you talking about?

I'm hoping you mean the Cotillion Stakes (which is now a $750K stake by the way) .... but Seeking The Ante never won that.

I always thought the Cotillion was named after some famous old horse or broodmare.... turns out ....

"In the United States, Cotillion has become training that children and young adults attend to learn manners and proper social behavior in the context of formal dance. The participants dress up in formal attire and some cotillions emphasize the use of white gloves. Modern day Cotillion takes the form of classes and parties."

Ah, I'm sure Freddy and I and a few others missed out on those.

More importantly, they should rename that race The Coaliton.

Same difference leave me alone got crushed last nite at Poker played till 4am my son is sick and I had to take him to Dr this morning at 9am.. He probably caught your disease from touching my cell.

BTW I think??? I remember her race Mig went down to philly Park to race her it was a crappy field and I think it was in the slop.. She was no big deal either.. Mr. Broman I think bred her to SCat... Now that is a great cross Seeking to S'cat go see how many quality horses that cross has produced

I feel your pain.