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Originally Posted by trackrat59
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What's the over/under on whether the Japanese get her? Given how early we lost Saint Liam, I'd be sad to see her go abroad.
I've gone through a few stallions trying to think who she might go to. Well, more than a few, but I was incredibly bored. I know Bernardini comes to a lot of people's minds these days when a top mare gets retired, but he'd give her foal a C+ nick. Physically, they might match up, I don't know, but I'm not sure I'd jump to him without looking at some other options. That said, I'm not sure he's a real horse. Looks more like a piece of art. Anyway, just from my initial poking around with her pedigree, I'd guess a Northern Dancer line would cross well, particularly sons of Danzig with moderate inbreeding. If you gotta put Raise a Native up top, maybe see if you can get ND up there too. Strictly RAN sire lines don't seem to work as well, but I've been skimming so it's possible I just didn't notice some brilliant pairing.
Medaglia D'Oro might be the way to go with an A++ nick if you're looking for mostly an outcross with just 4x5 Northern Dancer. Lemon Drop Kid also gives an A++ with tons of inbreeding but it also gives you a Rasmussen factor via Missy Baba. From a pure nicking standpoint, it's a shame Dynaformer's done (even though he didn't take maiden mares anyway) because that gives you an A++. Hard Spun, War Front, and War Chant are A++, tied with the highest variant I've found of 10.37. Hard Spun and War Front have moderate inbreeding compared to War Chant. Big Brown is another A++ but has more inbreeding and 4x4x5 ND.
In other "I have way too much time on my hands cuz the weather outside is godawful" news: Discreet Cat gets you an A. Street Cry a B+. Tiznow, Henrythenavigator, and Unbridled's Song are a C. Tapit, Giant's Causeway, Smart Strike, Curlin, English Channel, and Forestry give you a D. I don't have a way to nick her with Galileo but might be worth a shot as he's Sadler's Wells line like MDO. If anybody's got a way to do that for free, I'd be curious to know what that gives ya.