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Originally Posted by Calzone Lord
This would be his 6th crop of 2-year-olds to race this year.
I don't remember ever seeing a single decent looking Birdstone 2yo ever at a 2yo sale prior to this year.
I've seen two pretty good ones, and another who wasn't bad.
He's been a lousy sire, but he was briefly in fashion after Summer Bird and Mine That Bird both had successful 3yo seasons in 2009.
This current 2yo crop of his was from that brief time when he was in fashion. I wouldn't be surprised if there is a good Birdstone or two somewhere this year. He's been one of the surprise sires of the 2yo sale season, simply because most Birdstones you see are a joke, and that definitely hasn't been the case this year.
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He's had some expensive 2 year olds in the past. I can't remember if it was 2009 or 2010 but I remember Ciaran Dunne had one that sold really well at the Keeneland April Sale. He worked :10 flat and sold for around $320,000. I think it was in 2010.
You can't really judge Birdstone based on his runners in 2010 and 2011. I think he had very small crops those years. He'll have tons of 2 year olds this year and next year.
Birdstone's size definitely hurts him. A lot of people don't want to breed to a sire that is so small. But he's doing alright. He's standing for $10,000 and I think he's got a pretty full book.