The queen to Bernardini

[freddymo]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

DC will be a good stallion Freddy - just you wait and see.

In two years he will be in Turkey or India

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by freddymo

In two years he will be in Turkey or India

http://www.fasigtipton.com/catalogs/2011/0303/3.pdf

http://www.fasigtipton.com/catalogs/2011/0303/71.pdf

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Holy crap - there are 12 horses sired by Indian Charlie in that catalog.

So much for the days of him getting a token horse or two with inevitably one of the weakest female families in the whole catalog ... and IC the poster inevitably busting a nut over said horse.

[richard]

Of course that was always the knock on Bid ; his very weak family . Probably rightfully so . Much weaker than IC's who does show female vibrance in 1941 with Dog Blessed . Bid was a freak of nature , somehow overcoming his family shortcomings on the track and somehow passing on some good genes through his fillies .

Of course the physical matches are as important as the paper matches . Bernardini is 16.1 1/2 h so we expect a large horse . We know Zenyatta is 17h +.

[freddymo]

Originally Posted by richard

Of course that was always the knock on Bid ; his very weak family . Probably rightfully so . Much weaker than IC's who does show female vibrance in 1941 with Dog Blessed . Bid was a freak of nature , somehow overcoming his family shortcomings on the track and somehow passing on some good genes through his fillies .

Of course the physical matches are as important as the paper matches . Bernardini is 16.1 1/2 h so we expect a large horse . We know Zenyatta is 17h +.

A lot of faith given to a stallion with 1 crop on the ground to race. Consider Bernardini is likely to be around a long time he is only 6. Maybe they were afraid Indy couldnt get her in foal?