The leading poly sire is...

[sumitas]

PIONEERING 7% winners from 73 starts--33 runners--itm 33%

the AP Indys are getting off slow although AP INDY himself is 40% itm; the best is STEPHEN GOT EVEN 17% wins 75 starts--30 runners--itm 35%

DEPUTY MINISTERS are off slow topped by WILLOWY AMBASSADOR 20% wins from 25 starts--4 runners--itm 36%
and FOREST CAMP 16% winners from 51 starts--28 runners--itm 31%
and DEPUTY COMMANDER 14% wins from 96 starts--39 runners-itm 43%

SKIP AWAY gets a lot of poly ink 19% wins 113 starts--35 runners--44% itm

[Danzig]

always liked cozzene, he's getting up there in age tho now. enjoy him while you can.

[paisjpq]

Originally Posted by sumitas

SKIP AWAY gets a lot of poly ink 19% wins 113 starts--35 runners--44% itm

MY favorite I always look for his on the poly.

[ManilaRose]

For what it's worth Military had the highest average winning purse of any KY sire at Turfway in 05-06.

[ShadowRoll]

Also for what it's worth, here's a couple of not-too-dated articles from Bloodstock Journal on poly bloodlines (garnered from Woodbine and Keeneland meets):

http://www.brisnet.com/cgi-bin/edito...le.cgi?id=5608

http://www.brisnet.com/cgi-bin/edito...le.cgi?id=6153

[JJP]

Originally Posted by sumitas

PIONEERING 7% winners from 73 starts--33 runners--itm 33%

the AP Indys are getting off slow although AP INDY himself is 40% itm; the best is STEPHEN GOT EVEN 17% wins 75 starts--30 runners--itm 35%

DEPUTY MINISTERS are off slow topped by WILLOWY AMBASSADOR 20% wins from 25 starts--4 runners--itm 36%
and FOREST CAMP 16% winners from 51 starts--28 runners--itm 31%
and DEPUTY COMMANDER 14% wins from 96 starts--39 runners-itm 43%

SKIP AWAY gets a lot of poly ink 19% wins 113 starts--35 runners--44% itm

Good point about AP Indy runners not handling it. And he seems to have transferred this Poly disdain to his son Pulpit.

Its such a weird time for breeders. You hate to jump to conclusions with such small sample sizes, yet if you breed this spring, your foal wont be racing until 2010 at the earliest and where does that leave you?

Storm and a Half is interesting. That family produces top-notch fillies without much noise from the colts. Interesting results so far with him.

[sumitas]

MILITARY 19% WINNERS from 48 starts---18 runners--itm 40%
the Danzigs seem to be doing quite well.

PULPIT 10% winners from 87 starts---38 runners---itm 31%

MONTBROOK pops out with 23% winners from 30 starts--13 runners--itm 60%
and his exciting son just located to Ky from NY THUNDERELLO 16% winners from 19 starts --7 runners--itm 53%

source: Thoroughfax

I always thought Thunderello would be a very useful sire. I was surprised to see him go to NY after standing his initial retirement in Kentucky in the first place. He comes from an excellent stallion producing family.

Military is just as solid as they come regardless of surface. A real nice breed to race stallion who should be a damn good broodmare sire.

[Sightseek]

Originally Posted by Balletto

I always thought Thunderello would be a very useful sire. I was surprised to see him go to NY after standing his initial retirement in Kentucky in the first place. He comes from an excellent stallion producing family.

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His weanlings and yearlings are enormous.

Good to know... if I remember right, he also has a club foot. I dont know that to be fact, just what I heard.

I know Pulpit gets a good number of club-footed foals. You can sometimes find an extremely well-bred daughter of his for cheap.

[sumitas]

Thunderello should be in very high demand this season.

[kentuckyrosesinmay]

Originally Posted by Balletto

I always thought Thunderello would be a very useful sire. I was surprised to see him go to NY after standing his initial retirement in Kentucky in the first place. He comes from an excellent stallion producing family.

Military is just as solid as they come regardless of surface. A real nice breed to race stallion who should be a damn good broodmare sire.

I like Military, but then again, I am a little biased.

I always thought that Tejano Run would be a good polytrack sire. Do we have any data on him.

[kentuckyrosesinmay]

Thunderello is definitely club footed on the near side. His angulation is not correct. You know it's funny. In my experience with working with horses, almost every time a darker colored horse has a light colored hoof, that hoof has problems...whether it be fungal problems, a dished hoof, a brittle hoof, a smaller hoof than the other darker colored hooves, contracted heels, or club hooves. It almost never fails.

I honestly didn't ever recognize that until I was about sixteen when I watched a video and Rodney Jenkins pointed it out.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Balletto

I always thought Thunderello would be a very useful sire. I was surprised to see him go to NY after standing his initial retirement in Kentucky in the first place. He comes from an excellent stallion producing family.

Military is just as solid as they come regardless of surface. A real nice breed to race stallion who should be a damn good broodmare sire.

military is one i'm keeping an eye on. wish him all the luck!

[sumitas]

I've noticed that Cox's Ridge do well on poly
LITTLE MISSOURI 20% winners from 10 starts--2 runners--itm 50%
ELTISH 18% winners from 22 starts--5 runners--itm 41%
SULTRY SONG 15% winners from 48 starts--14 runners-itm 40%
OUT OF PLACE 9% winners from 85 starts--29 runners--itm 35%

source: Thoroughfax