Stupid breeding question

[Scav]

Look at Unforgettable Max....I think he is a full to Afleet Alex (can't verify with pedigreequery right now) but he didn't do much on the track.

Eavesdropper is another one

[paisjpq]

Originally Posted by Scav

Look at Unforgettable Max....I think he is a full to Afleet Alex (can't verify with pedigreequery right now) but he didn't do much on the track.

Eavesdropper is another one

he is...but it's a slightly different situation in that he was marketed as the answer for all those people who couldn't get a season with AA...and since he only lasted for one season in KY I guess it wasn't as successful as they had hoped...

[Pedigree Ann]

Originally Posted by Scav

Look at Unforgettable Max....I think he is a full to Afleet Alex (can't verify with pedigreequery right now) but he didn't do much on the track.

Eavesdropper is another one

Yeah, just 5 wins, 4 seconds in 23 starts, $384,079, 1st Shecky Greene S; 2nd General George S (G2), Discovery H (G3), Salvator Mile (G3), Jim McKay BC H; 3rd Tom Fool H (G2).

I've seen horses go to stud with a lot less in racing credentials, especially in regional markets. Check out Devon Lane - 3 wins in 6 starts, but only earned $6300. Can you say CHEAP? But he got a chance at stud because he was a son of Storm Cat; and his distinguished 1/2-sisters Starrer and Stellar Jayne came along later to make his ads look good.

[philcski]

Originally Posted by Scav

Look at Unforgettable Max....I think he is a full to Afleet Alex (can't verify with pedigreequery right now) but he didn't do much on the track.

Eavesdropper is another one

Unforgettable Max trivia: In the '04 Tom Fool, Ghostzapper went off at 7/5 off the layoff. The 2nd choice in the race (field of 4)? Unforgettable Max at a ridiculously low 9/5. He finished a distant 3rd.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

UM also opened up the favorite over Ghostzapper, in the early betting of that race.

I vividly remember that day. My parents throw a gigantic 4th of July party every year....I blew it all off so I could watch Ghostzapper's 4yo debut, and bet a few other horses I really loved on the undercard.

To say my mother was pissed at me was an understatement.

I wasn't able to watch Candy Ride's American Handicap on July 4th '03, Left Bank's Tom Fool on July 4th '02, or Xtra Heat's Prioress on July 4th '01---I wasn't about to spend another July 4th with my family and nitwit relatives.

Sometimes you just have to put your foot down.

[Thoroughbred Fan]

For any stallion, the criteria, in order of significance for his prospects (price and book), are: racing record, pedigree, and conformation.

[Downthestretch55]

Originally Posted by Thoroughbred Fan

For any stallion, the criteria, in order of significance for his prospects (price and book), are: racing record, pedigree, and conformation.

TB Fan,
You might be entirely correct in your analysis of priorities.
To me, I wouldn't put racing record first. Some others don't either.
Mary Lou Whitney's broodmares are unraced. Pedigree plays a larger factor.
I've bred several to a son of Dayjur that got injured before he raced. However, his conformation justified his 500K purchase price.
We'll just have to wait until this spring and summer to see how they do on the track.
In breeding, I look for a sire that compensates for the dam's weaknesses.
Just my two pennies.
Also, go back and read Pgardn's post. I think he's right.