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Old 07-22-2007, 09:31 AM
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If they're anything like Mineshaft, they'll develop late anyway.
was about to say the same thing. ap indys are known to take time, and patience--the end result speaks for itself. i'm thinking mineshaft will be similar.
i think a sire from the family of seattle slew would be right for her.
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Old 07-22-2007, 10:19 AM
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I've never bred a horse in my life, but here's a dream list of what I'd look for. Nobody finds the dream, it's always a compromise.

I don't know the stallions well enough to know this, so maybe others that do know the stallions and what they throw can answer?

- middle-sized sire (not too big and doesn't throw huge babies, as Sumwon is a big girl)
- relatively compact conformation (but stayer type rather than sprinter type), very balanced with an athletic open way of moving, moderate with no extremes
- ** most important: throws good front legs consistently (good sturdy bone, absolutely no toeing out or back at the knees, a good big foot and has heel - good luck finding this in many thoroughbreds )
- deficient in Mr. Prospector in the pedigree
- precocity as 2-year-old not important
- tendency to have babies do better at 7f or over
- ** good temperment, sensible babies that are not crazy, stupid, and wired to the brink of insanity

If a stallion was deficient in ** I'd walk away and not consider him at all

Boy, Awesome Again (I just went and looked at him) - nice!

I like Dixieland Band, too - nothing flashy, and not alot of graded stakes runners, but they seem to last and run at 2-3-4 years age
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Old 07-22-2007, 07:49 PM
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I like Dixieland Band, too - nothing flashy, and not alot of graded stakes runners, but they seem to last and run at 2-3-4 years age
And a really good Broodmare sire (although I'm fondest of Deputy Minister) Poor guy though...I went with someone to take a mare to AP Indy and Dixieland Band was in the shed first...he had NO interest. I love the look of the yearlings by his son, Dixie Union, although I think he is overpriced. Athletic looking horses that don't look overly developed or will need a lot of time.
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