Would you rather win a Kentucky Derby of BC Classic?

Originally Posted by Hickory Hill Hoff

How bout yesterday's race; the Met Mile. Very good milers on the track are the breeding future.

The myth that great milers make great sires is just that, a myth. Who are the great sires that were milers?

Originally Posted by Hoisttheflag

The myth that great milers make great sires is just that, a myth. Who are the great sires that were milers?

Umm well Dr Fager, Fappiano, Storm cat was most effective at that distance, ummmm that alone should give you a pretty good start!!!!

Originally Posted by oracle80

Umm well Dr Fager, Fappiano, Storm cat was most effective at that distance, ummmm that alone should give you a pretty good start!!!!

As for Dr. Fager, he owned track records at 9F and 10F, in fact many consider when he beat In Reality at 10F, the best race of his career.

Storm Cat wasn't a miler. He really wasn't anything.

Don't know enough about Fappiano, but can't remember more than one or two good Fappianos.


If those are the only three you can come up with, I think I made my point.

[Scav]

From the ones I can see

Fappiano
Fit to Fight
Gulch(x2)
In Excess
Honour and Glory
Langfuhr
Cox's Ridge

Originally Posted by Scav

From the ones I can see

Fappiano
Fit to Fight
Gulch(x2)
In Excess
Honour and Glory
Langfuhr
Cox's Ridge

not much there if you ask me.

[Hickory Hill Hoff]

I believe Danzig was in his very short career, also more recently Gulch, but some may say he isn't great yet. The future wave of great sire will probably be milers.

Originally Posted by Hickory Hill Hoff

I believe Danzig was in his very short career, also more recently Gulch, but some may say he isn't great yet. The future wave of great sire will probably be milers.

The future wave will contain very few milers. It will be all classic distance horses.

Smarty Jones, FuPeg, GZ, Giants Causeway, are the 4 horses that will dominate the next decade.

My sleeper who we invested in heavily this year is Grand Slam, who I believe will become one of the elites in the next few years.

[Hickory Hill Hoff]

Both Smarty and FuPeg were out of very good milers. Grand Slam wasn't a bad one himself, but didn't win over a mile an a eighth did he?

Originally Posted by Hickory Hill Hoff

Both Smarty and FuPeg were out of very good milers. Grand Slam wasn't a bad one himself, but didn't win over a mile an a eighth did he?

Smarty and FuPeg are not milers. EQ was actually a sprinter with 6-7F his best distance. I know that you aren't calling Mr. Prospector a miler. He was an incredible sprinter, especially at 6F.

As for Grand Slam, the Peter Pan (9f) was the longest he went and won.

[Hickory Hill Hoff]

But, will that one win going this distance make him a "classic" distance sire?

Originally Posted by Hickory Hill Hoff

But, will that one win going this distance make him a "classic" distance sire?

He really isn't in that elite category like the Classic Winners. Cafe Olympus and Strong Hope were two big runners though so we think he is a great value.