Expanding Horizons

Since I am not that excited about the Timonium sale let’s push to find some new sires to at least think about.

When I heard a Randy Bradshaw interview, he said he liked the looks of the Air Force Blue horses he saw at Ocala. Two sold for $400,000 and two sold for about $200,000. Air Force Blue was a European turf sprinter, but his female family suggest he could be more (out of a Maria’s Mon mare, think Monarchos and Super Saver). Maybe they will not like to work on the dirt at Timonium. There are 4 to look at.

#377 jumps right to the top of the list out of stakes winning Rock Hard Ten mare. A decent 2nd is #14 with a 2nd dam by El Prado. These are reasonable horses to think about, if you want to go with more balanced horses.

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Let’s continue to think “outside the box” just a little. Effinex died tragically after siring only one crop. He was a son of Mineshaft, and a grandson of AP Indy. Let’s see if we can balance him with a sprinter.

#33 jumps of the page with a cool dam by sprinter Housebuster, but great distance pedigree is the 2nd dam. Also a NY-bred

#397 almost looks like a joke, but in kind of interesting. The dam is daughter of Disco Rico, bred to a mare named Disco Millie. The 2nd dam is well bred.

If you believe in balanced horse these are two interesting candidates

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One group of horses that caught my eye at Ocala were the Speightster’s. I was surprised that many chose to work two furlongs. Speightster’s only claim to fame is winning the Dwyer and his pedigree does not suggest distance. Let’s just imagine he is as Brad Cox “a miler you just might be able to stretch out.” Another thing of note was the smart guys at OXO paid $1,100,000 for one in Ocala. Kimmel bought one for $185,000.

I will insist on some distance pedigree on the dam side and consider:

#562 by Maria Mon, #51 by Mizzen Mast, #210 by Bellamy Road, #358 by Silver Deputy, #562 by AP Indy.

These horses are not completely crazy, and a much better idea than paying up for a full Speightstown or Munnings.

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I dismissed the 4 Bodemeister’s, but under the idea of building a balanced horse they are all back in #414, #381, #228, and #21

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I will even make myself think about sons of Uncle Mo. Outwork horses worked poorly and sold poorly at Ocala so let’s call them value and give them a second look #106 and #283

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Continuing with the undervalued theme let’s at least consider three by Will Take Charge who did not have a good Ocala, #477, #298, and # 143.

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That’s enough mental “stretching” for the morning, but it does make me slightly more interested in the sale, especially the 2 Air Force Blue’s.