Reaction/Over Reaction?

I was already planning on building a “What if I am Wrong” portfolio of yearlings. The main speed/precocity sires were going to be Unified and Practical Joke. Given the results of the Derby and Oaks lets even add three more.

Munnings is the other speed/precocity sire mentioned in the Cox/Crow interview. He is a son of Speightstown. Maybe we can get a decent horse if we add some stamina.

Violence is another speed/precocity sire that I might give a try. He is the son of stamina influence Medaglia d’Oro, but most of his better runners have been sprinter/milers. Maybe with the right mare we can stretch that out.

Bal a Bali was the Brazilian triple crown winner. He came to the US and was a successful miler. The stallion registrar advertises him as SPEED SPEED SPEED. He comes from the family of In Reality so he should be either turf or dirt. His stud fee is only $15,000 at Calumet. Let’s hope others take a wait and see attitude.

Munnings ideas are:

1. #637 out of a AP indy mare
2. #675 Mizzen Mast
3. #1139 With Approval
4. #1164 Lemon Drop Kid
5. #1359 Point Given
6. #2100 Tapit

Maybe these will all be too expensive, but this is the type of horse I will be looking to add to the “What if I am Wrong” portfolio.

Violence ideas are:

1. #1735 out of a Malibu moon mare
2. #2090 AP Indy
3. #2331 Street Sense
4. #2350 Saint Ballado
5. #2453 Afleet Alex
6. #2473 Silver Charm

Bal a Bali ideas are:

Let’s see if any smart buyers (non-pinhookers) take a chance and then just copy them.

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What if I am Wrong sires:

1. Practical Joke (son of Into Mischief)
2. Unified (son of Candy Ride)
3. Munnings (son of Speightstown)
4. Violence (son of Medaglia d’Oro)
5. Bal a Bali (son of Put it Back)

I will certainly not abandon my focus on stamina/late developing influences based on one weekend of racing. If anything, the “price of speed/precocity” has just gone up.

I will attempt to present an alternative group of horses that are more “balanced”

I still live by the words of my hero Barry Goldwater:

“Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice”