Final Yearling List

The first four portfolio are designed to compete with Donegal and Ten Strike, and somewhat compete with West Point, Eclipse, and Starlight. The idea is to average about $100,000/horse, even though it looks like the big guys are spending more this year. I would rather choose a horse that was bought by a real owner, but some will be bought by pinhookers and resold in spring.

Ten colts to win the Kentucky Derby:

1. Gormley – Soul of Fashion by Perfect Soul – $115 – SGV – FT
2. Maclean’s Music – Dubai Moon – Malibu Moon – $70 – Chalk – FT
3. Maclean’s Music – Dazzling by Galileo – $100 Woods – KE5
4. Gormley – The Best Option by PleasantTap – $140 Heiligbrodt – KE5
5. Midnight Storm – Tasunke -by Indian Charlie – $180 Woodford – KE6
6. Street Sense – Wedding Jitters by Broken Vow – $125 Donegal – KE4
7. Midnight Storm – Earlybird Road by Cherokee Run $70 Little Red Feather – KE9
8. Twirling Candy – Unique Ride by Tale of the Cat – $150 Lanni and Starlight – FT
9. Classic Empire – Miss Mambo by Kingmambo – $100 John Oxley – KE8
10. Connect – Vindy City by Vindication – $120 West Point – FT

Ten fillies to win the Kentucky Oaks:

1. Midnight Storm – Kuhlu by Ghostzapper – $35- Davison – FT
2. Twirling Candy – Shaaraat by Distorted Humor – $190 -Courtland – FT
3. Union Rags – Wait Til Dawn by Giant’s Causeway – $75 – Parsley – KE4
4. Honor Code – Often by Galileo – $120 Hatman Thoroghbred – FT
5. Frosted – Settling for Gold by Seeking the Gold – $100 Slam Dunk Racing – KE2
6. Union Rags – Glory by Tapit – $170 Walnut Stream – KE7
7. Summer Front – Silver Reunion by Harlan’s Holiday – $250 Steve Young – KE3
8. Tonalist – Ruthian by Rahy – $25 Stone Farm – KE5
9. Connect – Aye d’Eclaire – $80 Ironhorse – KE8
10. Gun Runner – Wild About Tiffany – $100 Eclipse – KE4

Ten turf horses to win the Sword Dancer:

1. Air Force Blue – Celebrity Cat by Storm Cat – $145 – Rockingham – FT
2. Point of Entry – Soother by Rahy – $40 – Hayden -PS – FT
3. Air Force Blue – Secret Agenda by Malibu Moon – $250 – Eclipse – KE1
4. Temple City – Eagle Island by Fusaichi Pegasus – $120 Debbie Easter – KE5
5. Summer Front – Summer Flirt by Bernardini – $50 WSS Racing – KE5
6. Point of Entry – Dark Channel by English Channel – $80 X-Men Racing – KE7
7. Point of Entry – Quiet Royal by Royal Acadamy – $65 TB Bloodstock – KE7
8. American Pharoah – Quarter Moon by Sadler’s Wells = $100 DJ Racing – KE2
9. American Pharoah – Moth by Galileo – $200 Winchell – KE3
10. Summer Front – She’s Not Lazy by Tiznow $110 Greg Foley – KE8

Ten “What if I am Wrong horses”, miler sires with stamina added on the dam side.

1. Practical Joke – Sky Saver by Super Saver – $75 – Whitehead PS – FT
2. Munnings – Simply Magic by Lemon Drop Kid – $75 -Bianculli – FT
3. Unified – Eleganter by AP Indy – $50 – McPeek – FT
4. Unified – Winter Solstice – Unbridled – $90 Paul Farr -KE7
5. Violence – Lemon Belle by Lemon Drop Kid – $125 Schwartz – KE4
6. Practical Joke – Devious d’Oro by Medaglia d’Oro $45 Billy Williams – KE5
7. Practical Joke – Rock and Glory by Rock Hard Ten – $60 Victor Martinez
8. Mastery – Forensic by Medaglia d’Oro – $62 Lynnwood Stable KE5
9. Munnings – Quiero Ganar by Lasting Approval – $180 Mattmiller – KE5
10. Bal a Bali – English Kiss by English Channel – $13 Drakos KE11

Ten unicorns, very strong 2nd dams, bred to sprinter/milers:

1. Mastery – Helensvale by Elusive Quality – $240 Breeze Easy – KE3
2. Midnight Storm – Extra Sharp by Cherokee Run – $185 Nicoma – FT
3. Mastery – Golden Production by Exchange Rate – $60 Bantry Farm – KE6
4. Mastery – Extravaganza by Elusive Quality – $60 – Don’t Tell My Wife – KE6
5. Practical Joke – Gofotitmrmiller – Spieghtstown – $150 North London – KE
6. Violence – Mystery Trip by Belong to Me – $100 Evergreen – KE
7. Violence – Conquest Rebel by Dixie Union – $55 Slam Dunk Racing – KE7
8. Connect – Its About Midnight by Distorted – $52 Kern Thoroughbreds – KE7
9. Maclean’s Music – Trusty Temper by Successful Appeal – $87 Rockingham – KE7
10. Connect – She Be Keene by Posse – $130 Oracle – KE4

Ten bargain horses, under $60,000. There were solid bargains in the first half of the sale, but you had to very patient. My favorites:

1. Midnight Storm – Kuhlu by Ghostzapper – $35- Davison – FT
2. Point of Entry – Meadow Rose by Ghostzapper -$35 -BBN Racing – KE8
3. Summer Front – Summer Flirt by Bernardini – $50 WSS Racing – KE5
4. Mastery – Golden Production by Exchange Rate – $60 Bantry Farm – KE6
5. Noble Mission – Volver by Danehill Dancer – $30 Schwartz – KE4
6. Lemon Drop Kid – Gotcha Last by Pleasant Tap – $40 Black Stone Farm KE7
7. Connect – Happy Clapper – $50 Flying P – FT
8. Point of Entry – Soother by Rahy – $40 – Hayden– FT
9. Mastery – Extravaganza by Elusive Quality – $60 Don’t Tell My Wife – KE6
10. Classic Empire – Sweet Invention by Twirling Candy – $40 Global Equine – KE6

Ten best second half of Keeneland sale horses, let’s average $50,000:

1. Maclean’s Music – Beautified – $40 Walnut Stream – FT7
2. Violence – Try to Catch Me by Broken Vow – $70 ANW Racing – FT8
3. Gormley – Voodoo Lounge – $60 5 O’Clock Somewhere – KE9
4. Anchor Down – Bedroom Eyes – $50 Brocklebank – KE9
5. Gormley – Inner Groove – $45 Knights
6. Gormley – Beautifulballerina – $33 Bam vs nick – KE10
7. Keen Ice – Peace Price – $37 Romans – KE7
8. Midnight Storm – Soft Wind – $35 – 5 O’Clock Somewhere – KE10
9. Honor Code – Sarah Her Highness $60 – Austin Gustafson – KE7
10. Blame – Bag of Jewelz – $50 Sitwell Racing – KE7

Ten best bargain yearlings under $25,000:

1. Maclean’s Music – Jinny Jump Up – $25 James DiVito -KE9
2. Maclean’s Music – Reggae Rose – $20 Downstream – KE9
3. Tonalist – Banner Waving – $18 Brehm – KE9
4. Union Rags – Closing Range – $21 Double O – KE7
5. Honor Code – Big Move – $27 Stone Farm – KE9
6. Point of Entry – Flourish – $18 McCanna – KE10
7. Shamen Ghost – Guanahani – $25 – Roden – KE11
8. Shamen Ghost – She’s Stella Marie – Zill Racing – KE12
9. Connect – Star Venue – $15 Black Stone Farm – KE12
10. Midnight Storm – $20 Gary Broad – KE11

Ten best bargain yearlings $10,000 and under

1. Air Force Blue – Geographic – $10 Double O Racing
2. Tonalist – LaGrange – $10 – Cruzin’ Thoroughbreds
3. Anchor Down – Lemon Secretary – $10 QRF
4. Big Blue Kitten – Dram Girl – $10 Grade 1 Investments
5. Bal A Bali – Triple Cream – $9 Fontenot
6. Point of Entry – Divine Presence – $9 Dan Silva
7. Tourist – Table Jumper – $8 Tim McCanna
8. Maclean’s Music – Newsreel – $8 Robert Roth
9. Tourist – Smart Cash – $8 Sylvain Pion
10. Classic Empire – Peeress – $6 GDS Racing

Ten horses to win the Kentucky Derby without worrying about price:

1. #220 Curlin – Isabella Sings by Eskendereya – $350,000 Donegal Partners – Maybe the next Keen Ice, good looking video. Sweeping Giant, 2nd at Saratoga, not working
2. #156 Gun Runner – Espirit de Vie by Street Cry – $510,000 Baker and Mack – I love combining Gun Runner with lots of fancy Euro-pedigree from a Danehill second dam. – Giant’s Fire, 3rd in MSW in TB
3. #124 Medaglia de Oro – Dame Dorothy by Bernardini – $650,000 Juddmonte – Combine M de O with the best broodmare sire in the business and you should get a nice horse. Principe d’Oro, one try at GP
4. #80 Candy Ride – Brilliant Jewel by AP Indy – $450,000 Mayberry Farm – Combine Candy Ride with AP Indy and a Pleasant Tap second dam., Smooth Ride, not working
5. #440 Pioneerof the Nile – Temple Street by Street Cry – $450,000 Robert Low – This is my favorite P o N, with Street Cry, Pulpit, and Pleasant Colony on the dam side. Mayfair Man, not working
6. #395 American Pharoah – Slow Sand by Dixieland Band – $400,000 My Meadowview – My favorite American Pharoah from the same dam as King Guillermo, and a Seattle Slew second dam., Atlantic Dancer, 2 tries, working at OP
7. #597 Twirling Candy – Giant Win by Giant’s Causeway – $385,000 Lanni and Starlight, Not my favorite Twirling Candy, but maybe Donato knows what he is doing., Pinehurst, 5th in the BC Juvenile, back at SA, 2 wins
8. #1878 Twirling Candy – My Own Story by Lasting Approval – $375,000 Lanni and Starlight bid up another Twirling Candy, Anaheim, working in Cali
9. Classic Empire – Victory Party by Yankee Victor – $350,000 Winchell, dam of Beholder, Classic Moment, MSW winner at CD, working at OP
10. Union Rags – Ms Short Fuze – Zensational – $650,000 Lanni and Starlight, dam of Cloud Computing, Carbonite, 4 tries, last seen in October