The Dirty Dozen

Sorry, I just have to do one more list.

Maybe I have gotten too carried away with my group of second tier sires, maybe what I really should be doing is going down to third tier sires. In trying to compete with the Donegal and Ten Strike yearling portfolios, I may have gotten away from a real value approach.

Here I want to consider a group of sires that almost nobody really likes, that sold at least 10 horses at Keeneland.

For the most part this list will elicit only a yawn from most observers. They all have solid stamina credentials.

1. Midshipman
2. Will Take Charge
3. Orb
4. Super Saver (to Turkey)
5. Bodemeister (to TurkeyI
6. Mucho Macho Man
7. Mineshaft
8. Looking at Lucky
9. Lea
10. Creative Cause
11. Bayern

Let’s try to find their best offspring in the $20-$40, price range:

1. Midshipman – Wow Me Free by Menifee – $17,000 – dam and 2nd dam were solid runners and producers. A+ nick
2. Will Take Charge – Berncredit – $37,000 – dam and 2nd dam were winners and G3 producers. A nick
3. Orb – Place of Honor by First Samurai – $29,000 – 2nd dam ware $1 million earner, G1 winner, My Flag, B+ nick
4. Super Saver – Steidle by Petionville – $15,000 – 2nd dam producer of G1 winner Princess of Sylmar, A nick
5. Bodemeister – Jax El by Unusual Heat – $20,000 dam and 2nd dam both G2 producers, B+ nick
6. Mucho Macho Man – Marseillaise by Speightown – $20,000 – 2nd dam a G2 winner, B+ nick
7. Mineshaft – Taste’s Classylady by Afleet Alex – $30,0000 – Funky Munky Stable purchase
8. Tiznow – Wynning is Sweet by Candy Ride – $40,000 Don’t Tell My Wife Stable purchase
9. Looking At Lucky – Miss Sammy by Tale of Ekati – $25,000 Pewter Stable purchase
10. Lea – Fiercely by Hard Spun $40,000 – Al Rashid purchase, 2nd dam Dynaformer
11. Creative Cause – Robi Jo by Lemon Drop Kid – $21,000 – first and second dam’s are winners and producers, B+ nick
12. Bayern – Bridey’ Frolic by Unbridled Song – $21,000 – 2nd dam $300,000 winner and producer

This is a very solid group of horses. Maybe this is a more realistic strategy. All of these sires have some small positives, and are very much “under the radar”.

On the other had if these horse cost $30,000 to break and train, they might not really be a bargain.