New Sires

The breeding stock sale brings in two new classes of sires that we need to rank.

The first group in the new weanlings. Let’s rank them according to our level of interest. This ranking includes the stud fee and my guess about the popularity of the sire.

1. Cloud Computing – This will most likely be my favorite value sire of this group. He did not run at two years old. I believe the Maclean’s Music story, so this just adds a solid AP Indy female family to the mix. The fee has already been cut from $7,500 to $5,000. My rating A.
2. Destin – A winner at 14 furlongs, how can I not love him? Willing to give him a chance. Fee $5,000. My rating A-
3. Free Drop Billy – Maybe a poor man’s Union Rags. Interesting pedigree, worth a speculation. Fee $5,000. My rating A-.
4. Bolt d’Oro – An interesting combination of speed and pedigree. I love the female side pedigree, but his precocity will make him expensive. Fee already cut from $25,000 to $15,000. Willing to consider. My rating B+
5. Funtastic – A son of More Than Ready that won at 11 furlongs? Will be interesting to watch, need to learn more. Fee is $5,000. Maybe the best value oriented turf sire? My rating B+
6. Always Dreaming – This might be a sire that the “cool kids” hate. Always Dreaming only ran once as a two year old. He is also a son of Bodemeister who failed as a commercial sire in the US. There is not much to like on the female side of the pedigree. the stud fee has already declined from $25,000 to $17,500. My rating B.
7. Oscar Performance – He will be popular because of his success as a two year old. The female family is interesting, but not spectacular. The fee has already been cut from $20,000 to $15,000. My rating B
8. Good Samaritan – Turf and dirt ability, and a good female family. willing to consider. My rating B
9. Ransom the Moon – A very confusing new sire. He bring speed without precocity. He was a durable sprinter. His pedigree on the female side suggests stamina. He looks more like a router than a sprinter. Stud fee is $7,500. My rating B
10. Mendelssohn – The attraction here is the ability on turf and dirt. He was a good two year old, so there will not be much value. The female side pedigree is not that exciting. Stud fee $35,000. My rating B-
11. Tapwrit – Another confusing new sire. He won the Belmont, but the female side suggests precocity. I like other sons of Tapit a little better, so I will only be watching. Fee already cut from $12,500 to $10,000. My rating B-
12. McCraken – Maybe an ok son of Ghostzapper. Willing to consider at a price. Fee is $6,000. My rating B-
13. Mor Spirit – More of a miler, but willing to consider. Dixieland Band family. Fee is $5,000. My rating C+
14. Sharp Azteca – More of a miler, but willing to consider. Fee is $6,500. My rating C+
15. Good Magic – A precocious son of Curlin that will just be too popular. My rating C
16. Girvin – Was a fan of the basketball player, but not the horse. Fee is $7,500. My rating C
17. Hoppertunity – Maybe an ok Maryland bred choice. pass Fee is $5,000 My rating C
18. City of Light – A miler who stretched out later in his career. Still not the biggest Quality Road fan. Too popular for my taste right now. Fee is $40,000. My rating C
19. West Coast – Not really a Flatter fan, so hard to get excited. Was a late developer, but female pedigree not that exciting. Fee already cut from $35,000 to $20,000. My rating C
20. Collected – Never was a City Zip fan, not likely to be a Collected fan. Fee $17,500, My rating C.
21. Mo Town – Not an Uncle Mo fan, not likely to be to be a Mo Town fan. Fee is $7,500. My rating C
22. Accelerate – Never was a Looking at Lucky fan, so it just difficult to get excited. Maybe I should love the late developing nature, but my initial impression is “boring”. This could change. Stud fee $17,500 from $20,000. My ranking C.
23. Justify – Not willing to pay the price. Not really a Scat Daddy fan. Fee already cut to $125,000 from $150,000. My rating D
24. Army Mule – Just a sprinter. Pass. Fee $7,500 My rating F.

I am sure I am the only one to rate Destin ahead of Justify. This is not the most interesting group. I like Midnight Storm and Gormley much better than this group. Still missing a good long distance turf sire.