I have been asleep at the switch. Bernardini yearlings fell from an a median of $100,000 in 2019, to a median of $35,000 this year. This is his 11th crop, and folks are getting bored. Only $100,000+ sires have produced more G1 dirt winners than Bernie. Bernie stands for just $35,000. I have been focused on Honor Code as my son of AP Indy, but there is nothing the matter with Bernie to get the stamina provided by AP Indy.
The problem is that to get a commercial horse, the breeders seldom breed to stamina oriented mares. The horse Bourbon Lane bought is a common example of breeding Bernie to a precocious Storm Cat mare.
I am looking for something different:
Bernardini – Composing by Touch Gold – $60,000, Jerry Romans, A nick
The mare is a full sister to two good stakes horses, but she was unplaced in one start, and this is her second foal. Touch Gold was a Belmont winner, and the 2nd dam is a daughter of the Arc de Triomphe winner Alleged. This is the classic plodder/plodder horse. It really should be in my top 10.
I would like to find a cheap Bernie, but nothing jumps of the page
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