Partnership Yearling Performance

While we are looking at performance let’s go back and look at some of the partnerships who chose yearlings over training sales.

The first that strongly pushed yearlings only was Ten Strike:

1. Sharp Rocket – Empire Maker $370,000 – working at FG
2. Amazing Rocket – Into Mischief $500,000 – not working
3. Rocket Equation – Frosted $250,000 – 5th in Indiana
4. Eight and Sand – Munnings – homebred – not working
5. Swill – Munnings $265,000 – winner at Churchill
6. Montgomery Park – Munnings $170,000- 3rd at Ellis
7. Lovin Lucky – Lookin at Lucky $140,000 – working at FG
8. Arrio – Paynter $50,000 – working at Laurel
9. Racy Jaycee – Race Day $24,000 – not working

This was a great presentation done by Brad Cox and Liz Crow, but they only have one win. This was the ultimate speedy miler that can stretch out portfolio. So far not so good.

The other big advocate for yearlings was Donegal:

1. Abarta – Into Mischief by Distorted Humor $200,000 mare a turf router, Keeneland #1132, part-owner – 13th BC Juvenile Turf, got a hard bump at start, winner at CD
2. Cashlings – Ghostzapper by Smart Strike – $250,000 mare was a turf/dirt miler. Keeneland #643, part owner – working at SLR
3. Code Duello – Honor Code by Rubiano – $95,000. mare never even ran 40 at Finger Lakes, but has 9 winners from 11 foals, Keeneland #296 – working at KE
4. Donegal Bay – Uncle Mo by Empire Maker, $90,000 2nd dam won the Kentucky Oaks, on paper great value, Keeneland #2658 – 6th at Saratoga
5. Fahan – Honor Code by Horse Chestnut – $235,000 mare graded stakes placed at 1 1/2 miles on the turf, Keeneland #2132 – not working
6. Hendrick – Street Sense by Seeking the Gold – $75,000 mare was Godolpin horse that ran in GB, Keeneland #1846 – won MC 150 at Churchill
7. Lode of Blarney – Exxagerator by Silver Deputy – $85,000 mare unraced, but 7 of 11 foals were winners, Keeneland #1272 – 9th in Indiana
8. Millean – Blame by Tale of the Cat, $65,000 -mare never ran better than 68, two foals neither a winner, Keeneland #1716 – 6th at Saratoga
9. Potato Candy – Candy Ride by Dynaformer – $210,000, mare was a decent allowance turf sprinter Keeneland, #1793 – not working, sore feet
10. Tommy Knocker – Mineshaft by Touch Gold – $65,000, mare unraced, but 6 of 7 foals were winners, Keeneland #2409 – not working
11. The Big Irishman – Hat Trick by Mizzen Mast – homebred, mare won claiming Crown Tiara at 1 1/16 on the turf – working at Turfway
12. Turlough – English Channel by AP Indy – homebred, mare won only a maiden race in NY – entered MC 25 at GP

Only 2 wins from this nice group of horses is difficult to believe. They could just be late developers, but you would like to see some hints. I believe in the Donegal process, but these are below average results.

And then the expensive stuff from Starlight:

1. Spielberg – Union Rags – $1,000,000 – 3rd in the American Pharoah
2. Hopkins – Quality Road – $900,000 – working at LA
3. Classier – Empire Maker – $775,000 – speed and quit in BC Juvenile
4. Tenor – Curlin – $800,000 – 6th at Del Mar
5. Fenway – Into Mischief – $650,000 – working at LA
6. Hozier – Pioneerof the Nile – $625,000 – working at LA
7. Tarantino – Pioneerof the Nile – $610,000 – 2nd Zuma Beach
8. Money Mike – Into Mischief – $600,000 – not working
9. Showpower – More Than Ready – $500,000 – not working
10. Carrobio – Pioneerof the Nile – $410,000 – working at SA
11. Bezos – Empire Maker – $400,000 – not working
12. Savile Road – Quality Road – $385,000 – winner at Del Mar
13. Jouster – Noble Mission – $360,000 – 2nd at Saratoga
14. Miacomet – Flatter – $350,000 – working at LA
15. Recidivist – Into Mischief – $350,000 – not working
16. Splashtown – Speightstown – $300,000 – not working
17. Honest Money – Honor Code – $265,000 – not working
18. Knopfler – Looking at Lucky -$240,000 – working at LA
19. Freedom Fighter – Violence – $120,000 – winner at Del Mar
20. Mr. Briggs – Super Saver – $85,000 – not working

Starlight has 5 winners out of 20 top dollar horses, 8 are not working. What does that mean? Has COVID slowed everything down, or is there something wrong here?

Eclipse yearlings:

1. Excursion – $325,000 – 2nd at MON
2. Avenue – $450,000 – working at PBD
3. Speight – $180,000 – 9th at GPW
4. Hidden – $225,000 – not working
5. Modest – $175,000 – 2nd Saratoga
6. Astrological – $350,000 – not working
7. Aviano – $775,000 – 2nd at AQ
8. Demon – $160,000 – 3rd at GPW
9. Honorable – $60,000 – winner MC at GPW
10. Tunic – $410,000 – working FH
11. Vacay – $100,000 – winner NY State Bred stakes
12. Gretzky the Great – $265,000 – winner G1 at Woodbine

With the exception of Gretzky the Great the results are poor.

Centennial:

1. Frozen Assets – $275,000 – not working
2. Royal Realm – $250,000 – not working
3. Orr – $375,000 – not working
4. Khafre – $500,000 – working at Belmont
5. Necco – $500,000 – not working

This is the ultimate in slow developing, but not completely unexpected. Jimmy Jerkens brings them along slow. This is real patience, I think, or it might be slow horses.

West Point yearlings purchases:

1. Lady Traveler – $350,000 – winner at CD
2. Warn – $140,000 – not working
3. Elector – $65,000 – working at SA
4. Proud Union $55,000 – not working
5. A Longlongtimeago – $120,000 – working at Belmont
6. Charity for All – $50,000 – 9th MC at CD
7. Classic Colors – $170,000 – winner Belmont
8. Arabian Prince – $235,000 – 3rd in a G2 stake
9. Magnificient – $260,000 – not working
10. Martinez – $100,000 – 3rd MSW at Belmont
11. Flightline – $1,000,000 – not working
12. First Captain – $1,500,000 – not working

A little surprising the expensive horses are not even working.

Bourbon Lane:

1. Queen Bourbon – Empire Maker $265,000 – not working
2. Bourbon Royale – Tapit $240,000 – not working
3. Rye Sense of Humor – Distorted Humor $180,000 – 2nd at Ellis
4. Frosted Bourbon – Frosted $120,000 – 5th at Belmont
5. Hard Rye Guy – Hard Spun $125,000 – 3rd at KD

Progressing slowly

Myracehorse.com

1. Moonlight d’Oro – Medaglia de Oro $625,000 – 2nd at Del Mar
2. Shared Empire – Pioneerof the Nile $275,000 – not working
3. Joyful Addiction – Pioneerof the Nile $385,000 – not working
4. Lady Valentine – Into Mischief $385,000 – not working

Yikes!

Little Red Feather:

1. #2865 Miss Costa Rica by Hit It a Bomb, $95,000, flipped for $200,000, and already a winner at Del Mar with a nice 87 fig – winner at Del Mar
2. #1428 Agreetodisagreee by Runhappy , $155,000, 4th at Del Mar
3. #2778 Labor Union by Union Rags, $80,000, 4th at Del Mar
4. #1285, $160,000, not yet named, Street Sense out of Montana Native – unnamed

Sucked into a Runhappy??