Let’s Get Serious

We are now 5 days to the first works at Ocala. It is time to consolidate my rambling and pick 20 horses I really want:

1. #479 – My favorite is still this son of Honor Code. I want to buy another Honor AP. Both Donegal and Centennial bought an Honor Code’s last year as yearlings. I am a believer, but I need the right mare. Here the mare is a sister to Borrego. I would love to pay $50,000, but I would go to $100,000. Will any partnership go near this horse? Let’s wait and see. Already listed as out 3/6
2. #472 – I believe in the magic of Dynaformer. This 5/9 foal was $22,000 RNA as a yearling. Air Force Blue has been OK, but not exciting. Maybe I am trying to hard to find a long running turf horse, but I would love to own this one for under $50,000. Another disaster worked 21.3
3. #106 – I have talked myself into this “average” horse. Everything about her is “average”, nothing is spectacular. Maybe this is the right way to find a find a horse that others are overlooking. I am not a great fan of Exaggerator, but neither is anyone else. The mare was a “”hard knocker”, and she produced a nice horse. Not sure I want to pay more than $50,000. Worked a miserable 11.0
4. #146 – I really believe that Cairo Prince is an overlooked sire. This is first crop with better mares. The 2nd dam here is a superstar. I will consider other CP’s, but this is the one I want for less than $50,000. Worked a miserable 22.1
5. #164 – I wanted to buy the Connect that West Point bought as a yearling, but chickened out at the last minute. There are plenty to choose from here, but this one brings AP Indy’s son Bernardini as the broodmare sire. This one might be cheap for less than $100,000. Worked a miserable 22.3
6. #81 – I am a Dynaformer addict. This son of Temple City (Dynaformer’s son)is my bargain basement special. She is this year’s Brooklyn Strong. Only $7,000 as a yearling, I want to steal her for less than $20,000. Went a too slow 10.2
7. #237 – This is the ultimate plodder/plodder. Keen Ice has already bee declared a commercial disaster, so the value guys (like me) cannot resist. The mare was a solid horse and produced a very nice horse. Let’s pay no more than $35,000. Went a predictably slow 10.2, not a good result
8. #435 – The more I looked, the more I liked Cupid. He won at 10 furlongs, and the mare here was by stamina influence Cozenne. Only a $20,000 yearling, so the price might be right. Worked a miserable 10.3
9. #502 – Let’s throw is one speed sire. Mastery could be really good, but I fear he will be too popular. Maybe this one will work slowly and sell for under $100,000. Did not even bother to show up.
10. #39 – I fear the Gormley’s will be to expensive, so will go with the strange Siphon mare that not many will appreciate. I am willing to consider other Gormley’s if the mare adds stamina and the price is right. Went a miserable 22.3
11. #178 – A very solid, but boring, son of undervalued Midshipman. The star of the day going 20.4, maybe attracting too much attention???
12. #285 – Maybe Astern can be stretched to get 2 turns, the dam by Tiznow got 1 1/8 on the turf, and the 2nd dam was a superstar. Creative or crazy? Very big horse, went a miserable 10.3
13. #464 – Maybe American Freedom is the right freshman sire. Not too exciting work of 10.2
14. #49 – Practical Joke with a Lemon Drop Kid mare. Under $150,000?? Went a solid 10.0, maybe overlooked?
15. #48 – Violence with a LDK mare. Under $100,000?? Went a very fast 9.4, too expensive
16. #409 – My favorite Unified. 2nd dam by Pleasant Colony. The only slow Unified, a very bad 10.4
17. #6 – Daddy is Klimt, but I believe in the Dynaformer mare. Worked an almost ok 10.1, consider
18. #232 – My favorite Midnight Storm. Went a great 10.0, almost too fast to get a good price
19. #190 – Medal Count is a son of Dynaformer standing in Ohio. Went an ok 10.1, consider
20. #195 – Lea gives us another bargain basement special. Went a reasonable 10.1, consider
21. #362 – Lemon Drop Kid needs a heir apparent. Went a reasonable 10.1, worth thinking about at the right price.
22. #560 – Cupid crossed with a Dixie Union mare is the same as Mohayman and Quick Tempo, an A++ nick, interesting, a $67,000 yearling?. A very nice 10.0, the magic of Dixie Union