More Horses

The Ocala April catalog is out. It is 1200+ horses, with 20+ selections from the popular sires. It seems a little overwhelming at first glance. I will start with my top 15 sires, 10 new, and 5 old, and then some of my more offbeat ideas.

I will try to slowly build this list over the next few weeks:

1. Honor Code (9) – 466, 595. ok/marginal
2. Cairo Prince (15) – 41,160,191, 253, 898, ok/marginal
3. Dialed In (10) – 175, 583, 833 – one very good
4. Twirling Candy (20) – 559, 616, 664, 708, 808, 838, 854, 1091, 206 – ok
5. Exaggerator (15) – 178, 725, 749 – marginal
6. Midnight Storm (18) – 273, 297, 338, 850, 1129, 15, 131, 264 – ok
7. Gormley (17) -183, 936. 989* – ok
8. Connect (20) – 319, 1077, 752, 869, 1177, 1207, 265 – several solid
9. American Freedom (21) – 52, 73, 216, 552, 670, 1016, 1108, 1215, above average
10. Cupid (27) – 187*, 401, 777, 1095 – above average
11. Unified (19)- 56, 536, 571, 667, 709, 993, 997, 1182 – ok
12. Classic Empire (28) – 291, 739, 788 – marginal
13. Klimt (34) – 164, 366*, 731, 1178
14. Keen Ice (14) – 556, 579 – marginal
15. Mastery (18) – 843* , 1020

Offbeat ideas:

1. Shaman Ghost (1) – 477 – ok
2. Point of Entry (3) – 403 – marginal
3. Temple City (7) – 233 – marginal
4. Tonalist (8) – 534 – marginal
5. Astern (9) – 314, 846, 1100, 1137 – interesting
6. Lea (1) – nothing
7. Big Blue Kitten (1) – very interesting
8. Air Force Blue (7) – 88,138 – ok
9. Frosted (23) – 23, 239, 794*, 853, – ok
10. Lemon Drop Kid (5) – 1090 – marginal
11. Maclean’s Music (13) – 58, 512, 848, 1070 – above average
12. Midshipman (5) – 420 – marginal
13. Noble Mission (5) – 256, 1119, 1146 – ok
14. Summer Front (1) – nothing
15. Anchor Down (3) – nothing
16. Upstart (10) – 54 – marginal
17. Vancouver (3) – 776 – interesting
18. Violence (22) – 313, 685, 692, 959 – ok
19. Tapiture (13) – 348, 446, 462, 496,
20. Ironicus (1) – nothing
21. Animal Kingdom (2) – 511 – marginal
22. Bal a Bali (5) – 541, 849
23. Warrior’s Reward (1) – 375 – ok
24. Tapizar (3) – 974
25. Tourist (1) – 397
26. Mr Speaker (3) – 882*
27. Morning Line – 275
28. jack Milton – 560
29. Iron Fist – 904