On to Ocala April

Only four days after the Lone Star sale, the under tack show for the Ocala sale begins. They will work about 175 horses per day for the next 7 days.

The strategy will remain the same. Let’s find horses with some stamina is their pedigrees that still have an average work (what I would call a better than expected work).

I went through the catalog once when it first came out and came up with a top 20 list. I am going through a second time and will build my list here. In very broad terms if I have 120 ideas, maybe 40 will not work or be withdrawn, 20 will work too fast for my budget, 30 will work too slow to consider at any price, and maybe 30 will be “just right”:

1. #175 – c – Dialed In – Shine Softly by Aldebaran – Mom ran a solid 94 Equibase fig going 1 1/16 on the turf, and was also a solid producer. The 2nd dam was a multiple G1 winner going long. The nick is A. 4/4 foal. A model horse. $50,000 yearling.
2. #882 – f – Mr. Speaker – Happiness Is by Dynaformer – 4/8, very solid mare, C+ nick, learned about this sire at Lone Star, might run 2 miles
3. #989 – f – Gormley – Lady Dora by Lord at War – Mom was G2 winner going long. 2nd dam was a $600,000 winner. B nick. 3/16 foal. Gormley with some stamina added. $14,000 RNA as a yearling.
4. #1077 – c – Connect – Mary Bernice by Bernardini – Mom ran a solid 86 and produced a solid horse. Bernardini is a great broodmare sire. The 2nd dam was graded winner going long on the turf. The nick is A++. 4/20 foal. $19,000 RNA as a yearling.
5. #187 – c – Cupid – Silver Sands by El Prado – Mom ran a 94 sprinting on the turf, but was bred to go longer. 2nd dam a solid horse by Red Ransom. A+ nick. 5/25 foal. Believe in the magic of El Prado. $57,000 yearling.
6. #595 – f – Honor Code – Catch the Moment by Unbridled – Mom was a unraced, but has produced 4 solid horses, including a G1 winner. 2nd dam by Nureyev. B nick. 5/24 foal.
7. #216 – c – American Freedom – Souper Miss by Alphabet Soup – Mom was a solid allowance horse going long, and a decent producer. 2nd dam a solid producer. Kind of boring, but that might be good. 4/6 foal. B nick. $26,000 yearling
8. #273 – c – Midnight Storm – Suzee Sunrise by Chester House – Midnight Storm was bred to lots of marginal mares, and this is one. Only a sprinter, but bred for more. good 2nd dam by With Approval. $55,000 RNA as a yearling.
9. #191 – f – Cairo Prince – Sing Lady Sing by Scat Daddy – Mom was 87 fig router. 2nd dam was third in G2 routing, and produced Social Inclusion. A++ nick. 5/7 foal. Speculative. $25,000 yearling.
10. #843 – c – Mastery – Giant Deduction by Giant’s Causeway – Mom got a late late start, but in her third start she tried 1 /1/8 miles on the turf in a G2, running a 96. The 2nd dam was by stamina source Prized, and produced 4 graded stakes horses. Nick is a C. 5/3 foal. There are so many Mastery’s to choose from, maybe this one will be overlooked. $65,000 RNA as a yearling.
11. #794 – f – Frosted – Finnica by Empire Maker – Mom was fancy Juddmonte horse that could not run. 2nd dam was by Roberto. $37,000 RNA as a yearling. A++ nick. 5/4 foal. maybe an affordable Frosted.
12. #776 – c – Vancouver – Explainable by Dynaformer – Mom ran a 92 going 1 1/4 miles on the turf. 2nd dam a multiple G2 winner. B+ nick. 3/22 foal.
13. #1175 – f – Big Blue Kitten – Neith by Dynaformer – Mom was ok, and sold for $245,000 as a two year old. Mom was same breeding as Barbaro (Dynaformer out of a Carson City mare)
14. #314 – f – Astern – Thunder Way by Thunder Gulch. Mom ran some 80’s. Same cross as Mshawish. A nick. 2/20 foal. $21,000 yearling.
15. #466 – c – Honor Code – Anabaa’s Creation by Anabaa – Strange experimental mix of Honor Code and a Euro long distance mare. High risk, D nick
16. #477 – c – Shaman Ghost – Apology Accepted by Candy Ride – Mare unraced, but 2nd dam sister to LDK stakes winner. Speculative
17. #319 – f – Connect – Timetobegone by Vindication – kind of a specialty pick because it is the same cross as Exaggerator and the West Point yearling I passed on. $70,000 RNA yearling
18. #401 – f – Cupid – Wild Mocha by Medaglia d’ Oro – Mom was a plodder, but with great pedigree. A nick. 3/3 foal. $13,000 yearling
19. #777 – c – Cupid – Explosive Vacation by Harlan’s Holiday – Mom was a plodder, but well bred. 2nd dam a solid horse by Dynaformer. A+ nick. 5/3 foal. $22,000 yearling.
20. #1095 – f – Cupid – Mercer Mill Mae by Broken Vow – Mom was a ok turf sprinter, but bred for more. 3rd dam a multiple G1 winner going long. An A nick. 4/20 foal. $13,000 yearling.
21. #52 – f – American Freedom – Purple Rose by El Prado. Mom was not much, but very well bred. 2nd dam placed in a G1 routing. A nick. The magic of El Prado. $15,000 yearling.
22. #73 – f – American Freedom – Razzle Dazzle by Medaglia d’ Oro – Mom unraced, but well bred. 2nd dam was second in a G2 going long. B+ nick. 2/20 foal. $23,000 yearling.
23. #29 – f – Exaggerator – Polly Alexander by Foxhound – lots of Euro pedigree, A++ nick, classic plodder/plodder
24. #88 – Air Force Blue – Rendezvous Point by Kingmambo – A+ nick, maybe enough distance pedigree
25. #100 – f – Hard Spun – Roberta Turner by Smart Strike – 4/7 foal, mom was an expensive Pletcher horse that only ran once, but there is stamina in the pedigree
26. #138 – c – Air Force Blue – Secret Charm by Green Desert – 4/5 foal, some hints of stamina in the pedigree
27. #144 – f – Liam’s Map – Selective by Tapit – 4/15 foal, a very conventional LM that will most likely be to expensive
28. #146 – Mshawish – Sense When by Street Sense – maybe Mshawish is the forgotten sire this year, Woodman and Broken Vow at stamina, young mare
29. #160 – Cairo Prince – She Is Raging by Aggressive Chief – Pleasant Tap 2nd dam
30. #167 – f – Keen Ice – Shesastinecoldfox by Foxhound – low risk mare??
31. #178 – c – Exaggerator – Sightseeing Sis by Orb – great 2nd dam by Pleasant Colony, high risk mare, $11,000 yearling, A nick, maybe the risk you need to take????
32. #183 – c – Gormley – Silver Hustler by Political Force – solid mare, $57,000 weanling, B+ n
33. #197 – f – Exaggerator – Sluice by Seeking the Gold – 2/20 foal, huge pedigree, why is this horse here??, C nick
34. #199 – f – Honor Code – Smart Ashley by Smart Strike – 2/21 foal, solid family, A nick, cross of First Dude, maybe the best Honor Code
35. #202 – c – Cairo Prince – Smart N special by Smart Strike – 4/12, interesting mare
36. #206 – c – Twirling Candy – Snow Mesa by Sky Mesa – young mare, El Prado 2nd dam
37. #216 – c – American Freedaom – Souper Miss by Alphabet Soup – nice granddaughter of Cozzene for the mare, 4/6
38. #225 – c – Midnight Storm – Sparky Three by Monarchos – decent stamina in the mare,3/8
39. #252 – c – Hard Spun – Strike Accord by Smart Strike – solid mare 5/13
40. #253 – c – Cairo Prince – Strut the Canary by Mineshaft
41. #256 – f – Noble Mission – Style Show by Red Ransom – solid mare, 5/1
42. #291 – f – Classic Empire – Tango Time by Danehill Dancer – former Eclipse mare
43. #338 – c – Midnight Storm – Tres Hermanas by Curlin – ok mare, 5/4
44. #364 – f – Hard Spun
45. #366 – c – Klimt – Very Very by Royal Academy – stamina mare, 4/22
46. #375 – c – Warrior’s Reward
47. #383 – f – Honor Code
48. #386 – f – Gormley
49. #388 – c – Gormley
50. #397 – c – Tourist
51. #403 – c – Point of Entry
52. #408 – c – Mineshaft
53. #413 – f – Classic Empire
54. #420 – c – Midshipman
55. #421 – f – Keen Ice – plodder/plodder, 4/30 foal
56. #428 – f – Mineshaft
57. #453 – Keen Ice
58. #460 – Classic Empire
59. #511 – Animal Kingdom
60. #528 – Gormley
61. #536 – Unified – Black Escort by Southern Halo, B+ nick, interesting
62. #541 – Bal Bali – Lu Ravi is 3rd dam
63. #556 – Keen Ice – Boubonesque by Dynaformer – might go 3 miles
64. #559 – Twirling Candy
65. #560 – Jack Milton
66. #571 – Unified
67. #579 – Keen Ice
68. #615 – Mshawish
69. #616 -Twirling Candy
70. #620 – Liam’s Map
71. #629 – Unfied
72. #659 – Unified
73. #664 – Twirling Candy
74. #671 – Tonalist
75. #676 – Cupid
76. #698 – Temple City
77. #749 – Exaggerator
78. #750 – Wicked Strong
79. #752 – Connect
80. #763 – Cupid
81. #769 Flintshire
82. #771 – Gormley
83. #778 – Mr.Speaker
84. #788 – Classic Empire
85. #807 – Keen Ice
86. #808 – Twirling Candy
87. #829 – Animal
88. #833 – Dialed In
89. #843 – Mastery
90. #846 – Astern – Dynaformer mare
91. #850 – Midnight Storm
92. #853 – Frosted
93. #854 – Twirling Candy
94. #869 – Connect
95. #890 – Frosted
96. #898 – Cairo
97. #899 – Practical
98. #902 – Klimt
99. #904 – Iron Fist
100. #921 – AFB
101. #936 – Gormley – Rock Hard Ten
102. #940 – AFB
103. #947 – Alpha – dam of Mucho Gusto
104. #950 – Bernardini
105. #969 – Bernardini
106. #974 – Tapizar
107. #990 – Malibu Moon
108. #991 – Oxbow
109. #993 – Unified
110. #1005 – Liam’s Map – LDK mare
111. #1006 – Mohaymen
112. #1007 – Keen Ice
113. #1009 – Practical
114. #1020 – Mastery
115. #1041 – Hard Spun
116. #1056 – Malibu Moon
117. #1070 – MM
118. #1085 – Liam
119. #1088 – Union Rags
120. #1090 – LDK
121. #1096 – Creative
122. #1100 -Astern
123. #1101 – Temple
124. #1110 – Midshipman
125. #1127 – Honor
126. #1129 – Midnight
127. #1137 – Astern
128. #1178 – Klimt
129. #1215 – American