Building My List For Ocala April

I will use this post to build my list after each day’s works.

1. #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, worked 10.1, not sold as a yearling
2. #88 – c – Air Force Blue – Rendezvous Point by Kingmambo – A+ nick, great distance pedigree. I am almost ready to give up on AFB, but Eclipse did pay $250,000 for one last fall. Worked 21.2 One foal from the mare became a 2 mile+ hurdle horse. Not sold as a yearling.
3. #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. Worked a better than average 10.1 I love the sire, I love the pedigree of the mare, but she has been a poor producer. A little worried the seller might choose to race him if we do not overpay. Very tricky call.
4. #1069 – Honor Code – Maracuya by Big Brown – dam ran in the G2 Black Eyed Susan, and has produced 3 winners of $60,000 in her first 3 foals, 2nd dam produced a winner of the Black Eyed Susan, F nick, not thrilled with Big Brown as damsire, but everything else is good, $24,000 RNA as a yearling
5. #646 – f – Hard Spun – Colina Verde by Know Heights (1 1/2 winner) – A++ nick, strange Brazilian mare with stamina credentials, $30,000 yearling, 4/26 foal, worked 10.2 on a slow day
6. #29 – f – Exaggerator – Polly Alexander by Foxhound – lots of Euro pedigree, A++ nick, classic plodder/plodder. I am not thrilled that a son of Exaggerator is near the top of my list again. I need the price to be right. The work was 10.1 $67,000 yearling RNA
7. #778 – c – Mr. Speaker – Eye Candy Annie by Candy Ride – A nick, mare a solid runner and producer, work was 10.3, but had trouble at the start, the sire won going 1 1/4 on the turf, and is new favorite, already named Duke Skywalker
8. #846 – c – Astern – Gigahertz by Dynaformer – 5/3 foal, the magic of Dynaformer, Pivotal, and Rahy, worked 21.3, B nick, not the best mare
9. #993 – f – Unified – Lady Solvig by Giant’s Causeway – 5/2 foal, 10.1 work, big 2nd dam, C nick
10. #869 – f – Connect – Grand Style by Giant’s Causeway – solid mare and a Thunder Gulch 2nd dam, worked 10.1
11. #1215 – c – American Freedom – Our Pure Creation by Pure Prize – D nick, solid mare, 10.1 work, 4/5 foal, boring, last horse in the sale, mom was a sprinter bred to run longer
12. #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. Worked a marginal 10.2 On the borderline, but still worth considering
13. #403 – c – Point of Entry – Wild Silk by Street Sense – mare was Godolphin horse that never ran, but was well bred. The 2nd dam is by AP Indy, and produced a G1 winner. Work was an above average 21.1. The 3rd dam produced Fed Biz. Maybe willing to go over $50,000
14. #364 – f – Hard Spun – Veela by Bartok – Mom was a decent turf router, and has produced decent turf routers, A++ nick, $47,000 yearling, 4/16 foal, maybe a decent turf horse?, worked an ok 10.1
15. #1005 – c – Liam’s Map – Lemon Drop Dolly by LDK – solid 2nd dam, worked 10.2, maybe this is an affordable LM, D nick, 3/7 foal, $40,000 yearling
16. #1020 – c – Mastery – Limonar by Street Cry – solid mare, runner and producer, worked 10.2, maybe a cheap Mastery
17. #1041 – f – Hard Spun – f – Love Train by Tapit – mare solid allowance miler, 10.2 work, 5/13 foal
18. #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. worked 10.2, I wish this had been 10.1, but at least marginal
19. #167 – f – Keen Ice – Shesastonecoldfox by Foxhound – low risk mare?? worked 21.3 NY-bred, very marginal but very low risk. Mare a solid runner and producer. A++ nick, not sold as a yearling
20. #31 – f – Violence – Poly One Flex by Giant’s Causeway – Big looking filly, worked a marginal 10.2, only a $22,000 yearling, interesting pedigree, strong Lyphard family, kind of an empty mare horse
21. #256 – f – Noble Mission – Style Show by Red Ransom – NM has been a failure, and is now in Japan, but I have some interest. Work was an ok 10.1. Love the Red Ransom and Manila on the dam side. 5/1 foal. NM is a son of Galileo. The mare has only produced one good horse in 5 tries. Marginal, don’t want to pay more than $25,000.
22. #273 – c – Midnight Storm – Suzee Sunrise by Chester House. worked 10.1 This is a classic case of a mare that was bred to run long, but became only a turf sprinter. The one decent foal was a stakes placed miler. This is a marginal and experimental idea, but not without merit. Already named Star Shopping. $55,000 RNA as a yearling?
23. #769 – Flintshire – Everdeen by Lemon Drop Kid – Flintshire has been a disaster, but maybe over-hated?, A nick, mare was a 90,000 yearling
24. #348 – f – Tapiture – Tu Tu Larue by Theatrical – A nick, not sure about Tapiture as a turf sire, but not impossible., Worked 10.1, RNA $20,000 as a yearling, boring
25. #629 – c – Unified – Citizen by Day by Proud Citizen – C nick, mare bred by Team Valor, worked 21.3 on slow day, 3rd dam finished 2nd in the BC Juvenile
26. #671 – f – Tonalist – Court Appeal by Candy Ride – B+ nick, mare only ran twice, but did win in a nice time fig for Farish and Sheriffs, produced a $200,000 winner with her 2nd foal, worked 10.2 on a slow day
27. #1006 – c – Mohaymen – Lemon Frosted by Lemon Drop Kid – 2nd dam be Pure Prize, worked 10.1 on a slow day
28. #477 – c – Shaman Ghost – Apology Accepted by Candy Ride – worked an amazing 10.0, I might be the only person that likes Shaman Ghost. Maybe if there are 100, 9.4’s and 10.0’s, he could be overlooked, but I doubt it. Willing to pay 10x???. Only a $15,000 yearling.
29. #750 – f – Wicked Strong – Empressive Lady by Empire Maker – very solid mare and 2nd dam, A nick, work was too fast 10.0 on slow day, but maybe they hate WS, another Brooklyn Strong?
30. #899 – f – Practical Joke – Hello Maggie May by Lemon Drop Kid – worked 21.2, My favorite PJ with a LDK mare, $110,000 yearling
31. #1009 – c – Practical Joke – Leo’s Pegasus by Fusaichi Pegasus – 4/6 foal, A nick, $75,000 yearling, worked 21.0
32. #291 – Classic Empire – Tango Time, worked 21.0
33. #1215 – American Freedom – Our Pure Creation by Pure Prize – worked 10.1, reasonable idea
34. #144 – f – Liam’s Map – Selective by Tapit – 4/15 foal, a very conventional LM that will most likely be too expensive. Worked 10.1 With the Tapit mare I think she will be unaffordable, but you never know. $90,000 yearling.
35. #559 – f – Twirling Candy – Breaking Promises by Broken Vow – A++ nick. The work was a too fast 21.0. This horse will be too expensive, but let’s write it down just for fun. willing to pay 4x the stud fee of $40,000. Not sold as a yearling.
36. #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. worked 10. 0, will be too expensive
37. #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, worked 10.0 could be too expensive
38. #239 – Frosted – from here down are10.2 works that might be reasonable $25,000 horses
39. #243
40. #269
41. #366 – Klimt
42. #536 – Unified
43. #571 – Unified
44. #854 – Twirling Candy
45. #936 – Gormley
46. 1100 – Astern
47. #1143 – Bayern
48. #1154 – Honor Code
49. #1162 – Cupid
50. #338 – Midnight Storm – 21.3 work
51. #721 – Union Rags