What Is Missing?

I have presented my plodder/plodder top 100, but there are some more speed oriented names on that list. I also just presented a group of 20 more conventional choices that feature more precocious sires.

What is missing?

How about some horses from the expensive sires? I think this creates some problems. Trying to stay within a budget and buy horses from expensive sires is in my opinion a prescription for disaster.

I would much rather spend $200,000 on a son of Cupid (stud fee $5,000) than spend “only” $200,000 on a son of Tapit. A son of Tapit for $200,000 screams “problem horse”. I would rather hammer a rusty nail through my hand than buy a $200,000 Tapit. One of the best bet against’s at the race track are cheap sale priced offspring of fancy sires.

With that being said, let’s at least think about these horses.

Expensive Sires:

1. Into Mischief $225,000
2. Tapit $185,000
3. Curlin $175,000
4. Uncle Mo $175,000
5. Medaglia d’ Oro $150,000
6. Quality Road $150,000
7. War Front $150,000
8. American Pharoah $100,000
9. Speightstown $90,000
10. Constitution $85,000
11. Ghostzapper $85,000
12. Candy Ride $75,000
13. Nyquist $75,000
14. More Than Ready $65,000
15. Kitten’s Joy $60,000
16. Street Sense $60,000
17. Gun Runner $50,000
18. Distorted Humor
19. Arrogate
20. Pioneerof the Nile

The question is where should I set my budget? I think $100,000 would be too low, and $300,000 would be too high. So let’s try to find the best horse for each of these sires at $200,000 or less. I will shop again at the Keeneland yearling sale. I certainly trust fancy sires at two year old in training sales even less.

Here I will have to choose more “empty” mares, but I will still try to add some stamina just to keep the price down. Let’s see what happens:

1. Inalattetrouble – f – Into Mischief – Tiznow – $195,000 – MyRacehorse.com
2. Sebago Lake – f – Tapit – Giant’s Causeway – $160,000 – Diamond Creek
3. Mystical Journey – f – Curlin – Stormy Atlantic – $200,000 – Red Oak
4. Northern Aurora – c – Uncle Mo – Lemon Drop Kid – $210,000 – Atlas
5. Ha’ Penny – Medaglia d’ Oro – f – Uncle Mo – $50,000 – DJ Stable
6. Glider – c – Quality Road – Lemon Drop Kid – $200,000 – DJ Stable
7. Safra – f – War Front – Galileo – $200,000 – Lean On Me
8. Simms – c – American Pharoah – Sadler’s Wells – $100,000 – DJ Stable
9. Von Trapp – c – Speightstown – Marypop (FR) – $150,000 – Starlight
10. Jargon – c – Constitution – Street Cry – $130,000 – Steve Carr
11. Snip – f – Ghostzapper – Tapit – $260,000 – Mayberry
12. Desert Ruler – c – Candy ride – Rubiano – $90,000 – Dan Pita
13. xxxxxxxxxxx – f – Nyquist – Giant’s Causeway – $200,000 – Zilla Racing
14. I Was Born Ready – c – More Than Ready – $100,000 – DJ Stable
15. Bayraq – c – Kitten’s Joy – Zamindar – $120,000 – Shadwell
16. Sandstone – f – Street Sense – Seattle Slew – Ken McPeek
17. Pistol – f – Gun Runner – Wildcat Heir – $100,000 Eclipse
18. Gooch Go Bragh – c – Distorted Humor – Giant’s Causeway – $130,000 – Donegal
19. Wave Theory – f – Arrogate – Smart Strike – $200,000 – JCM
20. Tarot Card – f – Pioneerof the Nile – Malibu Moon – $110,000 – DJ Stable

Maybe this is a viable strategy, but I doubt it. Let’s see how it works out