Ranking the High-End Sires

Let’s think about that group of sires with fees from $50,000 to $90,000. This is not usually a group I shop in, but maybe I am missing a value idea. My rank would be:

1. Street Sense $60,000 – avg 2020 yearling = $100,000
2. Candy Ride $75,000 – avg yearling = $150,000
3. Gun Runner $50,000 – avg yearling – $238,000
4. Kitten’s Joy $60,000 – avg yearling = $133,000
5. Ghostzapper – $85,000 – avg yearling $166,000
6. Constitution – $85,000 – avg yearling = $136,000
7. Nyquist – $75,000 – avg yearling = $162,000
8. More Than Ready $65,000 – avg yearling = $108,000
9. Speightstown $90,000 – avg yearling = $180,000

To me the clear leader here is Street Sense. He is a solid source of stamina and seems to be a little under-appreciated by the market judging by the average yearling price.

I was impressed by these yearling picks, any of which could be a solid value:

1. Mugged – c – Street Sense by The Factor – $140,000 – Centennial, not working
2. Brigadier General – c – Street Sense by Giant’s Causeway – $150,000 – West Point, 4 starts, one 2nd
3. Knot the One – c – Street Sense by Broken Vow $125,000 – Donegal, not working
4. Street Slayer – f – Street Sense by Ghostzapper – $210,000 – Victory Partners, 3 works at KE
5. Murray – c – Street Sense by Tiznow – $300,000 – Starlight, winner at Del Mar
6. Once a Giant – c – Street Sense by Vindication – $235,000 – Bill Parcells, 8 works at KE

My favorite is out of a full sister to $1,000,000 winner Daddy Nose Best, a Scat Daddy mare named Ananda. Ananda is a daughter of the great Thunder Gulch. This is a A+ nick. Could my choice have a higher return on investment than the expensive horses, let’s watch

1. Lord Shaftesbury – Street Sense by Scat Daddy – $35,000 – Clark Brewster, not working

Maybe a cheap Street Sense will be a good yearling this September, it is worth considering.