As I sort through my favorites at the Fasig-Tipton NY-bred sale, a clear favorite emerges. It is the first horse in the sale, hip #301, a filly by Dialed In.
Here is what I like:
- The 2nd dam, Party Cited, ran a 115 Equibase fig at 1 3/8 miles to win a Grade 3 turf race at Golden Gate. She also placed in several other graded route races, but never won.
- The 2nd dam produced a $700,000+ winner, Composure, that won G1 route races and another foal won $800,000+ and the West Virginia Derby (G3)
- The 2nd dam was by the great Alleged. Alleged in the only two time winner of the Arc de Triomphe. He was not a great sire, but this was one of his best daughters.
- The dam, Uchitel, was not a successful runner, but she did produce a colt, Suddenbreakingnews, that ran 5th in the Kentucky Derby for ultra-low profile connections (trained by Donnie von Hemel).
- Uchitel is by the controversial Afleet Alex. AA was not the most successful sire, but he certainly adds stamina.
- The sire, Dialed In, is undervalued. He produced Gunnevera from a poor mare, and Super Stock from a questionable mare.
- Dialed In is the sire of Star Six Nine, a really nice looking colt that MyRaceHorse.com bought. Check out his photo at their website.
- The filly is a May 5th foal. I can not imagine a pinhooker being interested.
- There are plenty of NY-bred turf races to run in.
- The median Dialed In yearling was only $25,000 last year, I would pay twice that for this girl, maybe more.
In many ways hip #301 is almost a perfect plodder/plodder.
The nick is only rated C, but the success of Mineshaft (Dialed In’s father) with this particular mare makes that less of a factor.
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