Quixote vs Centennial

Let’s get in the spirit and spend some imaginary money. The idea is to spend $1,300,000 on 4 horses just like Centennial did. I will use the same strategy of buying “empty mares”.

I was very impressed by the Bolt d’Oro’s that I saw at the sale. So in the spirit of reckless spending let’s make my top choice hip #713. A potentially crazy old man named Willian Warren bought the horse. Many years ago he paid up for a strange horse named Denis of Cork, who was 3rd in the Derby, and 2nd in the Belmont. The mare was not much of a runner, and her first foal was a disappointment. This must have been a great looking horse, nearly a half million is a lot to pay for a $10,000 sire. Distorted Humor is a tricky broodmare sire, but the nick is rated A.

For my second choice let’s go with the cross of Maxfield (Street Sense by a AP indy mare). This was bought by a pedigree shop called Shepard Equine Advisors. Let’s hope they know what they are doing. The mare did not hit the board until she was 5, and her first foal has not raced.

For my third choice I am going to put up with a C+ nick, and try to combine Mendelssohn with a Galileo mare. The 2nd dam produced the great General Quarters. The smart guys at Oracle Bloodstock bought this one potentially for Danny Gargan. The mare was unraced and her first foal has not raced.

My wild card is son of Oscar Performance. I liked the look of these offspring, but the market did not agree. The best looking horse I saw was an Oscar Performance, but he had vet issues. They looked a lot like Kitten’s Joy, which was not “sprinty” enough for the cool kids. I cannot leave without one. The cagy Louie Roussel III bought this one. The mare here did win over $100,000 and her first foal has not raced.

With my left over money I was still able to afford a son of Collected. These were solid looking horses, and here the broodmare sire is the great Street Cry. The mare was unraced, and none of her first three foals have been successful. Madaket bought this guy with a few others. Maybe Collected is the next good Airdrie sire.

1. #713 – c – Bolt d’Oro – Gentle Humor by Distorted Humor – $475,000, A nick
2. #1156 – c – Sense You Asked – Street Sense – Malibu Model by Malibu Moon, $270,000, A nick
3. #100 – c – Supernova – Mendelssohn – Our Maria Celeste by Galileo – $150,000, C+ nick
4. #1594 – c – Professor Higgins – Oscar Performance – Noble Ready by More Than Ready – $125,000, B nick
5. #317 – c – Collected by Coronation Street by Street Cry – $200,000, A+ nick

This is a very different group of horse from what I selected last year. This is a group from high risk mares that are neither runners or producers. Let’s see if it works.