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Oh well all good things come to an end. Just when racing was on the up!

He's had a few threads on here but after the weekend he surly deserves another one. Hopefully we will see some promising 2yo's as we progress through the season.

Urban Sea duplicated 3x3. Good or bad?

A nice 2yo winner for him in France yesterday and no fluke either.

Got the National Stakes last night. Right at the top of the 2yo table in Britain now. Early in the season but pretty impressive.

Well he has a proper Derby chance now. Not sure how good the form of that race is but you can't help but think those in front of him in the betting may end up non stayers. COT obviously has claims if ...

AOB has his first WB 2yo running at Navan on Saturday, a 1/2 brother to Golden Horde. I reckon you could back WB 2yo's blind out of AOB's this season and make a profit!

I think this is a good move. This will increase demand for the right sort of yearling.

his first few runners yesterday all made the frame with one getting her head in front. Not a bad little start.

First runner, first winner...Boom.

What a start. He has a couple in the Brocklesby on Saturday and another one like that will get him a few late bookings I'm sure.

It looks a decent Brocklesy on ...

https://www.racingpost.com/bloodstock/news/ebf-juddmonte-darley-and-tattersalls-combine-to-support-bhas-high-value-developmental-race-programme-avwl88p3K2yb/

Any extra prize money should probably b ...

https://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/pdf/tdn/tdn240207e.pdf

3yo's to follow. His last pick was my favourite 2yo of last year. I have heard that she had a little set back before xmas.

Pintatubo @ 2/1
Sergei Prokofiev @ 9/4
Earthlight @ 11/4
Far above @ 12/1
Mohaather @ 16/1
Kameko @ 16/1
Ghaiyyath @ 16/1
Arizona @ 20/1
Wooded @ 25/1
Hello Youmzain @ 25/1
Sands of Mali @ 5 ...

Land Force off to Scotch Corner. The Highclere stallion page is a quick read now. Where did Cable Bay go?

It was a shame Luxembourg just missed out, he's one of my favorites. Camelot has got a bit lost in the background with all the Wootton Bassett and that American triple crown winner (his name escapes m ...

I think we are there with the new ones and all the 2024 fees have been announced. Thoughts on whats on offer next year? Easier or harder for small breeders?

Can anyone who has the 2021 return of mares help me out. I am looking for the numbers of mares the following stallions covered in 2021:
Cable Bay; Advertise; Invincible Army; Sergei Prokofiev; Taslee ...

Sleep well Aunty Olive.... only kidding Megabucks Laughing

Does anyone else think $6m was cheap? Have we reached a ceiling on thoroughbred values? This is a mare that has won the Breeders Cup twice, ...

A good few fillies available at the foal sales. Peter would have bravely taken the plunge but should we? Some forumite mat well have a vested interest here, lets hope he hasn't got a French Horn.

...so let's stick him up two and a half grand. Is it just me and Spock shaking our heads?

The lads sent one of their best mares half way around the world to the greatest sire in Japan, it was a very brave thing to do. They have produced a champion that has won a G1 at 2 and four G1s as a t ...

Native Trail at a little over £15k seems worth the ferry ticket. I suggest you book early!

With at least Paddington and Little Big Bear taking residence next year they may well get short of room. Who's heading out? Here's the list:

Australia
Blackbeard
Calyx
Camelot
Churchill
Circu ...

What about Bradsell, where's he going? Surely he won't stay in training.

Looks like its a mud fest. The RP trophy looks a belter and let's hope it goes ahead. I think we may see next years 2000gns winner.

Two nice colts won at Newmarket. A little overshadowed by COT but I think either pone could be classic types. Mawj still going strong with a grade 1 in the USofA.

Below are the top 10 so far. Any mileage in the likes of Inns of Court, Land Force, Invincible Army foals this year?

1 Blue Point (IRE)
2 Soldier's Call (GB)
3 Too Darn Hot (GB)
4 Inns of Co ...

What could possibly go wrong??????

I could do with it smashing all records and buyers having to look for horses in about 2 weeks time. Good luck if you have one selling.

1st season sires to look out for and any other that could turn a profit. Those less than the cost of a small island would be most of interest.

Retire to stud or race on as a five year old?

Oh what should have been. Great 2yo, great 3yo, great looking, great pedigree, great book of mares to get him going and now quietly slipping away....or is he? He seems to still be in demand (relativel ...

Won by AOB and co at York. However the 2nd finished 2nd to Kings Gamble at Newmarket the other week and he just finished 3rd in the Gimcrack so the form should be solid.

Derrinstown and then Starfield Stud. First runners next year, I quite liked him when I saw him at the guineas and I think Farhh is one of the best stallions around. Has he any chance?

Obviously no Godolphin but surely there are more than four horses in Europe that can compete for a prize of over £1/2m to the winner? Absolute disgrace.

Needs a lot of new horses for next year. Plenty of Dubawi's to tempt him.

Off to stud, no surprise to me. No sprinter in my book but will be marketed as a top sprinter. Not sure what to make of his chances or what his fee might be. Personally if I had a miler filly that sui ...

Thought he may have been one of the better first seasoners. Tough to explain his dismal performance so far. A good looking high class horse and I suppose there is time to turn it around....but not muc ...

I think you predicted that last year TOTH. No cluse as yet to where he is off but I think up North would see him getting a few mares every year. In fairness for a cheap stallion he does ok at the sale ...

Dubawi foal out of Minding. Good?

Before the July Cup today they stopped members of the public going into the pre parade ring. That includes all premier ticket and annual badge holders. What a farce.

at Ascot today, Under the Sun. Very stout pedigree and I was surprised she ran so well first time. You would think being by GH out of a Montjeu mare and out of a full sister to Jan Vermeer she would i ...

Running today in maiden at HQ. Her dam Juneau never ran as a 2yo but ran 18 times as a 3yo winning 4 of them. I followed her a bit and was one of my favourites that year. Thats the sort of horse you ...

If you run Auguste Rodin in the KG and it won beating King Of Steel into second would you wish never ran him?

What is going on? Where on earth are the big Arab outfits? Where are all the Frankels? Its a mid season middle distance all aged race worth over £400k to the winner. 4 runners? It's a disgrace.

I'm a big fan of NNN but if LDV was at Coolmore I think he would have done even better.

A 2yo stakes winner in France, UK and Ireland already this year as well as King of Steel. The first Coolmore crop is next year so he is looking promising.

£60k fillies novice, intended to stop horses going abroad?? 1st and 2nd favourite the King and Cheveley Park. I doubt they would sell a decent filly abroad.

If he doesn't hang (and he will have plenty of chance to do that at the Curragh) Hi Royal looks like he has a great chance.

It seems 2-4pm on a Saturday are reserved for good horses only in the future. Its a little ironic that the Derby is at 1.30 this year. Not sure about attendance at Saturday meetings that start at 9.30 ...

Off he mark with 2 winners over the last couple of days. Any thoughts? I quite like him but its getting very hard to win these 2yo maidens/novices. Will he get a dozen winners and will that make him o ...

It's a shame about his fertility. I thought he was doing well. Let's hope JB can get a few decent foals out of him. I think he's with the right guy at least.

What a terrible decision.

The worst I have attended so far. No Free Handicap, no AOB, no crowds and no atmosphere. Hope it picks up today. Big bright point was Lumiere's daughter winning yesterday.

The conditions race on Tuesday isn't much of a trial, the Craven doesn't look great. Not sure how cancelling a 7f listed race makes much of a difference to the pattern. I think it weakens the meeting.

anyone know why there are no runner entries posted for Doncaster on sat/sun?

A little thin on the ground. Certainly not much value anywhere. Any hot prospects £10k or under?

This should make good viewing. You will be guaranteed a good birth with any foal and a good book with any yearling. I think they will commercial gold for those that can afford them.

Did I miss something? Where has he gone?

Can anybody please tell me if this mare has ever been inbred to. Many thanks.

YTD median yearlings £170k. I have seen quite a few and it doesn't seem to matter what they look like. He must be one of the most successful young commercial stallions ever!! Everybody seems to want ...

A G2 winner yesterday but it probably wasn't a great race. The Foxes was a looker and has a decent pedigree so he might go on to a G1. I don't think his colt can win the Arc but he has had a decent se ...

As a supplementary to the racing reform thread I would like to give my experiences on attendances this year. I go racing a lot not just as an owner but as a regular punter. Since the start of the year ...

A group 2 winner now. Performance (so far) probably not good enough. Pedigree, anyone got any views? On looks he is just terrific. I have seen him loads of times and you see a much better (commercial) ...

I thought it was all over buy SN is only 8/9 behind now. He could still do it. He seems to be getting new winners every day where HG has dried up a little.

I thought Ten Sovereigns was one of the best looking colts of his generation and Little Big Bear is definitely the best looking 2yp I have seen for a good few years. That was some run on Saturday by L ...

I think that's a good move for GH. I think he still may be an option for flat owner breeders. I find it hard to believe that such a high quality racehorse with his pedigree won't have some merit in th ...

That's a little disappointing.

Anyone have any idea what's going on here?

With the forum being a little quiet and everyone everywhere speculating on Coolmore, I thought it might be 'fun' to join in the debate (not that we haven't loads of times).

Whatever their middle di ...

Another G1 filly.

While looking through a pedigree I found this mare. Ran 63 times over 5 seasons without winning.

Sold and off to To Darn Hot at some point. I suppose it relates a little to the other post but is this a decent mating? I have never seen her but apparently she is a good looking filly. How big is the ...

Its a belter. Pick the bones out of this one. I have no clue to the winner (I have the Brocklesby winner top rated (UK only)) but its looks really competitive and as good as any for a while.

In the Albany with a great chance. Interestingly her 2nd dam Epitome, had a nice 2yo winner by Kingman at Doncaster today. She is 23 and I think she has had 16 foals to date. Now that's the sort of ma ...

Any insights into the Derby favourites breeding?

This mare sells for AU$1.3m to Coolmore from Godolphin. I don't get why on earth Godolphin would sell a 1.3m mare to their competitors. Anyone got any clues?

I thought it was the best 2yo performance of the year so far (in Britain). Just looking at her pedigree and see she is Modern games 1/2 sister. A good weekend for the dam who has also produced Modern ...

A lot being made about attendances at the moment. I'm not sure what they expect with the cost of living as it is. They may have to start offering some value if things don't pick up!!

Just reading about Gun Runner and wondered why we don't see any CR's progeny in Europe. His dam's family is largely European and Ride The Rails seems to be able to produce turf horses. Is there someth ...

Not been a bad start for him with his 2yo's in Britain. These were from his first season at £15k. He seems to have been around for ages and his fee keeps on going up.

He will be cheap next year (if he isn't this year). 130 rated and plenty of decent horses (if not many superstars). A quick look at his top ten shows that his progeny were the best by 8 of the mares w ...

If you haven't already take a read of this:

https://coolmore.com/farms/ireland/news/stellar-mares-for-st-marks-basilica

Anybody know of any in training?

Not much sub £10k in UK. Only these two with any commercial prospects:

Ubettabelieveit,
Lope Y Fernandez

Have I missed any?

They have a big farm sale in South Africa this month. I expect to see a lot of their stock in the sales this Autumn, Another really good outfit slipping away?

This fella is doing really well this year (in context). A group winner in Italy over the weekend and plenty of winners (some good) in the UK over the last month or so. He is going the same way as his ...

Gets a classic winner after he dies. I always thought he was great stallion. Shame he couldn't go on a few more years.

Ist and 2nd and the winner 2x3 to Galileo.

I see they are dispersing in NZ and Aus. Anyone know what's happening over here?

I was just reading about the death of Malibu Moon and it struck me that none of the major European breeders seemed to have any interest in A P Indy. His family have had success in Europe and there see ...

8 winners and 4 placed from 16 runners. A few above average (maybe not Royal Ascot but who knows). If you still have a mare to cover that would suit him there would be worse gambles.

That's an interesting pedigree. We have talked a fair bit about HS on here.

Here's an interesting one. We have discussed this a couple of years ago on here. Probably the best horse with STS and G in the pedigree. Is this a fluke or the way to go. There will be loads of opport ...

If I had a mare who's dam is by SW. Would a sire who's dam is Galileo be a no go (statistically)? What if I had some other big pluses, would/could they compensate?

lots of doom and gloom through the winter but the sales have bounced back well. I think the next few years will be a good time to be in horse racing. Loads of racing so lots of horses needed which mea ...

A couple of winners already and plenty entered to run. One for the cheap and cheerful boys..... or maybe he might just be a bit better?

First sale tomorrow. I can't even find a link to it. Should be interesting.

Nice start for Caravaggio. Out of Immortal Verse so could go ion to be good (if she isn't already).

Another big benefactor lost to racing. I imaghinr there will be some big changes in the next couple of years.

Any info on the foals in Ireland? Over here but tricky to assess.

Can someone tell me if he is a positive or negative duplicated in a pedigree. Looking at a 3x4 duplication.

Where has he gone? Did I miss something?

According to 'pedigree query' there are only 28 horses where she is inbred. This can't be right. Anyone got any numbers for her?

I like him and he is in my budget (he is in everyone's budget!). How good/bad is he statistically. According to the RP he has had nearly 20% of his runners rate 90+ (OR). That i something I tend to lo ...

MM is back on Thursday for his first run since the Guineas. Do they show Meydan on attheraces?

I know realised the reason for the comments in the other thread. What horse racing doesn't need at the moment (in the UK anyway) is a rich over privileged race horse trainers whinging about the tax co ...

Racing set to go through the lockdown. No owners of course . Will owners be allowed to their football clubs?