Just a more fun note after yesterday's downer.
I chose the Dalakhani x Balaabel colt to include in my 2006 crop. The horse's name keeps changing! I think he is owned by Hamdan Al Maktoum, as they are all his kind of names plus he is Shadwell-bred.
At first when I put him in my stable he was called Nethaam. Nice enough name I thought and a well-bred colt. Next he was suddenly called Mathaal (or something along those lines). Then he was back to being named Nethaam. And shock, horror, he's got a new name again!
He is now named.... drumroll please.... Masdar. I like it, let's just hope he keeps it this time!
That just amused me :o) I wonder what reason they have to keep changing the colt's name. He will end up with multiple personality disorder if they continue like that!
(Masdar (IRE) - 2006 grey colt - Dalakhani x Balaabel, by Sadler's Wells)
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Showing posts with label 2006. Show all posts
Sunday, 4 May 2008
Thursday, 20 March 2008
Imari's Firstborn Named
Curragh Mon is the name of Imari's first foal, a two-year-old grey colt by Maria's Mon.
Imari is a daughter of Forty Niner out of a Sunday Silence granddaughter. She was bred in Japan by Nishikawa Co Ltd. Imari's dam, Western Sharp, was a winner in Japan. I first noticed her in the Keeneland September Yearling Sales Catalogue of 2002. Her breeding really caught my eye. I mean, Forty Niner and Sunday Silence! So into my first stable she went. She sold for $285,000 to Amerman Racing.
She didn't show that much promise in her 3yo year, but managed to win her two races at 4. Her last race was in February 2005, in time for her to be bred for a 2006 foal! I am not sure whether there was an injury or whether her owners decided she was never going to get blacktype. Anyway, she was bred to Maria's Mon on 7 April 2005. She once again entered the Keeneland sales ring in November 2005, pregnant with her Maria's Mon foal. She was sold to Kenneth and Sarah Ramsey for $100,000, a bargain if you ask me!
On 19 March 2006 she gave birth to her first foal. She was then bred to Ramsey Farm's own Kitten's Joy. I wonder, was she bought with Kitten's Joy in mind? Her Kitten's Joy foal was born on 11 April 07, a chestnut colt.
I am looking forward to Curragh Mon, he should be an interesting race horse. He brought a meagre price of $9,000 at the Keeneland Yearling Sale last year when he was bought by Crupi's New Castle Farm, but I hope that he can run. I have added him to my 2006 crop.
(Imari (JPN) - 2001 dkbr mare - Forty Niner x Western Sharp, by Sunday Silence)
(Curragh Mon (USA) - 2006 gr colt - Maria's Mon x Imari, by Forty Niner)
Imari is a daughter of Forty Niner out of a Sunday Silence granddaughter. She was bred in Japan by Nishikawa Co Ltd. Imari's dam, Western Sharp, was a winner in Japan. I first noticed her in the Keeneland September Yearling Sales Catalogue of 2002. Her breeding really caught my eye. I mean, Forty Niner and Sunday Silence! So into my first stable she went. She sold for $285,000 to Amerman Racing.
She didn't show that much promise in her 3yo year, but managed to win her two races at 4. Her last race was in February 2005, in time for her to be bred for a 2006 foal! I am not sure whether there was an injury or whether her owners decided she was never going to get blacktype. Anyway, she was bred to Maria's Mon on 7 April 2005. She once again entered the Keeneland sales ring in November 2005, pregnant with her Maria's Mon foal. She was sold to Kenneth and Sarah Ramsey for $100,000, a bargain if you ask me!
On 19 March 2006 she gave birth to her first foal. She was then bred to Ramsey Farm's own Kitten's Joy. I wonder, was she bought with Kitten's Joy in mind? Her Kitten's Joy foal was born on 11 April 07, a chestnut colt.
I am looking forward to Curragh Mon, he should be an interesting race horse. He brought a meagre price of $9,000 at the Keeneland Yearling Sale last year when he was bought by Crupi's New Castle Farm, but I hope that he can run. I have added him to my 2006 crop.
(Imari (JPN) - 2001 dkbr mare - Forty Niner x Western Sharp, by Sunday Silence)
(Curragh Mon (USA) - 2006 gr colt - Maria's Mon x Imari, by Forty Niner)
Wednesday, 27 February 2008
Crop Of 2006... update 1
I have added quite a few horses since my last list - mainly European. Unfortunately I have had to remove Saluki, a Dubai Destination colt, as he had been exported to South Africa, which would make him hard to follow. Apart from a few foals from my earlier crops I am unlikely to add any more north american horses. I am shortlisting some Europeans and the final choice is going to be hard. I might go slightly over 50 horses, but I will try and contain myself and not go crazy. The last one I added was Shetan, a Desert Prince colt, as it was the arabic name of The Black Stallion from Walter Farley's books that I loved so much when I was little. I still love them really!
| Acquiesced (IRE) | 06F - Refuse To Bend x North East Bay (Prospect Bay) BAY |
| Adri's Emblem | 06F - Our Emblem x ADRIATRICA |
| Amethyst Dawn (IRE) | 06F - Act One x A L'Aube (Selkirk) GR |
| Ancient Future | 06F - CAT DREAMS x Ma Guerre (Lord At War) CH |
| Artax Minstrel | 06F - Artax x Coquina Bay (Cozzene) CH |
| Barnstorming | 06M - Thunder Gulch x SOUL OF THE CAT |
| Bear Canyon | 06F - Champali x Miss Vesuvio (Thirty Six Red) |
| Bonfire | 06M - Runaway Groom x Tenacite (Seattle Slew) DKB |
| Burgee | 06M - Awesome Again x Gold Streamer (Forty Niner) B |
| Captain Captivated | 06F - El Corredor x CAPTIVATED |
| Certainly You | 06F - CERTAIN STORM x Had To Be You (Horatius) |
| Damselfly (GB) | 06F - Dr Fong x Mazarine Blue (Bellypha) BAY |
| Darcey (GB) | 06F - Noverre x Firozi (Forzando) CH |
| Early Morning Rain (IRE) | 06F - Rock Of Gibraltar x Honorine (Mark Of Esteem) B |
| Emilia Plater | 06F - Ascot Knight x Heavenly Glitter (Thirty Six Red) CH |
| Ermine Slippers | 06F - El Prado x Sweet As Honey (Strike The Gold) GR |
| Hickory Nut | 06M - Horse Chestnut x MASKED BALL |
| Legendary Peace | 06F - Peace Rules x Red Mischief (Thirty Six Red) |
| Man of Faith | 06M - Essence Of Dubai x RIVER OF FAITH |
| Marleau | 06M - CAT DREAMS x Ascalon (Two Punch) |
| Morning Mist | 06F - Holy Bull x Go For Bail (Go For Gin) GR |
| Neptune Fix (FR) | 06M - Goldneyev x Bella Dicta (Vayrann) BLK |
| Omega Wolf (IRE) | 06M - Spartacus x Brave Cat (Catrail) BAY |
| Porcupine | 06M - Housebuster x Loon Lake (Cryptoclearance) B |
| Ptarmigan | 06F - Unbridled Jet x Flaine (Chenin Blanc) GR |
| Qelaan | 06F - Dynaformer x Irtahal (Swain) BAY |
| Race the Breeze | 06F - Theatrical x Wedding Day Blues (El Prado) DBR |
| Rightly So | 06F - Read The Footnotes x FIT RIGHT IN |
| Rotterdam | 06M - Unbridled's Song x Zoftig (Cozzene) GR |
| Secret Wish | 06F - Street Cry x Awesome Lass (Awesome Again) BAY |
| Shadows Lengthen (GB) | 06M - Dansili x Bay Shade (Sharpen Up) B |
| Shetan (GB) | 06M - Desert Prince x Seven Notes (Zafonic) CH |
| Shining Dawn | 06F - Seeking The Gold x Easy 'n Gold (Slew O'Gold) CH |
| Snow Valley (FR) | 06F - Choisir x Snow Lady (Vision) BAY |
| Storm's Ransom | 06M - CERTAIN STORM x Cushina (Holy Bull) |
| Sunspear (IRE) | 06F - Montjeu x Out West (Gone West) B |
| Valkyrie (IRE) | 06F - Danehill Dancer x Ridotto (Salse) BAY |
Saturday, 9 February 2008
All About Cat Dreams
2008 is going to be an exciting year, not least because two of my first crop (2001) boys have their first two-year-olds this year, Certain Storm and Cat Dreams, both sons of the big man Storm Cat.
I actually have very high hopes for Cat Dreams. He is beautifully bred, being out of J J'sdream, a multiple stakes winning Glitterman mare. He only made one start, which he won. Unfortunately, he sustained a career ending injury in that race, though I am not sure what that injury is/was. He started his career at Pepper Oaks Farm in California for a $4,000 fee. He was well supported in his first year with 64 mares. I have 44 live foals listed for him, which I will of course be keeping an eye on. I will report on them as the season progresses. He was also supported by B Wayne Hughes, who was his owner during his short racing career, and he sent some decent mares to Cat Dreams, including Siphonophora, a Siphon half sister to Kentucky Derby winner Monarchos, and Ma Guerre, a graded-placed half sister to Louisiana Derby winner Mighty. Hopefully he should get some decent runners.
So far I have added two of them to my Crop of 2006 to follow closely: Marleau, a grey colt out of Ascalon (Two Punch) , and Ancient Future, the chestnut filly out of Ma Guerre. I will probably add one more, maybe the Siphonophora filly, which has not been named yet.
Bigger name freshman sires this year include Derby and Preakness winner Smarty Jones, Belmont winner Birdstone, Travers winner Ten Most Wanted, Subarban H winner Peace Rules and Florida Derby winner Friends Lake. But yet, I think Cat Dreams can compete with any of them. He is by a sire of sires out of a multiple stakes winning mare and showed brilliance in his only outing. When looking at his conformation photo, you can see he is a son of Storm Cat.
Can he beat the odds and become a great sire? I sure hope so - I think he has the genes to do it.
I already said it, but I will say it again, this year is all about Cat Dreams!
(Cat Dreams - 2001 bay horse - Storm Cat x J J'sdream, by Glitterman)
I actually have very high hopes for Cat Dreams. He is beautifully bred, being out of J J'sdream, a multiple stakes winning Glitterman mare. He only made one start, which he won. Unfortunately, he sustained a career ending injury in that race, though I am not sure what that injury is/was. He started his career at Pepper Oaks Farm in California for a $4,000 fee. He was well supported in his first year with 64 mares. I have 44 live foals listed for him, which I will of course be keeping an eye on. I will report on them as the season progresses. He was also supported by B Wayne Hughes, who was his owner during his short racing career, and he sent some decent mares to Cat Dreams, including Siphonophora, a Siphon half sister to Kentucky Derby winner Monarchos, and Ma Guerre, a graded-placed half sister to Louisiana Derby winner Mighty. Hopefully he should get some decent runners.
So far I have added two of them to my Crop of 2006 to follow closely: Marleau, a grey colt out of Ascalon (Two Punch) , and Ancient Future, the chestnut filly out of Ma Guerre. I will probably add one more, maybe the Siphonophora filly, which has not been named yet.
Bigger name freshman sires this year include Derby and Preakness winner Smarty Jones, Belmont winner Birdstone, Travers winner Ten Most Wanted, Subarban H winner Peace Rules and Florida Derby winner Friends Lake. But yet, I think Cat Dreams can compete with any of them. He is by a sire of sires out of a multiple stakes winning mare and showed brilliance in his only outing. When looking at his conformation photo, you can see he is a son of Storm Cat.
Can he beat the odds and become a great sire? I sure hope so - I think he has the genes to do it.
I already said it, but I will say it again, this year is all about Cat Dreams!
(Cat Dreams - 2001 bay horse - Storm Cat x J J'sdream, by Glitterman)
Friday, 8 February 2008
Crop of 2006... so far!
There is a lot of picking and choosing to do and of course waiting on some prospects to be named, but this is what I have so far. Pretty much all of these should make the final cut. The horses in bold are from earlier crops.
| Adri's Emblem | 06F - Our Emblem x ADRIATRICA |
| Ancient Future | 06F - CAT DREAMS x Ma Guerre (Lord At War) CH |
| Artax Minstrel | 06F - Artax x Coquina Bay (Cozzene) CH |
| Bear Canyon | 06F - Champali x Miss Vesuvio (Thirty Six Red) |
| Bonfire | 06M - Runaway Groom x Tenacite (Seattle Slew) DKB |
| Burgee | 06M - Awesome Again x Gold Streamer (Forty Niner) B |
| Captain Captivated | 06F - El Corredor x CAPTIVATED |
| Certainly You | 06F - CERTAIN STORM x Had To Be You (Horatius) |
| Darcey (GB) | 06F - Noverre x Firozi (Forzando) CH |
| Emilia Plater | 06F - Ascot Knight x Heavenly Glitter (Thirty Six Red) CH |
| Ermine Slippers | 06F - El Prado x Sweet As Honey (Strike The Gold) GR |
| Hickory Nut | 06M - Horse Chestnut x MASKED BALL |
| Legendary Peace | 06F - Peace Rules x Red Mischief (Thirty Six Red) |
| Man of Faith | 06M - Essence Of Dubai x RIVER OF FAITH |
| Marleau | 06M - CAT DREAMS x Ascalon (Two Punch) |
| Neptune Fix (FR) | 06M - Goldneyev x Bella Dicta (Vayrann) BLK |
| Omega Wolf (IRE) | 06M - Spartacus x Brave Cat (Catrail) BAY |
| Qelaan | 06F - Dynaformer x Irtahal (Swain) BAY |
| Race the Breeze | 06F - Theatrical x Wedding Day Blues (El Prado) DBR |
| Rightly So | 06F - Read The Footnotes x FIT RIGHT IN |
| Rotterdam | 06M - Unbridled's Song x Zoftig (Cozzene) GR |
| Saluki (GB) | 06M - Dubai Destination x Dog Rose (Fort Wood) BAY |
| Secret Wish | 06F - Street Cry x Awesome Lass (Awesome Again) BAY |
| Snow Valley (FR) | 06F - Choisir x Snow Lady (Vision) BAY |
| Storm's Ransom | 06M - CERTAIN STORM x Cushina (Holy Bull) |
| Sunspear (IRE) | 06F - Montjeu x Out West (Gone West) B |
| Valkyrie (IRE) | 06F - Danehill Dancer x Ridotto (Salse) BAY |
Sunday, 3 February 2008
Captain Captivated First To Work
It is always a thrill to get the first workout of a two-year-old of the season.
This year, Captain Captivated was the first to work. Only a furlong, mind you! She is the first produce of my 2001 crop mare Captivated, a Capote mare, by El Corredor. She worked one furlong in 12.40 over the Hollywood Park all-weather yesterday.
It does raise the question, as it does each year, should such young horses really be working at all yet? Their bones have so much growing to do, can they really take the strain of working out yet?
In Captain Captivated's case, she was foaled on 11 February, so she's not even two yet. I have often found that the youngsters that are the first to work, disappear halfway through their two-year-old season and are never heard from again, which is a great shame and I do wonder whether being asked to be race horse so early in life compromises their growth and strength.
In an ideal world, if I had the choice, I would rather not have races for horses under three years old, but I am afraid this is an idle wish and will never happen.
So, it is up to the trainers and owners to decide whether their two-year-old is ready to start working or not. If their youngster is precocious and has done most of their growing, maybe it won't hurt. But if the animal is still awkward and weak, isn't it better to wait until (s)he has grown into his or her frame. There are trainers out there that let their horses dictate their schedule, but others don't and race youngsters that are not ready yet and they get hurt.
Anyway, I hope in Captain Captivated's case that she is ready. I know, she only ran a furlong and how much harm can it do? Fingers crossed she will not be one of the ones to fall by the wayside.
(Captain Captivated - 2006 dark bay filly - El Corredor x Captivated, by Capote)
This year, Captain Captivated was the first to work. Only a furlong, mind you! She is the first produce of my 2001 crop mare Captivated, a Capote mare, by El Corredor. She worked one furlong in 12.40 over the Hollywood Park all-weather yesterday.
It does raise the question, as it does each year, should such young horses really be working at all yet? Their bones have so much growing to do, can they really take the strain of working out yet?
In Captain Captivated's case, she was foaled on 11 February, so she's not even two yet. I have often found that the youngsters that are the first to work, disappear halfway through their two-year-old season and are never heard from again, which is a great shame and I do wonder whether being asked to be race horse so early in life compromises their growth and strength.
In an ideal world, if I had the choice, I would rather not have races for horses under three years old, but I am afraid this is an idle wish and will never happen.
So, it is up to the trainers and owners to decide whether their two-year-old is ready to start working or not. If their youngster is precocious and has done most of their growing, maybe it won't hurt. But if the animal is still awkward and weak, isn't it better to wait until (s)he has grown into his or her frame. There are trainers out there that let their horses dictate their schedule, but others don't and race youngsters that are not ready yet and they get hurt.
Anyway, I hope in Captain Captivated's case that she is ready. I know, she only ran a furlong and how much harm can it do? Fingers crossed she will not be one of the ones to fall by the wayside.
(Captain Captivated - 2006 dark bay filly - El Corredor x Captivated, by Capote)
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