#fakeracingmovies was a huge hashtag for racing peeps this week. Thousands of dollars were lost due to procrastination. I had fun and even made it onto a Top Ten List!
http://www.givingmytencents.blogspot.com/2012/02/fake-racing-movies-gone-wild.html
Thank you Chris @tencentcielo for the mad props and inflating my already huge ego just a bit bigger. I take all the small victories I can get in life.
Some of the awesomeness brought to you by Moi!
*Sex and The City Zip
*A Street Cry Named Desire
*Raiders of The Lost Arch
Creme de la Creme - Weekend At Bernardini's .
The whole thread was over 2,000 tweets and many super creative! This was a great opportunity for any reporter who writes about Thoroughbred racing to steal and archieve a good story headline.. So perhaps I (or really my #hashtags) may one day be in print.. Perhaps even I could sell them to the PR/farms representing these stallions..
Some of my other "winners" included..
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade(ers) Sword.
The Devil Wears Paddy O' Prado
The Magna Graduate
Shallow Hal's Image
The Shaw Shackleford Redemption
Pulpit Fiction
The Perfect Storm(y) Atlantic
An All American In Paris
Ghostzappeers
Jay And Silent Bob and John
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
My other Half..
Is Charming..
Is Sweet..
Is Sexy..
Is Smart..
Is motivated in life..
Is more than a mear mortal..
Is why I look forward to waking up to see him..
Is why I lay down at night..
Is why I keep my phone bill paid on time..
Is who I need to cuddle with..
Is who I feel complete when I'm with.
He is all these things and more than I could ever hope so.. maybe that's why the search has lasted so long.
Meh, what can you do?
-Peace.
Is Sweet..
Is Sexy..
Is Smart..
Is motivated in life..
Is more than a mear mortal..
Is why I look forward to waking up to see him..
Is why I lay down at night..
Is why I keep my phone bill paid on time..
Is who I need to cuddle with..
Is who I feel complete when I'm with.
He is all these things and more than I could ever hope so.. maybe that's why the search has lasted so long.
Meh, what can you do?
-Peace.
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Friday, December 24, 2010
Silly Stallion, You don't have to sire racehorses to be a great sire..
Is that what we will remember the most from the great Storm Cat? Or will we just remember the ego driven auction wars between the bloodstock agents representing their respected Irish and Arab connections?
Who will be the next stallion that will cause such a tornado effect at the sales, or will their even be one? The days of numerous multi million-dollar sales offerings are few and far between. The trend of purchasing high end prospects, developing a good race horse and campaigning to all the right races have been replaced with purchasing a stallion prospect mid-career or a stud already represented by foals on the ground.
Adding into the equation is where you are from and where you ended up. Ideally standing in KY and receiving the best mares for an astronomical stud fee is the mecca of stallion ownership. If you're not purchased mid-career by such an establishment that can provide you with the right support will mean you will be cast off the Bluegrass island into a regional program. Most likely you will be presented to a lack luster cast of resident mares. Many of which who went thorough a vigorous screening process of they have a pulse, uterus, and clean culture.
Needless to say, many regional sires do not get the sales attention if any attention at all compared to the cast of characters standing in Kentucky. They just need to be bred to mares who will foal out state registered and recognized racehorses who will earn breeders, owners and eventually the stallion owner(s) added or bonus state funded purse money. The cycle will continue for another year.
That upper echelon of stallions with the backing of owners who stand them in the central hub of the Thoroughbred universe of Kentucky. The pay day for their owners will come in the mail 30 days after a live foal has been foaled and has stood and nursed on its own means. Although the number of live foals born each year do count toward the stallions overall "numbers". Most stallion owners and managers will tell you his job is done once the mare is confirmed infoal. The rest of the gestation and birthing being "her job".
Once a foal owner has paid board and vet fees for the health and care of the broodmare carrying to term and foaling a live offspring, the stud fee will be paid and the mare will be rebred. The filly or colt produced, if one of the "beautiful people" of the foal crop will be headed to public sale. Either as a weanling or yearling preferably. An owner will elect to send a foal to the sale early to return as much profit (if any)as possible they can. Their expenses are doubled now that 2 horses are being paid for as Momma is baking a possible third.
Bring us back to Storm Cat. The lightly raced, Grade 1 winning son of Storm Bird. Grandson of immortal Northern Dancer and from a dam sired by legendary Secretariat. Storm Cat's bloodlines helped him command a record setting $500,000 stud fee up to his retirement in 2008. Well supported by the best mares of the time. Storm Cat has sired 20 crops of racing age. The last will be 2 year olds of 2011. (which will be 21 crops of racing age). Siring 1,449 foals, 1,080 starters(.74%), 174 black type stakes winners(.16%), 8 champions(.007%), 774 winners(.71) of 2,217 races. Those offspring have won over $123 million dollars. Many of those offspring have gone onto broodmare careers that have produced 128 black-type winners and multi million dollar earners.
Impressive numbers, but the majority of his success came from the commanding price of his offspring in the sale ring. $500,000 (plus expenses) was just a drop in the feed bucket to the multi million dollar sales figures his yearlings would bring at such venues as Keeneland and Fasig-Tipton during the market high of the early 21st century.
So, I tell you all of this not to sell you a season to Storm Cat in hopes of putting a down payment on the new water front property in Miami. I tell you this so we can both look at some of the sales figures of the 2005-2010 Keeneland September Storm Cat offspring and just chuckle. Chuckle and Envy perhaps. Envy those who turned their large investment into a MUCH larger ROI, and chuckle at the fools who paid so much and never saw anything but bills. So in the spirit of New Years.. Here are the TOP 5 FLOPS of each Keeneland September Yearling Sale.
2005
Hip #384. 2/15/2004 (Storm Cat x Tranquility Lake by Rahy). Price $9,700,000.
Name: Jalil
Purchased By: John Ferguson (1 of 4 Storm Cat purchases at the sale)
Comments: Out of the multi Grade 1 winning, millionaire earner TRANQUILITY LAKE. At the time of the sale this mares oldest foal was an unraced 2 year old. He (a full brother) would end up being Lane's End stallion AFTER MARKET. Tranquility Lake was bred to Storm Cat 5 times, producing 3 stakes winners.
Surprisingly Jalil did fairly well for himself at the track. Not $9.7 million-good. But would make a regional stallion owner proud. In 2006 he was sent to England to run once as a 2 year old (unplaced). 2007 made 3 starts in Eng. 1 win, twice second ($15,198) before moving to the United Arab Emirates in 2008 where he had a near perfect season of 3 wins from 4 starts. Jalil captured the Maktoum Challenge Round 3 [G2] (UAE)where he set a track record for 8.5 furlongs in 1:42.15 and earned $312,000. Afterward he took a plane ride over to Boston Massachusetts and ran 3rd in the Waquoit Stakes at Suffolk Downs earning $5,000. He returned to the UAE for lackluster 2009/2010 season making 3 more starts, none on the board and earning $4,000.
Total: 12(4-2-1)$336,198
Hip# 345. 1/8/2004 (Storm Cat x Secret Status by A.P. Indy). Price: $6,300,000.
Name: Objectivity
Purchased by: John Ferguson (agent for Sheik Mo)
Comments: Ch Colt, out of a Great race filly. Multi G1 winning millionaire SECRET STATUS. Who in her own breeding career will give us multi G1 runner up Dunkirk. Dunkirk, by Unbridled's Song was a KEESept 07' yearling purchase of $3,700,000 to Demi O'Byrne. If you sell one to the Arabs, you have to sell one to the Irish - Keeneland Fight Club Rule. ...Funny fact, 2010 KEESEPT sold the full brother to Dunkirk for $150,000. Hello!
Anyway, You would assume the purchaser of a $6.3 million dollar horse would provide the absolute best of everything to ensure his investment makes it to the track. As of Dec 31st, 2010 - he is Unraced. Pedigree Query notes that this horse was adopted out thorough Darleys retraining program. Click Here for picture. So someone out there is boasting they have a $6.3 million dollar riding horse. AWESOME.
Hip #380. 1/23/2004 (Storm Cat x Tomisue's Delight by A.P. Indy) Price: $3,900,000.
Named: Mr. Sidney
Purchased By: trainer John Kimmel, agent for Circle E Racing.
Comments: Hands down the best female family of the 3 so far. Actually one if not the best female family in the sale. Tomisue's Delight was no slacker on the track making over $1.2 million dollars and being a multiple G1 winner. She is also a full sister to another Lanes End stallion, Horse of the year and Champion older MINESHAFT. T.D. is out of the 2003 Broodmare of the Year Prospector's DELIGHT, multi G1 winner who earned over $432k and has produced multiple graded stake winners and dams of graded stakes winner.
Mr. Sidney made his presence on the track known by capturing the Maker's Mark Mile S. G1, as well as the Firecracker H. G2 and was 3rd in the Shadwell Turf Mile S. G1. All races 8 furlongs on the turf. Between turf, polytrack and pro-ride, Mr. Sidney only raced on real dirt once. He retired to Stud in France in 2010 to Haras du Quesnay, one of Frances' most prestigious stud farms.
Total: 13 (5-1-2) $486-875.
Hip #394. 3/11/2004 (Storm Cat x Warrior Queen by Quiet American) Price: $3.8 million
Named: Egyptian Queen
Purchased By: Demi O'Byrne for Irish breeders Symthson
Comments: Unraced and sent to Ireland. Talk about taking the chance. At the time this filly went to the sale her dam Warrior Queen had one other foal who was a 2 year old and had not started. (Remember we are in September now). Warrior Queen was not a bad race filly. She was a high weight filly in both England and Ireland and was group 3 stakes placed. The catalog page was light in the beginning however fast forward a year to the same sale and that previously unraced 2 year old (now 3) has become multiple G2 winner on both the turf and dirt, G1 Santa Anita Derby third place finisher A.P. WARRIOR. Early in his career was trained by Eoin Harty but then passed to trainer John Sherreffs. John is currently rejoicing in his Zenyatta fame.
Fast forward to November, 2010. Egyptian Queen is sold for $390,000 in foal to Sadler's Wells son Galileo. After having 2 previous foals by Galileo and her first foal who is by Montjeu is a winner at 3 in 2010 and has made almost $40,000.
Hip #74. 2/27/2004. (Storm Cat x Serena's Song by Rahy). Price $3.5 million
Named: Colourful Score
Purchased by: Johnny Ferguson for Sheik Mo.
Comments: Bred by Bob and Beverly Lewis. Racing royalty at the time. Undoubtedly out the best mare in the whole sale, who had already had major success with her other Storm Cat foals GRAND REWARD and filly SOPHISTICAT. Grand Reward now stands at Hill 'N' Dale farm in Lexington, KY and Sophisticat went on to produce Group Stakes winner in France, Ireland and graded stakes placed horses in the U.S. Serena's Song has produced fantastic runners but none have ever brought the price tag of this colt, who went on to race unsuccessfully in England in 2007 (3 year old). After having major gate issues, Colourful Score took all of 2008 and 2009 off before he showed up again in Dubai at Jebel Ali on 2/12/ 2010. In his one and only start in 3 years he broke his maiden by 7 1/2 lengths and earned $12,249. The only time in his life he earned a check.
Total: 3 (1-0-0) $12,249
Who will be the next stallion that will cause such a tornado effect at the sales, or will their even be one? The days of numerous multi million-dollar sales offerings are few and far between. The trend of purchasing high end prospects, developing a good race horse and campaigning to all the right races have been replaced with purchasing a stallion prospect mid-career or a stud already represented by foals on the ground.
Adding into the equation is where you are from and where you ended up. Ideally standing in KY and receiving the best mares for an astronomical stud fee is the mecca of stallion ownership. If you're not purchased mid-career by such an establishment that can provide you with the right support will mean you will be cast off the Bluegrass island into a regional program. Most likely you will be presented to a lack luster cast of resident mares. Many of which who went thorough a vigorous screening process of they have a pulse, uterus, and clean culture.
Needless to say, many regional sires do not get the sales attention if any attention at all compared to the cast of characters standing in Kentucky. They just need to be bred to mares who will foal out state registered and recognized racehorses who will earn breeders, owners and eventually the stallion owner(s) added or bonus state funded purse money. The cycle will continue for another year.
That upper echelon of stallions with the backing of owners who stand them in the central hub of the Thoroughbred universe of Kentucky. The pay day for their owners will come in the mail 30 days after a live foal has been foaled and has stood and nursed on its own means. Although the number of live foals born each year do count toward the stallions overall "numbers". Most stallion owners and managers will tell you his job is done once the mare is confirmed infoal. The rest of the gestation and birthing being "her job".
Once a foal owner has paid board and vet fees for the health and care of the broodmare carrying to term and foaling a live offspring, the stud fee will be paid and the mare will be rebred. The filly or colt produced, if one of the "beautiful people" of the foal crop will be headed to public sale. Either as a weanling or yearling preferably. An owner will elect to send a foal to the sale early to return as much profit (if any)as possible they can. Their expenses are doubled now that 2 horses are being paid for as Momma is baking a possible third.
Bring us back to Storm Cat. The lightly raced, Grade 1 winning son of Storm Bird. Grandson of immortal Northern Dancer and from a dam sired by legendary Secretariat. Storm Cat's bloodlines helped him command a record setting $500,000 stud fee up to his retirement in 2008. Well supported by the best mares of the time. Storm Cat has sired 20 crops of racing age. The last will be 2 year olds of 2011. (which will be 21 crops of racing age). Siring 1,449 foals, 1,080 starters(.74%), 174 black type stakes winners(.16%), 8 champions(.007%), 774 winners(.71) of 2,217 races. Those offspring have won over $123 million dollars. Many of those offspring have gone onto broodmare careers that have produced 128 black-type winners and multi million dollar earners.
Impressive numbers, but the majority of his success came from the commanding price of his offspring in the sale ring. $500,000 (plus expenses) was just a drop in the feed bucket to the multi million dollar sales figures his yearlings would bring at such venues as Keeneland and Fasig-Tipton during the market high of the early 21st century.
So, I tell you all of this not to sell you a season to Storm Cat in hopes of putting a down payment on the new water front property in Miami. I tell you this so we can both look at some of the sales figures of the 2005-2010 Keeneland September Storm Cat offspring and just chuckle. Chuckle and Envy perhaps. Envy those who turned their large investment into a MUCH larger ROI, and chuckle at the fools who paid so much and never saw anything but bills. So in the spirit of New Years.. Here are the TOP 5 FLOPS of each Keeneland September Yearling Sale.
2005
Hip #384. 2/15/2004 (Storm Cat x Tranquility Lake by Rahy). Price $9,700,000.
Name: Jalil
Purchased By: John Ferguson (1 of 4 Storm Cat purchases at the sale)
Comments: Out of the multi Grade 1 winning, millionaire earner TRANQUILITY LAKE. At the time of the sale this mares oldest foal was an unraced 2 year old. He (a full brother) would end up being Lane's End stallion AFTER MARKET. Tranquility Lake was bred to Storm Cat 5 times, producing 3 stakes winners.
Surprisingly Jalil did fairly well for himself at the track. Not $9.7 million-good. But would make a regional stallion owner proud. In 2006 he was sent to England to run once as a 2 year old (unplaced). 2007 made 3 starts in Eng. 1 win, twice second ($15,198) before moving to the United Arab Emirates in 2008 where he had a near perfect season of 3 wins from 4 starts. Jalil captured the Maktoum Challenge Round 3 [G2] (UAE)where he set a track record for 8.5 furlongs in 1:42.15 and earned $312,000. Afterward he took a plane ride over to Boston Massachusetts and ran 3rd in the Waquoit Stakes at Suffolk Downs earning $5,000. He returned to the UAE for lackluster 2009/2010 season making 3 more starts, none on the board and earning $4,000.
Total: 12(4-2-1)$336,198
Hip# 345. 1/8/2004 (Storm Cat x Secret Status by A.P. Indy). Price: $6,300,000.
Name: Objectivity
Purchased by: John Ferguson (agent for Sheik Mo)
Comments: Ch Colt, out of a Great race filly. Multi G1 winning millionaire SECRET STATUS. Who in her own breeding career will give us multi G1 runner up Dunkirk. Dunkirk, by Unbridled's Song was a KEESept 07' yearling purchase of $3,700,000 to Demi O'Byrne. If you sell one to the Arabs, you have to sell one to the Irish - Keeneland Fight Club Rule. ...Funny fact, 2010 KEESEPT sold the full brother to Dunkirk for $150,000. Hello!
Anyway, You would assume the purchaser of a $6.3 million dollar horse would provide the absolute best of everything to ensure his investment makes it to the track. As of Dec 31st, 2010 - he is Unraced. Pedigree Query notes that this horse was adopted out thorough Darleys retraining program. Click Here for picture. So someone out there is boasting they have a $6.3 million dollar riding horse. AWESOME.
Hip #380. 1/23/2004 (Storm Cat x Tomisue's Delight by A.P. Indy) Price: $3,900,000.
Named: Mr. Sidney
Purchased By: trainer John Kimmel, agent for Circle E Racing.
Comments: Hands down the best female family of the 3 so far. Actually one if not the best female family in the sale. Tomisue's Delight was no slacker on the track making over $1.2 million dollars and being a multiple G1 winner. She is also a full sister to another Lanes End stallion, Horse of the year and Champion older MINESHAFT. T.D. is out of the 2003 Broodmare of the Year Prospector's DELIGHT, multi G1 winner who earned over $432k and has produced multiple graded stake winners and dams of graded stakes winner.
Mr. Sidney made his presence on the track known by capturing the Maker's Mark Mile S. G1, as well as the Firecracker H. G2 and was 3rd in the Shadwell Turf Mile S. G1. All races 8 furlongs on the turf. Between turf, polytrack and pro-ride, Mr. Sidney only raced on real dirt once. He retired to Stud in France in 2010 to Haras du Quesnay, one of Frances' most prestigious stud farms.
Total: 13 (5-1-2) $486-875.
Hip #394. 3/11/2004 (Storm Cat x Warrior Queen by Quiet American) Price: $3.8 million
Named: Egyptian Queen
Purchased By: Demi O'Byrne for Irish breeders Symthson
Comments: Unraced and sent to Ireland. Talk about taking the chance. At the time this filly went to the sale her dam Warrior Queen had one other foal who was a 2 year old and had not started. (Remember we are in September now). Warrior Queen was not a bad race filly. She was a high weight filly in both England and Ireland and was group 3 stakes placed. The catalog page was light in the beginning however fast forward a year to the same sale and that previously unraced 2 year old (now 3) has become multiple G2 winner on both the turf and dirt, G1 Santa Anita Derby third place finisher A.P. WARRIOR. Early in his career was trained by Eoin Harty but then passed to trainer John Sherreffs. John is currently rejoicing in his Zenyatta fame.
Fast forward to November, 2010. Egyptian Queen is sold for $390,000 in foal to Sadler's Wells son Galileo. After having 2 previous foals by Galileo and her first foal who is by Montjeu is a winner at 3 in 2010 and has made almost $40,000.
Hip #74. 2/27/2004. (Storm Cat x Serena's Song by Rahy). Price $3.5 million
Named: Colourful Score
Purchased by: Johnny Ferguson for Sheik Mo.
Comments: Bred by Bob and Beverly Lewis. Racing royalty at the time. Undoubtedly out the best mare in the whole sale, who had already had major success with her other Storm Cat foals GRAND REWARD and filly SOPHISTICAT. Grand Reward now stands at Hill 'N' Dale farm in Lexington, KY and Sophisticat went on to produce Group Stakes winner in France, Ireland and graded stakes placed horses in the U.S. Serena's Song has produced fantastic runners but none have ever brought the price tag of this colt, who went on to race unsuccessfully in England in 2007 (3 year old). After having major gate issues, Colourful Score took all of 2008 and 2009 off before he showed up again in Dubai at Jebel Ali on 2/12/ 2010. In his one and only start in 3 years he broke his maiden by 7 1/2 lengths and earned $12,249. The only time in his life he earned a check.
Total: 3 (1-0-0) $12,249
Monday, November 8, 2010
Breeders Cup weekend Nov 5-6th, 2010
It was a late surprise being able to go to The Breeders Cup this weekend. Again, a major thank you for the tickets. I had a lot of fun and it was good to get out of town for a while. Fridays weather was less than stellar but the Clubhouse tickets with a great view made up for it.
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Ramsey Farm Cattery - Ready to Purr!
Ramsey Farm is offering more than just Barn Cats in the October Fasig-Tipton Lexington sale, held October 25th-27th, 2010. Ramsey Farm is offering 17 yearlings by their stallions CATIENUS and champion KITTEN'S JOY.
A family that is moving from great to incredible is offered with Hip# 889, bay colt by Catienus o/o Silver Deputy mare Saint Chi Chi. This young mare is awaiting the first start from 2 y/o full sister Chia Cat.
Further down in the catalogue page we see MR. D'OR still running at age 7 and the G2 winner COFFEE BOY. Coffee Boy, currently on break in Ocala after talk of the Breeders Cup died down, will return this winter at Calder. Coffee Boy who has a half brother by Imperalism, RNA $62,000 (OBSApril #1133) is also scheduled to make his debeaute at Calder this winter. - Aptly named Mr. Dunkin. *OUT*
... and they are letting the cats out of the bag.
Among yearlings offered are Hip#399, filly o/o Glasgow. From the family of millioniare, Canadian Horse of The Year and Canadian Champion Grass Horse THORNFIELD. 4th dam in this family is also a Canadian Champion and the dam of G1 millionaire HAWK WING. *OUT*
Hip# 407 bay filly by Catienus out out the Carson City mare Golden Kitty may just be the cross of both families that could produce a champion runner. 3rd dam, That's My Hon who is the dam of G1 millionaire and sire DOWN THE AISLE. Down The Aisle is a sister to Kitten's First - The dam of KITTEN'S JOY as well as G1 millioniare PRECIOUS KITTEN and the granddam of Breeders Cup Juvenile Filly winner and Champion filly DREAMING OF ANNA. *$7,500*
A horseman looking for a long-term earner in their stable may want to pay attention to hip #749, a bay filly by Kitten's Joy o/o On The Bug by Ghazi. On The Bus who was a multiple New York stakes winner raced from ages 3 to 8, having just 2 other foals of racing age. (Transport The Joy .07 filly by Kitten's Joy and Vankatstick .08 filly by Kitten's Joy). Other notable runners in the family include multiple stakes winner PRIVATE LAP (raced 3-8), BOBBY'S BUCKAROO (2-8) and FIGHTING FAST, 10 wins 2-6.*$3,000*
A family that is moving from great to incredible is offered with Hip# 889, bay colt by Catienus o/o Silver Deputy mare Saint Chi Chi. This young mare is awaiting the first start from 2 y/o full sister Chia Cat.
Further down in the catalogue page we see MR. D'OR still running at age 7 and the G2 winner COFFEE BOY. Coffee Boy, currently on break in Ocala after talk of the Breeders Cup died down, will return this winter at Calder. Coffee Boy who has a half brother by Imperalism, RNA $62,000 (OBSApril #1133) is also scheduled to make his debeaute at Calder this winter. - Aptly named Mr. Dunkin. *OUT*
Altogether Ramsey Farm's consignment offers many different bloodline options for any level of play. Horseman should pay close attention at the quality of the stock offered at this sale. While prices can be unpredictable at any sale, Ramsey offers quality for your money.
... and they are letting the cats out of the bag.
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