The rest of you will be making your picks in the comments section, but I'll do mine here (at least for now).
The first pick in the contest is...
SOTT Stables (that's me)
Unnamed colt by Repent out of One To Five
My first 'Tier E' ($5k to $9k) pick.
Recently purchased at OBS sale by Padua.
6 comments:
I hope this is what you meant by the comments section...
Yardstick Stables
Tier A
Dr. Smarty Jack
Smarty Jones x Hoh Buzzard
$100,000
Hysterigirl
Distorted Humor x Alizea’s Song
$300,000
Song of Solomon
Unbridled’s Song x Regal Miss Copelan
$150,000
Schramsberg
Storm Cat x Serena’s Song
$300,000
Indy’s Spell
A.P. Indy x Charm
$300,000
Tier B
Unnamed colt
More Than Ready x Victory Trick
$60,000
Shafted
Mineshaft x Twist Afleet
$75,000
Wild Poppy
El Prado x Flanders
$75,000
Answer
Pulpit x Chateaubaby
$80,000
Retool
Gone West x La Rosa
$85,000
Tier C
Jazzandthemagician
Birdstone x Pat Hand
$40,000
Danger to Society
Harlan’s Holiday x Elrose
$25,000
Icyberg
Stormy Atlantic x Frosty Promise
$30,000
Hodgkin
Fusaichi Pegasus x Groovy Feeling
$45,000
Maxwell’s Demon
Speightstown x Indy Pendnce
$40,000
Tier D
Lunar Fleet
Northern Afleet x Luna De Miel
$10,000
Poltergeist
Tapit x I’m Relaunchable
$12,500
Sobhy
Friends Lake x Another Vegetarian
$15,000
Loch Dubh
Friends Lake x Star Landing
$15,000
Devil Wears Prado
Devil His Due x Prado’s Mystique
$10,000
Tier E
Jacques Sparrow
Ten Most Wanted x Paris Sky
$7500
Man o’ Wonder
Teton Forest x Glister Girl
$5000
Unnamed colt
Honour and Glory x Singing Breeze
$7500
Narrative
Horse Chestnut x Rhetorical Lass
$5,000
Forward Motion
During x Lost Wolf
$5,000
Tier F
Elvis Rocks
Scrimshaw x Painting the Town
$3500
Blue Suede Hooves
Mud Route x Gypsy Soul
$2500
Scrimshank
Scrimshaw x Dyna Flow Miss
$3500
Run Richie Run
Albert the Great x Hansel’s Annie Gal
$4,000
Blade Martin
Sweetsouthernsaint x Lavender Girl
$3500
I will keep it in this post, as this is where Yards posted his/hers!
I have kept to the horses I was following anyway to keep it easy and I will mostly stick to US horses, but will slip the odd Euro in as well.
Here goes:
Tier A:
1.Burgee(USA)
colt - Awesome Again x Gold Streamer ($150k)
2.Rotterdam (USA)
colt - Unbridled's Song x Zoftig ($150k)
3.Secret Wish (USA)
filly - Street Cry x Awesome Lass ($100k)
4.Sunspear (IRE)
filly - Montjeu x Out West (EUR 125k)
5.unnamed (USA)
colt - Storm Cat x Paiota Falls ($300k)
Tier B:
1.Ermine Slippers (USA)
filly - El Prado x Sweet As Honey ($75k)
2.Early Morning Rain (IRE)
filly - Rock Of Gibraltar x Honorine (EUR 35k = $54k)
3.unnamed (USA)
filly - Mineshaft x Wildwood Flower ($75k)
4.unnamed (USA)
colt - Mineshaft x Whitewater ($75k)
5.Seiun Knowledge(USA)
colt - Vindication x Dossier (60k)
Tier C:
1.Captain Captivated (USA)
filly - El Corredor x Captivated ($30k)
2.Barnstorming (USA)
colt - Thunder Gulch x Soul Of The Cat ($20k)
3.Race The Breeze (CAN)
filly - Theatrical x Wedding Day Blues ($40k)
4.unnamed (USA)
colt - Medaglia d'Oro x Mizzen Lass ($40k)
5.unnamed (USA)
filly - Lion Heart x New Jersey ($20k)
Tier D:
1.Flashy Flyer (USA)
filly - Valid Expectations x Wood Duck ($17.5k)
2.Legendary Peace (USA)
filly - Peace Rules x Red Mischief ($12.5k)
3.unnamed (USA)
colt - Five Star Day x Adventure ($15k)
4.Flat Water (USA)
colt - Stephen Got Even x Zirke Falls ($12.5k)
5.unnamed (USA)
colt - Kafwain x Unaltered ($10k)
Tier E:
1.Rightly So (USA)
filly - Read The Footnotes x Fit Right In ($8.5k)
2. Man Of Faith (USA)
colt - Essence Of Dubai x River Of Faith ($5k)
3.Bear Canyon (USA)
filly - Champali x Miss Vesuvio ($7.5k)
4.Oscar's Nominee (USA)
filly - Marino Marini x Theatrical Doll ($5k)
5.Hickory Nut (USA)
colt - Horse Chestnut x Masked Ball ($5k)
Tier F:
1.Ancient Future (USA)
filly - Cat Dreams x Ma Guerre ($4k)
2.Certainly You (USA)
filly - Certain Storm x Had To Be You ($2.5k)
3.Marleau
colt - Cat Dreams x Ascalon ($4k)
4.Storm's Ransom (USA)
colt - Certain Storm x Cushina ($2.5k)
5.Cat Dreamer
colt -Cat Dreams x Aunt Polly ($4k)
That's my lot - come on! :o)
Kris
My stable is Turn Of Foot by the way, after my blog stable
My stable will be Winterwood Stables. Picks to follow.
How do we assign tiers to deceased or pensioned stallions? I have a Maria's Mon colt- Good Measure- that I would really like to use in this contest. I also cannot find stud fees for Tumblebrutus or Unbridled's Image.
Otherwise, I have:
Tier A
Broadway Ticket
Distorted Humor x Bedazzle (300k)
Colors Flying
A.P. Indy x Storm Flag Flying (300k)
Distinctively
Awesome Again x Heavenly Prize (150k)
Nicanor
Dynaformer x La Ville Rouge (150k)
unnamed
A.P. Indy x Smok'n Frolic (300k)
Tier B
Dixie Frolic
Dixie Union x Lindsay Frolic (50k)
Good Measure
Maria's Mon x Unacloud (60k- last available fee)
Proven Right
Vindication x Tricky Bird (60k)
unnamed
Dixie Union x One Dream Cat (50k)
unnamed
Elusive Quality x Xtra Heat (75k)
Tier C
Closing Prayer
Songandaprayer x Finale Hopper (25k)
Frolic On Home
Came Home x Stormy Frolic (25k- last NA stud fee available)
Lama Chant
War Chant x Lindsay Jean (20k)
unnamed
Speightstown x Unbridled Lady (30k)
unnamed
Posse x Unbridled Treasure (30k)
Tier D
Arabian Peace
Peace Rules x Memory Rock (12.5k)
Domonique
Omega Code x Strikingperfection (7.5k)
Locke the Doc
Concerto x Fastnothalffast (7.5k)
Tier E
Billregard
Anasheed x Stormy Spring (5k)
Carolyns Rose
Graeme Hall x Spicy Dance (5k)
Gulch Point
Scrimshaw x Majestic Glitter (3.5k)
Mr. Camilo
Gulf Storm x Spanish Slew (3.5k)
Spirit of Dubai
Essence of Dubai x Lakattack (5k)
Sydney Road is the name of the Repent x One To Five colt.
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