New Posts For Thread: Quest for Fame retiredhttps://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/23855190/quest-for-fame-retiredEpsom Derby (Eng-I) winner and prominent Australian sire.He stood at Sheikh Mohammeds Darley Australia.Well I try not to,it helps keeping right away from Rainbow Quest!https://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/23855190/quest-for-fame-retired?post_id=429860298#429860298Well I try not to,it helps keeping right away from Rainbow Quest!Tue, 27 Apr 2010 16:05:39 -0500And sadly on occaision we get to breed them unsound and slow! !https://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/23855190/quest-for-fame-retired?post_id=429860294#429860294And sadly on occaision we get to breed them unsound and slow! !Tue, 27 Apr 2010 15:58:47 -0500Thats a fair point,but his presence in pedigree's can be as likely to transmit his frailties as much as his class,as a breeder I can take class but not his frailties!https://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/23855190/quest-for-fame-retired?post_id=429860290#429860290Thats a fair point,but his presence in pedigree's can be as likely to transmit his frailties as much as his class,as a breeder I can take class but not his frailties!Tue, 27 Apr 2010 15:33:28 -0500I worked a sales season for an agent many years ago and we were looking at a Storm Bird yearling (yes I'm an old fart) . I think at the time he was firing at 10% stakes winners to foals. I was particularly hung up on faults at the time though and sahttps://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/23855190/quest-for-fame-retired?post_id=429860286#429860286I worked a sales season for an agent many years ago and we were looking at a Storm Bird yearling (yes I'm an old fart) . I think at the time he was firing at 10% stakes winners to foals. I was particularly hung up on faults at the time though and saTue, 27 Apr 2010 14:56:30 -0500I agree with you about those two.I just think that alot of people dont look at some stallions based on one or two of his progeny this is a mistake as a wider view is the best approachhttps://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/23855190/quest-for-fame-retired?post_id=429860282#429860282I agree with you about those two.I just think that alot of people dont look at some stallions based on one or two of his progeny this is a mistake as a wider view is the best approachTue, 27 Apr 2010 13:58:46 -0500Yes Rip Van thats true,so then you have to look to the horse's own racing career,to see if he is one of the sound one's!Horse's like Footstepinthesand and Aqlaam clearly weren't,that might be a pointer to avoid using stallions like these.https://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/23855190/quest-for-fame-retired?post_id=429860278#429860278Yes Rip Van thats true,so then you have to look to the horse's own racing career,to see if he is one of the sound one's!Horse's like Footstepinthesand and Aqlaam clearly weren't,that might be a pointer to avoid using stallions like these.Tue, 27 Apr 2010 00:39:57 -0500The only thing PD is that you cant write everything off with Rainbow Quest in it's pedigree as some will of course be sound and not fragile but i would agree that i would not like to be counting on getting a sound horse as it is just not guaranteedhttps://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/23855190/quest-for-fame-retired?post_id=429860274#429860274The only thing PD is that you cant write everything off with Rainbow Quest in it's pedigree as some will of course be sound and not fragile but i would agree that i would not like to be counting on getting a sound horse as it is just not guaranteedMon, 26 Apr 2010 16:42:27 -0500Rainbow Quest............if you want a source of fragility and unsound horses this is the horse for you,I would never use any of his son's,and don't like his daughters,he is regarded as a great broodmare sire, but a lot of RQ mares get very fragile shttps://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/23855190/quest-for-fame-retired?post_id=429860270#429860270Rainbow Quest............if you want a source of fragility and unsound horses this is the horse for you,I would never use any of his son's,and don't like his daughters,he is regarded as a great broodmare sire, but a lot of RQ mares get very fragile sMon, 26 Apr 2010 16:36:30 -0500Rainbow Quest line hhhmmm ?https://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/23855190/quest-for-fame-retired?post_id=429860266#429860266Rainbow Quest line hhhmmm ?Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:00:46 -0500Epsom Derby (Eng-I) winner and prominent Australian sire.He stood at Sheikh Mohammeds Darley Australia.https://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/23855190/quest-for-fame-retired?post_id=429860262#429860262Epsom Derby (Eng-I) winner and prominent Australian sire.He stood at Sheikh Mohammeds Darley Australia.Sat, 24 Apr 2010 09:45:43 -0500