New Posts For Thread: Starspangledbannerhttps://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/25091225/starspangledbannerBeing a confirmed Choisir hater and sceptical of Danehill Dancer in a pedigree for the moment, where does everyone else place Starspangledbanner?I know nothing of his pedigree but watching on the box today he did at least appear to have a bit more quCheers gents, no I didn't insist on a colt in our quiet little chat, she has given me one colt, insisting on another would just be greedy, just glad she's in foal and I bet she is too.https://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/25091225/starspangledbanner?post_id=499449761#499449761Cheers gents, no I didn't insist on a colt in our quiet little chat, she has given me one colt, insisting on another would just be greedy, just glad she's in foal and I bet she is too.Mon, 20 Jun 2011 14:49:37 -0500Well done PP,when you had a word in her ear I hope you told her you need a colt..........or else she gets the bullethttps://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/25091225/starspangledbanner?post_id=499404213#499404213Well done PP,when you had a word in her ear I hope you told her you need a colt..........or else she gets the bulletMon, 20 Jun 2011 05:09:20 -0500Wd, i've huge time for this fella, everything he did up here was with a rushed prep and I'm sure he is even better than he managed to show on these shores.https://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/25091225/starspangledbanner?post_id=499383129#499383129Wd, i've huge time for this fella, everything he did up here was with a rushed prep and I'm sure he is even better than he managed to show on these shores.Sun, 19 Jun 2011 19:56:37 -0500Well done Posh Paddy. This is a great game for the unlikely result - it's why we remain so fascinated!https://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/25091225/starspangledbanner?post_id=499354313#499354313Well done Posh Paddy. This is a great game for the unlikely result - it's why we remain so fascinated!Sun, 19 Jun 2011 14:06:26 -0500Bit of a result, mare scanned in foal, that one and only covering at the end of April has stuck! That quiet word I had in her ear must have worked.https://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/25091225/starspangledbanner?post_id=499321017#499321017Bit of a result, mare scanned in foal, that one and only covering at the end of April has stuck! That quiet word I had in her ear must have worked.Sun, 19 Jun 2011 06:08:58 -0500PP,with that in mind keep going then as you have nothing to loose with her at 19,I did see your 'photo of the Baltic King it didn't look very backward to me,personally I thought it was a good sort,Dandy Man is an ideal follow on mating to me lets hophttps://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/25091225/starspangledbanner?post_id=495454265#495454265PP,with that in mind keep going then as you have nothing to loose with her at 19,I did see your 'photo of the Baltic King it didn't look very backward to me,personally I thought it was a good sort,Dandy Man is an ideal follow on mating to me lets hopThu, 12 May 2011 15:37:41 -0500Apologies P P, I should have remembered the Dandy Man cover, but I am always in awe of some of the 'memories' on here.On the face of it you have nothing to lose as it's the last throw. However if it goes wrong you've got "19yo mare" for them to throwhttps://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/25091225/starspangledbanner?post_id=495453953#495453953Apologies P P, I should have remembered the Dandy Man cover, but I am always in awe of some of the 'memories' on here.On the face of it you have nothing to lose as it's the last throw. However if it goes wrong you've got "19yo mare" for them to throwThu, 12 May 2011 15:34:54 -0500I wouldn't consider my mare commercial but she does breed winners (albeit at a lowish grade). Next year is not an option being barren, she wasn't covered last year and and we couldn't get her away early.I'm not keeping her for another (she's 19 nowhttps://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/25091225/starspangledbanner?post_id=495449149#495449149I wouldn't consider my mare commercial but she does breed winners (albeit at a lowish grade). Next year is not an option being barren, she wasn't covered last year and and we couldn't get her away early.I'm not keeping her for another (she's 19 nowThu, 12 May 2011 14:58:18 -0500P P I'm never one for a definitive answer, Prima Donna thinks that's an English trait, he might be right!It's a very interesting point you raise and I don't think it's a particularly easy decision. Some people have a date for their final coverings anhttps://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/25091225/starspangledbanner?post_id=495444709#495444709P P I'm never one for a definitive answer, Prima Donna thinks that's an English trait, he might be right!It's a very interesting point you raise and I don't think it's a particularly easy decision. Some people have a date for their final coverings anThu, 12 May 2011 14:22:55 -0500PP,as a rule of thumb I'd say the cut off point is Derby Day (Epsom)with the cheaper sorts that you always want the early foaling date then perhaps a bit sooner,but saying that is does depend on your mare and how commercial she is.At the very least ihttps://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/25091225/starspangledbanner?post_id=495444193#495444193PP,as a rule of thumb I'd say the cut off point is Derby Day (Epsom)with the cheaper sorts that you always want the early foaling date then perhaps a bit sooner,but saying that is does depend on your mare and how commercial she is.At the very least iThu, 12 May 2011 14:18:40 -0500