New Posts For Thread: Mount Nelsonhttps://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/28023425/mount-nelsonHis first foals seemed to do quite well at the sales. Is he worth a taking a chance on as a third season sire at the right price?I don't know of a website for mare details I'm afraid. Obviously the Return of Mares from Weatherbys publications is well worth the £35 or so it costs as it's a constant reference, but I appreciate it's a bit of a gulp purchase perhaps. Look on thehttps://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/28023425/mount-nelson?post_id=503709529#503709529I don't know of a website for mare details I'm afraid. Obviously the Return of Mares from Weatherbys publications is well worth the £35 or so it costs as it's a constant reference, but I appreciate it's a bit of a gulp purchase perhaps. Look on theWed, 27 Jul 2011 13:52:35 -0500Itake your point PotM, I suppose the quality of the mares is the key factor.Is there somewhere i can find out what mares visited SS (or any other stallion) in his first season. As I mentioned earlier Multiplex got 110 in his third season is that unushttps://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/28023425/mount-nelson?post_id=503695333#503695333Itake your point PotM, I suppose the quality of the mares is the key factor.Is there somewhere i can find out what mares visited SS (or any other stallion) in his first season. As I mentioned earlier Multiplex got 110 in his third season is that unusWed, 27 Jul 2011 11:30:39 -0500Most stallions turn out to be no good truehoncho. Then ofcourse you get the useful stallions that don't quite have the right attributes to be useful commercially and then you get the ones that don't do much wrong but they fall out of favour purely thhttps://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/28023425/mount-nelson?post_id=503675145#503675145Most stallions turn out to be no good truehoncho. Then ofcourse you get the useful stallions that don't quite have the right attributes to be useful commercially and then you get the ones that don't do much wrong but they fall out of favour purely thWed, 27 Jul 2011 08:14:33 -0500I'm not sure I agree about the numbers, it seems to me the more there are the more chance that a few trainers will get good ones. However I take the point about SS, it occures to me that if he has a good first crop that do well as 2 year olds I couldhttps://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/28023425/mount-nelson?post_id=503670465#503670465I'm not sure I agree about the numbers, it seems to me the more there are the more chance that a few trainers will get good ones. However I take the point about SS, it occures to me that if he has a good first crop that do well as 2 year olds I couldWed, 27 Jul 2011 07:07:22 -0500Wilycayote, I agree that 116 mares is a great number. As I daresay I have mentioned before ( christ I even bore myself - how you guys cope. . .) Utopia would have all stallions restricted to 110 mares. Enough for a fair representation on the track anhttps://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/28023425/mount-nelson?post_id=503667221#503667221Wilycayote, I agree that 116 mares is a great number. As I daresay I have mentioned before ( christ I even bore myself - how you guys cope. . .) Utopia would have all stallions restricted to 110 mares. Enough for a fair representation on the track anWed, 27 Jul 2011 06:18:46 -0500Agree with Pot M, using SS in 2012 would mean selling the offspring as a yearling after he has had 3yo's which could work nicely.116 mares first season could be a good number; enough to get him plenty of runners, but not so much that every trainer hahttps://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/28023425/mount-nelson?post_id=503655789#503655789Agree with Pot M, using SS in 2012 would mean selling the offspring as a yearling after he has had 3yo's which could work nicely.116 mares first season could be a good number; enough to get him plenty of runners, but not so much that every trainer haWed, 27 Jul 2011 02:24:33 -0500116 mares year 1 truehoncho but that dropped to 70 in year 2.https://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/28023425/mount-nelson?post_id=503618521#503618521116 mares year 1 truehoncho but that dropped to 70 in year 2.Tue, 26 Jul 2011 16:19:23 -0500You are right PotM, lookoing at the current first season sire table (although a long way to go), the ones at the top may well be not be as expected.Any idea how many SS got in his first season?https://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/28023425/mount-nelson?post_id=503617573#503617573You are right PotM, lookoing at the current first season sire table (although a long way to go), the ones at the top may well be not be as expected.Any idea how many SS got in his first season?Tue, 26 Jul 2011 16:09:01 -0500You're potentially 4th season with Sakhees Secret and that may be a good idea as it will allow him to have 3yo's if you sell as a yearling. I don't really see him as an out and out 2yo sire personally but I am keen on him. He's not been an easy sellhttps://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/28023425/mount-nelson?post_id=503613593#503613593You're potentially 4th season with Sakhees Secret and that may be a good idea as it will allow him to have 3yo's if you sell as a yearling. I don't really see him as an out and out 2yo sire personally but I am keen on him. He's not been an easy sellTue, 26 Jul 2011 15:29:51 -0500Hello WilycayoteAs i saied earlier i think SS would suit one of my mares. Another plus point for using a third season stallion is that there wont be as many yearlings about when you come to sell. Based on the fact that it is not unusual to see stud fhttps://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/28023425/mount-nelson?post_id=503609653#503609653Hello WilycayoteAs i saied earlier i think SS would suit one of my mares. Another plus point for using a third season stallion is that there wont be as many yearlings about when you come to sell. Based on the fact that it is not unusual to see stud fTue, 26 Jul 2011 14:53:47 -0500