New Posts For Thread: NH Sire advicehttps://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/29752931/nh-sire-adviceA friend recently asked my opinion on the stallion choice for a 2013 cover.His solitary mare (by Satco) has been good to him and of four runners on the track so far the three geldings have won (by Luso and Alderbrook) but a Gamut filly was useless. TIf he won't travel then it has to be Milan. A Milan/Satco combination screams four miles let alone three. I've posted on another thread that Milan's first four runners over 3.5 miles plus in the UK have produced 2 winners and 2 placed horses. He willhttps://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/29752931/nh-sire-advice?post_id=530035253#530035253If he won't travel then it has to be Milan. A Milan/Satco combination screams four miles let alone three. I've posted on another thread that Milan's first four runners over 3.5 miles plus in the UK have produced 2 winners and 2 placed horses. He willThu, 21 Mar 2013 16:22:53 -0500I saw Malinas at the stallion parade at Cheltenham last year - I thought he was a stunner and he had a Festival winner in Medinas.https://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/29752931/nh-sire-advice?post_id=530027153#530027153I saw Malinas at the stallion parade at Cheltenham last year - I thought he was a stunner and he had a Festival winner in Medinas.Thu, 21 Mar 2013 12:17:00 -0500Only a small sample on RP site but Malinas (GER) has a very impressive % NH recordhttps://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/29752931/nh-sire-advice?post_id=530023421#530023421Only a small sample on RP site but Malinas (GER) has a very impressive % NH recordThu, 21 Mar 2013 10:17:33 -0500Bad luck RA,hindsight a wonderful thing I know but Tolmis'comments on the stallion difficulty maybe an element in the cause/your mare being barren the previous time,worrying,again bad luckhttps://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/29752931/nh-sire-advice?post_id=529999831#529999831Bad luck RA,hindsight a wonderful thing I know but Tolmis'comments on the stallion difficulty maybe an element in the cause/your mare being barren the previous time,worrying,again bad luckWed, 20 Mar 2013 13:32:33 -0500Unfortunately the mare came up empty at 21 days. Head scratching time!https://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/29752931/nh-sire-advice?post_id=529998131#529998131Unfortunately the mare came up empty at 21 days. Head scratching time!Wed, 20 Mar 2013 12:33:13 -0500As Tolmi has just said, please keep the thread updated regarding whether she keeps RA. I am looking at using him this year. The only reservation I have is that she isn't due to foal this time round until 2nd May so ideally she would want to getting ihttps://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/29752931/nh-sire-advice?post_id=529326095#529326095As Tolmi has just said, please keep the thread updated regarding whether she keeps RA. I am looking at using him this year. The only reservation I have is that she isn't due to foal this time round until 2nd May so ideally she would want to getting iSun, 24 Feb 2013 17:05:32 -0600I hope she gets in foal as I think the sire can have difficulties in that regard.It might take a couple of visits.That said a nice colt foal would be very valuable so I hope it turns out well.As for commission I reserve the right to introduce myselfhttps://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/29752931/nh-sire-advice?post_id=529325779#529325779I hope she gets in foal as I think the sire can have difficulties in that regard.It might take a couple of visits.That said a nice colt foal would be very valuable so I hope it turns out well.As for commission I reserve the right to introduce myselfSun, 24 Feb 2013 16:54:07 -0600Ronnie O'Neill has made Stowaway from very unpromising mares. From my study of his winning progeny O'Neill hoovered up a lot of cheap mares a number of years back and struck gold. His success, compared to a failure like Darsi, is remarkable.Anyhow, ahttps://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/29752931/nh-sire-advice?post_id=529260691#529260691Ronnie O'Neill has made Stowaway from very unpromising mares. From my study of his winning progeny O'Neill hoovered up a lot of cheap mares a number of years back and struck gold. His success, compared to a failure like Darsi, is remarkable.Anyhow, aFri, 22 Feb 2013 11:42:29 -0600I am a great admirer of Stowaway's progenyhttps://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/29752931/nh-sire-advice?post_id=529256743#529256743I am a great admirer of Stowaway's progenyFri, 22 Feb 2013 09:27:19 -0600I would not consider myself a real "judge" but a lot of the Scorpions I have seen at the sales are good looking athletic racy types.https://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/29752931/nh-sire-advice?post_id=529070143#529070143I would not consider myself a real "judge" but a lot of the Scorpions I have seen at the sales are good looking athletic racy types.Fri, 15 Feb 2013 14:39:02 -0600