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anybody know how many mares he got this year?
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to answer my own question (as no bugger else did!!) I have just found out he had over 170 mares. I was asking because in a similar vein to the Arakan thread, I have a mare that would suit him well but wasn't sure how popular his progeny may be. At least he has every chance of throwing a good one.
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Hard to believe he covered that many, he does not capture my imagination at all. But interesting that you see 170 mares as a positive. Personally I would see that many as a slight negative, as the market will be flooded with them, especially at the bottom. lots of pinhookers and trainers will have one, most of them will be disappointing (as with most horses in general) and the market will go cold quickly.
I would rather see a stallion covering 100-125. Irish breeders seem less concerned by very big books than English Breeders. Or is this a lazy generalization on my part? |
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Truehonch, I would have answered your query if I had known the answer ( I know I know since when did that ever stop me. . .)
I am afraid as time slips by or perhaps the passion of youth fades, a horse like Casamento is just a part of a very large roll of wallpaper that rarely gets looked at. I imagine that at some point I will commit him to memory but at the moment if I need to comment on his type I have to look them up to even remember the basics! I am on record as saying that staying 2yo's who don't go on for whatever reason are my least favourite sort of sire prospect and I don't use them. Hello Gorgeous Dunbeath Tenby High Estate immediately spring to mind and it wouldn't take me too long to drum up a million more. If he is a fabulous looker then maybe just maybe year 1 or 2 but not beyond. Where are we Shamardal? Another question but related I would contend! |
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I too found that number a bit of a surprise as I won't pretend he looked a particularly exciting prospect, but I am assured that's correct. I also agree with you PotM about staying 2yo's but in this case I think it wasn't so much that he didn't train on rather that he was highly tried and not that good.
The reason I see it as a positive Wilycayote is because if I use him next year and I keep the foal to sell as a yearling there's a better chance of him having winners on the board. At this level (4/5k) that has to be a positive. Obviously if I get a nice foal he could be reasonably commercial if his first yearlings go well and with 170 of them one or two must be good looking. I am told he is. But to be honest the most important thing is that he is a cracking match for my mare and it is nice to sometimes breed something that you like the breeding of and bot just because you want to get rid of it. That's hard to do when you are on a micro budget. |
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having never sent a mare to Ireland, can someone tell me what sort of deals can I get for keep and transport if I was to use Casamento?
Also are the VAT rules the same for stallions? thanks |
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^ Irish Thoroughbred Marketing
http://www.itm.ie/en/About/ They have incentives for buyers coming from abroad to the sales. I don't know if they provide incentives for breeders coming from abroad. |
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thanks kincsem, I will look this up
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