’22 filly by More Than Ready out of Look At Me — 2023 KeeSep
First Housatonic Recommended Mating of 2024
It’s never too early to book a mare to a popular stallion, and they don’t come more popular than Horse of the Year Authentic on the heels of an incredible start to yearling sale season.
Maximus Mischief
By Into Mischief
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2023 Housatonic Recommended Matings — Group Text
Black-type 2YO Group Text gets a return trip to Blofeld after delivering a strapping colt by the exciting young Maryland sire in 2023.
Housatonic Meanderings — 2023 Preakness Pick
Unfortunately news came this morning that First Mission has been scratched from the Preakness with a left hind issue. We had previously completed this write-up so will share it anyway as the pedigree notes are still interesting. As far as a Preakness pick goes now, National Treasure looks to be the biggest beneficiary of the pace scenario and we like him to hold off Mage to win tomorrow.
23 Group Text
2023 dark bay/brown colt
By Blofeld out of Group Text, by Include
23 Animalistic
2023 bay colt
By Basin out of Animalistic, by Animal Kingdom
Housatonic Meanderings – 2023 Freshman Sires.
Check out our thoughts on the stallions with first 2YOs in 2023, and their chances to lead the Freshman Sires list
Housatonic Meanderings — Our Picks for the 2023 Kentucky Derby & Oaks
Disarm In the Derby This time of year, we’re often asked by our non-racing industry friends who we believe is going to win the Kentucky Derby. This year, for the first time, we will have a truly vested interest in the outcome thanks to the continued support of our friends at Wasabi Ventures Stables &… [Read More]
2023 Housatonic Recommended Matings — No More Excuses (revised)
Although Speaker’s Corner wasn’t our first choice for No More Excuses this year, he actually fits her incredibly well and we couldn’t be more excited about the prospects of this pairing!
2023 Housatonic Recommended Matings — Unrequited Love (revised)
After originally being booked to Tapiture this spring, Unrequited Love will switch it up and instead visit Tapit’s younger son Tacitus in a mating that hits all the same highlights on pedigree
2023 Housatonic Recommended Matings — Merry Mischief (revised)
After delivering a lovely first foal by the proven KY value sire Dialed In this spring, Merry Mischief heads back to Darby Dan in ’23 for a date with Dialed In’s barnmate, the similarly successful Tapiture.
2023 Housatonic Recommended Matings — Coffee Pond
After delivering a “knockout” foal by Raging Bull this spring, Coffee Pond will head right back to him for another visit in ’23.
23 Hurryupandcomeback
2023 bay colt
By Modernist out of Hurryupandcomeback, by Mizzen Mast
23 I’m Engaged
2023 chestnut filly
By Code of Honor out of I’m Engaged, by Broken Vow
23 That’sthewaytodoit
2023 bay filly
By Jimmy Creed out of That’sthewaytodoit, by Tizway
2023 Housatonic Recommended Matings — Queen High
Queen High, who has Round Table and Moccasin as close as the 3rd generation of her pedigree, visits Enticed for her first mating in a match that contains some fascinating line-breeding featuring that historic pair
23 Seville’s Princess
2023 chestnut filly
By Connect out of Seville’s Princess, by Seville
23 Wild For Love
2023 gray/roan colt
By Tacitus out of Wild For Love, by Not For Love
23 Coffee Pond
2023 bay colt
By Raging Bull out of Coffee Pond, by Havana Gold
23 Miss Malibu
2023 gray/roan colt
By Frosted out of Miss Malibu, by Into Mischief
23 Faze the Nation
2023 bay colt
By Blofeld out of Faze the Nation, by Cal Nation
23 Merry Mischief
2023 bay colt
By Dialed In out of Merry Mischief, by Into Mischief
23 No More Excuses
2023 bay colt
By Midshipman out of No More Excuses, by Not For Love
2023 Housatonic Recommended Matings — Star of Shanghai
Given that both Street Magician and Star of Shanghai trace in tail-female to Special Kell, this pairing will produce a “Formula One” pattern of the Rasmussen Factor.
23 Buff’s In Love
2023 dark bay/brown colt
By Alternation out of Buff’s In Love, by Buffum
23 Participate
2023 chestnut colt
By Tapiture out of Participate, by Include
23 Zarella
2023 gray/roan colt
By Street Boss out of Zarella, by Ghostzapper
2023 Housatonic Recommended Matings — That’sthewaytodoit
That’sthewaytodoit will stay local this spring and be bred to Blofeld, from a sire-line that has already had repeated success with her immediate female family
2023 Housatonic Recommended Matings — Frame of Mind
Godolphin-bred Frame of Mind will be a member of the first book of mares for the brilliant Highly Motivated at Airdrie in 2023
2023 Housatonic Recommended Matings — Ebb Tide
Ebb Tide will visit the highly-proven Kentucky value sire Dialed In for her first mating in 2023, a pairing that will produce a foal very closely-related to the SW Erase
Housatonic Recommended Purchases — Frosted/Miss Malibu
Miss Malibu was acquired in foal to the hot young sire Frosted, a pairing which features a good cross for Frosted on pedigree and also presents plenty of surface versatility
2023 Housatonic Recommended Matings — Animalistic
Independence Hall was one of the most popular freshman sires in Kentucky in 2022, and Animalistic will be a good fit for him in 2023
2023 Housatonic Recommended Matings — Miss Malibu
Well-bred recent acquisition Miss Malibu will get a date with the proven and versatile Blame at Claiborne Farm in 2023
2023 Housatonic Recommended Matings — Modernism
The beautifully-bred Godolphin product Modernism will visit leading young Maryland sire Blofeld for her maiden mating in 2023 on a cross that has been very productive for him already
2023 Housatonic Recommended Matings — Luna
Honest Mischief has been the most popular stallion in NY since his retirement, and he’ll be a great fit with the young mare Luna in 2023
2023 Housatonic Recommended Matings — Yuletide
Maximus Mischief was a brilliant and unbeaten 2YO who still holds the distinction of having earned the fastest speed figures of any juvenile by his sire, the incredible Into Mischief. Maximus Mischief now stands alongside his sire, and appears poised to be a leading freshman sire in 2023 when his first foals reach the races,… [Read More]
2023 Housatonic Recommended Matings — Yesshewill (amended)
Yesshewill’s foal by Rock Your World born this January is so nice that we’re calling an audible and sending her right back to him again this year
23 Floral Hall
2023 bay filly
By Frosted out of Floral Hall, by Bodemeister
2023 Housatonic Recommended Matings — Participate
Participate will get an injection of speed in 2023 when she visits Instagrand at Taylor Made, from a sire-line that has worked with her female family and which will hopefully help produce a precocious foal in 2024
2023 Housatonic Recommended Matings — Zarella
Young Godolphin-bred Ghostzapper mare Zarella will be part of the first book for the wickedly fast Speaker’s Corner at Darley in 2023 in a mating that will produce Rasmussen Factor inbreeding to Broodmare of the Year Cara Rafaela
From the TDN: 2023 Mating Plans — Wasabi Ventures
As we approach the opening of the 2023 breeding season, the TDN staff is once again sitting down with leading breeders to find out what stallions they have chosen for their mares, and why. Today, we catch up with George Adams at Housatonic Bloodstock, who serves as the Director of Stallions and Breeding for Wasabi Ventures Stables.
2023 Housatonic Recommended Matings — Mia Rosa
Pretty young mare Mia Rosa heads to the court of the 2YO turf G1 winner Fog of War in NY for 2023
2023 Housatonic Recommended Matings — Seville’s Princess
Into Mischief over Sadler’s Wells-line stallions has been a productive cross, and sending Seville’s Princess to exciting first-year sire Highly Motivated will double up on that legendary Euro sire.
2023 Housatonic Recommended Matings — Nashi
Nashi has already produced a stakes winner by a grandson of Gone West, and should be an excellent fit for the promising Maryland stallion Blofeld from that sire-line
2023 Housatonic Recommended Matings — Centsational
Impressive debut winner Centsational, who traces tail female to the Blue Hen Missy Baba, will head to Juddmonte Farm and a visit with first-crop sire Mandaloun for her first mating in 2023.
2023 Housatonic Recommended Matings — Darting
For the owner of the proven, stakes-producing mare Darting, who is looking to maximize the commercial value of her next foal, the gorgeously-bred first-year sire Greatest Honour at Spendthrift offers great commercial upside at a reasonable price point
2023 Housatonic Recommended Matings — Boogie Baby
Boogie Baby comes from an active female family, and the daughter of Speightstown gets a shot with the eminently proven Hard Spun in 2023 for her first mating.
23 Yesshewill
2023 dark bay/brown filly
By Rock Your World – Yesshewill, by Giant’s Causeway
2023 Housatonic Recommended Matings — Lime Squash
The well-bred maiden mare Lime Squash will be a member of the first book of mares to visit Darley’s wickedly fast Speaker’s Corner in 2023.
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