Numerous tropes and cliches exist highlighting the difficulty of succeeding in the Thoroughbred racing industry: there’s the sartorially specific requirement that one must wear “long pants” to participate, or the idea that in order to end up as a millionaire with race horses, one ought to start off as a multimillionaire. Our personal favorite is… [Read More]
Housatonic’s 2016 Matings, Switching It Up
Curlin’s Needle is now being bred in 2016 to Discreet Cat (Forestry x Pretty Discreet, by Private Account; stands for $7,500 at Darley). Unfortunately, Curlin’s Needle repeatedly came up empty after several covers by Girolamo this spring. With one last shot to try to get her in foal for 2017, we decided to switch things… [Read More]
Housatonic Meanderings – 2016 Derby Thoughts and the Pick
Since last June, it has been virtually guaranteed that this year’s Kentucky Derby would be something of a letdown, in that the winner could not help but fail to stack up against American Pharoah and his ultimately historic effort in the Run For the Roses on his way to becoming racing’s twelfth Triple Crown winner. … [Read More]
Housatonic’s 2016 Matings, New Mare and Her Mate
Akasha is being bred in 2016 to Data Link (War Front x Database, by Known Fact; stands for $7,500 at Claiborne). Data Link is a member of the first crop of current leading international stallion War Front, and now stands alongside his sire at the historic Claiborne Farm. After running well in two dirt tries… [Read More]
Housatonic Meanderings – New Stallions of 2016, Part 2
The 2016 class of incoming stallions in Kentucky is a stronger group than there has been to retire the same year in recent memory, with six stallions beginning their stud careers for fees greater than $20,000. Part 1 of this blog encompassed all of the first-year stallions at the three farms standing those six highest-priced… [Read More]
Housatonic Meanderings – New Stallions of 2016, Part 1
The 2016 class of incoming stallions in Kentucky is a more promising group than there has been in recent memory, with six beginning their stud careers for fees greater than $20,000, namely American Pharoah ($200,000), Honor Code ($40,000), Tonalist ($30,000), Carpe Diem ($25,000), Constitution ($25,000) and Liam’s Map ($25,000). To have this many stallions starting… [Read More]
Housatonic’s 2016 Matings
I’m Engaged is being bred in 2016 to The Factor (War Front x Greyciousness, by Miswaki; stands for $25,000 at Lane’s End). The Factor was a brilliantly fast racehorse, and is the first top son of War Front. He broke his maiden at 6 furlongs as a 2-year-old in track record time of 1:06.98 at… [Read More]
Breeders’ Cup Meanderings – An American Classic
American Pharoah’s performance in the Breeders’ Cup Classic at Keeneland was everything for which a horse racing fan could have hoped from the 12th Triple Crown winner’s swan song: his devastatingly easy victory was never in doubt, meaning it could be viewed with awe and with joy, and without a trace of apprehension. While critics… [Read More]
2015 Mating Decisions
Atlantic Rainbow’s mate for 2015 is Verrazano (More Than Ready x Enchanted Rock, by Giant’s Causeway; stands for $22,500 at Ashford). Verrazano was a brilliant racehorse, as witnessed by his dominant win in the Grade 1 Haskell, and he raced 10 times as a 3-year-old for Todd Pletcher, demonstrating his durability. He was also versatile,… [Read More]
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