Nice older mare in Okla. Sale

[Ann]

Maybe a nice buy for someone starting out.

The mares name is Nite of Fun (1986). She's by Our Native out of Evening Boo Boo by In Reality. This mare had some class, she was 2nd Coaching Club American Oaks (G1), 2nd Comely S (G2), 3rd Mother Goose S. (G1), Opalocka S., and 4th in the Arcorn (G1). She's done okay as a brood mare but not tops naturally;

1991 Tempt the Devil (Devils Bag). Winner at 2, $19,796

1992 Tonite For Sure (Meadowlake) Unraced

1993 Come Casual (Black Tie Affair) Winner 2 to 5, $145,236

1994 Lite Nite (Conquistador Cielo) Winner 3 and 4, $134,532. Stakes producer

1995 Barren

1996 Fast Nite (Gulch) $149,976.

1997?no report

1998 Salsa Picante (Tabasco Cat) unraced

1999 Barren

2000 From Your Lips (Flying Cheron)Winner at 3,$8,460

2001 I love the Organ (Flying Chevron) Winner at 3, $109,535

2002 Senza Aglio (Flying Chevron) Placed at 2 and 3, 2005, $9,210

2003 No Report

2004 Filly by Wheelaway.

Comment in catalog says " Missed getting her in foal on one late cover but, guarantee her clean and sound for breeding.

The sale is the Horseman's Racing Bred Sale in Tulsa, Ok. Feb.19th, At the Fairgounds. Ph. 918 288 7308

Also, I have no affiliation with this sale nor this horse.

[Rick]

Ann,
I looked at that catalog but would be scared of buying a 19 year old broodmare. Another mare that I thought had an interesting pedigree was the Saratoga Six-L A Michelle mare. Since she only earned $11,000, she is a pass in my book.

[Ann]

The old gals produce record shows she's still been active as of 2004 and naturally with this age of mare you'd sure want to have a vet check her out prior to bidding on her. My thoughts here...if you have your own property, she could be interesting and as I mentioned, if she's healthy she might be a nice first broodmare for someone. I guess I've had good luck with older mares and just felt like throwing this nice old mares name out there in case someone might feel so inclined to buy her. Nothing more, nothing less.

[Ryeno]

Hey Guys,

I was wondering if the catalogue was available online?LA Michelle is an old Budget Stables mare and I remember her when she was in Vancouver.Any info is appreciated.

Ryeno

[Ann]

Sorry this sale has no web site. You can get a catalog by calling this number. (918) 288-7308. The sale is unusually small (56 horses, TB's and other breeds)this time. Usually they catalog upwards of 200 horses. Maybe the reason I red flagged Nite of Fun.

[EO]

We bred No Small Matter last year at age 19 to Basket Weave age 23. She was open. She caught on the first cycle and is going to drop a foal in the next 3 or 4 weeks. She looks fantastic. Depending on the mare, 19 can still be workable. EO

[marg]

We have two mares who were out of 25 year old dams.We didn't breed them but both were foaled when their dam was that age.Marg

[charle]

Ann; Did this mare sell ?

if i email fax no. can you send me the cat. pg. and, Who is the owner ?

I'm not affraid to buy a 19 yr old, if she has not been barren for more

than the last two years!

charle

[Ann]

I haven't heard if this mare sold but, I'd be happy to fax you the catalog page. Send me a Priviate Message (PM) with your fax number. You might want to give the sales company a call too. (918) 288-7308 and ask if the mare sold. By the way, her breeding stats which I listed above came right out of the catalog and she did have a foal in 2004..no report 2003, but had a foals in 2002, 2001 and 2000. She "appears from her breeding history to be fine...but always have these old gals checked out. Personally, I've had very good luck with older mares.

[NW Breeder]

Don't let the old girls scare you. If it weren't for the old ones many of us couldn't afford to have good ones!

[ballymoss]

A couple things pop to mind:

1) Nothing wrong with an older mare. SECRETARIAT's dam was EIGHTTEEN (18) and I heard he turned out fairly good on the track. (!).

2) Ann is correct that this is a good starter mare for a small breeder; the commercial guys cull their mares at a certain age as a matter of course, whereas, the small breeder may keep a sweet mare for the rest of her natural life.

3) A couple years ago, GENE'S LADY, a SW of nearly a million, sold at the Heritage Place sale in Oklahoma............for $950. She had not produced anything of merit, but still, major black-type for pennies, is worth the risk to the small breeder. Stranger things have happened.

[camohn]

My (now 19yo) mare came from Jonabell Farm and is due to foal in March; caught on the 1st cycle. Other oldies I have had had their last foal at 21 and 24 before going barren. (Yeah..much to hubby's chagrin we do retire the old ladies here).

[BJ]

My (now 19yo) mare came from Jonabell Farm and is due to foal in March; caught on the 1st cycle. Other oldies I have had had their last foal at 21 and 24 before going barren. (Yeah..much to hubby's chagrin we do retire the old ladies here).

Three cheers and an "atta girl" to YOU!

[Ann]

Just had an e-mail from the owner of the sale company in Tulsa...Nite of Fun sold for $4400 and went to a Texas buyer.

[tough hombre]

I bought a 1979 Sir Gaylord mare at the Ar. breeders sale for $800. just to save her from the killers. She's now in foal with her second Tough Hombre. Her name is Maroon Belle and Her first foal sold for $300,000. She was a stakes horse and stakes producer with progeny earnings some where around the $300,000 mark if I recall correctly. Her first foal for me is a two year old named Street Tough. Best $800. I ever spent on a mare, especially if this one she is carrying now looks as good as her last one. The filly is bred somewhat like Lord Carson only one out on the top side and one in on the bottom side, at any rate it will be very interesting to see what she has on the track.

I believe if my math is correct she is 26 years young this year and I will breed her back again this year. I wonder what is the oldest mare to foal a Grade Or Group 1 or G2 stakes horse?