St. James Palace Stakes and GSV scores by Post Position

George William Smith · Postby **George William Smith** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 10:33 am

1. Arabian Prince, GSV = 68.89
2. Araafa, GSV = 65.07
3. Metropolitan Man =67.16
4. Stormy River, GSV = 60.14
5. Yasoodd, GSV = 66.75
6. Aeroplane, GSV = 63.93
7. Decado, GSV = 72.48
8. Royal Power, GSV = 61.68
9. Ivan Denisovich, GSV = 79.09
10. Marcus Andronicus, GSV = 79.09
11. Yarqus, GSV = 67.19

Wow, a tie for highest GSV

Rick · Postby **Rick** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 10:36 am

Want to bet it's going to be a dead heat? :lol:

George William Smith · Postby **George William Smith** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 10:39 am

If that happens, I'm going to start going to therapy!
:roll:

Bill from WA · Postby **Bill from WA** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 12:24 pm

Hi

I did a GSV and Conduit Mare collaboration and came up with:

#9) Ivan Denisovich

#2) Araafa

#10) Marcus Andronicus

#1) Arabian Prince

4 horse tri/super boxes?

Bill

Nessa · Postby **Nessa** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 12:24 pm

Araafa crushes the field easily.

http://www.racingpost.co.uk/news/rp_std ... _06_06_JAM

louis finochio · Postby **louis finochio** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 2:03 pm

Hay Patcher 2nd dam of Mull of Kintyre sire of Araafa is another example of the classic nick Northern Dancer over Rabelais thru Hoist the Flag.

Mull of Kintyre grand-sire is Northern Dancer thru Danzig, this classic nick is becoming a legend in its own time.

Both Danehill and Ninisky were produced from this classic nick.

George William Smith · Postby **George William Smith** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 6:12 pm

Might it be a lot more due to the presence of the excellent sires, Danzig, Polar Falcon, Northern Dancer, Easy Goer, Nureyev, Cozzene, Nearctic, Alydar, Hoist The Flag, Northern Dancer again, Caro and Bustino; all within four generations rather than a sire who appears in the 7th and 8 generations.

George William Smith · Postby **George William Smith** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 6:21 pm

By the way, Araafa's sire Mull Of Kintyre is getting killed by my GRASP program thus affecting greatly Araafa's GSV and that's why Araafa's GSV is low. Mull Of Kintyre only has 3yo's to race, with one tremendous runner and thee listed horses last year that placed in addition to Araafa. He is his only listed or Graded horse to place so far. Too bad, I couldn't play with the numbers and pretend he is an excellent sire so far based on one foal

louis finochio · Postby **louis finochio** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 7:21 pm

The Rabelais thru Pleasant Colony and grandsons of Northern Dancer ala Northfields---Northjet---Nijinsky II---Shareef Dancer---Green Dancer---and Northern Dancer sons are the dam sires of those mares that were bred to Pleasant Colony.

This is the classic nick in reverse Rabelais over Northern Dancer. I am posting this bloodline affinity by memory, as I dont have Tessio Power to quote.