Pedigree Query

I need mating advice, my mares are

Potriky (Sky Classic), Northern Spring (Cipayo) and Best View (Slew Gin Fizz), and my stallion options are:

Orpen (Lure)
Pure Prize (Storm Cat)
Sunray Spirit (Hennessy)
Seeker's Reward (Gone West)
Equal Stripes (Candy Stripes)

I'd appreciate your opinions as I must decide soon.

Thanks

Belica, you seem to be an eager owner-breeder who may be quite naive about what you are getting into. This breeding business is expensive, painful, and drawn-out. It takes many years between the decision to buy or breed a mare and the final outcome that could possibly result in a return on your investment.

In late June, there is no urgency to find stallions for your mares, because you are already at the end of the breeding season. Most stud farms have pretty well closed up by now, except for those who are desperate to breed their stallions for various reasons, some of which are not beneficial to you and your mares.

Please study the process a little longer, reassess your goals and financial plan for supporting your breeding business, and then see if each of your mares or if any of them actually fit into that plan. Often the best decision is to study, wait, and save up for one or two mares that are already in foal, whose pedigree and appearance should match well with the stallions that will help you reach your goals.

I am not pre-judging your expertise or your mares. It's the urgency that worries me. I'd love to save you some dollars and grief, while you develop a skill and confidence level.

Henthorn,

Belica is in the Southern Hemisphere in Argentina and Potriky is quite a nice-looking mare. Must you always be a spoil sport

Belica,

Just on paper:

I like Potriky with Seekers Reward or Equal Stripes.

Best View with Seekers Reward

Northern Spring with Orpen

Do be aware that Pure Prize is crooked up front and that should be a big factor in your decision. When do the sheds open down there?

Henthorn,

Perhaps I did not provide enough information for my case: I'm in the Southern Hemisphere, I live in Montevideo, Uruguay, and the mares I mention are in Argentina, as well as the stallions in prospect.

Anyway, thank you for your advise, it's always helpful.

How could I have known?
Oh, well, the advice was sound, even though it was out of context.
I won't have time to evaluate the matings this weekend though.

The thing that tipped me off was Orpen and Pure Prize being on the list...kinda hard to breed in Europe and America in the same season Don't feel bad though. I sat there thinking, "How the heck are those two stallions on the same list?" and then I looked up the other ones