I find it interesting

Tucumcari · Postby **Tucumcari** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 9:39 am

That the Bold Ruckus babies are doing so well on the synthetics. Any opinions? Breeding gurus?

Rokeby Forever · Postby **Rokeby Forever** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 9:41 am

Maybe because all Bold Ruckus related horses race at Woodbine?

Tucumcari · Postby **Tucumcari** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 10:23 am

Woodbine is only a percentage of the tracks that have synthetics. And still Bold Executive and Bold and Flashy or Kiridashi are in the top ten. Interesting. Wonder how they'd do on Cushion?

Rokeby Forever · Postby **Rokeby Forever** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 10:52 am

I thought you were the cushion expert. LOL!

Bold Ruckus was Canada's leading sire for 9 or 10 years, and all his offspring are Canadian bred...his descentants own Woodbine on a day-in, day-out basis. How many non-Canadian breds race at Woodbine compared to other artificial tracks that don't run nearly as many restricted races for regionally bred horses? Keeneland and Arlington get horses from all over the place, so no regional sire in KY or Ill has distinct advantage like Bold Executive does.

Tucumcari · Postby **Tucumcari** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 10:54 am

Do you wanna fight???!!! LOL. No I'm a believer thus far.

Rokeby Forever · Postby **Rokeby Forever** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 11:13 am

Put 'em up, Tuc! LOL!

I'm not saying that Bold Ruckus descendants don't like the Poly....I'm just saying that they have an advantage unlike any other sire line. Tiznows LOVE the Poly, and I'm sure that if he stood in California, he'd be the leading artificial sire in the world. His kids (Slew's Tizzy, Tough Tiz's Sis, Bear now...) can race at any level on the artificials...imagine if he had Cal Breds to boot!

Tucumcari · Postby **Tucumcari** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 1:31 pm

3 Bold Ruckus stallions in the top ten synthetic. They don't run year round. California likely has alot more races per year or per day and they only muster up 2 stallions on that list.
I still find it interesting.

Rokeby Forever · Postby **Rokeby Forever** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 3:01 pm

Tucumcari wrote:3 Bold Ruckus stallions in the top ten synthetic. They don't run year round. California likely has alot more races per year or per day and they only muster up 2 stallions on that list.
I still find it interesting.

That's because the Bold Ruckus stallions have offspring that run in many more restricted races. In California, there aren't nearly as many Cal Bred races as there are Ontario Bred races at Woodbine. Also, in Canada, open races are generally filled with Canadian breds - In California, open races have horses that were bred everywhere....even South America.

Jenny · Postby **Jenny** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 4:48 pm

Yes Rok
but being a Canadian bred doesn't mean that it is a Canadian or Ontario Sire. A lot of Canadian mares get shipped to Kentucky and just get foaled out in Canada. They are trying to restrict that this coming year like the PA bred program, but it is finding some opposition.

Tucumcari · Postby **Tucumcari** » Sat Dec 15, 2007 2:59 pm

Rokeby Forever wrote:
Tucumcari wrote:3 Bold Ruckus stallions in the top ten synthetic. They don't run year round. California likely has alot more races per year or per day and they only muster up 2 stallions on that list.
I still find it interesting.

That's because the Bold Ruckus stallions have offspring that run in many more restricted races. In California, there aren't nearly as many Cal Bred races as there are Ontario Bred races at Woodbine. Also, in Canada, open races are generally filled with Canadian breds - In California, open races have horses that were bred everywhere....even South America.

I just find it interesting.