Scarlet Ibis

LaTroienne · Postby **LaTroienne** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 1:10 pm

Scarlet Ibis was pensioned at Highcliff Farm....any word on how he's doing?

Interestin' pedigree: fifth dam was Dustwhirl, dam of Whirlaway. The family (per research) later included Conquistador Cielo.

Maven · Postby **Maven** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 2:07 pm

I have no clue on how he's doing but I wish we had a decent Cormorant line still available to breed to. I believe Go for Gin is it and he's in the mid-Atlantic.

Rokeby Forever · Postby **Rokeby Forever** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 2:41 pm

Cormorant helped build the NY Bred breeding program - Scarlet Ibis was a staple in the NY Bred breeding program for a long time and a good one.

geowarrior · Postby **geowarrior** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 3:03 pm

Isn't Albert the Great a Kentucky based son of Go For Gin and thus a non-Mid Atlantic representative of the Cormorant line? I know that Albert has been roundly panned as a sire, but he does have a contender this year in Nobiz Like Showbiz.

Maven · Postby **Maven** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 3:32 pm

You're correct Geo... I just dont consider him a viable option at stud. He's been dead in the water except for Nobiz...

geowarrior · Postby **geowarrior** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 4:06 pm

I'm hoping that people might look at Nobiz's pedigree and send Albert more suitable mares. Not only is Nobiz a good horse, but I understand he is thought of as being extremely beautiful conformation wise. I hate to write off a sire too quickly.

Gerry · Postby **Gerry** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 5:59 am

I was at Highcliff on Friday and saw Scarlet Ibis. He is doing great and is as mean as ever. Even in his stall he wears a wire muzzle and the stallion manager told us a few stories about how absolutely nasty he can be just going out to his paddock.

I got the impression he was pensioned more because of his attitude and the lack of interest than because of his age. But of course his age is a factor.

Thunder Puddles is also pensioned at Highcliff and he is still strikingly handsome. He looks much younger than his 28 years.

Toccet02 · Postby **Toccet02** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 7:45 pm

geowarrior wrote:I'm hoping that people might look at Nobiz's pedigree and send Albert more suitable mares. Not only is Nobiz a good horse, but I understand he is thought of as being extremely beautiful conformation wise. I hate to write off a sire too quickly.

Hear hear. He is balanced, big and beautiful. Send ATG the right mares!!!

Blue feather · Postby **Blue feather** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 4:02 am

Any opinions on Scarlet Ibis as a broodmare sire?

Foggytrip · Postby **Foggytrip** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 6:15 pm

He always has that wire mask on Nasty old prick

LaTroienne · Postby **LaTroienne** » Sat Apr 21, 2007 3:39 pm

On the 2007 NY Broodmare sire list, he's #26. His chief earner so far this year is Raceland. (info from brisnet.com)