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Mr Sekiguchi to Hill n Dale
Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 7:16 pm
by Tesio
Just read this in Blood Horse.
He has been retired and will stand for $5K.
$8 Million at auction, $5K as a stallion.
Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 7:17 pm
by Rokeby Forever
Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 7:37 pm
by Intrinsic Worth
So, what does that put the Green Monkey at?
16M sale price (debatable)
No wins from two starts
$500 with multiple mare discounts?
Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 7:40 pm
by Tesio
I read somewhere that Coolmore is gonna stand The Green Monkey at stud in 2008.
He must, however, wear a condom.
Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 7:55 pm
by FOS
Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 7:55 pm
by FOS
Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 7:56 pm
by FOS
Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 9:33 pm
by horsenuts
Ahh yes.... Iron Eyes Cody the "fake" Indian. All to fitting to have a counterfeit Indian for a counterfeit horse. After all it's all about closing the sale as opposed to the truth all to often in both advertising as well as horse racing.
Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 1:15 am
by Maven
Didn't Tiger Ridge start out at 5k in Florida? He was a non-winner in 5 starts and a close relative to Mr. Sekiguchi.
I wouldn't be shocked to see Mr. Sekiguchi get SOME good runners (Tiger Ridge did), but I'm very shocked at who's standing him.
If I remember right, the first two crops of Tiger Ridge sold pretty damn well so if you're on a very tight budget you might be able to wheel and deal him down to 2.5k and take a gamble.
Who knows... there's a small chance you might look like a genius in a few years.
But wow... Hill n Dale... border-line shocking.
Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 3:38 am
by ct2346
Maven-
I think you might be right and I am considering making the inquiry for one of my mares. I have that same feeling although I didn't draw the Tiger Ridge analogy.
The only part I didn't like was Baffert's quote that he would have turned into something had he not been forced to the sidelines so early....
Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 7:11 am
by Toccet02
Come on, be fair...let him wear a mask, too . . . . .
Nobody needs to know . . .
Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 7:56 am
by LB
Hmmm...let's see. The last allowance class stallion to be retired to stud from this female family was...Kipling. Sire of BC winner Kip Deville. I guess he must be a joke too?
Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 9:25 am
by nferro9925
LB: One good runner does not make a home run stallion.
Even Saggy got a good runner (Carry Back)!
I do hope Kipling does well, but...
Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 9:30 am
by horsenuts
LB wrote:Hmmm...let's see. The last allowance class stallion to be retired to stud from this female family was...Kipling. Sire of BC winner Kip Deville. I guess he must be a joke too?
Kipling was sound enough to make 28 starts. Mr S made 4 and had to stop. You could breed to Kipling for around $1,000 when he went to stud so why should anyone be willing to fork over $5,000 to a son of Storm Cat, a family notorious for brevity? OTOH, Kipling comes from the Mr P lineage which have proven far more durable in comparison to the SC line.
Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 9:33 am
by horsenuts
nferro9925 wrote:LB: One good runner does not make a home run stallion.
Even Saggy got a good runner (Carry Back)!
I do hope Kipling does well, but...
Exactly!... Kipling is FAR from being a proven top sire even in the region...... in fact there are 4-5 studs I prefer over Kipling in the Ark-La-Tex.
Best thing that happened to KD was Dutrow buying him and keeping him on turf.
