Pedigree Query

Let me ask you guys in the know..

under what circumstances is it financially prudent to send a mare to a stallion the first year standing?

I can't think of any.

First of all, if you can wait until the 2nd or even 3rd year, the offspring still haven't hit the track, you don't have to worry about the price going drascitally UP, in fact 8 out of 10 times it will go down a little. from 100k to 75k, from 50k to 40k because the hype has worn off, and you have to convince people to come to you, and they have not seen the horse in 2 years.

Also, you want to give time for the first crop to hit the track. Say you liked street cry, but waited 2 years to go to him. This year you would have a STreet Cry yearling, with the success of STreet Sense, cry and catch me, how can we forget greenstreet, and others.

I really cannot think of any situtation, I mean unless they are having firesales for stud prices because they love your mare, that it is finanically sound to go to a stud first year standing.

I'm not saying it's not, that's why I posed the questoion. is there?

1. When you have a quality well-proven mare. You know what she will throw, and the matchup between your proven mare and the young stallion is good.

2. When the pedigree matchup between mare and stallion is so dynamite that, assuming their physicals match up too, it's the best cross out there. Get your Mt Livermore and Candy Stripes mares to Woke Up Dreamin, folks.

3. When compared to all other options available, the unproven stud is the one who makes the most sense.

Not all first-year studs are overpriced. Silent Name is attractive. Dances With Ravens at $5k was a HUGE coup for the midatlantic, and as he is free of Mr P he will fit a lot of the mares there. If you bred to Whywhywhy a few years ago, you probably were really happy after the first sales.

When you own shares in the stallion or he stands at your farm you send the best possible mares so that it can be advertised as such.