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Fireslam
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Southern Image

Postby Fireslam » Thu Jan 29, 2009 9:59 am

Anyone have an opinion on him, seen any of his foals?
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Bill from WA
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Postby Bill from WA » Thu Jan 29, 2009 10:28 am

I like him. He's on the top of my bargain sires to watch list.

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Postby Rahy85 » Thu Jan 29, 2009 11:09 am

His first foals have been hideous to look at. I liked Southern Image on paper, so I paid a lot of attention to them in September... and couldn't have been more disappointed. Doesn't mean they won't run, but I wouldn't bet on him.
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Postby Bill from WA » Thu Jan 29, 2009 11:25 am

My bad (senior moment). My stallion to watch is Ready's Image, not Southern Image. I need to get my glasses changed.

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Postby Mahubah » Thu Jan 29, 2009 4:48 pm

Rahy85 wrote:His first foals have been hideous to look at. I liked Southern Image on paper, so I paid a lot of attention to them in September... and couldn't have been more disappointed. Doesn't mean they won't run, but I wouldn't bet on him.


Are they just coarse and unattractive (typical Halo line), or are they train wrecks with bad legs? Most of the Halos haven't been pretty types, but a lot of them have run if they had halfway decent wheels under them.
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Postby Ill-bred » Thu Jan 29, 2009 4:53 pm

Fwiw, I love the Halo line, and crooked horses can be runners, but ... the handful I saw at OBS and Keeneland were not pretty.

The individual parts were not coming together.

Hopefully there are some good ones out there.
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Postby Rahy85 » Thu Jan 29, 2009 6:14 pm

Mahubah... that's a good point. The Halo line has never been known for getting pretty types. However, the Southern Images I saw were bad from all angles i.e. balance, leg alignment, and overall eye-appeal. He could always surprise me, but I give him a near zero chance at making it.
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Postby Mahubah » Fri Jan 30, 2009 5:52 pm

Thanks, Rahy, that clarifies the problem. Surface pretty doesn't matter except at the sales, but if he's getting foals that just aren't well put together, that's another story.
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Postby oliverstoned » Sat Jan 31, 2009 5:33 pm

Bill from WA wrote:My bad (senior moment). My stallion to watch is Ready's Image, not Southern Image. I need to get my glasses changed.

Bill


Ready's Image at $12500, he is on my seriously overpriced list.
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