Calumar

[DreamersPrincess]

Calumar just moved to NY and his current owner told me that his racing career was not good because he was a roarer and multiple operations to help this were baddly botched.

He also said that Calumar didn't have much opportunity in the mares that were available to him. In his crop analysis, his SI is 0.32. I can understand a lower SI if he was regional in AZ, but his ComSI is 0.62 and that doesn't seem to speak well for him dispite how wonderful his pedigree appears.

His Broodmare stats are 27 producing daughters, 2 stakes producers. His
daughters have produced 41 foals, 18 starters (43%), 10 winners (55%), 1 SW (5%), $19,353 average earnings per starter.

What do the experienced people think of his potential to have a resurected stud career? Or would you consider that he's proven himself to not be a good candidate if breeding to race?

Thanks
Kami

[madelyn]

My BIG concern would be that oftentimes, airway problems are genetic and thus hereditary. There are a few lines of TB where they seem to show up quite a bit. No matter how good a horse looks, if his airways are not right, he will choke and not be able to run.

One of the recent moves to full disclosure at sales is a Very Good Thing as it relates to airways... if a yearling or 2yo has had throat surgery, I sure would want to know about that...

[henthorn]

There are usually safer bets out there for similar price ranges. I would keep looking. You want the best foal you can afford.

[DreamersPrincess]

Thanks

I'm not actually considering him for my horse, but was curious about if the new owner is fighting just an up-hill battle or attempting the 'impossible'.

I'm still learning and from looking at his records, it doesn't look good. But at least it sounds like he's in a good home.

It has to be very frustrating that a pedigree like that doesn't produce more.

Kami