Closing Argument

[Mahubah]

Had a chance to go to Sequel Stalions today and take a look at their lineup, which includes Closing Argument. If this horse is typical on looks as to what Successful Appeal is siring, no wonder SA gets runners. Very well balanced, powerful, athletic horse with a nice shoulder and hip and generally good legs -- I would like to see slightly larger feet but he doesn't have the really tiny ones you see on some of the Valid Appeals or Mr. Prospectors. I suspect he will throw back to a miler type as a sire unless he gets some bottom from his mares; despite his tremendous run in the Kentucky Derby, his build doesn't suggest a stayer and his pedigree certainly doesn't suggest a 10f horse. Suspect he got as far as he did on pure athleticism as well as heart. Stallion manager Declan Doyle told me he was already booked to 70 mares and they expect to have a full book of about 100 by Christmas.

I had been hearing for some time that Bwana Charlie was a real looker as well --IMO, at least, rumor was right. He is a very good-looking sprinter type, might be just a shade wide-chested and base-narrow in front, but I found him very attractive with good balance and minus the downhill build you sometimes see in sprinter types.

One Nice Cat was also an attractive horse, though I can't say he really had a strong "Storm Cat" look to him. (Wonder if he looks like his dam, Jewel Princess?) He did have the typical Storm Cat disposition, though; kept trying to bite his handler. Generally pretty good looking, both knees slightly offset with slight left toe out, pasterns slightly long and weak-looking for my taste, would have liked to see a little more bone.

Heckle has not been at the farm long and has yet to fill out. Even allowing for that, however, he seems a somewhat rangier type than the others -- probably the influence of broodmare sire Spectacular Bid, who is certainly present in his gray coat. He lists at 16.0 hands but looks a little smaller, probably because he has rather high withers and the stick is somewhat deceptive in that regard. He doesn't have as much of a dip to his topline as his sire Hennessy does but may well head in that direction as he gets older. Like One Nice Cat, he tends towards slightly long pasterns. He also appeared somewhat base narrow in front. Generally a nice looking horse, but I'd like to see a little more bone.

Sequel's a beautiful farm, by the way -- used to be Silverleaf a few years back.

[serenarider]

DId you happend to find out why they shipped Read the foot notes to Ny? I was at there stallion show and was pushing him hard, They never said anything about him leaving 2 weeks later. I also agree with you about Bwana Charlie He was a very nice looking horse;)

[Mahubah]

Declan told me that Read the Footnotes had served 89 mares in 2005 but that the number of people interested in booking to him had really dropped off this year. Sequel's ownership also has an interest in Lakland North in New York, where Read the Footnotes will stand in 2006. They felt with the horse being a New York-bred and a very good late 2yo in that state, he might attract more patronage there. Hs grandsire Two Punch has a very good reputation as a regional sire in the Mid-Atlantic, so the pedigree may also have a little more appeal up that way.

[serenarider]

Thanks Maduah,
I should of said they were pushing him at the show not me. lol opps Thanks for the reply i was wondering about why he left.

[serenarider]

I too went and looked at bwana charlie again today. After seeing him for the 2nd time i booked a mare to him. He is a nice horse thats forsure;)