Pedigree Query

Does anyone have any thoughts on this first year stallion standing a Margaux Farm in Ky?

I have seen him @ Margaux Farm and he looks magnificent. He won >1M, mostly sprints I think. He must be sound as he raced until last year and he is a 6 or 7 year old. I think his commercial value may not be as good as some other 7.5k stallions but if he gets a few good mares, I look for some really good runners by him. He is 3x4 to ND and 5x5 to Nasrullah.

Margaux Farms is a very nice facility with several other good stallions there, Devil His Due (Roses in May 3millions last year) and Cryptoclearance (Belmont winner, Derby and Preakness 2nd) and sire of Victory Gallop (Belmont winner, Derby and Preakness 3rd) and Volponi (Breeders Cup winner) to name a few. The staff is great. See Steve.

KELA is big (16.1+) has great bone, and is more attractive in person - the photo does not do him justice. Was a highpriced yearling (for a Numerous) that was purchased by John Moynihan as a Keeneland January yearling and resold at a pretty good profit at Keeneland September to Baffert for Aaron Jones.

They tried to make him a Derby horse - at some point Eduardo Inda took over the training. Later sold at Barretts for $100,000 to Jay Manoogian, Mike Harrington trained. They won the G3 Lone Star Mile and then sprinted him - became a G1 winner and then 2nd in the BC Sprint - plenty of speed but probably at his best going a mile.

Perhaps not the hottest commercial horse in KY, but if the yearlings look like he did they should sell well. Probably not a horse to use if you intend to sell the mare in foal. I think he could be very useful.

Great info, Roving Boy, and could not agree with you more that his picture does not do him justice. More than just his obvious good looks, he has a presence and a manner about him that inspires confidence. HE thinks he is a Triple Crown winner. I had the very good fortune to have a private audience with Seattle Slew (thank you, Sandy) in his later years and had much the same feeling when in the company of Kela as I did with Slew. I know this sounds like blasphemy but both horses gave me chills.
He MAY be something special.

Thanks Jagger and Roving Boy. When I saw his picture and what he had done as far as racing and the number of races, I thought this is a pretty nice horse. The more I looked at him the more I kept getting this gut feeling, here is a sleeper that no one has mentioned as a first year sire. I don't expect him up there with the big boys but I think he may be special. You both have reinforced my gut feelings. Thanks....and just one more question....what line of mare would you send to him?

Quite a few options there - Slew is the first that comes to mind as you would then be playing the Myrtlewood duplication (Mr. P/Slew). Also Storm Cat, although Kela carries two strains of Northern Dancer they are far enough back that I would not be worried.

Another thought would be to replicate his stakes winning sister (Leaveemlaughing) by bringing Dynaformer to his Mr. P - Mr. P and Roberto have done very well together (Rock Hard Ten, etc.). The other component of any Dynaformer blood is the Rasmussen Factor - linebreeding to the superior female On The Trail. Also look at all the success Darby Dan has enjoyed by breeding Roberto to this family.

Then again you could play the Rough Shod II family back at Kela. All the time I have right now, but you have quite a few options and these are off the top of my head.