Mr Sekiguchi to Hill n Dale

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Tesio
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Mr Sekiguchi to Hill n Dale

Postby Tesio » Tue Oct 30, 2007 7:16 pm

Just read this in Blood Horse.

He has been retired and will stand for $5K.

$8 Million at auction, $5K as a stallion.
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Postby Rokeby Forever » Tue Oct 30, 2007 7:17 pm

This says it all:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3QKvEy0AIk
What synthetics are to California racing:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gb0mxcpPOU
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Postby Intrinsic Worth » Tue Oct 30, 2007 7:37 pm

So, what does that put the Green Monkey at?

16M sale price (debatable)

No wins from two starts

$500 with multiple mare discounts?
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Postby Tesio » Tue Oct 30, 2007 7:40 pm

I read somewhere that Coolmore is gonna stand The Green Monkey at stud in 2008.

He must, however, wear a condom.
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Postby FOS » Tue Oct 30, 2007 7:55 pm

hi Tesio

Tesio wrote:I read somewhere that Coolmore is gonna stand The Green Monkey at stud in 2008.

He must, however, wear a condom.

:lol: :lol: :lol: :twisted: :twisted: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Respectfully
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Postby FOS » Tue Oct 30, 2007 7:55 pm

hi Tesio

Tesio wrote:I read somewhere that Coolmore is gonna stand The Green Monkey at stud in 2008.

He must, however, wear a condom.

:lol: :lol: :lol: :twisted: :twisted: :lol: :lol: :lol:

double post...what happened?
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Postby FOS » Tue Oct 30, 2007 7:56 pm

hi Tesio

Tesio wrote:I read somewhere that Coolmore is gonna stand The Green Monkey at stud in 2008.

He must, however, wear a condom.


:lol: :lol: :lol: :twisted: :twisted: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Postby horsenuts » Tue Oct 30, 2007 9:33 pm

Rokeby Forever wrote:This says it all:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3QKvEy0AIk



Ahh yes.... Iron Eyes Cody the "fake" Indian. All to fitting to have a counterfeit Indian for a counterfeit horse. After all it's all about closing the sale as opposed to the truth all to often in both advertising as well as horse racing.
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Postby Maven » Wed Oct 31, 2007 1:15 am

Didn't Tiger Ridge start out at 5k in Florida? He was a non-winner in 5 starts and a close relative to Mr. Sekiguchi.

I wouldn't be shocked to see Mr. Sekiguchi get SOME good runners (Tiger Ridge did), but I'm very shocked at who's standing him.

If I remember right, the first two crops of Tiger Ridge sold pretty damn well so if you're on a very tight budget you might be able to wheel and deal him down to 2.5k and take a gamble.

Who knows... there's a small chance you might look like a genius in a few years.

But wow... Hill n Dale... border-line shocking.
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Postby ct2346 » Wed Oct 31, 2007 3:38 am

Maven-

I think you might be right and I am considering making the inquiry for one of my mares. I have that same feeling although I didn't draw the Tiger Ridge analogy.

The only part I didn't like was Baffert's quote that he would have turned into something had he not been forced to the sidelines so early....
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Postby Toccet02 » Wed Oct 31, 2007 7:11 am

FOS wrote:hi Tesio

Tesio wrote:I read somewhere that Coolmore is gonna stand The Green Monkey at stud in 2008.

He must, however, wear a condom.


:lol: :lol: :lol: :twisted: :twisted: :lol: :lol: :lol:


Come on, be fair...let him wear a mask, too . . . . .
Nobody needs to know . . . :D
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Postby LB » Wed Oct 31, 2007 7:56 am

Hmmm...let's see. The last allowance class stallion to be retired to stud from this female family was...Kipling. Sire of BC winner Kip Deville. I guess he must be a joke too? :roll:
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Postby nferro9925 » Wed Oct 31, 2007 9:25 am

LB: One good runner does not make a home run stallion.
Even Saggy got a good runner (Carry Back)!

I do hope Kipling does well, but...
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Postby horsenuts » Wed Oct 31, 2007 9:30 am

LB wrote:Hmmm...let's see. The last allowance class stallion to be retired to stud from this female family was...Kipling. Sire of BC winner Kip Deville. I guess he must be a joke too? :roll:



Kipling was sound enough to make 28 starts. Mr S made 4 and had to stop. You could breed to Kipling for around $1,000 when he went to stud so why should anyone be willing to fork over $5,000 to a son of Storm Cat, a family notorious for brevity? OTOH, Kipling comes from the Mr P lineage which have proven far more durable in comparison to the SC line.
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Postby horsenuts » Wed Oct 31, 2007 9:33 am

nferro9925 wrote:LB: One good runner does not make a home run stallion.
Even Saggy got a good runner (Carry Back)!

I do hope Kipling does well, but...



Exactly!... Kipling is FAR from being a proven top sire even in the region...... in fact there are 4-5 studs I prefer over Kipling in the Ark-La-Tex.


Best thing that happened to KD was Dutrow buying him and keeping him on turf.
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