Rocking Trick

[George William Smith]

After spending a day on Rocking Trick to fully analyze him, he has achieved a Genetic score of 13.22 and a Racing Ability score of 14.89, which gives him a GRA score of 28.11. This is quite high, but not high enough to ensure success without a well manage book. Since he has no foals of racing age he is given a Stud Performance score of 6.36, which gives him a GRASP score of 34.77.

He's got a decent shot to make a good stallion.

George

[madelyn]

THANK YOU!! As for his book, we are being pretty careful to get mares with pedigree, conformation and racing if not the mare herself, at least blacktype in the preceding two or three generations.

Smaller numbers but hopefully much better percentages of runners and winners... statistics rule!

[graham]

madelyn,
I recently saw his picture on the Starquine Stallion season auction. He is a great looking horse. Good luck with him,
graham

[George William Smith]

I wouldn't be afraid to send him some real plodders to see if the Phone Trick will hold up again another generation like happens in South America all the time.

best of luck with him. He scored a lot higher than I initially thought he might

George

[skeenan]

madelyn,
I recently saw his picture on the Starquine Stallion season auction. He is a great looking horse. Good luck with him,
graham

I second that!

[madelyn]

Thank you {Rocky takes a bow} he also has intelligence and temperament to die for and is completely sound... what more could a stallion mother want?

George, thank you so much for taking the time to work on RT's scores.. I have a lot of faith in him but it is so rewarding when "evidence" appears to support my theory..

[George William Smith]

Thanks for pointing out my mathematical error

13.22
14.89
29.11
6.36

is 34.47 not as I said 34.77 which I wrote on my research sheed but incorrectly transferred to the list

[George William Smith]

You found me out.....it is 28.11



I'm just trying to keep Rocking Trick at the top of the thread on this index

[madelyn]

Thanks George... I have to get with the Jockey Club today. Rocking Trick covered 11 mares this year, not 10, so I have to figure out the "missing" breeding. He had a positively lovely band of mares, and looks like getting four times that for 2006.

[louis finochio]

To Madelyn: Can you post the names of the mares that RT was bred to, as I would like to research their background. Thanks Louis.

[madelyn]

Miss Ballet - '96 Moscow Ballet x Merry Kris Miss (Kris S.)
Queen of Coyle - '93 Lac Ouimet x Patty's Fault (Bronze Babu)
Schwank - '95 Tricky Creek x Just a Phrase (Gorytus)
Luv That Security - '96 Lac Ouimet x Security Hawk (Security Council)
Dun Legal - '88 Dunstable x Legal Larceny (Botchery)
Glenfiddich Fire - '00 Kerosene x Motor Mouth (Inverness Drive)
Princess Omar - '98 Slew City Slew x Omaretta (Devil's Bag)
Carmel Ridge - '98 Distant View x Alleged Touch (Alleged)
Runaway Rubi - '00 Rubiano x Home School (Pine Bluff)
Valiant Spirit - '00 Wekiva Sprints x Yamma (Theatrical)
Dealin Aces - '01 Barricade x Hill of a Deal (Mill Native)

[madelyn]

BTW they are not in foaling order.. it was off the top of my head. The first foal is due January 30 and it is Schwank's...

[skeenan]

Princess Omar... she rings a bell... was she for sale on this forum? Or a forum member's mare...???

Just wondering why the name sounds familiar...

[madelyn]

Princess Omar has been at my farm for awhile... Bill from WA waxed poetical about her last year. She is from a truly lovely family.

I had her for sale but didn't get any buyers so she was bred to Rocking Trick. She is for sale in foal, I will probably put her on Starquine this week.

Anyhow, she probably sounds familiar because she has been discussed quite a bit.

[ZiaLand]

I second the kudos on Rocking Trick. He's got it all....talent, pedigree, looks, and temperament. I usually stay with stallions in my state incentive program, but I *really* have my eye on Rocky.

Madelyn, do you own Miss Ballet? Looks like a nice mare on paper.

Laurie