Thanks Henthorn. I think the returns of Nashua is a real strength in this little guy's pedigree. I bred Miss Arkansas to Lazy Lode(ARG) on the recommendation of a local bloodstock expert (who occasionally posts to the forum). There are really several exciting things going on in his hypo (OK, I guess at this point it's no longer a "hypothetical mating". LOL)
Up close, the colt is sired by a multiple G1 winning millionaire, out of the daughter of a multiple G1 winning, world track record holding millionaire (and the broodmare sire of Afleet Alex). Miss Arkansas is unraced, but she's half-sis to three stakes horses, two of which earned over $100K.
Getting down in the weeds of this guy's pedigree I found the really exciting stuff (to me at least LOL). He's got multiple strains of Tourbillon, through Goya who is the sire of MA's third dam, and Coaraze in Hawksters pedigree. Goya is out of the outstanding broodmare Zariba, and Coaraze is out of Zariba's daughter, Corrida, making Corrida and Goya half-sibs. Then, Lazy Lode adds his two cents to the mix. Through his damline there's an intensely inbred strain of Tourbillon, Tourbillon's sire Ksar, and his dam line through Cardanil (check out his pedigree -- it's mind boggling!). Lazy Lode also brings an additional strain in through his sireline through the mare Chimere Fabuleuse, a daughter of Coaraze. All these reinforcements actually make Tourbillon a much stronger factor in the pedigree than the percentages indicate (IMHO), and coupled with the Man O War and Nashua blood (two sires that Tourbillon worked very well with), and multiple returns to Bull Dog, et al., it seems to be a pretty potent genetic recipe.
I guess time will tell.
Meanwhile....I'm listening for Lazy Lode's first crop to start making some noise this year.
Laurie
So many pedigrees...so little time. (C)
