gibson county

reenci · Postby **reenci** » Sat Jul 01, 2006 9:54 am

Posted: Sat Jul 01, 2006 9:53 am Post subject: Gibson County

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this horse is going places.......and after a year or two...that places name begins with a "K".......hop aboard before its too late....2yo "forcefull jab simply destroyed mdspt field at mountineer last night.......something special.
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louis finochio · Postby **louis finochio** » Sat Jul 01, 2006 2:34 pm

Beware of a stallion that has only been bred to a few mares and his offspring starts winning.

These stallions are few and far between. GC is for real and will vindicate his fellow TB breeders who pick up the ball and send their mares to his court.

henthorn · Postby **henthorn** » Sat Jul 01, 2006 2:34 pm

What a fascinating pedigree Forceful Jab has

! 4x2 Rajab and by a son of In Excess. Gibson County's first dam comes from a potent nicking between the mare Rajab's Treasure and the stallion Winrightt. Check out the progeny list :shock:

. I saw her (Miss Gibson County),GC's dam, as a yearling, and she was a knockout

! She sold for $31,000 and I was an underbidder for her (way under :roll:

!) I believe she became Florida-bred filly of the year on her way to $500K+ in earnings.

henthorn · Postby **henthorn** » Sat Jul 01, 2006 2:36 pm

Sorry for the duplication. :oops:

summerhorse · Postby **summerhorse** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 11:04 am

I'm wondering if he already has reservations and a room in KY for next year, trying to find info. on him on the net is uh, difficult. I forget did he retire late and that is the reason they didn't put him up. Hard to get mares if nobody knows you are available!

halo · Postby **halo** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 2:29 pm

The plan is for him to stay in Florida, at least as of today. It is going to take more money than is on the table right now for him to move to KY.

reenci · Postby **reenci** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 6:46 pm

any idea what there going to ask as far as stud fee ? i emailed them and got an automatic response ....no one person has got back to me yet .

halo · Postby **halo** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 6:52 pm

We havent set it yet.

halo · Postby **halo** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 7:14 pm

Actually, the story of Gibson County is really a funny one. He shipped to us a couple of years ago from California from his owner. We needed to find a home for him, but we really didnt know what to do with him. We were originally going to make a roping horse out of him, but he wasnt really cut out for that. So Luke had a few mares he had open, so he took him over to his farm and bred a few mares. Our maintenance man bred a few mares, and thus became this years first crop. Our maintenance man owns Forceful Jab. So now the would-be roping horse is now a hot property, and a decision just hasnt been made yet what to do with him. The partnership is definitely leaning towards leaving him in Florida, but its early yet.

henthorn · Postby **henthorn** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 6:02 am

Cool!

madelyn · Postby **madelyn** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 7:40 am

halo wrote:Our maintenance man owns Forceful Jab.

sniff* wipes tears and bless him I suppose he is planning to REMAIN your maintenance man?

el camino · Postby **el camino** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 9:35 am

Thats what I love about this business. The horse that comes out of right field and blows them away. It's amazing it still happens with the millions some throw around. Congrats on the success.

LSB · Postby **LSB** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 1:54 pm

Great story, halo!

halo · Postby **halo** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 1:57 pm

madelyn wrote:
halo wrote:Our maintenance man owns Forceful Jab.

sniff* wipes tears and bless him I suppose he is planning to REMAIN your maintenance man?

He had BETTER stay with us...I know where he lives.....

summerhorse · Postby **summerhorse** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 8:50 am

That's a neat story! It seems that he would have deserved a shot at stud considering some of the other stallions that go to stud every year! I'm glad he got it! Amazing though, what if he had been gelded?