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Postby reenci » Tue Dec 26, 2006 3:41 pm

ok give me some info ..whats the scuttle butt on his conformation temperment, whats his foals look like...got a sweet deal to breed to him so im considering it.
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Postby summerhorse » Wed Dec 27, 2006 8:42 pm

His foals seem to sell well, he's nice looking (well looks like a Slew!) but his stats are not particularly good (although it is early yet). Less than 2% SWs from foals. Only average starters/winners if that. Downgrades his mares. I think at $3,500 (or $3,000?) he is overpriced but if I had a mare that looked like a good match and get him at half that or less I'd give it a try. Otherwise I'd wait and see if he improves his stats or doesn't with more foals. Haven't seen any of his foals so can't comment on that.
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Postby Pete » Fri Dec 29, 2006 1:25 am

Hi Reenci,

Depends on what your intentions are for the foal.

Chief Seattle had a respectable year in 2006 but still has a low number of winners from foals. That number will increase as his crops mature but he's probably already seen the best mares he's likely to get in his stud career.

I don't believe that you'll see much for his get in the sales ring. The 2007 Stallion Register shows 105 foals averaging about $22K per foal but that number will be perhaps half that going forward.

The old adage of: A deal is a deal if you can use it makes sense here. You still have expenses and cost associated with any breeding. I would advise that he might be a decent breed to race choice as long as you would be able to control where he was bred/raised and trained.

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