Friday, August 8, 2008

Pinhooker's Guide to OBS Fall, part two



Last time, we offered our take on hip numbers in the upcoming OBS Yearling Selected Sale, with an eye toward which ones might show promise of a good return for the pinhooker.


Stallions whose progeny we chose to include were City Zip, Exchange Rate, Graeme Hall, Hennesey, Lion Heart, and Macho Uno . All except Graeme Hall and Macho were in the top five Juvenile Sires list as reported by BRISNET.

Since then, Graeme Hall has upheld my opinion of him when his son Fellow Crasher won the Tyro at Monmouth. Macho Uno has proven his ability to sire precocious winners. Last year his 2yo colt Wicked Style won the Lane’s End Breeders’ Cup Futurity (gr. I) and the Grade 3 Arlington Washington Futurity


Now let's look at offerings in the Open section of the sale. We examined youngsters by the six stallions listed above, and included a few more. New to the list are Congaree, Stormy Atlantic, Songandaprayer and Freud.


Hip #      Sire                    Best feature (in pedigree)

257     Macho Uno
         
1st foal of dam, 2nd dam G2 placed SW has six BT winners under her.

279     Congaree
            
SP dam has four winners including two 2yo winners.

393     Graeme Hall
       
SW 2nd dam has seven black type winners under her.

394     Congaree
           
Family of ANSWER LIVELY, champion 2yo colt, G1 BC Juvenile.

405     Hennessy
           
1st foal of dam who is half to G1SW, millionaire LION TAMER.

453     Macho Uno
        
1st dam has 2yo winner in one start, 2008, $21.000.

468     Graeme Hall
       
Dam is full to Brooklyn Nick, 2 wins at 2, $109,409.

736     Graeme Hall
       
Full sister to SW BOVELL ROAD Colleen S. (MTH, $36,000).

862     Stormy Atlantic
  
Dam full to BIG JEWEL,MISS GIBSON COUNTY etc., has a 2yo winner.

874     City Zip
              
Dam half to SW CATAHOULA PARISH, has a 2yo winner.

1024    Graeme Hall
      
1st foal of SP dam, family of GSW INCINERATE, IN THE GOLD, etc.

1039    Graeme Hall
      
1st foal of dam who is half to DICE DANCER, Withers S. [G2]

1047    Songandaprayer
  
Full to Go Time, Winner in 1 start at 2, 2008, NTR at Monmouth Park.

1062    Lion Heart
          
2nd foal of dam who is half to G3SW GATORS N BEARS, $804,393

1108    Exchange Rate
   
1st foal of dam who is half to champion ONE FOR ROSE.

1270    Freud
                 
Half to Little Money Down, 2nd Stonerside Forward Gal S. [G2]



Click on the hip number to view catalog page (in PDF format).



Remember, these recommendations are based on pedigree alone, and take no account of conformation, soundness, medical history, or other factors which could bear upon racing ability. We urge you to examine them fully before bidding.



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