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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