OPTIMAL Mating: Uncle Mo – Point System, by Broken Vow

Point System (Broken Vow – Brownie Points, by Forest Wildcat) was trained by H. Graham Motion and bred & owned by Pin Oak Stable. She started her racing career at the age of three, winning three races, including setting a track record at Laurel Park over 1 1/8 miles in 1:46.21. She also placed second once and third once in six starts that year.

At the age of four, Point System won two races, including the HBPA S. at Presque Isle with earnings of $60,000, and placed second once in four starts. Overall, she won five races, placed second twice, and placed third once in ten starts, with total earnings of $164,850.

Point System’s dam, Brownie Points, was a talented racehorse in her own right, winning 9 races (8 stakes wins including the G3 Ouija Board Distaff) and earning a total of $951,230 during her career. Brownie Points has also produced several other notable racehorses, including Synchrony, a colt by Tapit who has won eight races (6 graded stakes wins) and earned over $956,000, and Chocolate Kisses, a filly by Candy Ride-ARG who has won four races (including the G3 Honeybee Stakes) and earned over $382,000.

Point System was sold in foal to Improbable at the 2021 Pin Oak Stud Sale held at Fasig-Tipton in Lexington, KY. Clark Shepherd of Shepherd Equine Advisers purchased Point System as agent for Larry Hirsch for $420,000. The consignor was Denali Stud.

Point System has produced three foals, including Dos Passos, a colt by Candy Ride-ARG who recently won his debut race impressively for owner Peter Brant and trainer Chad Brown. Also, an unnamed yearling colt by Improbable and a 2023 filly by Gun Runner.

Looking to the future, Point System is booked to Uncle Mo for the 2023 breeding season.

OPTIMAL Mating Analysis – Uncle Mo / Point System, by Broken Vow

Horses bred on OPTIMAL Matings have proven to possess more potential to become superior racehorses. In fact, most will break their maiden in the first two starts. Combined with a good physical, good vetting and a price that falls within a budget, OPTIMAL Matings help to focus on buying or breeding better racehorses.

2 Sire Families (3H, 8C) & 5 Racing Families (4N, A4, 1R, 1N, 3H)

Good Combination of Female Families

Good Outcross Percentage

Good Linebreeding Balance

Good Grandsire / Granddam Linebreeding Percentages

Good Gender Linebreeding Balance.

 

Key Linebreedings

• 6,6,5×5,6 Northern Dancer – through sons Sovereign Dancer, Danzig, Dixieland Band, Nijinsky II & Storm Bird
  • Exact positions as:
    • 4 Grade 1 Stakes Winners
    • 3 Grade 2 Stakes Winners
    • 11 Grade 3 Stakes Winners
    • 15 Listed Stakes Winners
• 6×6,6,6 Raise A Native – gender-balanced linebreeding through daughter Suspicious Native and sons Mr. Prospector & Bold Native
  • Exact positions as:
    • 4 Grade 1 Stakes Winners
    • 2 Grade 2 Stakes Winners
    • 4 Grade 3 Stakes Winners
    • 10 Listed Stakes Winners

Similar Breedings

• Uncle Mo over Unbridled
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  • 5 Grade 3 Stakes Winners
  • 9 Listed Stakes Winners
• Indian Charlie over Unbridled
  • 3 Grade 1 Stakes Winners
  • 1 Grade 2 Stakes Winners
  • 5 Grade 3 Stakes Winners
  • 15 Listed Stakes Winners
• In Excess over Unbridled
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  • 1 Grade 2 Stakes Winners
  • 5 Grade 3 Stakes Winners
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• Arch over Unbridled
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  • 2 Grade 2 Stakes Winners
  • 9 Grade 3 Stakes Winners
  • 12 Listed Stakes Winners
• Uncle Mo over Forest Wildcat
  • 2 Listed Stakes Winners
• Arch over Forest Wildcat
  • 1 Grade 2 Stakes Winners
  • 2 Grade 3 Stakes Winners
  • 3 Listed Stakes Winners

Whether you are new to the game, experiencing more losses than wins or just looking for a new approach, I am confident that I can help you breed or buy a better racehorse. To find out more about OPTIMAL Matings and how they can help your program, please subscribe to my Blog/News page HERE to receive future information on complimentary mating recommendations, sales short lists, stakes winner pedigree analysis, news on personal client success and any other random thoughts or ideas that I may have. Also, receive a complimentary copy of my report “Blind Luck or Designed Luck? – How A Kentucky Derby Winner Was Bred” sent directly to your inbox.

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