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 […]
Client Success: Hard Spun Filly Slingshots to Victory
STRIKINGLY SPUN (f, 2, Hard Spun – Smart Ashley, by Smart Strike) STRIKINGLY SPUN (f, 2, Hard Spun – Smart Ashley, by Smart Strike) ran seven furlongs at Keeneland on Breeders’ Cup Friday to finish sixth, beating out half of the other horses at long odds of 33-1. Yesterday was the first time the $200,000 […]
Client Success: Animal Kingdom Filly Holds Sway in Fair Grounds Maiden
DREAMWORKER (f, 2, Animal Kingdom–Dream to Dream, by Scat Daddy) DREAMWORKER (f, 2, Animal Kingdom–Dream to Dream, by Scat Daddy)’s career debut at Churchill Downs Oct. 31 on dirt around two turns resulted in a last of eight going off at long odds. Getting Lasix here for the first time, the Animal Kingdom Filly found […]
OPTIMAL Mating: Gun Runner – Point System, by Broken Vow
OPTIMAL Mating: Gun Runner – Point System, by Broken Vow Gun Runner (Candy Ride (ARG) – Quiet Giant, by Giant’s Causeway) Point System (Broken Vow – Brownie Point, by Forest Wildcat OPTIMAL Mating Analysis Horses bred on OPTIMAL Matings have proven to possess more potential to become superior racehorses. In fact, most will break […]
A Tale of Two Fillies
A Tale of Two Fillies I recently posted a client success story regarding a Distorted Humor filly that broke her maiden in her first start, “Client Success: Homebred Distorted Humor Filly Wins First Out At Laurel” (See pic above). I had the honor of designing the OPTIMAL Mating that produced her for her owner and […]
Case Study: Buying Broodmares & Selecting Stallions
Buying Broodmares & Selecting Stallions Buying Broodmares The annual breeding stock sales are by far my most favorite to prepare for and to shop. The quest to find the perfect broodmare in hopes of breeding a future champion. Easier said than done! Stop dreaming and get focused! That’s what I must continually remind myself. That […]
Case Study: Two High-End Stallions to Mitigate Risk
Two High-End Stallions to Mitigate Risk The commercial market is infatuated with elevated stud fees and sales averages of stallions. If it were just that easy to “breed the best to the best”, the average to little guy wouldn’t have a shot. But, if the high-end of the market is where you choose to play, […]