First-Crop Thoroughbred Yearling Sires to Watch in '09

re: First-Crop Thoroughbred Yearling Sires to Watch in '09

Mike Deming — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 22:08:14 GMT

What is the general feeling amonth the TB breeding community about Tiznow's results so far. He looks great to me

re: First-Crop Thoroughbred Yearling Sires to Watch in '09

tim mawhinney — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 23:18:53 GMT

how about the florida sires?with distinction and congrats have some of the best looking yearlings to come around in years.I don't see them staying in florida when their two year olds run.

re: First-Crop Thoroughbred Yearling Sires to Watch in '09

EJMitchellKy — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:34:08 GMT

Jackman, I am not a pedigree expert by any means so I'll pass along the pedigree side of your comment to Scot Gillies who writes The Five-Cross Files blog.

Artie Schiller's first crop of yearlings were certainly bred to a top-notch group of producers that have a Comparable Index (CI) of 2.39 and a Class Performance Index (CPI) of 2.40. These are very solid figures. As a comparison, the CI for the dams of Aragorn's first crop is 1.79, and the CPI is 3.55.

Artie Schiller did very well as a 2-year-old, so his progeny could show some early speed. The big question is how much he passes along his affinity for the grass. Turf sires are a tough sell in the commercial market, so you'll expect to see Aragorn's yearlings fetch a higher price than Artie Schiller's. Once they hit the track, then all our questions will be answered.

We may have to wait until this first crop turns 3 before we can fairly compare the crops of these particular sires.

re: First-Crop Thoroughbred Yearling Sires to Watch in '09

Jackman — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 17:42:45 GMT

What are your thoughts on Artie Schiller? In comparison to Aragorn, he had a better racing career and has a better pedigree yet he is not considered that well. He is free of Mr.P and would be an ineresting line breeding back to Raise a Native through Majestic Prince.

re: First-Crop Thoroughbred Yearling Sires to Watch in '09

EJMitchellKy — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:38:50 GMT

LDP, we have a profile of Bernardini in the June edition of the newsletter. Darley's son of A.P. Indy leads our list of top 10 first-crop yearling sires to watch because of his $275,000 weanling median for 2008.

The other sires profiled in the news include Bluegrass Cat, Henny Hughes, First Samurai, Rockport Harbor, War Front, Flower Alley, Silver Train, Badge of Silver, and Sharp Humor.

re: First-Crop Thoroughbred Yearling Sires to Watch in '09

LDP — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:31:30 GMT

What about Bernardini's yearlings? His first crop should hit the track next year right? If they even have a fraction of his talent they should be something to watch.