Is This a Broodmare -- Donnova

re: Is This a Broodmare -- Donnova

Rick — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 23:36:02 GMT

She is the dam of a great broodmare.

I bred the stakes horse Holy Nova and was given bad advice to sell the filly as yearling/

re: Is This a Broodmare -- Donnova

Anna — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 14:40:21 GMT

Even though her record IS a little spotty, I love LOVE her pedigree. You don't see enough Star de Naskra mares. Her female family isn't shabby at all! I'd go for it. Another horse that would be a good cross for her is Rahy. :)

re: Is This a Broodmare -- Donnova

Huh — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 19:42:58 GMT

Yes she is a broodmare in my opinion because you've got to take the good with the bad in her past years as a broodmare plus that TrueNicks A++ with Purim doesn't lie. So I say breed her to Purim and if that doesn't work then end her broodmare career and let her live her life out on a farm.

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cah — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 18:40:47 GMT

Hey Scott, You have shared your mares pedigree and progress with us, so I was wondering if you would be open to allowing bloggers to give you one of their own mares for everybody to make breeding suggestions, etc for. Thanks for your consideration. The mare I would put forward is Queen Bailey. She is a young mare with a pretty diverse dam line. Cah

re: Is This a Broodmare -- Donnova

TJLuvsTiz's — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 17:53:23 GMT

This is a mare that should have all of her offspring on turf. She is bred for distance and has the highest enicks with sires who are better known for their turf runners than dirt (Dixieland Band, Sadler's Wells, Dynaformer, etc.).

If you are breeding to race here in the US, this mare may struggle to produce great sprinters in the US Sprint happy racing style.

I love the stamina she brings to her foals, and her pedigree will lend herself to have decent auction sellers with the right sires.

Not for U S breed to race.

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Greg R. — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 14:40:14 GMT

I think it would be hard to find a twice stakes producing mare with still 6 to 8 foals to go for under $10,000

This mare really looks good for the money, a sibling to sell that is half to 2 stakes performers could come close to the full purchase price as a weanling in Nov. I love those deep families.

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da3hoss — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 14:11:39 GMT

It's too bad for this mare that the one photo taken of her didn't even get her front legs straight under her, and she appears to be off balance, forwardly...her head and neck are gorgeous, but no matter how I try to mentally place her legs under herself, I still see a straight shoulder, plus I don't like the length of her topline, and I do not like her hindquater at all, weak, and she actually looks slightly sickle hocked in the pose.

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Sabrina — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 02:49:59 GMT

This mare is way over-priced. She has a beautiful pedigree and has every right to throw good producing daughters, but you can find mares like this at the OBS and winter KY sales that often RNA under 10k.

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Robert — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 02:42:18 GMT

You read my mind with Purim. The 3x3 inbreeding to full siblings is very nice. I would also like to see this mare crossed with A.P.Indy blood. This mare opens up a world of breeding possibilities. You probably could not go wrong with anything you chose, but the Roberto line gives you a ton of very interesting angles. Big Brown would look nice with this mare. Any Sadler's Wells son would/should do nicely. My only concern is she is a little high on the price.