Runaways Run Away From the Field

re: Runaways Run Away From the Field

BillySaratoga — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:20:23 GMT

I have a young mare with Runaway groom/Valndingham cross that I bred to Artie Schiller.

Any thoughts on that cross, I am just getting started with true nicks!

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re: Runaways Run Away From the Field

gustavo — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 03:10:27 GMT

this year i had the opportunity to breed a couple of my mares to fort la roca a son of runaway groom.any care to comment on what type of mares would be better to cross with him.

re: Runaways Run Away From the Field

russ f — Sun, 31 May 2009 14:24:25 GMT

Combining Runaway Groom in a pedigree with a couple of Mr. Prospectors may be a good strategy.

Runaway Groom’s grandson Yonaguska is out of a Mr. Prospector line mare, and when teamed up with more Mr. P on the female side – creating inbreeding to Mr. P - he’s produced a number of good runners, including Musket Man (Mr. Prospector 4x4). A couple of Yonaguska’s recent racing prospects also have inbreeding to Mr. Prospector. His $485,000 Midlantic sales youngster – half brother to this year’s Derby winner - has Mr. Prospector 4x3. An impressive 7 length maiden winner just yesterday at Belmont is by Yonaguska out of a Distorted Humor mare (Mr. Prospector 4x4). Yonaguska/Mr. Prospector gets a True Nicks score of A.

Like Yonaguska, Najran also carries the Runaway Groom/Mr. Prospector cross. While Najran’s daughter Wasted Tears does not have a second Mr. P, she does have Raise A Cup, a horse bred like Mr. P. Mr. Prospector and Raise A Cup appear 5x4 in Wasted Tears.

The Runaway Grooms may enjoy a double dose of Mr. Prospector. But who doesn’t? As reported in Close Encounters (BloodHorse Market Watch; February 2009), there are already 150 graded stakes winners having duplications of Mr. Prospector.

Can You Pick the Better Broodmare?

The Five-Cross Files — Fri, 29 May 2009 16:47:56 GMT

Presented here are two mares that are similarly-priced, with stakes-winning dams and a couple of foals on the ground. So which one is the better deal?

re: Runaways Run Away From the Field

AnneM — Fri, 29 May 2009 13:40:05 GMT

One of my favorite 3 year olds this year is Kelly Leak, a son of Runaway Groom. Kelly Leak won the Sunland Derby that so many nice horses have come out of. Too bad he was not triple crown nominated. I expect good things from him down the road.

re: Runaways Run Away From the Field

Jim P — Fri, 29 May 2009 05:28:11 GMT

A very underrated and underappreciated sire. There should have been a lot more done with him. What a stunning horse!!!

re: Runaways Run Away From the Field

LAZMANNICK — Fri, 29 May 2009 00:36:48 GMT

I watched Runaway Groom win the Queen's Plate in person and watched him win the Travers on TV against the three triple crown winners that year which I believe were Gotta Del Sol, Aloma's Ruler and Conquistao cielo (probably spelld them wrong). That was an awesome win as it didn't look like he had a chance. He was always a very underrated horse and was always a good stallion.

re: Runaways Run Away From the Field

NOLA — Fri, 29 May 2009 00:17:27 GMT

Everytime I see him in a pedigree I put a couple bucks on the horse, at least to place or show. I usually win. He is the dams sire of horse #2 in the Gamely Stakes this weekend. I'll put a couple bucks on Bel Air Sizzle to show.

re: Runaways Run Away From the Field

Oopsy Daisy — Thu, 28 May 2009 17:02:34 GMT

Runaway Groom is my desktop picture, i have always admired him and it is so rewarding to know that he as a sire was so right.