re: Unbridled's Legacy: North American Second-Crop Sires

sceptre — Tue, 20 May 2014 21:02:57 GMT

Pioneerof the Nile looks to be the (U.S.) star of this group, but nice to see some success for the Unbridled's Song sons. Yes Two Step Salsa is one of the surprises and very happy for it. His sire, the underrated Petionville, is a lovely little guy, full of quality. He was given enough numbers, but not very many quality mates. One wonders what might have been the result had it been otherwise. I was the direct underbidder on him as a yearling, and about 6-7 yrs ago tried unsuccessfully to acquire him for overseas interests. Petionville's sire, Seeking The Gold, is to my mind the best living (albeit now retired) genetic influence on the breed. The fact that his sons have not excelled at stud (quite yet) is ,for me, a major disappointment. As was the case with his broodmare sire, Buckpasser, he failed to sire enough high profile male runners for them to be afforded sufficient opportunity at stud-at least that's my spin. As a broodmare sire, Seeking The Gold has no peer (in the present). Time will tell how well his male line carries on; Two Step Salsa and Dubawi might be a start, and I did manage to send two promising sons of Seeking The Gold abroad who will be offered some quality mates. (by the way I failed with my own Seeking The Gold son.