Sunday, October 29, 2006

Bargain Breeding Deals

With the upcoming breeding season comes in the influx of owner’s posting their Stallion Advertisements. The process can be quite daunting for small breeding programs that only have one or two broodmares, and a small amount of money set aside for breeding.

So, for those of us who didn’t book 10 years in advance (and saving for as long) to pay for War Machine’s 5 spots going for $300,000 a piece, Revenge’s $200,000, or Smart Money’s $100,000 stud fee’s, here is a list of some Bargain Stallion, who could end up producing the next champion.


ALL of these stallions’ stud fees are equal to or less than $20,000.
Congenial (KRF Stables): If you can not afford the $200,000 fee for Revenge, perhaps you should try another KRF Stable Stud. This 7 year old black colt is entering his 2 year in the breeding shed. In his racing days, he earned just over $8 million dollars, bringing home 8 wins, 9 seconds, and 11 thirds.

AR Highlights: Prefers on Hard and Soft Turf, Ok on mud, Very Hardy, Incredibly consistent, Good Acceleration, Breaks Well, Handles 10 – 16 furlongs.

Stud Fee: $15,000. Contact KRF Stables for more information.
Handsome Man (Hopeful Farm): This 8 year old bay stallion is entering his 4 year in the breeding shed. He has earned nearly $3.8 million dollar in 43 starts, bringing home 10 wins, 16 seconds, and 11 thirds. He was a Champion sprinter at 4 and 5 winning 2 out 3 legs of the Sprinter’s TC, but at 4 he placed second in G1 and G2 races up to 10 furlongs against legends Revenge and Spanish Midnight.

AR Highlights: Ok on All surface, except Mud, Front Runner, Accelerate like Bullet, Good Speed, Handles 5 furlongs to 10 furlongs.

Progeny Highlights: Currently has 6 two-year old racers, three of which has made their racing debuts (Handsome Image, Handsome Problem, and Handsomely Kept). Handsome Image has a record of 1:0-0-0, Handsome Problem is at 2:1-0-1, and Handsomely Kept has a record of 1:1-0-0.

Stud Fee: $10,000 to established stables or $5,000 to new stables. Contact Hopeful Farm for more information.
Kendane (Stonewall Stables): This 8 year old chestnut stallion is entering his second year in the breeding shed. He earned just over $3 million dollars in 41 starts, bringing home 9 wins, 7 seconds, and 5 thirds. His current owner states that this fast stallion was “grossly mismanaged” during his racing days, and had the potential to amass a better record.

AR Highlights: Quick to Mature, Good or Prefers on Turf and Mud, Very Hardy, Incredibly consistent, Front runner, good acceleration, Lightning Speed, Handles 5 – 10 furlongs.
Stud Fee: $20,000. Contact Stonewall Stables for more information.
Levicorpus (Golden Acres): This 4 year old chestnut colt is finishing off his racing career, preparing for his time in the breeding shed. Thus, far he has earned just under $2 million dollars in 20 starts, bring home 6 wins, 5 seconds, and 3 thirds. His biggest win came as a 3 year old, when he won the G1 Dubai Golden Shaheen – one of the biggest and richest sprint races on the card.

AR Highlights: Quick to Mature, Long Peak, Ok or better on all surfaces, Very Hardy, Good Acceleration, Breaks Well, Good Speed, Handles 5 – 7 furlongs.

Stud Fee: FREE to all Stables. Contact Golden Acres for more information.
Supreme Court (KRF Stables): Here is another KRF Stud that has a fee considerably less than their stable buddy Revenge. This 6 year old Secretariat colt earned just over $3 million dollars from 47 races, brining home 5 wins, 12 seconds, and 11 thirds.

AR Highlights: Good or better of Hard Dirt, Mud, and Hard turf, Very consistent, Good Acceleration, Good speed, Handles 8 -12 furlongs.

Stud Fee: $5,000 to Established stables, FREE to New stables. Contact KRF Stables for more information.
SKIM THE HILL (Bally Doyle Stables): First season stallion with an impeccable pedigree and race record. By the world renowned stallion DANEHILL and out of the European Champion mare INDIAN SKIMMER, "Skimmy" has won G1 races in each of the 3 seasons he has raced. Effective up to 1m (8f) on turf, he has posted 6 wins from 17 runs and over $1.5million in earings. Preference for hard turf, good gate speed and not liking being passed once in front, his AR highlights include "Quick maturity", "Fair recovery".
Stud Fee: $10,000 per breed or for multiple breeds, discounts available. Contact Bally Doyle for confirmation and booking - only a few left!
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