Gray sophomores of 2008 are:

Talk about equine color, markings, genetics, etc. Post pictures of flashy Thoroughbreds!

Moderators: Roguelet, WaveMaster, Jorge, Sunday Silence

User avatar
Jorge
Moderator
Posts: 6234
Joined: Thu Sep 16, 2004 4:48 pm

Postby Jorge » Sun Jun 19, 2011 4:23 am

Mission Impazible (gray/ro H 2007)
http://www.pedigreequery.com/mission+impazible just arrived second in the Stephen Foster H. (gr. 1)

User avatar
Jorge
Moderator
Posts: 6234
Joined: Thu Sep 16, 2004 4:48 pm

Postby Jorge » Sun Jun 19, 2011 4:46 am

Interesting veteran considered a stallion prospect:
GET RICH QUICK (gray H 2004) http://www.pedigreequery.com/get+rich+quick2

Georgerz
Breeder's Cup Contender
Posts: 1754
Joined: Thu Sep 16, 2004 3:13 pm
Location: Maple Valley, Washington

Postby Georgerz » Sun Jun 26, 2011 9:44 pm

A Tapit horse, Headache, gr 2006, just won a graded stakes this weekend.

User avatar
Jorge
Moderator
Posts: 6234
Joined: Thu Sep 16, 2004 4:48 pm

Postby Jorge » Sat Jul 02, 2011 6:34 pm

Georgerz wrote:A Tapit horse, Headache, gr 2006, just won a graded stakes this weekend.


Thanks Georgerz!!

Just from the oven:
A couple of juvenile gray standouts:

EXFACTOR (Winner) http://www.pedigreequery.com/exfactor
FRISCAN (3rd) http://www.pedigreequery.com/friscan (Hmmm, by TWO PUNCH)

http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/ ... ford-manor

User avatar
Jorge
Moderator
Posts: 6234
Joined: Thu Sep 16, 2004 4:48 pm

Postby Jorge » Sat Jul 02, 2011 6:51 pm

BEAR NO JOKE 2nd in the Achievements Stakes (Can)
http://www.pedigreequery.com/bear+no+joke

Georgerz
Breeder's Cup Contender
Posts: 1754
Joined: Thu Sep 16, 2004 3:13 pm
Location: Maple Valley, Washington

Postby Georgerz » Sun Jul 03, 2011 12:09 am

Exfactor won the Bashford Manor Stakes (Gr III) at Churchill Downs yesterday.

User avatar
Jorge
Moderator
Posts: 6234
Joined: Thu Sep 16, 2004 4:48 pm

Postby Jorge » Sun Jul 03, 2011 5:22 pm

About the race won by Exfactor:

Although FRISCAN arrived in third position after clicking blistering fractionals during 4 furlongs, its nice to see him perform that well. He is perhaps the last standout runner sired by the recently deceased oldtimer TWO PUNCH.

FRISCAN: http://www.pedigreequery.com/friscan

User avatar
Jorge
Moderator
Posts: 6234
Joined: Thu Sep 16, 2004 4:48 pm

Postby Jorge » Sun Jul 03, 2011 6:00 pm

Futurity Stakes participant!

GETUPWITHTHESUN (gray c 2009). http://www.pedigreequery.com/getupwiththesun

Note that his second dam is the dam of HOLY BULL

User avatar
Jorge
Moderator
Posts: 6234
Joined: Thu Sep 16, 2004 4:48 pm

Postby Jorge » Fri Jul 08, 2011 12:01 pm

The Golden Bear Stakes was just won (July 6) by a very interesting gray–tail-male descendant by Icecapade, coming from Brazil named is JARDIM.

JARDIM (Brz) (gray H 2006) http://www.pedigreequery.com/jardim.

See the result at:
http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/ ... den-bear-s

Georgerz
Breeder's Cup Contender
Posts: 1754
Joined: Thu Sep 16, 2004 3:13 pm
Location: Maple Valley, Washington

Postby Georgerz » Sat Jul 09, 2011 5:08 pm

Rattlesnake Bridge (by Tapit) just won the Long Branch Stakes at Monmouth Park in New Jersey.

User avatar
Jorge
Moderator
Posts: 6234
Joined: Thu Sep 16, 2004 4:48 pm

Postby Jorge » Sun Jul 10, 2011 10:14 am

Georgerz wrote:Rattlesnake Bridge (by Tapit) just won the Long Branch Stakes at Monmouth Park in New Jersey.


Georgerz,

Thanks again for your always valuable commentaries.

Wow, Tapit once again! This re-affirms the subject of this other posting:
http://www.pedigreequery.com/forum/view ... 1&start=15

User avatar
Jorge
Moderator
Posts: 6234
Joined: Thu Sep 16, 2004 4:48 pm

Postby Jorge » Sat Jul 16, 2011 9:36 pm

Another one by TAPIT:
stakes-placed BENERGY: http://www.pedigreequery.com/benergy

User avatar
Jorge
Moderator
Posts: 6234
Joined: Thu Sep 16, 2004 4:48 pm

Postby Jorge » Sun Jul 17, 2011 3:19 pm

Not yet a stakes winner but quite impressive until now:

CREATIVE CAUSE (gray colt 2009)

http://www.pedigreequery.com/creative+cause

User avatar
Jorge
Moderator
Posts: 6234
Joined: Thu Sep 16, 2004 4:48 pm

Postby Jorge » Sat Jul 30, 2011 6:55 pm

PRIZE INFORMANT: Third place finisher in stakes company
http://www.pedigreequery.com/prize+informant

Georgerz
Breeder's Cup Contender
Posts: 1754
Joined: Thu Sep 16, 2004 3:13 pm
Location: Maple Valley, Washington

Postby Georgerz » Sun Aug 07, 2011 6:28 pm

Creative Cause became a graded stakes winner today, won the Best Pal Stakes at Del Mar, impressively.