And in true Hollywood fashion

Sam · Postby **Sam** » Wed May 24, 2006 12:52 pm

Maybe if Barbaro recovers, they'll breed him to Dancininmydreams...

http://news.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=33701

summerhorse · Postby **summerhorse** » Wed May 24, 2006 1:11 pm

Yeah that would be a match made in heaven... :shock:

Sam · Postby **Sam** » Wed May 24, 2006 1:19 pm

summerhorse wrote:Yeah that would be a match made in heaven...

shrug

I'm still not convinced B's problem was inherent unsoundness (even if I did see him gimping after the Derby). He took a freak bad step.

Actually, I was joking, but I just ran the match and it's not that bad. I could do without the 2x3 Prospector, but I think that's just something we're going to have to start getting use to.

madelyn · Postby **madelyn** » Wed May 24, 2006 1:34 pm

Hmmm... a lot of speculation is being posed about Barbaro as if his stud career was a given thing, provided he recovers and is up to the task. But there are a lot of horses who won the Derby and did not have much in the way of stud careers, and I suspect Barbaro might fall into this category.

I just can't get excited about a son of Dynaformer as a stallion prospect.

Sam · Postby **Sam** » Wed May 24, 2006 2:37 pm

madelyn wrote:a lot of speculation is being posed about Barbaro as if his stud career was a given thing

Um, *I'm* not 'speculating' on anything, madelyn. I think I was the first to express doubts about his ability as a sire and that FOS was WAY overestimating what his future stud fee might be.

*I* was making a joke about breeding him to this mare with no speculation attached as to how good the foal would be, only that it's the kind of fairytale Hollywood loves.

*I'm* still not even 100% convinced the horse is going to be alive this time next year or that he'll ever sire a TB. There's still too much that can go wrong, I don't care how well the vets keep saying he's doing. I've seen perfectly healthy horses at the 6am feed be DEAD at the 6pm feed.

summerhorse · Postby **summerhorse** » Thu May 25, 2006 7:38 am

LOL you know talent wise it wouldn't be a bad match at all. I'd be leery of crossing two horses with almost the exact same injury though. It might push the bad luck into a definite possibility.

I also agree it is a bit premature to think of stallion for Barbaro, he's got months of hurdles ahead before we know if he'll even survive.

BUT if he does I think he's a great stallion prospect.

Spain · Postby **Spain** » Thu May 25, 2006 7:52 am

I don't think you can judge Dynaformer as a flop as a sire of sires yet. How many of his sons at stud were really good race horses? Barbaro is really his first GOOD colt. A grade majority of his best runners and fillies, and Perfect Drift is a gelding.