Very nice mare for sale - an opinion

springboro · Postby **springboro** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 3:55 pm

Missy Warfield, by Big Country out of Myrtle Irene, by Commemorate.
http://www.equinenow.com/horse-ad-510525
http://www.bakercreekfarmequines.com/missy.cfm

I think she looks like her daddy, an winning AP Indy son of champion Flanders. http://www.foaltrack.com/FoalDetail.asp ... lected.jpg

Her dam was the very talented and small Myrtle Irene, a 1/2 sis to Canadian 2 year old champion Dauphin Fabuleux. Bred by Donald McClelland, Myrtle Irene won 14 of 42 starts, five stakes raced, and more than $713,000. It appears that she had a very troubled reproduction history though... bred 12 times, she has 6 named foals, including a 2009 Noble Causeway colt named Mistaken!

Missy Warfield was bred by the ill fated businessman George Brunacini, whose Bana Terra Farm bred Flower Alley. He was killed in a plane crash. http://breederscup.com/bio.aspx?id=10161

She appears very attractive and balanced to me, and I'm a sucker for those chestnuts!

Did I mention her dam was very accomplished on turf?

Reasonably priced at $2,000.

ct2346 · Postby **ct2346** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 4:56 pm

Interesting. I've seen a few Big Country's at some KEESEPs and was usually impressed by their physicals.

The female fam here is pretty decent too.

Barcaldine · Postby **Barcaldine** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 5:02 pm

IMO, save your money. $2,000 goes a lot further in the market than this.

e.g, for $2,000 I just bought at the Fasig-Tipton Feb sale a young daughter of Silver Charm from a Grade 3 producer by Storm Bird. This mare broke her maiden at Keeneland in a MSW and her first foal is an allowance winner of $40k. She's in foal to Cactus Ridge, a decent young horse, and is a gorgeous gray mare.

Bargains can be found anywhere if patience is exercised.

springboro · Postby **springboro** » Wed Feb 29, 2012 6:45 am

nice shopping, Barc!

Are you bothered about the 3 empty years? I back away when I see those unless there is an explanation.

madelyn · Postby **madelyn** » Fri Mar 02, 2012 6:00 pm

I think empty years, in this economy, might have been by choice. You would have to order a report and see if the mare was covered at all to use it against her...

griff · Postby **griff** » Sat Mar 03, 2012 6:38 am

Barcaldine

Who pays the stud fee for Cactus Ridge??

griff

madelyn · Postby **madelyn** » Sat Mar 03, 2012 8:26 am

Pregnant mares entered for sale at Keeneland and Fasig Tipton are usually entered "stud fee paid" or "pay from proceeds" - but under no circumstances is the purchaser ever liable for the stud fee. It is paid by the seller, period.