Jockey Club Report of Mares Bred 2012

fastappy · Postby **fastappy** » Fri Oct 19, 2012 9:50 am

The numbers of mares bred is beginning to stablizlize across the country, according to The Jockey Club. California's decline for example is a modest 1.6% decline (forty mares), so this is good news coupled with the very good sales at both the Northern California sale and Barrett's October.

Lucky Pulpit with a 114 mares bred leads the state, followed by Tribal Rule with 108 mares.

http://jockeyclub.com/

vallygirl927 · Postby **vallygirl927** » Fri Oct 19, 2012 10:09 am

Where did you get the number of mares bred for CA stallions?

fastappy · Postby **fastappy** » Fri Oct 19, 2012 10:23 am

vallygirl927 wrote:Where did you get the number of mares bred for CA stallions?

Hi Valleygirl! From the Bloodhorse.

Barcaldine · Postby **Barcaldine** » Fri Oct 19, 2012 10:26 am

The complete RMB is available on the Jockey Club website.

IcouldbeU · Postby **IcouldbeU** » Fri Oct 19, 2012 12:55 pm

Has anyone seen Tribal Rule in person? I have watched several of his runners and am happy with what I have seen.

vallygirl927 · Postby **vallygirl927** » Fri Oct 19, 2012 10:29 pm

Hi ICouldBeU, I saw him in person about a year and half ago. I will be headed back up to Ballena Vista in the next month or so to make my stallion selection for next year. I wasn't all that impressed with him. He's not a big horse but he is pretty correct up front. He retired from a seismoid injury.

fastappy · Postby **fastappy** » Fri Oct 19, 2012 10:49 pm

Here's a couple of pics (not the best mind you) of Tribal Rule, when he was still at River's Edge in 2008.

Fireslam · Postby **Fireslam** » Sat Oct 20, 2012 4:25 am

Pretty correct? Id hate to see what you'd call crooked.

valjoe · Postby **valjoe** » Sat Oct 20, 2012 6:57 am

Fireslam wrote:Pretty correct? Id hate to see what you'd call crooked.

although I've seen come of his progeny that didn't strike me as that bad

vallygirl927 · Postby **vallygirl927** » Sat Oct 20, 2012 9:57 am

Yikes, like I said, it was a year and half ago. Clearly my memory serves me wrong. What's with all the negative comments from posters lately? Geeze....

valjoe · Postby **valjoe** » Sat Oct 20, 2012 3:14 pm

sorry

zinn21 · Postby **zinn21** » Sat Oct 20, 2012 7:09 pm

He's a very good regional sire..

fastappy · Postby **fastappy** » Sat Oct 20, 2012 9:07 pm

I think he is typical of a lot of the Storm Cats, but more importantly he's a great fit for California. They shut his book off at about 110 mares this year and jumped him up to $6,500 for 2013. His sales yearlings average 3-4 times his stud fee, which is great for California.