Any potential as a cross?

Joie · Postby **Joie** » Fri Jul 28, 2006 11:13 am

My friend has an opportunity to pick up this mare as a broodmare:

Swinging Jewel

Her sire (Nijinsky's Secret) is unraced, but is listed as a leading sire. The mare has only 8 starts, and under $3000 in earnings. She would hypothetically be bred to Wicklow Highlands, our stallion. He earned over $628,000 and is graded stakes placed placed. The goal is to get some decent foals on the ground. Would this be a mistake to pick up this mare for breeding for racing? Mind you, she is not looking to produce a huge money horse. Most likely something for a regional race market.

halo · Postby **halo** » Fri Jul 28, 2006 11:37 am

The sire is not Nijinsky's Secret, but Speedy Nijinsky. You'd be hard pressed to get any sort of racing individuals with this mare.

ragsdaj1 · Postby **ragsdaj1** » Fri Jul 28, 2006 12:00 pm

If you are trying to pick up something local you might wait until the September time frame. I am probably going to name this wrong, but the last couple of years there has been a Paddock Sale either at fairmount park or near it.

JonR

Joie · Postby **Joie** » Fri Jul 28, 2006 12:14 pm

Yep, you're right about the sire. I have no idea how I screwed that one up.

The mare is advertised near my partner for free, so she thought it might be worth a shot. We only bred the stallion to 2 mares this season, and only one of those was a TB. He has one TB mare in for breeding, but she isn't in season yet, and it's getting awfully late.

madelyn · Postby **madelyn** » Fri Jul 28, 2006 3:21 pm

Always remember, it costs the same to feed the mare whether her owners thought she was worth zero or thousands. Paddock sales at the track are a GREAT place to pick up some good young maiden broodmare prospects.