Is this mare worth buying?

[Camish]

My friend is not computer savvy and wanted me to post this for her. She is considering purchasing a mare by the name of College Class. She is a 1997 model by General Meeting out of a Hostage mare, Art College. They are asking $600 for her or $2,000 with the 2007 foal she is carrying by Frisk me Now. Is she a good deal to produce race foals? What's everyone's thoughts on her? Thanks!

[magic code]

I'd say that's a great deal. Art College was a runner. TONS of blacktype.

[loggerman71]

that mare is steal let me know who has it I'll buy it

[KamiBrooks]

Do you know what kind of race record she had?

[madelyn]

According to the APR, College Class started 10 times over two years with a record of 0-0-0, and earned $749 (maybe a fourth place). She apparently tried a lot, sprint, route, slop.

Dam Art College:

1985 ART COLLEGE,B,f,Hostage 5 34 9 5 9 376,791 (102) 13.39
North America Turf Record 9 1 0 3 95,691 (102)
North America Dirt Sprints 3 0 0 0 2,550
North America Dirt Routes 22 8 5 6 278,550 (100)
North America Muddy/Sloppy 2 1 0 1 39,200 ( 97)
DP = 4-3-15-8-0 DI = 0.94 CD = 0.10 AWD = 8.39
At 5 Won Star Ball Invitational Handicap (R) -L (100,000), 2nd Sacramento
Handicap -L (100,000), 3rd Countess Fager Handicap -G3 (100,000),
Campanile Invitational Handicap (R) -L (50,000), Chapel Of Dreams
Handicap (O) (30,000)
At 6 Won Campanile Handicap (R) (O) (50,000), Alameda Co. Fillies And
Mares Hcp. -L (50,000), Luther Burbank Handicap -L (50,000), 2nd
Mayme Dotson Breeders' Cup H. (O) (30,000), Mother Lode Breeders' Cup
Hcp. (O) (30,000), 3rd Belle Roberts Handicap -L (150,000), Miss
America Handicap -L (100,000)
At 7 Won Mayme Dotson Breeders' Cup H. (O) (30,000), 2nd Mother Lode
Breeders' Cup Hcp. (O) (30,000), Tulare Breeders' Cup S. (O) (30,000)


was far and away the best horse in her family.

Note she won her first stakes at age five and was certainly a hard knocking mare. Bearing in mind that the purchase price is only the beginning, if your friend is breeding to RACE this mare might be a good deal but she is NOT her mother. Breeding to sell, I'd pass.

[springboro]

I agree with Madelyn... whoever said there was a ton of black type in this pedigree? The dam was a good runner and won quite a few races, some graded events too. However, as a family, not a lot of production.