Riva Ridge

Roger · Postby **Roger** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 8:28 am

Did any of you get to see many of his offspring? He got off to a good start at stud ( Rivalero, Tap Shoes, Expressive Dance, Blitey, Idyll) and then fizzled. What happened? Was there a soundness problem?

LaTroienne · Postby **LaTroienne** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 9:24 am

http://books.google.com/books?id=1tRoGw ... P2M4BUkGVc

Concerns about his fertility.

rivaridge · Postby **rivaridge** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 10:50 am

He sired 29 stakes winners from about 350 foals. Later stakes winners included Encolure, You're No Bargain, Hedgeabout, Portio, Alada (earlier stakes winner), Cerada Ridge, Rocky Marriage, The Red Rolls, Favoridge (In Europe), Rhus... If you look through predigree query at Riva Ridge's progeny you'll see he didn't get great quality mares later on. Doesn't help either that he died at 16 :cry:

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Barbaro06 · Postby **Barbaro06** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 1:25 pm

LaTroienne wrote:http://books.google.com/books?id=1tRoGw3-upEC&pg=PA163&dq=riva+ridge+stud&sig=7rJFal9WUwI-zZDmWP2M4BUkGVc

Concerns about his fertility.

But weren't there concerns about Secretariat's fertility too? They both retired at the same time. I think it was that they had immature sperm at first.

Cathy D · Postby **Cathy D** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 3:27 pm

Riva Ridge was a "shy breeder". He just didn't have that strong a libido. Sometimes when he went to the breeding shed, he just wasn't interested in covering mares.