Xtra Heat has little girl

[Merlinsky]

http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/bre...urth-foal.aspx

I did a search and it didn't come up so forgive me if this's been crowed about already. She foaled an Unbridled's Song filly who's dark bay and was born April 24th. We'd talked about her boy's maiden win already but I didn't see a mention of this latest news.

She's supposed to be bred back to Songandaprayer. I mean I see what they're going for--speed speed speed--but the other stallions she's been bred to are far more expensive. Isn't this underbreeding? Not for what she cost originally but what she's worth now plus the other stallions she's been going to. It's not like Eclipse Award champs generally get penny pinched on when it comes to stallions and $45,000 is nothing to sneeze at but wouldn't it make sense to go for one close to $100,000? She's gone to Gone West ($125,000 in '07), Storm Cat ($500,000 in '07), Elusive Quality ($100,000), and Unbridled's Song ($200,000 in '07). That's an average of nearly $250,000 a breeding. Now to $45,000? Come to think of it, why's she still at ClassicStar? I thought they were in some sort of trouble.

[Rileyoriley]

Thanks for the update. She's one of my favorites.

[Thoroughbred Fan]

Originally Posted by Merlinsky

http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/bre...urth-foal.aspx

I did a search and it didn't come up so forgive me if this's been crowed about already. She foaled an Unbridled's Song filly who's dark bay and was born April 24th. We'd talked about her boy's maiden win already but I didn't see a mention of this latest news.

She's supposed to be bred back to Songandaprayer. I mean I see what they're going for--speed speed speed--but the other stallions she's been bred to are far more expensive. Isn't this underbreeding? Not for what she cost originally but what she's worth now plus the other stallions she's been going to. It's not like Eclipse Award champs generally get penny pinched on when it comes to stallions and $45,000 is nothing to sneeze at but wouldn't it make sense to go for one close to $100,000? She's gone to Gone West ($125,000 in '07), Storm Cat ($500,000 in '07), Elusive Quality ($100,000), and Unbridled's Song ($200,000 in '07). That's an average of nearly $250,000 a breeding. Now to $45,000? Come to think of it, why's she still at ClassicStar? I thought they were in some sort of trouble.

Have you ever thought that perhaps her owners have some vested intrest in seeing Songandaprayer do well? They may own 10 shares of him or something. Just a thought.

[miraja2]

What is with their love for Unbridled's Song? They breed to him, and now they want to breed to Songandaprayer, who is by Unbridled's Song?
Other than his one BC Distaff winner, has he actually sired much other than fragile horses that break down quickly and easily?
Maybe I am forgetting some other good ones, but even the good Unbridled's Songs I remember are horses like Buddha and Rockport Harbor, and they were not exactly the most sound horses in the world.

[Danzig]

isn't songster by songandaprayer? maybe they expect big things, or as was said, they have shares in him.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by Danzig

isn't songster by songandaprayer?

Yes.

Songandaprayer was also the sire of What A Song---who was cut out to be a superstar sprinter/miler. After a record 20 3/5th work at Barretts March, he fetched $1.9 million, and defeated eventual 2yo champion Stevie Wonderboy in each of his first two career start.

He won the Grade 2 Best Pal Stakes at Del Mar in career start #3..in hand and with a triple digit Beyer figure. He died a week later.

[Cajungator26]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

Yes.

Songandaprayer was also the sire of What A Song---who was cut out to be a superstar sprinter/miler. After a record 20 3/5th work at Barretts March, he fetched $1.9 million, and defeated eventual 2yo champion Stevie Wonderboy in each of his first two career start.

He won the Grade 2 Best Pal Stakes at Del Mar in career start #3..in hand and with a triple digit Beyer figure. He died a week later.

And it's a world record for fastest quarter mile ALL breeds (20.60 seconds.)