Birdstone

[Calzone Lord]

This would be his 6th crop of 2-year-olds to race this year.

I don't remember ever seeing a single decent looking Birdstone 2yo ever at a 2yo sale prior to this year.

I've seen two pretty good ones, and another who wasn't bad.

He's been a lousy sire, but he was briefly in fashion after Summer Bird and Mine That Bird both had successful 3yo seasons in 2009.

This current 2yo crop of his was from that brief time when he was in fashion. I wouldn't be surprised if there is a good Birdstone or two somewhere this year. He's been one of the surprise sires of the 2yo sale season, simply because most Birdstones you see are a joke, and that definitely hasn't been the case this year.