Strong Contender to Stonewall

[smartyalex]

He will stand for $10,000. I find this kind of obsurd myself!

[SniperSB23]

They've got the Dream Team of new stallions now with Strong Pretender, Da Stoops, Too Much Bling, It's No Joke, Frisco Star, and AP Warrior.

[witchdoctor]

AP Warrior has gone to Texas A and M for surgery on a twisted testicle.

[cakes44]

When did Too Much Bling retire?

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by cakes44

When did Too Much Bling retire?

He retired last summer but forgot to tell anyone. So Baffert not knowing that TMB had retired himself put him in the BC Sprint so dummies like me could bet on him.

[cakes44]

You and me both on that one Cannon. If he has truly retired, he's probably done enough. He did dominate older horses last year.

Originally Posted by cakes44

He did dominate older horses last year.

i think he ran against older horses once - the breeders cup - finished 6th

altho i did like that horse alot - thought he was very game


11/04/06 $2M TVG Breeders' Cup Sprint Churchill Downs
07/15/06 $300K Carry Back S. Calder Race Course
06/10/06 $250K Woody Stephens Breeders' Cup S. Belmont Park
04/08/06 $150K Bay Shore S. Aqueduct
02/12/06 $150K San Vicente S. Santa Anita Park
01/08/06 $75K San Miguel S. Santa Anita Park
10/28/05 $100K Nashua S. Belmont Park
10/08/05 $500K Champagne S. Belmont Park
08/27/05 $250K Hopeful S. Saratoga
07/30/05 $10K Maiden Special Weight Thistledown
07/17/05 $40K Hoover S.


Stonewall Farm Stallions has purchased multiple graded winner Too Much Bling and will stand him for $10,000 at Sequel Stallions near Ocala, Fla., in 2007. Too Much Bling, a 3-year-old son of Rubiano and the Formal Dinner mare Rose Colored Lady, won the Grade 2 Carry Back and Grade 2 San Vicente Stakes and the Grade 3 Bay Shore Stakes, and earned $509,674.


Bet You Didn't Know: Too Much Bling's dam, Ready For Roses, is in foal to Smarty Jones for the 2006-'07 breeding season.

[cakes44]

I know Robfla, I was being sarcastic, but that's hard to read on a message board. So was he injured and retired, or did they figure he'd just be in great demand as a stallion because of the 40 or 50 bullets Baffert had him fire leading up to the BC?

[SniperSB23]

Originally Posted by cakes44

I know Robfla, I was being sarcastic, but that's hard to read on a message board. So was he injured and retired, or did they figure he'd just be in great demand as a stallion because of the 40 or 50 bullets Baffert had him fire leading up to the BC?

I think Stonewall wants to expand their breeding operation so are just breeding anything with four legs and a set of testicles and hoping a couple succeed at stud. I guess if they are looking for eight new stallions and can get two out of six to pan out each year they'll get there in four years. Doesn't seem a good strategy to me since the majority of the horses would be better served on the track this year but I guess they can blow their millions however they want.

[Danzig]

when i saw the news yesterday, my first thought was 'who didn't see that coming?!'

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by SniperSB23

I think Stonewall wants to expand their breeding operation so are just breeding anything with four legs and a set of testicles and hoping a couple succeed at stud. I guess if they are looking for eight new stallions and can get two out of six to pan out each year they'll get there in four years. Doesn't seem a good strategy to me since the majority of the horses would be better served on the track this year but I guess they can blow their millions however they want.

Currently I have a hard time seeing any of the stallions they stand having any major success.

[SniperSB23]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Currently I have a hard time seeing any of the stallions they stand having any major success.

Me too but at least if they have six with little chance of success their chance of one succeeding is a little better.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by SniperSB23

Me too but at least if they have six with little chance of success their chance of one succeeding is a little better.

Not really

[Danzig]

oh, you know those pages and pages of ads in bloodhorse will ensure all the success they can handle...

who needs a broodmare band to support a stallion when you can just run ads for second tier horses--other than medaglia doro that is. and i'm being too kind to some of hte others by calling them second tier!

[Cannon Shell]

Though we dont have any idea what their goals are, they probably should have gone after an established sire to build around instead of the current "throw enough crap aginst the wall..." theory they have now. Not that I am a huge buyer but I usually have around $600k - $1 million a year to spend for clients. And I can say that I don't have a great deal of interest in any of thier stallions. I will look at the babies but personally I hate buying horses by young stallions that I dont think will be good stallions.

[Cajungator26]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

He retired last summer but forgot to tell anyone. So Baffert not knowing that TMB had retired himself put him in the BC Sprint so dummies like me could bet on him.

I heard that he broke down not long after the BC.

[Cajungator26]

Well, I guess I'm in the minority here, but I love Strong Contender's chances at stud. With all of the Mr. P mares out there, think about the possibilities for him. JMO...

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Cajungator26

Well, I guess I'm in the minority here, but I love Strong Contender's chances at stud. With all of the Mr. P mares out there, think about the possibilities for him. JMO...

i think he's going to have a hard time making it. price too high, he's going to stonewall, who's going to support him?