what ?

Id guess Blues And Royals....

whats blues and royals ?

I think D.T needs to start carding...or perhaps have a "Romper Room" for the kiddo's :D

if you know the answer to my question and responded with that, then you belong in that room

F.Y.I
http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/rac...uthanized.aspx

Yeah you're right. I actually forgot about him in the KingBish that year. For some reason, I only really remember him on the Belmont turf in '98.

And while we are in the business of deconstructing the theroy I was trumpeting earlier, we could mention that Smile was a multiple-stakes winner at age 2. So basically, I might just be completely wrong.

Have you forgotten that this kid once proclaimed that Favorite Trick was "hands down" the greatest 2yo of all time, and that Jazil was the most overrated horse in history?
He is hopeless.

Yes I'm sure. I use actual published results, not some whispers in the crowd eminated from the lemonade girl at Saratoga.

His only other starter in NY before the big price Lukas/Luzzi was Smarty Marty, who just isn't very good and was in way over her head. So he's 2 for 3 debuting in NY.


Also, who gives a schitt what they sell for at the sales at this point, other than justifying a yet-another ridiculous stud fee? I don't.

The horse was bred to a good book of mares many stakes winners and solid proven producers/ Out of what 125 foals 9 friggin starters WHOA!.. Listen I am a HUGE Smarty Jones fan and have the Litho's that 3 Chimney's sold framed and hanging in my office but to date Smarty has been a lame producer..Friggn Saarland is out producing him

Sure, not all star horses will make star sires and vice versa, but calling Smarty a flop (even if it is qualified by the "To date"), is pushing it a bit. We're talking 6 months of results.

I was wondering why this thread had over 50 replies.

pg1985. I shoulda known.

Maybe he'll start going southern hemisphere and rocking them down under

He's standing for a stud fee of $100,000 and is 36th on the freshman sire list. There is only one horse behind him with more than a $15,000 fee (Strong Hope). People don't pay $100,000 for horses that might develop later so in that regard he's a flop "to date". He still could turn out to be an ok stallion but it's incredibly doubtful he's a $100,000 stallion.

Nobody paid 100k to breed to him.. Haven't we heard the "to date" argument about Point Given?

I skimmed the thread and didn't see this but if it was mentioned, sorry. Turns out Go Smarty Go fractured a cannon bone and will be on the shelf til next year. The trainer's optimistic that he'll be something nice in 2009.

They dont? Of the top 25 sires of 2 year olds, zero stand for 100k or more. Outside of Unbridled Song and Forestry there are really no sires known for early runners standing for 100k or more.

:( That's a shame.

From MaidenWatch at Blood-Horse.com

Update on Go Smarty Go

Go Smarty Go (Smarty Jones - Sarah's World by Holy Bull), who was pulled up after winning a maiden race on the turf on September 21, suffered a condylar fracture in his left front. He had surgery and the prognosis is good, but he is unlikely to race again.

OK but Kingmambo and Awesome Again are the only six figure sires with less 2yo earnings than Smarty Jones and Kingmambo has 16 2yos.