Vindication..........
 

Is anyone as excited as me to see how his babies will run?

Much more interested in Gibson County....

In fact, I am excited about this years freshman sires. Empire Maker, Sky Mesa, Mineshaft, Harlans Holiday--man what a crew that is. I love it. I am pumped.

Three of those are the nuts..Harlan's Holiday, take it easy

I doubt Sky Mesa's will be sound. Anything with Pulpit is questionable. But Empire Maker and Mineshaft, they are going to throw some serious runners

I got to see Sky Mesa at Three Chimneys and that horse is a monster. It dwarfed Smarty Jones and was almost just as big as Pint Given. In fact, Sky Mesa was bigger than Albert The Great.

Big horses don't always necessarily make great stallions. Cozzene is pretty small, IIRC, and how's he been at stud?

Anything from Unbridled is questionable too when it comes to soundness.

Oh I know. I was just amazed at how big Sky Mesa was. The only time I saw the horse was when won at 2 at Keeneland. I was just a little shocked is all.

not the size of the dog in the fight it's the size of the fight in the dog...

Isnt that the truth and isnt that a shame as well.

they show you dynaformer when you were @ 3 chim.? THAT is a big horse--everything is big!

No dynaformer was in a different barn. We saw Albert The Great, Smarty Jones, War Chant, Sky Mesa, Point Given and Yes Its True. We were lucky enough to see War Chant breed. Boy that was something I dont ever want to see again.

I remember thinking how f'ing small Smarty looked when I saw his Belmont in person. I know horses obviously fill out after their 3YO seasons, but still, he was a pretty little guy.

You know Slot I was like Dang Smarty is small. I never saw him in person until I went to the farm. I was shocked to see how tiny he was. And man, he was grumpy as can be.

That right I forgot he's not in the main stallion shed...I think they keep him in a quieter setting. He has a bad reputation. He's 17 plus hands though and built like a brick sh*thouse, you know he's coming when it's his turn in the shed.

Yeah, they keep dynaformer, rahy and I think one other horse is a barn off to the side so they dont get so disturbed. But it was a great tour. I would suggest everyone to go see the farm.

Something about turning a racehorse into a stallion just kills whatever personality the horse may had before popping the proverbial you know what. I guarantee you Afleet Alex isn't using a jolly ball to keep him busy these days, if you catch my meaning.

did you see any of the other farms while you were there? Juddmonte is great. and of course you can't beat Ashford...you feel like you are in the UK.

The only farm I have been to is Three Chimneys. My grandmother lives in Lexington and everytime I go to visit her I drive through Versailles and I drive pass Ashford. That place is a monster. Gainsbrough is also one that I pass.

you should hit one farm every time you pass through. You won't regret it.