Godolphin buys Point Encounter

[Duvalier]

Race 3 today at Santa Anita.

[Merlinsky]

Originally Posted by Duvalier

Race 3 today at Santa Anita.

Thanks!

[sumitas]

Here's a pedigree overview of the top tier Haskins mentioned in his article "Stout Group for 2009." http://racing.bloodhorse.com/article/48527.htm
Break Water Edison -by Lemon Drop Kid/Storm Creek cross. 2.56 di. o/o sw mare August Storm . x2 Mr Prospector and Northern Dancer .
Old Fashioned - by Unbridled's Song/Meadowlake cross. x2 Raise A Native. 5.22 di . o/o gsw Collect Call.
Pioneerof The Nile - G1SW by Empire Maker/Lord At War cross. 3.89 di . o/o sw Star of Goshen . 1/2 to stakes placed Forefathers. A 5 gen out cross with the exception of EM's x2 In Reality .
Beethoven - Sky Mesa/Carson City cross. 5.86 . o/o gsw Moonlight Sonata. x2 Mr Propsepctor. Heavy on the speed underneath . Questionable stamina.
Square Eddie - Smart Strike/El Gran Senor cross . 2.64 di. o/o sp Forty Gran. 1/2 to sp Reverently. x2 Native Dancer, x2 Smartaire .
Capt. Candyman Can - Candy Ride/Storm Creek cross. 1.67 di . o/o sw Stormy Way. x2 Mr Propspector.
Charitable Man - Lemon Drop Kid/Saint Ballado cross. 2.06 di. o/o sw Caritabledonation. x2 Mr Propsector. x2 Buckpasser .
Giant Oak - Giants Causeway/Crafty Prospector cross. 3.00 di . o/o gsw Crafty Oak. full to gsp Apple Martini. x2 Northern Dancer .
Chocolate Candy - Candy Ride/Seattle Slew cross. 2.08 di . o/o sw Crownette. 1/2 to sp Crowning Storm. x2 Alanesian .
Big Drama - this Fla. bred is a Montbrook/Notebook cross. 3.00 di . o/o unraced Riveting Drama . 1/2 to black type fillies Coffee Can and Drama's Way. x2 Tom Fool. x2 Nearctic.
I Want Revenge - Stephen Got Even/Roy cross. 3.00 di. o/o Argentine sp Meguial . 5 gen outcross.
West Side Bernie - a Bernstein/Gilded Time cross. di 1.80. First foal o/o apparently unraced Time Honored. x2 Princequillo, x2 Northern Dancer, x3 Secretariat. Heavy speed underneath.
Atomic Rain - a Smart Strike/Coxs Ridge cross. 3.40 di. o/o unraced, apparentley, Paradise Pond. x2 Turn-To.
Believe In Hope - Thunder Gulch/Mr Greeley cross . 3.00 di . o/o sw Hope Rises. x2 Mr Propspector.
Terrain - Sky Mesa/Forty Niner cross. 2.20 di. o/o sw Minery. 1/2 to sp Clergy. x2 Mr Prospector .

and the 2 ex-pats Midshipman - Unbridleds Song/Avenue of Flags. 2.37. o/o gsw Fleet Lady . 1/2 to gsw Fast Cookie. 5 gen out cross.
Vineyard Haven - Lido Palace/Aloha Prospector. 3.00. o/o winning mare Aloha. 1/2 to sw On The Vineyard. x2 Mr Prospector.

[GPK]

I know that it doesn't mean much to some people,but I wasn't a fan of seeing front wraps for his debut.

[GBBob]

Originally Posted by GPK

I know that it doesn't mean much to some people,but I wasn't a fan of seeing front wraps for his debut.

I saw that too...plus the Place horse had all kinds of trouble switching leads it looked and might have made it more interesting

[10 pnt move up]

Originally Posted by GPK

I know that it doesn't mean much to some people,but I wasn't a fan of seeing front wraps for his debut.

from what I understand the horse does not have the best action in the world....well see if they can keep him healthy.

[Merlinsky]

Originally Posted by 10 pnt move up

from what I understand the horse does not have the best action in the world....well see if they can keep him healthy.

Ugh, there's always something. The images on the Calracing.com video replay were just blurry enough that I had my fingers crossed that he just had a lot of chrome. Oh well. I've seen horses run like a duck waddles and still win races so you never know. If they can get almost a full year out of Big Brown and those wretched feet, surely Point Encounter's trainer can keep him together.

[GBBob]

Originally Posted by sumitas

Here's a pedigree overview of the top tier Haskins mentioned in his article "Stout Group for 2009." http://racing.bloodhorse.com/article/48527.htm
Break Water Edison -by Lemon Drop Kid/Storm Creek cross. 2.56 di. o/o sw mare August Storm . x2 Mr Prospector and Northern Dancer .
Old Fashioned - by Unbridled's Song/Meadowlake cross. x2 Raise A Native. 5.22 di . o/o gsw Collect Call.
Pioneerof The Nile - G1SW by Empire Maker/Lord At War cross. 3.89 di . o/o sw Star of Goshen . 1/2 to stakes placed Forefathers. A 5 gen out cross with the exception of EM's x2 In Reality .
Beethoven - Sky Mesa/Carson City cross. 5.86 . o/o gsw Moonlight Sonata. x2 Mr Propsepctor. Heavy on the speed underneath . Questionable stamina.
Square Eddie - Smart Strike/El Gran Senor cross . 2.64 di. o/o sp Forty Gran. 1/2 to sp Reverently. x2 Native Dancer, x2 Smartaire .
Capt. Candyman Can - Candy Ride/Storm Creek cross. 1.67 di . o/o sw Stormy Way. x2 Mr Propspector.
Charitable Man - Lemon Drop Kid/Saint Ballado cross. 2.06 di. o/o sw Caritabledonation. x2 Mr Propsector. x2 Buckpasser .
Giant Oak - Giants Causeway/Crafty Prospector cross. 3.00 di . o/o gsw Crafty Oak. 1/2 to gsp Apple Martini. x2 Northern Dancer .
Chocolate Candy - Candy Ride/Seattle Slew cross. 2.08 di . o/o sw Crownette. 1/2 to sp Crowning Storm. x2 Alanesian .
Big Drama - this Fla. bred is a Montbrook/Notebook cross. 3.00 di . o/o unraced Riveting Drama . 1/2 to black type fillies Coffee Can and Drama's Way. x2 Tom Fool. x2 Nearctic.
I Want Revenge - Stephen Got Even/Roy cross. 3.00 di. o/o Argentine sp Meguial . 5 gen outcross.
West Side Bernie - a Bernstein/Gilded Time cross. di 1.80. First foal o/o apparently unraced Time Honored. x2 Princequillo, x2 Northern Dancer, x3 Secretariat. Heavy speed underneath.
Atomic Rain - a Smart Strike/Coxs Ridge cross. 3.40 di. o/o unraced, apparentley, Paradise Pond. x2 Turn-To.
Believe In Hope - Thunder Gulch/Mr Greeley cross . 3.00 di . o/o sw Hope Rises. x2 Mr Propspector.
Terrain - Sky Mesa/Forty Niner cross. 2.20 di. o/o sw Minery. 1/2 to sp Clergy. x2 Mr Prospector .

and the 2 ex-pats Midshipman - Unbridleds Song/Avenue of Flags. 2.37. o/o gsw Fleet Lady . 1/2 to gsw Fast Cookie. 5 gen out cross.
Vineyard Haven - Lido Palace/Aloha Prospector. 3.00. o/o winning mare Aloha. 1/2 to sw On The Vineyard. x2 Mr Prospector.

Giant Oak...Illinois bred....First Race on the Turf and won, then won on the Poly, back to the grass and finished behind Bittel Road then a great second on the dirt. Pretty diverse first four races surface wise. And a very good and relatively unknown trainer in Chris Block.

[sumitas]

Correction : full sibling to the gsp mid west filly Apple Martini. They have a good family line through the reines de course Boat and Herodias. Giants Causeway has done well crossing with Crafty Prospector including sw filly Win Mccool .