Desi Arnaz plays "Babalu" on the Conga Drum
Thinking about broodmares got me thinking about stallions as well.
For the past several seasons, I've had 2-3 stallions. Nightwing, War Machine, and later, Union Jack. All three earned their spots as studs by having exemplary careers. Even with Otsego Farms relatively small size, reserving space for three stallions has not put a crimp in my plans.
Enter Refractor. It looks like this fellow may carve out a stallion-worthy career. Once the Columbian-bred colt matured midway into his 3yo season, the was a four-legged wrecking-ball laying waste to the long distance racing circuit. He finished the year on a 5-3-2-0 roll, with a World Record, a Breeders Cup Endurance title, and PSN's of 121, 122, and 120 in his final three races.
He will be firmly in his prime during the 2015 season and projects to have at least 2 seasons on top of his game, meaning he will most likely be a force in the 2016 season as well.
If he is able to maintain form for a while, I'll have to consider keeping him on as a stallion, and that will upset my stall plans, which are already stretched tighter than the skin on a Conga drum. But it's a good problem to have, right?
1 comment:
Great article on Refractor Jim. He looks like he is going to have a big year. Run on Sentence will look to challenge your big colt in some 16 furlong tests next year. :)
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