The Daily Steeplechaser

[Chani Ruzzo]

I figure since "All About All Weather" has their own thread, we may as well make our own.


To be added:
Stallion Categories
- Expiring Stallions : these horses will be pensioned soon
- Stallions with Proof : these horses are 9-12 with at least 4 foals already winning chases
- Could be Famous : these are new on the roster!
Research

Links/Interviews
Four Score 100---Introducing Some Young Stars of Chasing
Stallions of Y32: Producers of Naturals

SC Articles for Y32
Aka Assassin Looks to Reclaim Steward's Cup Steeplechase
Ruzzo Sending the Girls to the Game in SC Steeplechase


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Expiring Stallions:
Aesthetic : $10,000
Awake As I Am : $75,000
Battlenote : $15,000
Cowboy Mac : $25,000
Hurry Up And Wait : $20,000
Leap of Faith : $30,000
Son of Light : $10,000
Star Conquest : $10,000
Sun Tzu : $15,000
Yeats : GP 2,000


Stallions With Proof
Broadsword : $10,000
Offshore Excursion : $15,000
One Man : $7,500
Scientist : $25,000


Could Be Famous:
Elfstedentocht : $5,000
Fosbury : $10,000
Greatest Chase : $5,000
High Flyin Guy : $2,500
Jete : $35,000
Manayunk : $10,000
Mine Those Stars : $7,500
Otia : $2,500
Pigeon Island : $20,000
Smash Into Me : $7,500
Song For Ten : $10,000
Supanova : $5,000
Tikka to Ride : $10,000
Unclench Your Fist: $3,000
Unlikely Heir : $10,000

I'll add more later.
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Feel free to talk about your plans, who are you avoiding, results.. etc.

[Nick Gilmore]

Very cool idea Chani-here's my donation to the cause...

Son of Light has 3 winners chasing and is getting some great hypos from Liza, our illustrious bloodstock agent.
For $10k, how can you go wrong?

[Garylynn Farms]

Some more could be famous
Pigeon Island $30,000
Unlikely Heir $10,000 sired a pair of A hypomates for me.

[Chani Ruzzo]

yeah lol Gary the reason I rarely breed outside my own studs is the many A hypo mates I get.. I have a problem using younger stallions that are over priced. (I understand by saying this I bash my own horse but he's special in his own way.) There is such a great market of older stallions at a lower price, it doesn't make any sense to me to send a mare to the unproven guys.

[Kyasuriin Matsumoto]

Greatest Chase $5,000

Doesn't have anything old enough yet, but like Gary's horses, I have a bunch of A with him. Hopefully they win eventually. Lol.

[Garylynn Farms]

I am stuck this year with losing Butch I have to breed my mares to an outside stallion. I do have O'hare Star Jumper retiring this year but I don't know what kind of stallion he will be. But I won't spend over $10,000 on a stud fee with the exception of Shadowless who produced a good hypo with my Original Tough Guy mare. At least I know I have a chance to earn that stud fee back by running the horse on flat before going to chasing.

[Chani Ruzzo]

If I retire any of these horses to stud, would people use them? If not I'll just use them privately and won't stand them.
Surgeon Forever - i may just geld him
Otia - multiple and G1 winner over fences
High Flying Guy - stake winner

[Cleo Patra]

I'd be very interested in people listing stallions they get multiple As from. I'm breeding a few horses each year which are being bred for both flat and chase, so I'd love to know of the sires capable of siring both. Breeding a horse that can run for 8 seasons (possibly) seems like a cool thing to aim for.

Trafalgar and Shadowless are two I know off the top of my head. I *think* Do Something might be able to sire chasers as well. Anyone else?

[Chani Ruzzo]

Abraham Lincoln is the miler stud that throws As.. I know Offshore Excursion depending on the mare's chase ability can throw As too.

[Danielle Tilley]

Supanova - got me a few A 's and for 5,000 i thought it was a bargin.
Danni

[Mike Springer]

I have a yearling that hypo'd B on the flat and A for 'chasing but galloped HTT. His sire is Trafalgar. I was hoping for an 8 season horse. I will try this combo again unless I find something better.

Frayed hypo'd B- flat,B+ 'chasing with one of my mares.
I got a couple of B's from Pax Britannica.

I don't have stellar mares, one is good on the flat and potential for chasing and I haven't even checked the other.

I have bred both of my steeplechasing mares already and I used Konstantine's Bay(B+), Jete(A).

[Chani Ruzzo]

I'm having a 50% off sale on all my stallions, this weekend only.. enjoy!

[Alleyne Torres]

Abraham Lincoln gave me the best combo nicks for my small band of dual turf flat/chasers. Others were also giving me A- chasing nicks as well, but Abe was giving me the A- chase with the additional B+ for flat.

[Michael Looker]

Are there any standout turf sprint/steeplechase stallions? I have an old mare with a slightly strange pedigree (Star Studded produced anything, the dam and DS went long, but she and her offspring are sprinty) who's produced three six-figure earners; a winning turf sprinter/6-time stakeswinning (including a G2) chaser, a stakeswinning turf sprinter/2x stakes-placed, 2x allowance-winning chaser, and a stakeswinning turf sprinter/natural jumper with a wings gallop.

The latter two were from B-/A- (flat/chase) nicks, and I've found two other B-/A- nicks with Snug and Saint Nicholas (and C/As to Jete and Abraham Lincoln, so I think she's more sprinter than miler) but I was wondering if there was a top-shelf steeplechase sire with turf sprinting ability who I've missed.

She's old enough that her next foal is probably her last, so I'd hate to miss a B/A nick.

[Steph Lonhro]

Michael I was curious and hypo'ed her with work shoes(not sure what kind of comments he has in terms of chaser ability) and got Anna “Liza” Doolittle Says:
"I will give you a letter grade (A+ down to C) for both flat and steeplechase racing. Here is my analysis of a mating between 'Work Shoes' and 'Rapier'.

On flat: B-
Steeplechaser: B+" (I do realise that this b+ isn't an a )