So Confused By Jantastic!

Laura Pony · Post by **Laura Pony** » 17 years ago

I know I'm not a new player, but I really need help! I purchased Jantastic (Geri x Lil Ms Leonard, by Nostalgia's Star) when the new SIM opened up and had high hopes for her. I bred her to Vindication, which was a suggested cross, and assumed I would get a nice foal. I have tried this colt on both turf and dirt and he's made no money for.

For the next year, I bred her to Chief Seattle, because I wanted to keep some Seattle Slew blood in the cross. The horsel is a yearling, but I'm still not very optimistic about the cross, and I would like to try to bring some new lines in.

It doesn't seem like Geri has been too successful as a dam sire in the SIM, but Tremendous blood seems to have done the best. For that reason, I have been thinking of breeding her to Dance on Moonbeams or Mighty Big, but I am somewhat hesitant since neither have foals of racing age.

What do you think? Stud fee money is not important, I'd just like to have a nice foal. Thanks for your help!!

Susie Rydell · Post by **Susie Rydell** » 17 years ago

I'd wait and see what Winning Ways does this week. Getting a distance of ground to run over should help quite a bit.

Nikki Everdeen · Post by **Nikki Everdeen** » 17 years ago

I adored Geri in real life. In fact, I have one of his stud ads on my wall at my parents' house still hanging up. I don't have any specific suggestions right now, but I would send your mare to a turf stallion. Geri was a big stakes winner on the turf, and he's also by Theatrical, out of a Mr. Prospector mare. Those are definitely turf influences.

Laura Ferguson · Post by **Laura Ferguson** » 17 years ago

To be honest, I'd like to see what Winning Ways could do routing on turf. I think going 1 1/16 miles, rather than 1 mile should help, but if he flops again, try him going longer on turf. Either way, I agree that the next start or two could help give you some guidance in where to go with her this year.

Eric Nalbone · Post by **Eric Nalbone** » 17 years ago

There's something to be said for reverting back to what would seem to me to be a logical interpretation of a Geri mare as a turf horse, rather than as some sort of an ambiguous oddity like they tended to be in years past. Roberto-line horses, Sunday Silence types, or Storm Cat-lined horses might all work for you here, but I'd get away from the Seattle Slew cross, if for no reason other than to simply try something new.