I Want Good Broodmares

[Janie Jackson]

I'd like to collect some good broodmares. I have to start at the bottom, but I'm curious and I can't help but ask if I'm starting off on an OK foot. I know this is a really superficial question.. but what do you think of my mares? I'll try to give my opinions and thoughts as well..

<a href='http://www.simhorseracing.com/horse.php?HorseID=26960' target='_blank'>Bright Sunset</a>: I retired her after her win because I thought the time was slow and that she probably wouldn't match the effort again, so I figured I'd end on a good note. She's my babaro baby and so I love her.

<a href='http://www.simhorseracing.com/horse.php?HorseID=27550' target='_blank'>Fairies</a>: I don't have much hope for her. She is one of the first I bought.

<a href='http://www.simhorseracing.com/horse.php?HorseID=14363' target='_blank'>Insieme</a>: I was given this mare. So far her foals have all earned money... but I don't see her as a great producer.

<a href='http://www.simhorseracing.com/horse.php?HorseID=34118' target='_blank'>Mystery Girl</a>: I have to write a research paper, and so I'm avoiding doing that by writing this post and making bad financial choices. I bought this filly today just to breed a baby. I wanted a War Chant baby and had no turfy mares. Her granddam is Weekend Surprise.

<a href='http://www.simhorseracing.com/horse.php?HorseID=25847' target='_blank'>Nitemare's Happen</a>: I have this girl's full sister coming up next year, so I retired her and bred her. She's a winner, which is good. But I am still confused as to which surface she likes. I chose to go turf with her baby, her half brother is doing ok on turf.

<a href='http://www.simhorseracing.com/horse.php?HorseID=14913' target='_blank'>Soulmate</a>: When I got this mare she was an unraced steeplechaser. She failed, so I retired her and bred her for her flat strengths. Which I think is dirt mile. I'm excited about her baby, who is inbred to Lady's Secret

<a href='http://www.simhorseracing.com/horse.php?HorseID=21680' target='_blank'>Winter in Texas</a>: not a great runner, but has a very uncommon sire.

<a href='http://www.simhorseracing.com/horse.php?HorseID=26795' target='_blank'>Witchcraft</a>: Half sister to stakes placed filly by Powerscourt. Bred her to Powerscourt.

Those are my girls. They certainly aren't the best of the best, but I'm hoping that I can improve their offspring.

[Paul Heinrich]

Looks a lot like mine. There's some talent there, but we're both probably looking down the line 2 generations before we get any homebred superstars. I almost picked up Mystery Girl today as well (to race, not to breed). There's got to be some talent in her.

[Carolyn Eaton]

That's a lot like the group I started with (with one of them, Insieme, being one of the ones I started with).

As you learn the game, you start to learn what works and what doesn't, and you have more earnings to make better matings - I'm in my 3rd full Sim year (almost up to one calendar year), and I will likely spend close to $1mil plus game point stallions in breeding this year - I have 89 broodmares plus 7 that will retire after their next race. I will sell over half of my homebreds as yearlings to further support the stable.

The nice thing about the "starter" mares is that there's no huge expectations from them, and when they produce a winner - it's pretty exciting.

Happy breeding!

[Janie Jackson]

Thanks for indulging me guys. I'm excited to see how my first home-breds run, but know not to get my hopes up too high..

[Becca Banner]

I had two winners out of my first crop (not that either one won again after that, I overraced the both of them -_- ), so you never know. It looks like you've done your research and with time and patience and careful breeding, you'll get some outstanding babies.

[Brianna McKenzie]

I really like Moving On. I know I'm a little speed obsessed, but I think distances a little less than a mile will turn out better for you with that mare.