Somewhat silly question–what were Mr. Prospector’s racing colors? A few photos on Google Images show white and orange, but there are so few photos that I want to be 100% sure. Need to know for a gift idea, thank you :)!
Looks like maroon and white? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aBNOPpTeAM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVfUH0DdA_k
Many of the photos that show up in Google Images are not actually of Mr. P but of offspring, horses running in his named stakes, etc.
Here’s a closer picture. Red and… blue?
http://www.sporthorse-data.com/d?showpic=10005075&nm=3&time=1398439186
Mr Prospector was owned by Butch Savin under his AISCO Stables and if my really faulty memory is correct, his racing colors were red and blue.
Mr. Prospector had the unfortunate luck of being born during the same year as another horse you may have heard of Secretariat. While Big Red dominated, Mr Prospector ran 14 races, mostly in sprints and was retired due to his bad tendons (which he generously passed on to his get, most likely given to him by Raise A Native who had bad tendons). Mr Prospector became a dominant sire of sires while Big Red was a broodmare sire, so in the breeding shed Mr Prospector wins that one.
Mr. Prospector when nicked with good mares with good tendons, threw some hard running babies. You always knew with Mr. P’s to keep an eye on those legs, while Storm Cats had breathing and knee issues. I’ll take an iffy tendon over bad knees any day.
Mr. Prospector is found in nearly every Derby and Classic horse and I think history will put him well above Storm Cat as far as influential sires go. Storm Cat was an amazing sire, but I was never in love with him. I thought he was way overpriced for what his get actually did on the track.
Mr Prospector was owned by Butch Savin under his AISCO Stables and if my really faulty memory is correct, his racing colors were red and blue.
Mr. Prospector had the unfortunate luck of being born during the same year as another horse you may have heard of Secretariat. While Big Red dominated, Mr Prospector ran 14 races, mostly in sprints and was retired due to his bad tendons (which he generously passed on to his get, most likely given to him by Raise A Native who had bad tendons). Mr Prospector became a dominant sire of sires while Big Red was a broodmare sire, so in the breeding shed Mr Prospector wins that one.
Mr. Prospector when nicked with good mares with good tendons, threw some hard running babies. You always knew with Mr. P’s to keep an eye on those legs, while Storm Cats had breathing and knee issues. I’ll take an iffy tendon over bad knees any day.
Mr. Prospector is found in nearly every Derby and Classic horse and I think history will put him well above Storm Cat as far as influential sires go. Storm Cat was an amazing sire, but I was never in love with him. I thought he was way overpriced for what his get actually did on the track.
