Speaking of stallions

[gumtree]

I am a bit of a pack rat I guess. Found this stallion inspection tour list while going through some boxes that have been stored in my barn loft since moving from Lexington. They’re all gone saddly. Makes me feel even older.

Taking clients around to inspect stallions is SOP for Lexington based Bloodstock agents. I did countless ones through out the year. Can still visualize most of them I saw them so many times. Took a lot of pictures with clients with the horses. Wish I had been smart enough to ask them to take a picture with me and all of the greats. I would have had a really cool collection. American based, European, South American, Ausy and NZ.

This “tour” was in the mid 80s.

https://www.facebook.com/GumTreeStablesLLC/photos/pcb.1259750580749632/1259750194083004/?type=3&theater

https://www.facebook.com/GumTreeStablesLLC/photos/pcb.1259750580749632/1259750367416320/?type=3&theater

[gotpaints]

That would have been a heck of a group of stallions to see, especially over just a few days.

[Laurierace]

Wow, what a tour that was! Thanks for sharing. I loved Miswaki when he was here in Maryland. I think my Phone Trick gelding still has the track record at Penn National from 1996 but haven’t checked in years.

[vineyridge]

I wonder how many stallions of this time will be as great as the huge number of great ones from back then. There are relatively few “forgettable stallions” on your list.

[LaurieB]

I love the tour schedule. What a great group of stallions to see.

[Vivace1]

Wow, that’s just stunning. I saw Claiborne, Shadwell broodmare division), and WinStar about 5 years ago and I was starstruck then (meeting Tiznow and Pulpit were the highlights). I would have been agog at that tour.

[PeteyPie]

Wow.

What do you remember about Private Account? What did he look like and do you recall learning anything about his temperament?

[Drvmb1ggl3]

[QUOTE=vineyridge;8935800]
I wonder how many stallions of this time will be as great as the huge number of great ones from back then. There are relatively few “forgettable stallions” on your list.[/QUOTE]

[B]Believe it - retired as a 3yo
Danzig - retired after 3 starts
Devil’s Bag - retired in early part of 3yo season
Nijinsky - retired as a 3yo
Secretariat - retired as a 3yo
Sir Ivor - retired as a 3yo
Ogygian - retired after 1 start as a 4yo, 10 starts in career.
Polish Navy - retired as a 3yo with 12 career starts.
Chief’s Crown - retired as a 3yo
Shahrastani - retired as a 3yo and 7 total career starts
Blushing Groom - retired as a 3yo and 10 starts
Green dancer - retired as a 3yo and 8 starts
Lyphard - retired as a 3yo and 12 starts
Riverman - retired as a 3yo and 8 starts
Sharpen Up - retired as a 3yo and 8 starts
Tanks Prospect - retired in June of his 3yo year
Trempolino - retired as a 3yo and 11 starts
Bering - retired as a 3yo and 7 starts
Alleged - raced as a 4yo, but only made 10 starts in his career
Miswaki - retired as a 3yo
Nureyev - retired as a 3yo after 3 career starts
Risen Star - retired as a 3yo after 11 starts
Phone trick - raced as a 4yo, and made a whooping 10 career starts.
El Gran Senor - retired as a 3yo and 8 starts
Storm Bird - retired as a 3yo after 6 career starts
Secreto - retired as a 3yo and 4 career starts
Shadeed - retired as a 3yo and 7 career starts
Capote - retired as a 3yo and 10 career starts

[/B]That’s 28 of the 40 stallions listed on Gumtree’s tour. They mostly raced 40-50 years ago.
I think (I hope) you get the picture.

Think you owe Nyquist (retiring as a 3yo with 11 starts), and racing, an apology.

[skydy]

[QUOTE=Drvmb1ggl3;8935963]
[B]Believe it - retired as a 3yo
Danzig - retired after 3 starts
Devil’s Bag - retired in early part of 3yo season
Nijinsky - retired as a 3yo
Secretariat - retired as a 3yo
Sir Ivor - retired as a 3yo
Ogygian - retired after 1 start as a 4yo, 10 starts in career.
Polish Navy - retired as a 3yo with 12 career starts.
Chief’s Crown - retired as a 3yo
Shahrastani - retired as a 3yo and 7 total career starts
Blushing Groom - retired as a 3yo and 10 starts
Green dancer - retired as a 3yo and 8 starts
Lyphard - retired as a 3yo and 12 starts
Riverman - retired as a 3yo and 8 starts
Sharpen Up - retired as a 3yo and 8 starts
Tanks Prospect - retired in June of his 3yo year
Trempolino - retired as a 3yo and 11 starts
Bering - retired as a 3yo and 7 starts
Alleged - raced as a 4yo, but only made 10 starts in his career
Miswaki - retired as a 3yo
Nureyev - retired as a 3yo after 3 career starts
Risen Star - retired as a 3yo after 11 starts
Phone trick - raced as a 4yo, and made a whooping 10 career starts.
El Gran Senor - retired as a 3yo and 8 starts
Storm Bird - retired as a 3yo after 6 career starts
Secreto - retired as a 3yo and 4 career starts
Shadeed - retired as a 3yo and 7 career starts
Capote - retired as a 3yo and 10 career starts

[/B]That’s 28 of the 40 stallions listed on Gumtree’s tour. They mostly raced 40-50 years ago.
I think (I hope) you get the picture.

Think you owe Nyquist (retiring as a 3yo with 11 starts), and racing, an apology.[/QUOTE]

Wasn’t Gumtree referring to horses seen on stallion tours, not racing superstars?

Am I missing something?

Thanks Gumtree, for sharing those memories. How great it must have been to have seen them and now knowing that you’ve seen some giants of the breed.

[snaffle1987]

really neat!!

[Shammy_Davis]

[QUOTE=vineyridge;8935800]
I wonder how many stallions of this time will be as great as the huge number of great ones from back then. There are relatively few “forgettable stallions” on your list.[/QUOTE]

Of recent, the odds of being truly successful are not as favorable.

https://www.thoroughbredracing.com/articles/minting-great-sires-test-champion-plays-important-role/

[halo]

[QUOTE=skydy;8935980]
Wasn’t Gumtree referring to horses seen on stallion tours, not racing superstars?

Am I missing something?

Thanks Gumtree, for sharing those memories. How great it must have been to have seen them and now knowing that you’ve seen some giants of the breed.[/QUOTE]

Those are racing superstars.

Point taken.

[gumtree]

That was going to be part 2. Thanks you saved me a lot of time checking facts.

Also a number of the stallion raced in Europe. Don’t see that much anymore. Kind of fallen out of favor.

[gumtree]

[QUOTE=Drvmb1ggl3;8935963]
[B]Believe it - retired as a 3yo
Danzig - retired after 3 starts
Devil’s Bag - retired in early part of 3yo season
Nijinsky - retired as a 3yo
Secretariat - retired as a 3yo
Sir Ivor - retired as a 3yo
Ogygian - retired after 1 start as a 4yo, 10 starts in career.
Polish Navy - retired as a 3yo with 12 career starts.
Chief’s Crown - retired as a 3yo
Shahrastani - retired as a 3yo and 7 total career starts
Blushing Groom - retired as a 3yo and 10 starts
Green dancer - retired as a 3yo and 8 starts
Lyphard - retired as a 3yo and 12 starts
Riverman - retired as a 3yo and 8 starts
Sharpen Up - retired as a 3yo and 8 starts
Tanks Prospect - retired in June of his 3yo year
Trempolino - retired as a 3yo and 11 starts
Bering - retired as a 3yo and 7 starts
Alleged - raced as a 4yo, but only made 10 starts in his career
Miswaki - retired as a 3yo
Nureyev - retired as a 3yo after 3 career starts
Risen Star - retired as a 3yo after 11 starts
Phone trick - raced as a 4yo, and made a whooping 10 career starts.
El Gran Senor - retired as a 3yo and 8 starts
Storm Bird - retired as a 3yo after 6 career starts
Secreto - retired as a 3yo and 4 career starts
Shadeed - retired as a 3yo and 7 career starts
Capote - retired as a 3yo and 10 career starts

[/B]That’s 28 of the 40 stallions listed on Gumtree’s tour. They mostly raced 40-50 years ago.
I think (I hope) you get the picture.

Think you owe Nyquist (retiring as a 3yo with 11 starts), and racing, an apology.[/QUOTE]

That was going to be part 2. Thanks you saved me a lot of time checking facts.

Also a number of the stallions raced in Europe. Don’t see that much anymore. Kind of fallen out of favor.

[gumtree]

Here is a picture of Tapit with a good friend of mine over from Ireland. Taken the other day. Doesn’t really look like “$300,000”. Could be any grey horse by and large.

https://www.facebook.com/GumTreeStablesLLC/photos/pcb.1260756333982390/1260755973982426/?type=3&theater

This is picture of a little stakes winner by Tapit out of a Phone Trick mare that we bred. No, we did not pay $300,000. We bred to him when he was “on the bubble” first crop would be 2 year olds when we went to auction. We paid $10,000.

https://www.facebook.com/GumTreeStablesLLC/photos/pcb.1260756333982390/1260756213982402/?type=3&theater

[beaujolais]

What very kewl things you’ve done, GT. :yes:

[gumtree]

Thanks for all the kind replies. We comment on some when I have more time.

[gumtree]

[QUOTE=beaujolais;8937451]
What very kewl things you’ve done, GT. :yes:[/QUOTE]

I have’t heard “kewl” in a long time. Brings back memories of road trips with one of my best friends who is no longer with us. We used to have a LOT of fun together. He was an old rock n roll buddy and still wore his hair long. A big guy, great drummer and singer. He’d came to visit during during the Keeneland sales. Knew little to nothing about horses but dug the scene and was a quick student. . I made him out to be a new big client of mine. He played the part really well. Had everybody buying him drinks. Good thing, he never had any money.

Thanks!

[Where_sMyWhite]

and for me, I love reading from those “in the business” as opposed to loving watching racing from when I was little but just as a spectator. Santa Anita and Hollywood Park were where I got to go a few times. Belmont Park once. Keeneland and Churchhill Downs not during racing season. Keeneland the day after the Spring meet closed, Churchill Downs before the Spring meet started (i.e., in Lexington for Rolex a few times).

I have a lovely water color (it looks like) print of Keeneland with the horses coming off the far turn and all the trees in flower. And a Secretariat print “At The Belmont” autographed by Tony Leonard.

Closest I got to the greats

[gotpaints]

@Where'sMyWhite;8937628

and for me, I love reading from those “in the business” as opposed to loving watching racing from when I was little but just as a spectator. Santa Anita and Hollywood Park were where I got to go a few times. Belmont Park once. Keeneland and Churchhill Downs not during racing season. Keeneland the day after the Spring meet closed, Churchill Downs before the Spring meet started (i.e., in Lexington for Rolex a few times).

Keeneland’s closing weekend is usually during the weekend of Rolex (closes on Friday), if you’re here for Rolex I definitely recommend hitting up Keeneland for at least a few races if you get the chance.