To what address should I send the trailer?
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The horse in the videos is “At Best,” 2021 gelding by my stallion Saketini (Bernardini) out of Shezagreatgal (Albert The Great). I’ve had 5 now from this cross, and they are all very nice, but this one could be the best. Saketini makes talented athletes with the rideability and temperament to do just about anything. The Bernardini (AP Indy) sireline is very prepotent, and definitely one to look for if you’re shopping. All the Bernardini sons (Stay Thirsty, To Honor And Serve, Alpha, Biondetti, Greenpointcrusader) produce a similar uphill type that is suitable for sport with great brains.
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I’m 10 minutes from HITS and 25 minutes from WEC, shipping can be arranged. 
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How tall is he?
But seriously, I’m in CA with one retiree. But a gal can dream, can’t she?
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Thank you!!!
And heavily noted, re: Bernardini and his sons.
Every time these discussions about TBs and OTTBs come up, I’m dying to hear the pedigree notes. It’s also great to hear from someone breeding for sport.
Happy Remsen and Cigar Mile Day (BTW), racing fans!
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Can you tell us more about Hollywood? I’ve been meaning to ask after seeing some of your photos.
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Could anyone analyze this pedigree?
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Hollywood (his barn name. JC name “Saketini”) came to me through a track connection. He was bred and raced by Robert and Lawana Low, and had the very best care. He didn’t start until age 5, but made it clear he wasn’t going to be a stakes horse so he ended up with me at age 7. I told my track connection I’d probably geld him, as I had no intention of keeping a stallion. But I never needed to, he was a perfect gentleman and even after I started breeding him he is able to separate business from pleasure. I did the TB Makeover with him in 2016, finished top 10 in dressage and 21st in eventing. I continued eventing him up to Preliminary level, from 2018 through 2022. His first foal was born in 2018, and in 2023 I decided to spend my competition budget on his kids, so he’s semi-retired now. (Perfectly sound and able to show, I just don’t have the funds to compete everyone). I’ve bred him to four of my own TB mares, and have multiple offspring going under saddle. They all inherit his uphill type, good movement, jump, and amazing mind. I absolutely love working with them every day.
In the vast sea of sport horse stallions, it’s hard to make a good TB stand out… WB stallions are always more in favor, and even the colored TB stallions (most who have no performance records, no offspring with performance records) get significantly more attention. But I keep plugging along promoting him. He has bred some nice WB and Irish mares, looking to make some really competitive eventers. I really believe in this stallion-- not just because he’s mine, but because he has a phenomenal pedigree and it shows in his class, and the class he passes on to his kids. His mother Mining My Business is a half-sister to Real Quiet, and she produced a G2 winning filly that was second in the KY Oaks. There is a ton of success in his female family…yes I know it’s not “sport horse,” but class is class. Plus he has the physical phenotype to be successful in sport, and that physical type is strongly heritable through his sireline. In other words, he isn’t a one-off freak of perfectly aligned stars…he is exactly who his pedigree says he is, and that’s why it passes on so reliably.
I am selective in my own TB mares I use for sport, so they are just as important as the stallion when breeding. Using Saketini with those mares, I’m able to make a better TB that is easily able to compete with their WB counterparts. And the brains absolutely can’t be beat!
Saketini and his son At Best (the 3yo in the jumping videos)
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He is the epitome of a perfect tb. His size and shape, his talent, and his brain. I’m so glad you are creating a legacy. (Plus his color, I mean nothing beats a shiny bay)
ps what is that dot circle on his right hock
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Here I am being the worst Saketini fan ever because, when you uploaded those free jumping videos of part of your crew a few weeks back, I did not realize Hollywood was one and the same as Saketini - I thought to myself, holy SHIT, can Saketini stamp, cause that horse looks just like him. 
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I’ve had three TBs in my life. 2 were off the track and one was out of the field.
Trish was my teenage heart horse. I leased her for about three years and we rocked it. First year was rough as she was 3, straight off the track and I was 12. Not sure why my coach thought that was a brilliant idea. We ended up winning end of year highpoint awards in our last year together so it did work. This was probably 1989ish so the photos are awful but we even got an outside course! I think I showed her up to 3 feet I have no idea what division. She was perfect.
When Trish was sold I leased Harley until I got my own. He was the out of the field TB- big boned and 17.2. Ended up with brain cancer which was sad. He looked like a warmblood.
I bought Casey which was an off the track tb from a friend who quit. In the end he had major joint issues and a cyst in his stifle. He was very difficult which I now know would have been a reaction to pain. It makes me sad but he was happy in his retirement. I did advocate for him as a 18 yr old. My coach thought he had attitude while I pushed for him to get looked at the vet university. They found all of his problems there. Crazy talented jumper… knees to eyeballs. If he hadn’t have been broken he would have been phenomenal.
The photo quality is awful- 90s teenager crackerjack DID NOT want her photo taken. However she rocked the 90’s full chaps… 
To be honest I never rode or treated any of my horses differently because they were off the track or not. They all were different and different personalities. I just rode the horse I was riding if that makes sense. I have two warmbloods now and like the TBs I just ride the horse I have. I probably wouldn’t get an OTTB these days because the ones I’ve seen come quite broken and need a lot of help before they are comfortable. However that may be what I see in my area others may have different experiences.
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He has an old splint there, it’s freeze fire marks from his racing days. Cosmetic blemish.
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I usually use his proper name Saketini on Facebook and the web, so as not to be confusing! But he came off the track with “Hollywood” as his barn name and I kept it. I try to label all his media with his proper JC name, but occasionally the nickname slips through. Sorry for the confusion! 
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Just want to let you.know I’m a complete Hollywood fangirl. I lobe following him and his kids, here and on FB.
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Trottingbreds?
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Assume so.
Listed as Racebred.
I think I mentioned before that I love Believe It/In Reality horses. I love yours. I love mine💗
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I was just gonna say, full chaps, plain flap saddle, AND an OTTB — my 90s-era heart is full to overflowing.
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I think I spy one of those crochet pommel pads and maybe even a lollipop pad somewhere in there, too?! I finally threw one out I found in the bottom of a storage tote. I was tempted to keep it because, well, good times, but told myself that was hoarder-grade %$*!. Especially since it was practically disintegrating in my hands.
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