2016: Cricket Hill Stallions

FFCh.  High Chances (GCh. Highland Laird x Second Chance) Silver (6.8)
77(63) 34(29)-14(14)-14(10)-7(6) $8,337,500
[color=red]Stud Fee: $25,000
Disclosure: Some of his get seem a bit injury-prone.  In order to promote more sturdy offspring, we are offering a 25% discount to mares who have raced more than 40 times and retired sound and a 10% discount to mares who have raced more than 40 times and have only sustained mild injury (heat, limping, cut). If you feel your mare qualifies, please let us know when you book.

Breeding Highlights:

  • Sire of 8 MSWs (Ch. Cigarina, Ch. Imperial Gesture, Ch. Kichiro, Ch. Fabulously High, Ch. Reprise, Ch. The Chance 2 Dance, millionaires GCh. Notachanceinheck and Ch. High Risk), 4 SWs and 8 SPs from just two crops
  • Nearly a quarter (24%) of his foals to race are SW or better
  • 76% of his get are winners
  • 90% of his get are placed or better
  • Only 5 of his 50 foals to race have not earned a paycheck yet
  • Average foal earnings to date: $168,830

Highlights

  • #2 Overall for Points Earned (1,739)
  • #3 Overall for # of Stakes Wins (29), right behind Can’t Catch Me and I’m No Fool
  • Eclipse Awards: 3x Sprinter of the Year ('08-'10); Older Horse of the Year ('10)
  • 7 Gr. 1 Wins: Breeders’ Cup Sprint (2008; 2nd in 2009), Dubai Golden Shaheen (2009 and 2010), The Galaxy Stakes (2009 and 2010), Futurity Stakes (2009), and the Invitation Stakes (2009)
  • Out of Rein-de-Course dam
  • Half to:  NCh. Shetan; GCh. Steal Your Heart and Ch. I’m Yours Joe, dam of WCh. I’m Your Angel

[color=red]Only 3 spots left!

Feb 1A
Feb 1B Miss Townsend (Black Storm) 41 races/none
Feb 2A Kentucky Wonder (Iron) 37 races (limping/cut)
Feb 2B Sultry Woman (Cricket)
Mar 1A Lonesome Lover (Cricket)
Mar 1B  Insubordination (Godolphin)
Mar 2A Whirl of Delight  (Cricket)
Mar 2B  Noisy Nancy (Clicker)
Mar 3A  Kimazaan (Cricket)
Mar 3B  Ask DNA (Cricket)
Apr 1A Definitely Bold (Godolphin) (tentative)
Apr 1B Salem (Generous) 40 times, no injuries   
Apr 2A Tassie Devil (Marshall) 54 times, no injuries 
Apr 2B Gypsy Feet (Battle Hill), 31 times, no injuries
May 1A Torrid (Vaucluse)
May 1B Lady in Waiting (Godolphin)
May 2A Candyland (Semiahoo) 53 times, swelling
May 2B  Death By Chocolate (Godolphin)
Jun 1A Texas Cowgirl (Mayfair) 33 times, none
Jun 1B Stillwater
Jun 2A Nefertiti (Iron Spur)
Jun 2B Stillwater
Jul 1A Alyjoy (Iron) 20 races/none
Jul 1B Iron Spur
Jul 2A Notta Mystery (Silver Pond)
Jul 2B Heart String (Clover)
Aug 1A  Crack the Code (Iron Spur) 39 races/no injuries
Aug 1B  Kommotion (Iron) 13 races/limping, cut
Aug 2A 
Aug 2B 

ICh. Dark Continent(Land Ho x Dark Victory) Silver (4.8)
70(57) 14(11)-11(10)-13(11)-10(9) $3,054,500
Distance Preference: Classic
Surface Preference: Turf
[color=red]Stud Fee: $10,000

Breeding Highlights:

  • Sire of 2 SW and 1 MSW: Ch. Crack the Bell, Ch. Lonely Victor and Pride Lands
  • More than 50% of his foals to race are winners as 2yos
  • 2/3rds of his get are placed or better
  • Average foal earnings to date: $91,308


Highlights

  • Strong female line; three out of Dark Victory’s four foals have earned $700k+; two are multimillionaires
  • 4 Gr. 1 SWs
  • Only son of Land Ho at stud
  • Won Stakes Races from 6f through 11f
  • Early to mature; won 6 stakes races as a 3yo
  • Excellent out-cross for Worth or Rogue mares

Feb 1A Prosperito (Semiahmoo)
Feb 1B Onceinabluemoon (Iron)
Feb 2A Dark Miss (Cricket)
Feb 2B Amazon (Cricket)
Mar 1A Italy (Cricket)
Mar 1B  Doubles (Starling)
Mar 2A  Priceless (Stillwater)
Mar 2B  Eclipse of the Heart (CDS)
Mar 3A  Femme Fatale (Battle Hill)
Mar 3B  Coco Diablo (Generous)
Apr 1A Jazzify (Black Storm)
Apr 1B Worth My Time (Stillwater)
Apr 2A Dagnabit (Cricket) 
Apr 2B Odette (Cricket)
May 1A Dodge the Draft (Cricket)
May 1B Sedaka Century
May 2A Ars Magica (Oakwood)
May 2B  Winds of Miriah (Kona Star)
Jun 1A Sheza Sheila (Vaucluse)
Jun 1B Sherbet (Silver Pond)
Jun 2A
Jun 2B
Jul 1A
Jul 1B
Jul 2A
Jul 2B
Aug 1A 
Aug 1B 
Aug 2A 
Aug 2B 

ICh. Long Live the King (Bold Ruler x Infinity)
63(45) 16(11)-14(12)-7(5)-6(5) $1,834,000
Distance Preference: Sprint/Classic
Surface Preference: Turf/SC
[color=red]Stud Fee: $6,000

First foals hit the track in 2017.

Highlights

  • One of only two Bold Ruler sons at stud
  • Ran for 3 successful, stakes-winning seasons
  • Won equally on both turf and over jumps
  • Excellent out-cross for Worth or Rogue mares
  • Retired sound.

Feb 1A Reminiscent (Rebellious)
Feb 1B Ch. Glamour Shot (Battle Hill)
Feb 2A Tickled Pink (Cricket)
Feb 2B Sacred Hill (Cricket)
Mar 1A Barely Black (Cricket)
Mar 1B  Alveradis (Clover)
Mar 2A  Steel Magnolia (Rainee)
Mar 2B  Edie Adamz (Marshall)
Mar 3A  Fantastic Moment (Stillwater)
Mar 3B  Kilburn Kate (Hello Starling)
Apr 1A Hollywood Native (Cricket)
Apr 1B  Final Tour  (Cricket)
Apr 2A  Summer Morning (Clicker)
Apr 2B Pretty Classy (Coleman)
May 1A Black Magick (Stillwater)
May 1B Love Like Winter (Triple M)
May 2A Silver Lolita (Darkwood)
May 2B Fighting Shot (Southern Cross)
Jun 1A Perfect Imagery (Windward)
Jun 1B
Jun 2A
Jun 2B
Jul 1A Vivanancyv (Vaucluse)
Jul 1B
Jul 2A Nuit Noir (Clover)
Jul 2B
Aug 1A 
Aug 1B 
Aug 2A  Tigers Miss (Iron)
Aug 2B 

Finally, introducing:

ICh. Demand the Best (WCh. Crystal Rainbow x GCh. Go For Glory)
57(45) 15(11)-8(6)-10(7)-6(5) $4,309,200
Distance Preference: Sprint/Classic
Surface Preference: Turf
[color=red]Stud Fee: $6,000

Highlights

  • One of only three studs carrying the Rainbow Quest Bloodline
  • Dam is platinum status (currently highest ranked in FF), with 100% MSW; Glory has also produced NCh. Toast of the Town and Ch. Initforthelonghaul
  • 5 Gr.1 wins, including Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (2013); placed in Dubai Sheema Classic (2015) and showed in the Breeders’ Cup Mile (2014)
  • Ran for 3 successful, stakes-winning seasons; earned over $1 million each season, even as a 2yo!
  • Won stakes races at sprint, classic and endurance distances.
  • Excellent out-cross for Worth or Rogue mares
  • Retired sound.

Feb 1A Bella Luna (Battle Hill)
Feb 1B Lonely River (Cricket)
Feb 2A Buy an Angel (Cricket)
Feb 2B Attheendoftheday (Tall Oak)
Mar 1A Cool Your Jets (Black Storm)
Mar 1B  5 O’Clock Shadow (Cricket)
Mar 2A  Gilded Journey (Generous)
Mar 2B  Golden Escape (Silver Pond)
Mar 3A  Tough Call (Marshall)
Mar 3B  Count the Stars (Rainee)
Apr 1A Unconditional (Cricket)
Apr 1B All Colour (Mesa)   
Apr 2A Double Time (Stillwater)
Apr 2B Forgotten Promise (Darkwood)
May 1A Santiago Roja (Clicker)
May 1B Hollywood Gold (Stillwater)
May 2A Pennyisacutie (Rebellious)
May 2B 
Jun 1A Uptown Girl (Ivy Creek)
Jun 1B Blackberry (Storm Island
Jun 2A
Jun 2B
Jul 1A Black Magic Lady (Meara)
Jul 1B
Jul 2A Dance with Delite (Generous)
Jul 2B
Aug 1A 
Aug 1B 
Aug 2A  Intern (Iron Spur)
Aug 2B 

Could I please get the March 2a spot for Demand The Best for Gilded Journey (ift DC)? Thank-you :slight_smile:

Here is a copy of the pre-booking list you told mt to resend once you posted,
[color=red]with High Chances, you can choose dates you see fit, Ty, Carole.

2001-Nefertiti due 6/11/16.  10 races. No injuries 
(produced MSW 3yo,GCh.Highland Priestess,8 foals/7 live,5 racing/4winners)

2007-Ch.Crack the Code due 7/4/16. 39 races no injuries!

2008-Ch.Kentucky Wonder due 1/6/16.  37 races (1limping,1cut)

2008-Kommotion due 7/7/16.  13 races  (1limping,1cut)

2009-Alyjoy due 6/1/16.  20 races no injuries!

Additional mares for your boys,whatever dates you feel are appropriate,Ty.

[color=red]Dark Continent
2010 Onceinabluemoon -created (turf) due on 1/6/16

[color=red]Demand The Best
2006 Intern-created (dirt/turf) due on 7/14/16

[color=red]Long Live The King
2006 Tigers Miss- created (unraced) due on 7/9/16

I have a few mares that I’d like to breed to your stallions :slight_smile:

For [color=blue]FFCh. High Chances - I have a pretty created broodmare [color=red]Noisy Nancy, who is now five years old but she didn’t race much, which is strange because her last race was a win and she ran quite well. She was not injured. She was bred by Railbird to ICh. Prince Of Wonder (B), who was a turf runner, and then to NCh. The Fighting Fifty who preferred dirt. We have to wait a few years to see which is a better choice… but with High Chances she should produce a good dirt runner. Of course no discount for her but this match should help her in her broodmare career.
She is due 2/7/16.

For [color=blue]ICh. Dark Continent - I have [color=red]Belleau Wood, if I retire her next year (probably). She has very nice female lines. We’re going to try steeplechasing before breeding. She’s entered in a turf race today, but ran well on dirt too. She’s two hands taller than your stallion. The foal should be a pretty chestnut with even more gold ranked females in the pedigree.

For [color=blue]ICh. Long Live The King - [color=red]Wedding Reception, which we switched to steeplechasing after purchase and she’s running very well (entered to race this Saturday). She will continue racing next year but later in the summer we may breed her.

For [color=blue]NCh. Demand The Best - I have two broodmares, [color=red]Santiago Roja and [color=red]Ruby Tiger. They are both 17.2h tall and pretty :wink: and were bred to some very nice stallions, so should have good breeding rankings in the future.
They are due 03/30/16 and 04/09/16.

I have a few girls I’d love to send to your boys!

[color=red]Miss Townsend to High Chances for a Feb 1B spot. She raced 41 times and retired injury-free.
[color=red]Jazzify to Dark Continent for Apr 1A.
[color=red]Cool Your Jets to Demand the Best for Feb 1B.

Can I please have a July spot for Vivanancyv to Long Live The King, a May spot for Torrid to High Chances and a June spot for Sheza Sheila to Dark Continent?

Done.  Thank you all!

February 2B for Attheendoftheday to Demand The Best

Hi there,
could I please have the following spots for FFCh High Chances?

  • Ch Bejeweled, due 01/09/16, Feb 1A
  • Death by Chocolate, Due 05/03/16, May 2B
  • Definetely Bold, Apr 1A
  • Insubordination, Mar 1B
  • Lady In Waiting, Due 04/08/16, May 1B
    Thank you.
    RC

Done.  Thank you!

One more!

Can I have Feb 1A spot to [color=blue]ICh. Long Live The King - for [color=red]Ch. Summer Morning who ran 41 steeplechase races and was 7x1st, 5x2nd, 4x3rd, 11x4th and still runs well.
Edit: or maybe Apr 2A… there are no 2yo steeplechasers anyway.

Another one please.

High Chances Apr 1a for GCh Salem. She ran 40 times with no injuries.

Thanks :slight_smile:

Hey,
Can I get the May 2A spot for Ch. Candyland.  She raced 53 times with only a swelling injury. thanks

Semiahoo, Clicker and Generous–Got y’all.  Thank you!

Can I get the Feb 1B for Ch. Glamour Shot to Long Live The King…

And Feb1A for Bella Luna to Demand The Best…

They will be retiring in Jan…

Thanks for considering Glam…

Done.  Thank you, Dawn!

My girl [color=red]Texas Cowgirl has raced 33 times without any injuries. (I understand I don’t qualify for the discount, but I figured that was relevant!)  She is 4.3 Silver rated, but I expect her statistics to go up a little, as she has produced an MSP and an MSW out of a total of three foals.(finalfurlong.org/viewhorse.php?horse=1388)

If she meets your approval, could I have a booking for early June with [color=blue]FFCh. High Chances?

All set.  Thank you!

Just as an FYI: I don’t have mare restrictions, because I believe the stud’s responsibility is to improve on the mare.  And if he can’t produce quality foals when bred to average mares, then he isn’t doing his job and he deserves to have a low breed ranking.  For the most part, this policy has worked out surprisingly well.

Can I get an April 2A for Tassie Devil to High Chances please? 54 starts w/ no injuries.

Done. Thank you!