First season sires and other 2-y-o stuff 2014

Fujiano Windsor 5.50 is worth keeping an eye on. She behaved like a complete idiot on her racecourse debut at Bath last time, getting rid of her jockey beforehand, swerving wildly right and giving away about half a furlong at the start but finishing really well to finish fourth.
 
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Fujiano behaved a lot better this time but raced with the choke out and herr head to one side, still a work in progress, perhaps.

Today there are runners for ZEBEDEE (he's been a busy boy), HELLVELYN and ARCANO.
 
I see O'Brien has been talking up an unraced 2yo called John F Kennedy.

Quiz question: how many horses has O'Brien had directly or indirectly named after US presidents?
 
I see O'Brien has been talking up an unraced 2yo called John F Kennedy.

Quiz question: how many horses has O'Brien had directly or indirectly named after US presidents?

John F Kennedy, Roosevelt (technically 2!), Abraham Lincoln, President Lincoln, - and the only good one - George Washington. What have I missed?
 
O'Brien has some interesting runners at Naas this evening.

First season sires with runners today: MAKFI(2), ALFRED NOBEL(2), LORD SHANAKILL, SHOWCASING(2), RIP VAN WINKLE, LOPE DE VEGA and ZEBEDEE.
 
John F Kennedy, Roosevelt (technically 2!), Abraham Lincoln, President Lincoln, - and the only good one - George Washington. What have I missed?

Good stuff.

The only other two I can think of are more indirect, namely Mount Rushmore (Galway maiden winner never seen again) and - even more tenuously - an unraced Sadler's Wells called Super Tuesday.
 
SHOWCASING had a winner at Naas yesterday. RIP VAN WINKLE probably should have had the winner of this but I didn't think it was the best ride by Joseph.

Today, runners for: STIMULATION, ZEBEDEE(3), VALE OF YORK, FAST COMPANY and PACO BOY(2).
 
SHOWCASING had a winner at Naas yesterday. RIP VAN WINKLE probably should have had the winner of this but I didn't think it was the best ride by Joseph.

Today, runners for: STIMULATION, ZEBEDEE(3), VALE OF YORK, FAST COMPANY and PACO BOY(2).

Seems to be happening more and more that doesn't it. I reckon its a nailed on winner NTO though.
 
A winner for PACO BOY at Salisbury yesterday.

Today there are runners for: EQUIANO, ARCANO(2), MAKFI, SHOWCASING, LOPE DE VEGA, ZEBEDEE(2), APPROVE(3) and PACO BOY.
 
A winner each for SHOWCASING and ZEBEDEE (dead heat) yesterday.

Kodiac getting a ridiculous number of 2-y-o winners this year.

Today there are runners for new season sires: VALE OF YORK, ZEBEDEE(2), PACO BOY, EQUIANO(2) and STIMULATION.
 
A winner for VALE OF YORK yesterday.

Runners for LOPE DE VEGA, HELLVELYN, APPROVE and FAST COMPANY today.

Yet another winner for Kodiac yesterday and another likely today.
 
A winner each for SHOWCASING and ZEBEDEE (dead heat) yesterday.

Kodiac getting a ridiculous number of 2-y-o winners this year.

Today there are runners for new season sires: VALE OF YORK, ZEBEDEE(2), PACO BOY, EQUIANO(2) and STIMULATION.[/Q
Is Kodiac a regular sire of 2yo speedsters colin?
This is the first season I have followed the maidens and recently have been backing Kodiacs blind, I missed the 14/1 shot yesterday though :rolleyes:
What else would you say are the best sire of juvenile speedsters?
 
He hasn't caught my eye that much, fonz, but as you will gather from this thread I concentrate on the first crops.

I feel sure that Kodiac has been a bit special this year.

Sires of 2-y-o winners this season:

STALLION WINNERS-RUNNERS WINS RUNS £ WIN PRIZE £ TOTAL PRIZE
Kodiac 10-27 37% 12 47 £84,786 £107,532
Dark Angel 4-10 40% 4 16 £17,568 £20,794
Acclamation 4-18 22% 5 25 £18,429 £31,753
Showcasing 3-8 38% 5 15 £28,075 £37,416
Zebedee 3-26 12% 4 42 £12,607 £24,781
Jeremy 2-2 100% 2 4 £5,822 £6,832
War Front 2-3 67% 3 4 £29,067 £29,067
Sixties Icon 2-3 67% 2 5 £7,439 £8,017
Dandy Man 2-4 50% 2 5 £8,733 £12,244
Cockney Rebel 2-4 50% 2 6 £9,057 £9,971
Holy Roman Emperor 2-5 40% 2 7 £5,655 £10,225
Invincible Spirit 2-6 33% 2 8 £19,119 £20,947
Intense Focus 2-6 33% 2 11 £5,822 £9,352
Royal Applause 2-7 29% 2 9 £11,572 £12,961
Hellvelyn 2-8 25% 2 15 £5,175 £12,815
Fast Company 2-12 17% 2 21 £10,925 £14,255
Approve 2-12 17% 2 25 £5,620 £12,306
Monsieur Bond 2-17 12% 2 24 £5,175 £7,662


If you go to the Racing Post Bloodstock site you'll find the stats for previous years.
 
LOPE DE VEGA had a winner at Thirsk yesterday.

Today there are runners for ARCANO, FAST COMPANY(2), EQUIANO(2), ALFRED NOBEL, SILVER FROST, HELLVELYN(2), ZEBEDEE(2), APPROVE(2), STIMULATION, SHOWCASING and PACO BOY.
 
ZEBEDEE had a winner yesterday.

Runners today for: SHOWCASING(4), PACO BOY(2), STIMULATION, STARSPANGLEDBANNER, LOPE DE VEGA, RIP VAN WINKLE(2), FAST COMPANY and ZEBEDEE.
 
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