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

Thanks, Bar.

Being selfish here but it is easier for me to on a daily basis, no records to keep and doing it daily I'm less likely to forget to check the results.

Always nice to have feedback, negative as well as positive.
 
Yesterday there were two winners for LOPE DE VEGA and one each for ZEBEDEE and VALE OF YORK.

Today there are runners for PACO BOY(2), RIP VAN WINKLE(2), VOCALISED, ZEBEDEE, FAST COMPANY(4), EQUIANO(3), HELLVELYN(2),
SHOWCASING, STIMULATION(2), APPROVE and ESKENDEREYA.
 
I like it this thread, I always check in although don't usually have anything to add.

The only thing I'd like to see is the name of the runner(s) but given the volume, I appreciate that is probably too much work.
 
Thanks for the feedback, I have posted the names of the runners in the past but I felt it was rather long-winded (and time consuming, as you say) There is not much extra work in posting the names of the winners, if that helps.

Showstoppa was a winner for SHOWCASING yesterday.

Today there are runners for SHOWCASING(4), APPROVE(2), STARSPANGLEDBANNER(2), STIMULATION(2), RIP VAN WINKLE(2), MULLIONMILEANHOUR, PACO BOY, HELLVELYN, ZEBEDEE(2) and VALE OF YORK.
 
This I must do myself but being more computer and otherwise literate than me Colin you may have an easier way of doing so;
Comparing first season sires at this stage of the season with those of say the last 3 or 4 years.
This years crop of stallions seemed disappointing until mid June relative to sires the past few years vis a vis winners and races won.
Since Royal Ascot the top three are producing more winners and the results are more promising for the crop as a whole.
Like the others I check this every day and am still waiting for my early selection of "Champion first crop sire " Alfred Nobel to sire just one winner !
 
"This years crop of stallions seemed disappointing until mid June relative to sires the past few years vis a vis winners and races won.
Since Royal Ascot the top three are producing more winners and the results are more promising for the crop as a whole."

My feelings as well.

All I can do is post up the tables from the last couple of years and these seem to suggest that the better ones this year are doing better than the better ones over the previous seasons. (I hope that makes sense)

End of June 2013:

By wins

STALLION WINNERS–RUNNERS WINS RUNS 2ND 3RD 4TH WIN PRIZE TOTAL PRIZE
Dandy Man 9–25 36% 11 52 9 5 6 £83,519 £127,967
Bushranger 6–30 20% 6 60 7 11 5 £24,049 £47,048
Mastercraftsman 4–10 40% 5 20 2 2 3 £26,485 £30,872
Intense Focus 5–22 23% 5 54 11 7 5 £29,272 £65,872
Captain Gerrard 4–21 19% 5 54 6 6 7 £18,541 £35,681
Art Connoisseur 2–9 22% 2 18 0 2 5 £5,175 £8,563
Myboycharlie 2–14 14% 2 24 2 5 1 £12,016 £18,639
Archipenko 1–2 50% 1 2 1 0 0 £1,941 £3,096
Virtual 1–3 33% 1 6 0 0 2 £2,588 £3,300
Major Cadeaux 1–7 14% 1 14 1 1 2 £2,045 £4,186
Winker Watson 1–8 13% 1 20 2 3 3 £2,911 £6,046
Soldier Of Fortune 0–1 — 0 2 0 0 1 £0 £368
Dunkerque 0–1 — 0 2 0 0 1 £0 £192
US Ranger 0–1 — 0 3 0 2 0 £0 £866
Sea The Stars 0–3 — 0 3 0 0 2 £0 £825
Champs Elysees 0–3 — 0 4 0 0 0 £0 £0
Aqlaam 0–5 — 0 9 5 1 0 £0 £7,061


June 2012


STALLION WINNERS–RUNNERS WINS RUNS 2ND 3RD 4TH WIN PRIZE TOTAL PRIZE
New Approach 3–10 30% 8 20 2 0 1 £172,694 £175,784
Sixties Icon 6–10 60% 7 35 7 6 2 £34,424 £62,117
Henrythenavigator 3–11 27% 3 19 4 2 0 £27,313 £46,201
Tamayuz 1–6 17% 2 10 0 1 3 £16,384 £22,089
Sakhee's Secret 4–22 18% 4 34 3 1 5 £10,868 £15,558
Thousand Words 2–10 20% 3 26 4 2 4 £9,054 £14,227
Haatef 1–12 8% 1 22 4 2 5 £5,750 £11,587
Raven's Pass 1–4 25% 1 5 1 1 1 £3,881 £11,099
Captain Marvelous 1–8 13% 1 21 2 2 3 £2,588 £6,255
Duke Of Marmalade 0–5 — 0 9 2 1 1 £0 £5,041
Astronomer Royal 1–1 100% 1 1 0 0 0 £3,881 £3,881
Assertive 0–5 — 0 10 1 3 2 £0 £1,709
Curlin 0–1 — 0 1 1 0 0 £0 £963
Vita Rosa 0–1 — 0 3 1 0 0 £0 £770
Ramonti 0–2 — 0 5 0 1 0 £0 £613
Papal Bull 0–5 — 0 6 0 0 1 £0 £483
Mount Nelson 0–2 — 0 2 0 1 0 £0 £481
Salute The Sarge 0–1 — 0 1 0 0 0 £0 £0
What A Caper 0–1 — 0 2 0 0 0 £0 £0
 
Winners for SHOWCASING (Showing Character) and APPROVE (Accepted) yesterday.

Today there are runners for: RIP VAN WINKLE(3), SHOWCASING, LOPE DE VEGA, MAKFI, ARCANO, FAST COMPANY, APPROVE and STIMULATION.

Latest tables.

By total prizemoney:


STALLION WINNERS–RUNNERS WINS RUNS 2ND 3RD 4TH WIN PRIZE TOTAL PRIZE
Starspangledbanner 4–9 44% 6 14 1 1 1 £146,505 £147,948
Showcasing 8–26 31% 11 51 9 6 2 £83,323 £129,725
Fast Company 9–32 28% 11 65 7 4 10 £107,441 £122,016
Zebedee 10–39 26% 11 91 12 11 14 £33,566 £61,281
Rip Van Winkle 4–13 31% 4 22 4 2 3 £27,332 £43,065
Paco Boy 5–23 22% 6 40 7 5 7 £26,015 £40,820
Approve 6–26 23% 6 55 4 4 12 £24,165 £36,893
Quality Road 1–1 100% 1 1 0 0 0 £34,026 £34,026
Lope De Vega 4–12 33% 4 22 2 4 0 £21,707 £28,506
Hellvelyn 3–15 20% 3 37 7 7 2 £8,086 £23,341
Equiano 3–26 12% 3 45 7 3 6 £10,350 £23,132
Arcano 3–19 16% 3 33 3 2 2 £11,968 £20,088
Stimulation 1–18 6% 1 47 2 6 3 £2,588 £19,994
Makfi 2–13 15% 2 23 4 3 2 £12,542 £18,993
Vale Of York 4–18 22% 4 31 1 5 1 £10,286 £15,427
Munnings 1–1 100% 1 3 1 1 0 £2,911 £5,718
Alfred Nobel 0–6 — 0 15 3 2 1 £0 £3,681
Lookin At Lucky 1–1 100% 1 2 0 0 1 £3,235 £3,475
Lord Shanakill 0–6 — 0 10 1 0 1 £0 £1,251
Mawatheeq 0–3 — 0 6 0 0 2 £0 £602
Mullionmileanhour 0–3 — 0 7 0 0 1 £0 £553
Silver Frost 0–3 — 0 6 0 1 0 £0 £385
Eskendereya 0–1 — 0 1 0 0 0 £0 £0
Blame 0–1 — 0 1 0 0 0 £0 £0
Le Cadre Noir 0–1 — 0 1 0 0 0 £0 £0
Arabian Gleam 0–2 — 0 3 0 0 0 £0 £0
Vocalised 0–3 — 0 4 0 0 0 £0 £0


By number of wins:

STALLION WINNERS–RUNNERS WINS RUNS 2ND 3RD 4TH WIN PRIZE TOTAL PRIZE
Showcasing 8–26 31% 11 51 9 6 2 £83,323 £129,725
Fast Company 9–32 28% 11 65 7 4 10 £107,441 £122,016
Zebedee 10–39 26% 11 91 12 11 14 £33,566 £61,281
Starspangledbanner 4–9 44% 6 14 1 1 1 £146,505 £147,948
Paco Boy 5–23 22% 6 40 7 5 7 £26,015 £40,820
Approve 6–26 23% 6 55 4 4 12 £24,165 £36,893
Rip Van Winkle 4–13 31% 4 22 4 2 3 £27,332 £43,065
Lope De Vega 4–12 33% 4 22 2 4 0 £21,707 £28,506
Vale Of York 4–18 22% 4 31 1 5 1 £10,286 £15,427
Arcano 3–19 16% 3 33 3 2 2 £11,968 £20,088
Hellvelyn 3–15 20% 3 37 7 7 2 £8,086 £23,341
Equiano 3–26 12% 3 45 7 3 6 £10,350 £23,132
Makfi 2–13 15% 2 23 4 3 2 £12,542 £18,993
Quality Road 1–1 100% 1 1 0 0 0 £34,026 £34,026
Lookin At Lucky 1–1 100% 1 2 0 0 1 £3,235 £3,475
Munnings 1–1 100% 1 3 1 1 0 £2,911 £5,718
Stimulation 1–18 6% 1 47 2 6 3 £2,588 £19,994
Eskendereya 0–1 — 0 1 0 0 0 £0 £0
Blame 0–1 — 0 1 0 0 0 £0 £0
Le Cadre Noir 0–1 — 0 1 0 0 0 £0 £0
Arabian Gleam 0–2 — 0 3 0 0 0 £0 £0
Vocalised 0–3 — 0 4 0 0 0 £0 £0
Mawatheeq 0–3 — 0 6 0 0 2 £0 £602
Silver Frost 0–3 — 0 6 0 1 0 £0 £385
Mullionmileanhour 0–3 — 0 7 0 0 1 £0 £553
Lord Shanakill 0–6 — 0 10 1 0 1 £0 £1,251
Alfred Nobel 0–6 — 0 15 3 2 1 £0 £3,681


Kodiac produce seem to have gone quieter over the last month or so and his lead over the field has narrowed in Top 2-y-o Sire table:

STALLION WINNERS-RUNNERS WINS RUNS £ WIN PRIZE £ TOTAL PRIZE
Kodiac 16-46 35% 22 112 £148,721 £226,131
Zebedee 10-39 26% 11 91 £33,566 £61,281
Fast Company 9-32 28% 11 65 £107,441 £122,016
Acclamation 9-33 27% 11 71 £41,070 £91,650
Showcasing 8-26 31% 11 51 £83,323 £129,725
Dark Angel 8-33 24% 8 60 £33,417 £64,607
Approve 6-26 23% 6 55 £24,165 £36,893
Sakhee´s Secret 5-16 31% 5 35 £13,908 £21,292
Invincible Spirit 5-18 28% 6 32 £60,292 £77,297
Exceed And Excel 5-19 26% 5 29 £19,601 £29,692
Iffraaj 5-20 25% 5 37 £22,965 £47,439
Paco Boy 5-23 22% 6 40 £26,015 £40,820
Starspangledbanner 4-9 44% 6 14 £146,505 £147,948
War Front 4-9 44% 5 20 £41,622 £59,364
 
A site I visit regularly and have mentioned before is http://www.b2yor.co.uk/ .

Nick, who runs the site has opinions on the game and is not afraid to publish them. Some of his views are a bit left-field and some will not agree with them.

I have his permission to quote from his site and I will be doing this occasionally.

These are some of his comments after the Hamilton 2.15 yesterday.

"For Interest = Record so far for 2yos owned by 'Qatar Racing' (Maroon Colours & Gold Braid) is 4 wins from 34 runs by 15 different horses. Not including horses they have bought in such as Cajoling who has been well beaten in 2 runs since purchase (for a presumably unrealistic high amount). Horses spread between 9 different trainers. Only Likely seeming real better class depending on your view of Mind Of Madness. Only one runner for the in-house (proto 'Godolphin'?) set-up of Olly Stevens. His 2yos well behind schedule. 3 of the 4 wins in SP range 13/2 to 10/1. 13 x runners at between Evens and 5/1 have seen just a Single Win at 11/8f. Pipe Bomb (an odd name to choose) another poor run to add to the pile. Their main Bloodstock Agent - David Redvers - tweeted after Royal Ascot that he was glad to get back to being a 'Gloucestershire Farmer' for a few days to get away from the pressure of a Major Meeting with no wins. It probably did not seem like this in the 'Brochure' for the al Thanis. Money can 'get' you everything (including World Cups) they may have thought. As the, currently barely visible in major races, Godolphin set-up has shown over many years just having more money than everyone else doesn't get you to the 'Top' in Horse Racing. It would be a good time for the al Thanis to sit down and have a good think about what is 'missing' in Horse Racing that just throwing money at it does not always 'fix'."
 
Thanks for the link Colin... also appreciate the names and the timely (say monthly) reference to the main 2yo sires table (puts it in perspective).

Will read with interest his comments on Peacock, as 3rd won nicely at Newmarket and 4th won the Chesham. From what I've read he doesn't mince words.
 
Tachophobia was a winner for SHOWCASING yesterday.

Today there are runners for: ZEBEDEE(3), LOPE DE VEGA, EQUIANO(3), VALE OF YORK(2), FAST COMPANY and STARSPANGLEDBANNER.
 
Thanks Colin. Looks like a second foal for the unraced dam and I can't find a record of the first having run.
 
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Strath Burn a winner for EQUIANO yesterday.

Today there are dozens of 'em: SHOWCASING, APPROVE, ZEBEDEE(2), PACO BOY(4), EQUIANO(3), STIMULATION(3), RIP VAN WINKLE, ARCANO(2), MAKFI(2), ALFRED NOBEL(2), ESKENDERYA, LOPE DE VEGA and HELLVELYN.

Also today nurseries start.
 
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