Fashion Plate (2011) by hsw The latest Grade One Stakes winner in America is dark bay filly vintage 2011, Fashion Plate, by Old Fashioned x Miss Puzzle x Citidancer- she is quite interesting in many respects, primarily that her 1st 13 dams were bred either in Australia or New Zealand- Fashion Plate, has won the Las Virgenes Stakes at Santa Anita- the race may be named after the beautiful canyon which meanders from the Santa Monica mountains down to the Pacific Ocean shores near Malibu, the drive along the canyon is one of the wonders of Southern California, and visitors to the Los Angeles area should set aside time to make the drive thru Las Virgenes Canyon during a visit- Anyhow, the Las Virgenes Stakes is a mile race and apparently the initial stakes win by Fashion Plate,- she was bred in Kentucky, and some other pertinent data are her GSV rank of : 54.36 -which may be construed as low for a G1 winner, then again the 2012 winner of the Las Virgenes, Beholder, has a GSV rank of 55.51- the dosage profile for Fashion Plate >4-4-4-0-0 & her female family is 13-D - thusly Fashion Plate, is the 1st family “13” member of any of its divisions to capture the Las Virgenes mile- the dosage index for Fashion Plate is 5.00 also on the high side - the higher the dosage index number the shorter the distance of ground the thoroughbred is figured genetically to traverse ably - lastly for what it may be worth her nine generation big heart influence number is a powerful “27”!- the BHC figure I believe is an “invention” of mine and figures nine generation duplications of “so called” big hearted stallions namely, Blue Larkspur & Mahmoud and Princequillo and War Admiral- Old Fashioned, sire of Fashion Plate, is a new face on the G1 sire platform- and he is a son of the Unbridled, partition of the Mr. Prospector, male line of studs- as a race horse Old Fashioned, was an impressive Kentucky Derby candidate but fractured a knee fracture in the 2009 Arkansas Derby in which the colt was beaten by now California based stallion Papa Clem- Miss Puzzle, dam of Fashion Plate. Is an Australian bred damsel- she was bred according to the “Rasmussen” formulary, which is inbreeding to siblings, in this case the famed half sisters, Natalma & Cosmah, daughters of Almahmoud! Fashion Plate, herself is a five generation outcross or a racehorse with no names duplicated within her five generation pedigree printout- the best outcross of recent ages is Secretariat, mightiest of all steeds- It is my “hobby” to hypothetically breed mares, this task is initiated in order to try and discover a “match” of particular merit (as I construe such) - since Fashion Plate, has Lomond, the 2000 Guineas winner of 1983 in England and half brother to sensational Seattle Slew in her immediate pedigree, the latter may be considered as central focus in our matchmaking quest- the inclusion of Seattle Slew and Lomond, within the five generation of a Fashion Plate, foal would indicate the “Rasmussen” factor at play- so let’s look at a number of hypothetical breeding scenarios for Fashion Plate- 1) winner of the Carter Handicap of 2013 is Swagger Jack, a handsome son of prodigious sire Smart Strike (Curlin) - Swagger Jack, will ask a fee of 7.5K as he begins his chores in Kentucky- Swagger Jack x Fashion Plate x Old Fashioned >>>yields a dosage index or DI: of 4.71- the pedigree for the “foal” demonstrates the most popular Mr. Prospector x Northern Dancer, inbreeding- 2) runner-up in the 2010 Kentucky Derby was Ice Box, also beginning his stallion career at a 7.5K ask- he stems from he Seattle Slew, male line, which will inculcate the “Rasmussen” factor to this projected foal- Ice Box x Fashion Plate x Old fashioned >>>yields a DI: of 4.00 and the half brothers Seattle Slew and Lomond are located 4x4 in the pedigree of the foal- 3) sire of outstanding behemoth Mucho Macho Man, is Macho Uno, the latter champion 2yo colt or gelding of 2000- Macho Uno, represents the line fueled by Holy Bull, and bred to a “hybrid” female like Fashion Plate, a golden opportunity to keep the Holy Bull male line in good order may be delivered- Macho Uno, stands for a steep 25K at the Adena Farms in pretty and humid Paris, Kentucky- Macho Uno x Fashion Plate x Old Fashioned >>> yields a DI: 4.33 -the crossing of Ta Wee, and Meadowlake, at 4x4 strikes my fancy mucho- 4) Noble Causeway, is now a New York state stallion and his fee is a private matter last I looked- his son Samraat, has been impressing many people in the initial stages of the triple crown preparatory phase- as a race horse Noble Causeway, placed in the 2005 Florida Derby and presents as a handsome chestnut with one white sock- his 4th dam was the very beautiful Ponte Vecchio- Noble Causeway x Fashion Plate x Old Fashioned >> yields a DI: 1.67!! 5) chances that a G1 winning filly like Fashion Plate, when bred, will visit a stallion whose fee is over 15K are very good- such a entity is robust Stay Thirsty, winner of 2011 Travers Stakes at Saratoga- 15K is the ask on this young studs service- he is a son of Preakness hero Bernardini- Stay Thirsty x Fashion Plate x Old Fashioned >>>> yields a dosage index (DI) of 3.00 and Seattle Slew and Lomond, the “classic” winning half brothers, appear 4x4 in the pedigree page of the hypothetical foal- 6) lastly considered for this study is brilliant G1-winning miler Tale of Ekati, winner of the Cigar Mile and the Wood Memorial Stakes in New York- advertised as asking 15K Tale of Ekati, entered stud in 2011- he is a Darby Dan Farm stallion- Tale of Ekati x Fashion Plate x Old Fashioned >>> yields a DI: 2.20 and tremendous stallions Sunday Silence and Unbridled’s Song, are crossed 3x3 - dosage profile for the hypothetical foal >9-1-12-1-0- In this six stallion field, my conclusion is that Tale of Ekati, wins easily when matched with Fashion Plate, the juxtaposition of Sunday Silence, with a family honed in Oceania clinches the deal in my view- the kind reader is always encouraged to find their own solution to any of these matchmaking presentations presented herein- con mucho gusto- hsw
Posted on: Mon, 03 Feb 2014 15:38:22 +0000
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